Koray Karabulut

EXPERIENCE

2025 – Present, Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL GÖZTEPE HOSPITAL

General Surgery Specialist

2024 – 2024, Ageo/Japan

AGEO MEDICAL CENTER

Robotic HPB Surgery / Ageo

2022 – 2025, Istanbul/Turkey

LIV HOSPITAL VADISTANBUL

General Surgery Specialist

2019 – 2021, Istanbul/Turkey

BAHÇELİEVLER MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL

General Surgery Specialist

2018 – 2019, Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL ŞISLI HOSPITAL

Organ Transplantation Specialist, General Surgery Specialist

2015 – 2015, Strasbourg/France

IRCAD

Training in Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

2014 – 2018, Elazığ/Turkey

FIRAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Responsible Specialist, Liver Transplant Center

2012 – 2012, Rotterdam/Netherlands

ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER

Microsurgery Training

2012 – 2012, Cleveland/USA

CLEVELAND CLINIC

Liver Transplant – Observer

2011 – 2012, Montreal/Canada

İNÖNÜ UNIVERSITY LIVER TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE

Liver Transplant Training

2010 – 2011, Cleveland/USA

CLEVELAND CLINIC

Research Fellow (Liver Tumors & Laparoscopic-Robotic Surgery)

2009 – 2018, Elazığ/Turkey

FIRAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Faculty Member, Department of General Surgery

2007 – 2007, Strasbourg/France

IRCAD

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Training

2006 – 2009, Düzce/Turkey

SIVRIKAYA HOSPITAL

General Surgery Specialist

2005 – 2006, Ağrı/Turkey

AĞRI MILITARY HOSPITAL

Medical Lieutenant (Military Service)

2004 – 2005, Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL ŞISLI HOSPITAL

General Surgery Specialist

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EDUCATION

2013

Associate Professor (Doçent)

1998 – 2004, Istanbul/Turkey

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgery Residency Training

1991 – 1998, Istanbul/Turkey

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Medical Doctor (MD)

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Journals:

• Hepatic atrophy-hypertrophy complex due to Echinococcus Granulosus. Karabulut K, et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006;10(3):407–12.

• Multimodality treatment of neuroendocrine liver metastases. Karabulut K, et al. Surgery. 2011;150(2):316–25.

• The effects of drainage on the rates of early wound complications and recurrences after Limberg flap reconstruction in patients with pilonidal disease. Kırkıl C, et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2011;15(4):425–9.

• Resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: a single center experience. Karabulut K, et al. Surg Endosc. 2012;26(4):990–7.

• Comparison of intraoperative time use and perioperative outcomes for robotic versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Karabulut K, et al. Surgery. 2012;151(4):537–42.

• The Diagnostic Value of D-dimer, Procalcitonin and CRP in Acute Appendicitis. Kaya B, et al. Int J Med Sci. 2012;9(10):909–15.

• (Additional publications continue as listed in the Turkish version…)

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Publications in National Peer-Reviewed Journals:

• Hepatic hydatid disease causing lobar atrophy by compression of the right portal vein branch. Karabulut K, et al. Clin Exp Surg. 2003;11:40–42.

• Robot-assisted endocrine surgery. Karabulut K, Berber E. Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi. 2011;27(1):1–5.

• (Additional national publications continue as listed…)

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BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Approach to Liver Metastases of Gastroenteropancreatic Tumors. Karabulut K, Berber E. In Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, pp. 91–96. Editors: Özarmağan S, Erbil Y, Keleştimur F. Probiz, Istanbul, 2011.

• Robotic Surgery. Karabulut K, Akyıldız HY, Berber E, Sayek I. In Basic Surgery, pp. 2002–6. Editor: Sayek I. Güneş Medical Publishing, Ankara, 2012.

• Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Akyıldız HY, Karabulut K, Berber E. In Basic Surgery, pp. 1704–12. Editor: Sayek I. Güneş Medical Publishing, Ankara, 2012.

• Robotic Thyroid Surgery. Karabulut K, Berber E. In Thyroid. Editor: İşgör A. Nobel Medical Publishing, Istanbul, 2013.

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OTHER:

• Guideline for the Management of Choledocholithiasis. Karabulut K. Turkish Surgical Society – Virtual Academy Website

• Member of the Editorial Board, Fırat Medical Journal (2011–2016)