General and Transplantation Surgeon Memorial Antalya Hospital

Born in Ankara , he graduated at the Akdeniz University ,  School of Medicine, Antalya  in 1989 . Afterwards he completed his residency  on General Surgery at Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Istanbul in 1995. Dr Gurkan started his general surgery fellowship  at  St Lukes Cardivascular Surgery, Houston USA, in 1996. Furthermore  he worked  two years at the  Mount Sınai Hospital, University of New York, Multiorgan Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery until  1998 ,following 2 years he spent Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Transplant Fellowship. After his return In  2000  he joined Akdeniz Üniversity School of Medicine, Antalya  and  became  Ascociate Professor of Surgery in 2005 . Finally  he took his degree as Professor of Surgery in 2010 at the same University. Having worked 3 years  at Acibadem University   School of Medicine, Istanbul  as the Head of Department of General Surgery he joined Memorial Antalya Hospital in 2003 and  currently he is the Head of Department of General and Transplantation Surgery at the same hospital.  Prof Gurkan has an excellent command of  English.

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