Assoc. Prof. Ergin Arslan, M.D

EDUCATION

Faculty of Medicine: Gazi University (1995–2002)

General Surgery: Erciyes University (2003–2009)

MEDICAL INTERESTS

• Obesity and Metabolic Surgery

• Laparoscopic Surgery

• Endoscopic Procedures (Intragastric Balloon + Intragastric Botulinum Toxin applications)

• Gastrointestinal System Surgery

• Breast and Endocrine Surgery

• Perianal Benign Diseases

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor: December 2012 – September 2018

Yozgat Bozok University

Assistant Professor: 2019

Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine

Associate Professor Title: 2019

Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

Deputy Chief Physician

Bozok University Faculty of Medicine Research Hospital (2015–2017)

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Is a certification program necessary for bariatric surgery? (Invited Speaker)
  Bariatric Surgery Congress, Antalya, 2019

• Is there a role for bariatric surgery in the treatment of diabetes? (Invited Speaker)
  3rd Aydın Multidisciplinary Endocrinology Days, 2020

• Prevention and management of non-surgical complications (Invited Speaker)
  Symposium on Acute Complication Management in Bariatric Surgery, 2019

• Early and late postoperative complications (Invited Speaker)
  TOCV Dietitian Training Online Symposium, 2020

• Approach to patients with weight regain (Revisional surgery) (Invited Speaker)
  TOCV Webinar Series, 2020

• Treatment of stenosis after sleeve gastrectomy (Invited Speaker)
  International Congress of Obesity Surgery and Dietetics, 2022

• Vice President of the Congress (Invited Speaker)
  International Congress of Obesity Surgery and Dietetics, 2023

• Gastric Botox application (Invited Speaker)
  International Congress of Obesity Surgery and Dietetics, 2024

• Classification and standardization in GERD diagnosis (Invited Speaker)
  International Congress of Obesity Surgery and Dietetics, 2025

MEMBERSHIPS

1. Turkish Obesity Surgery Foundation

2. Turkish Surgical Association

3. Kayseri Breast Surgery Association

4. Anatolian Young Academicians Association

5. Ankara Medical Chamber

6. İzmir Medical Chamber

EDITORIAL BOARD

• International Journal of Surgery Case Reports (Reviewer)

• BMJ (Reviewer)

• Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology (Reviewer)

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

A- Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals (SCI, SSCI, Arts and Humanities)

1. E Arslan, T Talih, B Oz, B Halaclar, K Caglayan, M Sipahi
   Comparison of lovastatin and hyaluronic acid/carboxymethyl cellulose on experimentally created peritoneal adhesion model in rats
   International Journal of Surgery, 2014;12(2):120–124

2. B Halaclar, AA Ağaç, AC Akcan, A Ay, B Öz, E Arslan
   Effects of glucagon-like peptide-2 on bacterial translocation in rat models of colitis
   Turk J Gastroenterol. 2012;23(6):691–698

3. T Artis, AS Artis, E Arslan, F Mutlu, A Akay, K Deniz
   Preventive effect of ethyl pyruvate on postoperative adhesion formation following abdominal surgery
   Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2016;29(5):260–265

4. HI Serin et al.
   The association between gallstone disease and plaque in the abdominopelvic arteries
   J Res Med Sci. 2017;22:11

5. Metin B et al.
   In Vitro Efficacy of the Ankaferd Galenic Hemostatic Extract as a Germicidal Agent
   Iran J Parasitol. 2016;11(3):406–410

6. S Sarikaya et al.
   Is there any relationship between RDW levels, as a surrogate marker of inflammation, and deep vein thrombosis
   Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2013;29:633–637

7. T Talih et al.
   The effects of sulforaphane in the rat model of experimental intestinal ischemia reperfusion
   European Surgery, 2015;47(2):70–74

8. E Arslan et al.
   Effects and results of omentopexy during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
   Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2018;28(3):174–177

9. E Arslan, M Sipahi, O Banli
   Early results of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with loop bipartition
   Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2018;28(6):385–389

10. M Sipahi, E Arslan
    A new needle holder design to facilitate intracorporeal knot tying
    Surgical Innovation, 2018;25(3):199–202

11. B Öz et al.
    Predictive factors of malignancy in cytology of indeterminate follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasms of the thyroid gland
    International Surgery, 2019;103(1):9–14

12. M Sipahi et al.
    Effects of circadian rhythm disorders on wound healing and strength of bowel anastomosis in rats
    Wounds, 2014;26(11):317–322

13. Canan Demir et al.
    Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with transit loop bipartition in type 2 diabetic patients with obesity: A retrospective analysis
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2023;33(4):357–364