Mehmet Deniz, M.D

General Surgery

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021 – … Ozel Sağlık Hospital

2013 – 2021 Ozel Tınaztepe Hospital and Buca Medical Center

2012 – 2013 Bursa İznik State Hospital – General Surgery / Deputy Chief Physician (Compulsory Service)

2011 – 2012 TRNC Kyrenia Military Hospital – General Surgery

2005 – 2011 İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital – General Surgery

2004 – 2005 Konya Ahırlı – General Practitioner, Health Group Head

2003 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine – Graduation

SPECIAL AREAS OF INTEREST

Metabolic Surgery (Type 2 Diabetes Surgery)
Obesity Surgery
Laparoscopic Reflux and Hiatal Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic Abdominal and Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic Digestive System Surgery
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Laparoscopic Adrenal Surgery
Laparoscopic Gallbladder and Bile Duct Surgery
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Breast Surgery
Hemorrhoids, Perianal Fistula and Pilonidal Sinus – Laser and Microsurgical Methods

MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

Turkish Surgical Association
National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association
Turkish Obesity Surgery Association
İzmir Breast Diseases Association
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association
Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
IFSO
European Hernia Society

PUBLICATIONS

A. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:

The value of serum biomarkers (Bc1, Bc2, Bc3) in the diagnosis of early breast cancer.
Atahan K, Küpeli H, Gür S, Yiğitbaşı T, Baskın Y, Yiğit S, Deniz M, Cökmez A, Tarcan E.
Int J Med Sci. 2011 Feb 12;8(2):148-55.
Can occult cystobiliary fistulas in hepatic hydatid disease be predicted before surgery?
Atahan K, Küpeli H, Deniz M, Gür S, Cökmez A, Tarcan E
Int J Med Sci. 2011;8(4):315-20. Epub 2011 May 19.
Preoperative Diagnostic Role of Hyperbilirubinaemia as a Marker of Appendix Perforation
K Atahan, O Üreyen, E Aslan, M Deniz, A Çökmez, S Gür, A Avci, E Tarcan
J Int Med Res 2;39 (2011):609-618

B. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:

The Effect of Antiseptic Solution in Central Venous Catheter Care
A. Çökmez, K. Atahan, M. Deniz, M. Bekoğlu, Ö. Gür, E. Tarcan
İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal 2010: 48 (2) 52-57
A rare cause of acute abdomen: Solitary cecal diverticulitis.
C. Tavusbay, M. Kahya, T. Karabuğa, N. Damburacı, M. Deniz, H. Genç
Kolon Rektum Hast Derg. 2009; 19(4): 184-187
Papillary Microcarcinomas of the Thyroid Diagnosed with Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis
E. Kamer, M. Peşkersoy, H. Ünalp, A. Avcı, M. Deniz, M. A. Önal
Dialogue in Endocrinology 2009;6:230-232
Appendiceal Mucocele
N. Damburacı, M. Deniz, M. Karaduman, Ö. Gür, B. Yolcuoğlu, H. Genç
İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal

C. PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS BOOKS:

Laparoscopic Cystogastrostomy in the Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocyst (Video Presentation)
E. Durak, K. Atahan, A. Çökmez, M. Deniz, S. Gür, E. Tarcan.
17th National Surgery Congress, Ankara, May 2010
The Effect of Time on the Development of Acute Appendicitis
E. Arslan, K. Atahan, E. Durak, A. Çökmez, M. Deniz, E. Tarcan.
17th National Surgery Congress, Ankara, May 2010
Predictive Effect of Preoperative Hyperbilirubinemia in Perforated Appendicitis
O. Üreyen, K. Atahan, E. Durak, A. Çökmez, M. Deniz, E. Tarcan.
17th National Surgery Congress, Ankara, May 2010
Reliability and Timing of Completion Thyroidectomy
A. Çökmez, K. Atahan, E. Durak, M. Deniz, S. Gür, E. Tarcan.
17th National Surgery Congress, Ankara, May 2010
Papillary Microcarcinomas of the Thyroid Diagnosed with Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis: Five Case Reports
E. Kamer, M. Peşkersoy, H. Ünalp, A. Avcı, M. Deniz, M. A. Önal.
7th Postgraduate Medical and Surgical Endocrinology Training Course, Adana, August 2008
Extramedullary Plasmacytoma
N. Damburacı, Ö. Karahallı, Y. Kumkumoğlu, A. Avcı, A. Sözütek, M. Deniz, H. Genç
Simultaneous Cholecystectomy in Obesity Surgery
C. Atar, M. Deniz. 6th Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Congress
Simultaneous Hiatal Hernia Repair with Sleeve Gastrectomy: Our Clinical Results
C. Atar, M. Deniz. 6th Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Congress

D. PANEL PARTICIPATION, SESSION CHAIRMANSHIP AND COURSES AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:

Suture Materials, Their Properties and Principles of Use Course, 18th National Surgery Congress, İzmir, May 2011
Anorectal Motility and Anal Biofeedback, Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Symposium, İzmir, November 2010
Metabolic Surgery Symposium, April 2016, İzmir – Symposium Organizer and Live Surgery
7th National Surgical Oncology Congress – Speaker, December 2024, Antalya
ELCD Muğla Regional Meeting – Speaker, May 2025
6th Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Congress – Speaker, October 2025

E. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COURSES, CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA ATTENDED:

Surgery Days 2008, Istanbul, April 2008
Aegean Surgery Congress, İzmir, April 2009
17th National Surgery Congress, Ankara, May 2010
Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Symposium, İzmir, November 2010
18th National Surgery Congress, İzmir, May 2012
14th National Colon and Rectal Surgery Congress, Antalya, May 2013
Laparoscopic Inguinal and Ventral Hernia Repair Course, Istanbul, October 2014
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course, Istanbul, December 2014
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course, Istanbul, March 2015
Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery Course, Antalya, April 2015
National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, Antalya, April 2015
Metabolic Surgery Course, Istanbul, February 2016
Metabolic Surgery Symposium, İzmir, April 2016
Obesity and Metabolic Surgery 2nd Winter School, Istanbul, January 2017
Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Platform Symposium, Istanbul, June 2017
14th Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association Congress, Cyprus, April 2019
European Hernia Society Congress (EHS), Online, May 2020
National Surgery Congress, Online, November 2020
Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, Antalya, October 2021
Live Robotic Bariatric Surgery, Istanbul, February 2022
Live Bariatric Surgery, Athens, November 2022
Live Bariatric Revision Surgery, Bruges, November 2023
1st Surgery Congress Bringing Together General Surgeons of Turkey, West Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean, Istanbul, March 2024
XXVII IFSO World Congress 2024, Melbourne, September
9th Obesity and Metabolic Diseases Surgery Congress, Antalya, October 2024
Live Bariatric Revision Surgery, Bruges, November 2025

F. LIST OF CITATIONS TO SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

Preoperative Diagnostic Role of Hyperbilirubinaemia as a Marker of Appendix Perforation
K Atahan, O Üreyen, E Aslan, M Deniz, A Çökmez, S Gür, A Avci, E Tarcan
J Int Med Res 2;39 (2011):609-618

Role of serum bilirubin as a marker of acute gangrenous appendicitis.
P Ghimire, P Thapa, N Yogi, P Ghimire
Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012;1(2): 89-92

Can occult cystobiliary fistulas in hepatic hydatid disease be predicted before surgery?
Atahan K, Küpeli H, Deniz M, Gür S, Cökmez A, Tarcan E.
Int J Med Sci. 2011;8(4):315-20. Epub 2011 May 19.

The detection of cysto-biliary communications during surgery for liver hydatid cysts: let's speak the unspoken
Oktay Irkörücü; Enver Reyhan; Hasan Erdem
Clinics vol.67/2012(02)14

The value of serum biomarkers (Bc1, Bc2, Bc3) in the diagnosis of early breast cancer.
Atahan K, Küpeli H, Gür S, Yiğitbaşı T, Baskın Y, Yiğit S, Deniz M, Cökmez A, Tarcan E.
Int J Med Sci. 2011 Feb 12;8(2):148-55.

Effect of surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry on identifying biomarkers of laryngeal carcinoma
Chibo Liu, Chunqin Pan, Haibao Wang and Liang Yong