Independent Partner Surgeon
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Uygar Kalaycı
General and Bariatric Surgery Specialist
Istanbul, Turkey
- Specialisation
- General Surgery, Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery
- Title
- Professor of Surgery, University of Health Sciences
- Education
- Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine (1992)
- Languages
- English, Turkish
About Prof. Dr. Mustafa Uygar Kalaycı
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Uygar Kalaycı was born in Konya, Turkey, in 1968 and graduated from Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He completed his general surgery residency at Ankara Oncology Hospital in 1998. After practising in Bayburt and Çumra, Konya, he became an Assistant Professor at Selçuk University in the First Aid and Emergency Department from 1999 to 2001.
He later served as Chief Assistant at both Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital and Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital between 2001 and 2012. In 2012 he was promoted to Associate Professor at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Hospital, where he worked until 2014, and from 2014 to 2019 he was the Clinic Director at SBÜ Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Hospital.
He is currently a faculty member in the General Surgery Department at the University of Health Sciences. His expertise includes advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and obesity surgery. Prof. Dr. Kalaycı has received international training in Laparoscopic Colorectal and Robotic Surgery at the University of Strasbourg and in HIPEC procedures in Germany.
Areas of expertise
- Bariatric (obesity) surgery
- Advanced laparoscopic surgery
- Robotic surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- HIPEC procedures
- General surgery
Education and training
- Medical degree
- Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine (1992).
- General surgery residency
- 3rd General Surgery Clinic, Ankara Oncology Hospital (1998).
- International training
- Laparoscopic Colorectal and Robotic Surgery, University of Strasbourg; HIPEC procedures in Germany.
Academic and professional career
- Assistant Professor, First Aid and Emergency Department, Selçuk University (1999 to 2001)
- Chief Assistant, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk and Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospitals (2001 to 2012)
- Associate Professor, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Hospital (2012 to 2014)
- Clinic Director, SBÜ Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Hospital (2014 to 2019)
- Faculty member, General Surgery Department, University of Health Sciences (current)
Related treatments coordinated by Luna
International patients see Prof. Dr. Kalaycı for procedures including those below. Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services coordinates your travel while your surgeon makes every clinical decision.
Partnership with Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Uygar Kalaycı is an independent partner surgeon affiliated with Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services through a professional cooperation agreement. Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services is not a clinic, hospital or healthcare provider. It coordinates travel, accommodation, interpretation and logistical support for international patients who choose to be treated by Prof. Dr. Kalaycı at his independent clinical setting in Istanbul. All consultations, surgical procedures and clinical decisions are carried out independently by Prof. Dr. Kalaycı, which is particularly important for patients travelling for bariatric or weight-loss surgery.
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Uygar Kalaycı is an independent partner surgeon and is responsible for their own clinical decisions and treatment outcomes. Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services is a medical travel coordination company, not a clinic or healthcare provider, and does not perform procedures or guarantee results.