{"id":15934,"date":"2025-09-19T20:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testsunucusu.com\/acibadem\/doctor\/ahmet-alponat\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:17:36","slug":"ahmet-alponat","status":"publish","type":"idel_doctor","link":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/doctor\/ahmet-alponat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmet Alponat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Education & Experience --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-education\">\n<p>Prof. <strong>Ahmet Alponat<\/strong> is a seasoned surgeon and academic with a long-standing commitment to patient care, education, and minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine and advanced through the academic ranks to become a professor in 2003. Since 2008 he has been affiliated with Acibadem Health Group, where he continues to practice and teach. His clinical interests focus on endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques, with a particular emphasis on hernia surgery and oncologic procedures. He is active in both national and regional professional communities, holding memberships in the National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Society, the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association of Turkey, and Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia. He also contributes locally through the Kocaeli Surgical Association, Kocaeli Medical Chamber, and Kocaeli Cancer Association, and is a member of the National Surgical Association and the Hernia Association. Prof. Alponat combines academic leadership with hands-on surgical expertise, mentoring the next generation of surgeons while maintaining high standards of clinical care.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">2003<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine \/ Professor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1997 \u2013 2003<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine \/ Associate Professor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1992<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine General Surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1985<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">2008<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Acibadem Health Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1994 \u2013 2008<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">2002<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">University of Hamburg, Germany, Endoscopy Center, Clinical Observer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1995 \u2013 1996<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Clinic of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endoscopy Center, National University Hospital<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1992 \u2013 1994<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Elmadag State Hospital, Ankara<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1986 \u2013 1992<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Residency Training<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1991<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Clinic of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, Clinical Observer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDate\">1989<\/span> <span class=\"doctorDescription\">Royal Free Hospital Department of Surgery, London, Clinical Observer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">Kocaeli Cancer Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">Hernia Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Society<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association of Turkey<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">Kocaeli Surgical Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">Kocaeli Medical Chamber<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doctorDescription\">National Surgical Association<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lower gastrointestinal bleeding, hematuria and splenic hemangiomas in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: a case report and literature review.<\/strong><br>\nTurk J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar; 20 Kocaman O, Alponat A, Aygun C, G\u00fcrb\u00fcz Y, Sarisoy HT, Celebi A, Sent\u00fcrk O, H\u00fclag\u00fc S.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Degloving injury of pelvis treated by internal fixation and omental flap reconstruction.<\/strong><br>\nJ Trauma. 2006 Sep 6(3): 749-751 \u015earlak AY, Bulu\u00e7 L, Alc T, Alponat A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in adulthood:immunohistochemical profiles, clinical and histopathological features in two patients.<\/strong><br>\nJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. ,2005 G\u00fcrb\u00fcz Y, Turan G, Utkan Z, Alponat A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open tension free Cooper ligament repair for femoral hernias.<\/strong><br>\nInternational Journal of Clinical Practice. 59 (9): 1008-10, 2005 G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc N, Alponat A, Cubukcu A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carboxymethylcellulose coated on visceral face of polypropylene mesh prevents adhesion without impairing wound healing in incisional hernia model in rat.<\/strong><br>\nHernia. 7: 130-133, 2003 Yelimlie\u015f B, Alponat A, \u00c7ubuk\u00e7u A, Kuru M, \u00d6z S, Er\u00e7in C, G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc N.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is minisite cholecystectomy less invasive? A prospective randomized study comparing minisite and conventional cholecystectomies.<\/strong><br>\nWorld Journal of Surgery. 26: 1437-1440, 2002 Alponat A, \u00c7ubuk\u00e7u A, G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc N, Cant\u00fcrk Z, \u00d6zbay O.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevention of adhesions by Seprafilm, an absorbable adhesion barrier: An incisional hernia model in rats<\/strong><br>\nShort communication. American Surgeon. 9: 818-819, 1997<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effects of physical barriers in prevention of adhesions: An incisional hernia model in rats<\/strong><br>\nJournal of Surgical Research. 68: 126-132, 1997<\/li>\n<li><strong>Early international results of laparoscopic gastrectomies.<\/strong><br>\nSurgical Endoscopy. 11:650-652, 1997<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expression of differential nitric oxide synthase isoforms in human normal gastric mucosa and gastric cancer tissue<\/strong><br>\nMoochhala S. Alponat A. Carcinogenesis. 18 (9): 1841-1845, 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15935,"template":"","categories":[34,4,838],"class_list":["post-15934","idel_doctor","type-idel_doctor","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bodrum-medical-center","category-doctors","category-general-surgery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/idel_doctor\/15934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/idel_doctor"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/idel_doctor"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acibademinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}