General Surgeon – Bariatric (Obesity) & Laparoscopic Surgery

Born in Turkey's Black Sea city of Samsun

Graduated from high school in 1986.

1987- began his studies in Ankara University's Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 2004.

Between the years of 1995-2000, he completed his residency in Istanbul University's Faculty of Medicine and General Surgery.

1999 - Dr. Coskun received training in Laparoscopic Surgery at Hamburg's European Surgical Institute (European Surgical Enstitutie).

2000 - he received training in Brussels's (Belgium) on the Adjustable Laparoscopic Silicone Gastric Band.

During his residency he joined the European Surgical Institute's advanced program for Laparoscopic Surgery and later on completed his thesis entitled The Adjustable Silicone Gastric Band in the treatment of Morbid Obesity at Istanbul University's Faculty of Medicine's Department of General Surgery.

To gain more experience and follow the newest techniques in Surgery for Obesity, he joined a program in Brussels at the Hopital Universitaire St Pierre and was awarded a certificate for Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (Lap-Band®).

Also received training in Obesity Surgery Treatment (MID-Band ® Training) at Clinque de la Sauvergarde Hospital, Lyon , France , 2003

Endocrine Surgery Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Observer Fellow , Ohio , USA , 2004<br><br>



The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeon (SAGES), Postgraduate Course Bariatric Surgery and Endoluminal Therapy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, 2005

SAGB (Silicone Adjustable Gastric Banding) and Laparoscopic Y-Roux Gastric-Bypass Advanced Training Course of the Salzburg Obesity Academy Foundation, Austria, 2006