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About

Biography

Prof. Dr. Hasan Erdem was born in 1976 in Hatay.  He graduated from the Istanbul Medical School of Istanbul University in 2002. When he completed his medical education, he started to work as an assistant doctor at İstanbul Bezmialem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital. He finished his specialization in General Surgery in this hospital. After 2008, he started to work in various hospitals as General Surgery Specialist.

Dr. Hasan Erdem was assigned to Government Hospital where he performed his obligatory services to the State between 2009-20011. After completing the obligatory services, he worked as chief assistant in General Surgery at the Training and Research Hospital of Istanbul where he performed studies on Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery.

In 2016, he left his position in the public sector and established his private clinic in Istanbul called Dr HE Obesity Clinic, which provides services on obesity and metabolic surgery procedures. In 2018, he was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2024 to Professor.

Areas of Expertise

  • Obesity and Diabetes Surgery. (Metabolic Surgery)
  • Endoscopy (Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Rectoscopy)
  • Endocrine Surgery. (Thyroid, Parathyroid, Surrenal)
  • Breast Surgery. (Breast Diseases, Breast Cancer)
  • Stomach, Intestinal Diseases and Cancer Surgery. (Reflux, Colon, Rectum)
  • Liver and Gallbladder Diseases.
  • Hernias. (Inguinal Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Surgical Hernias)
  • Ingrown hair, Pilonidal Sinus.
  • Proctology (Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, Anal Fistula, Perianal Abscess)

Experiences History

Title Locations Year
Assistant Doctor İstanbul Bezmialem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital 2003 – 2008
General Surgery Specialist Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic 2008-2009
General Surgery Specialist Elbistan State Hospital General Surgery Clinic 2010-2011
General Surgery Specialist Adana Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic 2011-2016
Bariatric Surgeon Dr. HE Obesity Clinic
İstanbul
2016 –

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
  • Turkish Surgical Association.
  • Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association.
  • Endocrine Surgery Association.
  • Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Certificates and Courses

  • Anorectal Physiology Course, Istanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery Department, 2011
  • Laparoscopic Colon Rectum Surgery Course, December 2011, İzmir
  • Laparoscopic Morbid Obesity Surgery Masterclass Course, Elancourt, France December 2012
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Herni Masterclass Course, Elancourt, France January 2013
  • Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Hands-On Course, Sages 2013 Meeting, Baltimore, USA 2013