Dr. Balık is a Professor of General Surgery at Koç University Hospital. He is fellowship trained in minimally invasive surgery at the Colorectal Surgery department of the School of Medicine in the Columbia University from 2004 to 2005. His primary specialty focus is gastro-intestinal (GI) system surgery encompassing colorectal surgery and upper GI surgery. He is specialized in minimal invasive surgical techniques (laparoscopy and robotic surgery), endoscopic procedures, anal manometry and proctology.
He attended Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine completing his Medical Degree. He completed his general surgery residency in the same institution and after residency he began to work as an attended surgeon digestive surgery department. He did his fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery at the Colorectal Surgery department of the School of Medicine in the Columbia University from 2004 to 2005. He obtained his associate professor degree in 2010 and professor degree in 2016. He passed the European Coloproctology board exam 2013. He is currently the head of the general surgery department in Koç University School of Medicine.
During his career, he published 140 articles and chapters in peer-reviewed journals and internationally distributed textbooks. He has also presented clinical and basic science research both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow of the Turkish Surgical Society , Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, International fellow od American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Surgery of Alimentary Tract, European Society of Coloproctology and Crohn’s and Colitis Fundation and Board member of Emre Balık. MD. Professor of Surgery.
Dr. Balık is a Professor of General Surgery at Koç University Hospital. He is fellowship trained in minimally invasive surgery at the Colorectal Surgery department of the School of Medicine in the Columbia University from 2004 to 2005. His primary specialty focus is gastro-intestinal (GI) system surgery encompassing colorectal surgery and upper GI surgery. He is specialized in minimal invasive surgical techniques (laparoscopy and robotic surgery), endoscopic procedures, anal manometry and proctology.
He attended Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine completing his Medical Degree. He completed his general surgery residency in the same institution and after residency he began to work as an attended surgeon digestive surgery department. He did his fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery at the Colorectal Surgery department of the School of Medicine in the Columbia University from 2004 to 2005. He obtained his associate professor degree in 2010 and professor degree in 2016. He passed the European Coloproctology board exam 2013. He is currently the head of the general surgery department in Koç University School of Medicine.
During his career, he published 140 articles and chapters in peer-reviewed journals and internationally distributed textbooks. He has also presented clinical and basic science research both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow of the Turkish Surgical Society , Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, International fellow od American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Surgery of Alimentary Tract, European Society of Coloproctology and Crohn’s and Colitis Fundation and Board member of ISUCRS.