Prof. Dr. İbrahim Berber
General Surgery
About İbrahim Berber
Prof. İbrahim Berber is an accomplished surgeon and academic leader with deep expertise in minimally invasive and transplant surgery. He earned his associate professorship in 2007 at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital and has continued to advance clinical care and surgical education. Since 2023 he has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, contributing to high-quality patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration. He is an active member of professional organizations including the Turkish Surgical Association, the National Endoscopic–Laparoscopic Surgery Society, the Coordination Association of Organ Transplant Organizations, and the National Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery. These memberships reflect his commitment to surgical innovation, organ transplantation coordination, and emergency care.
Subspecialties
- Kidney transplantation
- Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy
- Living donor nephrectomy
- Transvaginal kidney extraction during donor nephrectomy
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Post-kidney transplant COVID-19
- Obesity in kidney transplant recipients
- Bone disease in kidney transplant recipients
- Renal vascular anatomical variants in kidney donors
Education
- 2007 Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor
- 1995 Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital General Surgery
- 1990 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2023 Acibadem Health Group
- 2010 Acibadem International Hospital / General Surgery Specialist
- 1998 – 2010 Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital / General Surgery Specialist
- 1997 – 1998 Kasımpaşa Naval Hospital, Istanbul / Medical Ensign
- 1996 – 1997 Hopa State Hospital, Artvin / General Surgery Specialist
- 1990 – 1995 Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinics / Medical Residency Student
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Surgical Association
- National Endoscopic – Laparoscopic Surgery Society
- Coordination Association of Organ Transplant Organizations
- National Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Selected Publications
- Long-Term Outcomes of Left versus Right Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy with Multiple Renal Arteries Eur Surg Res. 2022; 63(1):46-54. doi: 10.1159/000522315. Epub 2022 Jan 31. Karayagiz AH, Besli S, Yilmaz G, Ozdemir E, Cakir U, Berber I.
- Graft and Patient Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients Over the Age of Sixty-Five. Cureus. 2022 Jan 3;14(1):e20913. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20913. eCollection 2022 Jan. Yilmaz G, Ozdemir E, Yildar M, Karayagiz H, Berber I, Cakir U.
- Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes of Standard and Transvaginal Kidney Extraction in Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Nov;31(11):1309-1314. doi: 10.1089/lap.2020.0949. Epub 2021 Jan 20. Karayagiz AH, Ozdemir E, Besli S, Polatkan SAV, Yilmaz G, Erturk T, Cakir U, Berber I.
- Assessment of clinical outcomes in renal transplant recipients with COVID-19. J Med Virol. 2021 Dec; 93(12):6760-6764. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27271. Epub 2021 Aug 23. Gulay Yilmaz, Ozdemir Ebru, Berber Ibrahim, Cakir Ulkem
- Geographic Distribution of Multiple Arteries and Veins of 878 Kidney Donors From a Transplant Center in Turkey. Transplant Proc. 2019 May;51(4):1086-1088. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.100. Epub 2019 Feb 8 Cenal U, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Ozdemir E, Polatkan SV, Cakir U, Berber I.
- Effect of Obesity on Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Patients. Transplant Proc. 2019 May;51(4):1093-1095. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.02.012. Epub 2019 Feb 21. Erturk T, Berber I, Cakir U.
- Transplantation of a Blue Kidney: A Case Report. Transplant Proc. 2019 May;51(4):1190-1192. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.091. Epub 2019 Feb 8. Nokay E, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Ozdemir E, Baba ZF, Nokay HG, Cakir U, Berber I.
- Evaluation of Bone Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients Transplant Proc. 2017 Apr;49(3):509-511. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.040. Alis G, Alis M, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Berber I, Cakir U.
- Comparison of Two Different Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy With Vaginal Extraction Techniques-A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc. 2017 Apr;49(3):411-414. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.035. Karayagiz AH, Erturk T, Cakir U, Berber I
- Role of Everolimus on Cardiac Functions in Kidney Transplant Recipients Transplant Proc. 2017 Apr;49(3):497-500. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.02.007. Cakir U, Alis G, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Karabulut U, Berber I
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