Umit Koch (Ümit Koç)

About doctor Umit Koch (Ümit Koç)

Umit Koch is an experienced gastroenterologist surgeon in Turkey, associate professor. He specializes in the surgical treatment of a wide range of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including benign and malignant tumors of the digestive system, congenital developmental pathologies, cholelithiasis and others. In addition, Umit Koch performs bariatric surgery on obese patients who cannot achieve weight loss with standard methods. The doctor performs such surgical interventions as laparoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, gastric bypass and gastric botox.

In his practice, Umit Koch actively uses modern minimally invasive surgical approaches, performing laparoscopic and robotic operations. As part of the Da Vinci Robotic Surgery certification program, he has performed more than 100 robot-assisted surgical interventions for the removal of tumors of the digestive system, as well as about 400 bariatric surgeries at the Antalya Teaching and Research Hospital.

Professional experience

• Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic;
• Golbasi State Hospital, Ankara, General Surgery Clinic;
• GATA Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, General Surgery Clinic;
• Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Gastroenterological Surgery Clinic;
• Teaching and Research Hospital, Antalya, Gastroenterological Surgery Clinic.

Doctor’s specialty

The main areas of clinical practice and scientific activity of Dr. Umit Koch are following:

• surgery of tumors of the gastrointestinal tract;
• metabolic surgery for diabetes mellitus;
• bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery);
• laparoscopic surgery;
• robotic surgery.