Prof. Dr. Koray Acarli

Academic Title :

Prof. Dr.

Department	Work location
Department of General Surgery	Liv Ulus in Istanbul

Prof. Dr. Koray Acarlı is a General Surgery specialist at Liv Hospital Ulus and Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. His clinical practice focuses on hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery, liver transplantation, and the surgical management of liver, pancreas, and biliary tract diseases.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Kınalıada Primary School, Istanbul (1963-1967)
St. George Austrian High School for Boys, Istanbul (1967-1975)
Medical Degree (MD) from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1976-1981)
Specialization in General Surgery from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery (1982-1986)
Research Fellowship in the Liver Transplant Department at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA (1991-1992)

Areas of Interest

Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation in Turkey
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Benign, Malignant, and Metastatic Liver Tumors
Gallbladder Cancer and Stones
Biliary Strictures and Obstructive Diseases
Cholangiocarcinoma and Klatskin Tumors
Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Tumors
Oncological Surgery and Complex General Surgery

Work Experience

Chief Assistant at the 2nd Surgery Department of Taksim Hospital in Istanbul (1986-1988)
Chief Assistant at the Liver and Bile Duct Surgery Unit, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1988-1991)
Research Fellow at the Liver Transplant Department, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA (1991-1992)
Assistant Professor at the Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1993)
Associate Professor at the Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1993-1999)
Visiting Surgeon at the Surgical Clinic, University Hospital Hamburg, Germany (1995)
Professor of General Surgery and Head of the Liver Transplant Center, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1999-2006)
Professor of General Surgery and Deputy Head of the Organ Transplant Center at Memorial Sisli Hospital in Istanbul (2007-2012)
Professor of General Surgery and Head of the Organ Transplant Center at Memorial Sisli Hospital in Istanbul (2012-2024)
Professor of General Surgery and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Liv Hospital Ulus (2025-Present)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Turkish Society of Surgery
Turkish Society of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
Turkish Society of Organ Transplantation
European Liver Transplant Registry

Research & Publications

Posthepatectomy liver failure (Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020)
Successful treatment of pediatric post-liver transplant Kaposi's sarcoma with paclitaxel (The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020)
Definitive treatment of traumatic biliary injuries (Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2004)
An alternative technique for in situ arterial flushing in elderly liver donors with atherosclerotic occlusive disease (Transplantation, 1993)

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