Assoc. Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALİ GÖK

General Surgery

Medipol University Pendik Hospital
MEHMET ALİ GÖK

Birthplace

ŞANLIURFA

Medical Areas of Interest

  •  Hernia Surgery
  •  Colorectal cancer
  •  Bariatric Surgery
  •  Thyroid cancer
  •  Breast cancer
  •  Proctology
  •  Biliary Tract Surgery

Highlights

Mehmet Ali Gök is a General Surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions, with extensive clinical and international experience—particularly in Minimally Invasive Surgery. In his clinical practice, he applies current treatment protocols based on evidence-based medicine principles and creates individualized treatment plans for each patient. 

 He is experienced in patient follow-up and employs a comprehensive approach that integrates Artificial Intelligence and Laparoscopic treatment modalities. He effectively utilizes modern treatment methods and embraces a multidisciplinary working model. 

 He integrates international standards into his daily practice, drawing upon the clinical observations and training he undertook at leading universities in the USA and Japan.

Experiences

2023 – present

Associate Professor of General Surgery, Medipol Pendik Hospital

2020-2023

Associate Professor of General Surgery, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital

2018-2020

Specialist in General Surgery, Derince Training and Research Hospital

2015-2017

Chief Physician. Şırnak Silopi State Hospital

2014-2015

General Surgery Specialist, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital

2009-2014

General Surgery Resident, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital

Educations

2014

Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfü Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery

2009

Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine

Publications

PUBLICATIONS

National and International Articles

1 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2021). Inguinal hernia repair via laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) method: Our 2 years clinical results. Annals of Medical Research, 28(4), 812-815., Doi: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.05.443

2 SAĞIROĞLU ŞÜKRİYE JÜLİDE, ÖZDEMİR TUĞRUL, ATAK TUBA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ORHUN ERDOĞAN KIVILCIM, EREN TURGUT TUNÇ, ALİMOĞLU ORHAN (2016). Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Without Mesh Fixation: Report of Early Outcomes. SouthernPrint Date: 22/10/2022 17:41:41 Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 27(3), 215-219., Doi: 10.14744/scie.2017.64872

3 ÇİFTÇİ ALİ, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2022). Management of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis in Cholecystectomized Patients. Bezmiâlem Science, 10(4), 507-511. Doi: 10.14235/ bas galenos. 2021.6708

4 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, KOCAOĞLU AYTAÇ EMRE (2022). The Role of Immunohistochemical Markers and Tumor Size on Prognosis in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Kocaeli Medical Journal, 10(2), 101-104. M-784-1650 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of strangulated femoral hernia: Superiority of an unusual emergency surgical approach due to a case. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 36(1), 110-112.

5 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KARADAYI BÜYÜKÖZSOY AYŞEGÜL, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2022). The sensitivity of ultrasound in the clinical diagnosis of inguinal hernias in adults: a comparative study. Journal of Ultrasound, 1-4., Doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00641-4

6 KARADAYI BÜYÜKÖZSOY AYŞEGÜL, KARATAY EMRAH, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Comparison of the Effectiveness of Ultrasound Imaging and Perioperative Measurement in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Incisional Hernia. Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 1-5.

7 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, DEMİR MUSTAFA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, ŞENOL METİN, KOCAOĞLU AYTAÇ EMRE, AKIN EMRAH (2022). Endoscopic Intra-gastric Botulinum ToxinA for Obesity Treatment: IsIt Effective?. Kocaeli Medical Journal, 11(2), 149-152.

8 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KARATAY EMRAH, ÇİFTÇİ ALİ (2022). Correlation of Surgical Experience with Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Repair Without Balloon and Mesh Fixation in Inguinal Hernias. Dicle Medical Journal, 49(3), 498-503., Doi: 10.5798/dicletip.1170263

9 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Effects of Carvedilol on Liver İschemiaReperfusion İnjury in Rats. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 28(7), 885-893.

10 ŞENOL METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). Small Bowel Obstruction due to Phytobezoar. Kocaeli Medical Journal, 11(2), 1-6.

11 KARATAY EMRAH, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, JAVADOV MIRKHALIG (2021). Measurement of hiatal surface area and other hiatus oesophageal diameters at computed tomography imaging in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and its relationship with hiatal hernia. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 17(4), 537-541., Doi: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_175_20

12 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH (2021). Perforated colorectal cancers; clinical outcomes \

of 18 patients who underwent emergency surgery. Gastroenterology Review, 16(2), 161-165., Doi: 10.5114/pg.2021.106667

13 YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2020). Comparison of Perioperative Standard and Immunomodulating Enteral Nutrition in Patients Received Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery: a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Indian Journal of Surgery, 82, 828-834., Doi: 10.1007/s12262-020-02114-0

14 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH (2020). Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading on Preoperative and Postoperative Comfort in Patients Planned to Undergo Elective Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 22(11), 1-6., Doi: 10.32592/ircmj.2020.22.11.107

15 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YEĞEN SERKAN FATİH (2019). Comparison of negative-pressure incision management system in wound dehiscence: A prospective, randomized, observational study. Journal of Medicine and Life, 12(3), 276-283., Doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0033

16 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YALÇIN METİN, DADÜK YILDIRAY, SOYALP MURAT, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2018). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Situs Inversus Totalis: An Extraordinary Approach. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17(2), 82-84.

17 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, TEKER İBRAHİM, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, UĞURLU ESAT TAYLAN, ÇETİNKAYA ISMAİL (2018). Atraumatic splenic rupture secondary to abscess in a hemodialysis patient: a rare and fatal cause of acute abdomen diagnosed late. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 5, 1-3., Doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy103

18 KAYA FERUDUN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, KISMET KEMAL, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ERTAŞ ERTUĞRUL (2018). Congenital Transmesenteric Hernia Without Bowel Strangulation in a Young Adult. The Medical Bulletin Of Haseki, 56(4), 337-340., Doi: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2022.8361

19 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÜNEŞ ABDULLAH (2018). Laparoscopic treatment of hepatic hydatid disease: Şanlıurfa-Turkey experience and early clinical outcomes. Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgical Science, 25(3), 98-102., Doi:14744/less.2018.4353171203046744-1078.03 Print Date 22/10/2022 17:41:41 Page: 2

20 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YALÇIN METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, AKTAŞ AYŞEGÜL, YÜREKLİ TACİTTİN SEMİH, ARSLAN AYŞEGÜL İSAL (2017). intraparenchymal Leiomyoma of the Breast: A Rare Location for an Infrequent Tumor. intraparenchymal Leiomyoma of the Breast: A RareLocation for an Infrequent Tumor, 13(3), 156-168., Doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2017.3472

21 GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, ÖTER VOLKAN (2017). Early-term elective laparoscopic resection after endoscopic detorsion in cases with sigmoid colonic volvulus. Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 8(6), 492-495., Doi: 10.4328/JCAM.5231

22 KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ÖTER VOLKAN (2017). Late-diagnosed penetrating stab Wounds in diaphragm and herniation. Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 8(4), 367-369., Doi: 10.4328/JCAM.5103

23 ANADOLULU ALİ İHSAN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ANADOLULU ZEYNEP (2017). Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessel preservation for pancreatic pseudocyst in a 10-year-old boy. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 34(1), 10-12.

Presentations

National and International Presentations

Comparison of Balloon Dissection and Telescopic Dissection in Total Extraperitoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernias, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2022). 22nd National Surgery Congress,

POSTOPERATIVE PAIN BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPIC AND CONVENTIONAL REPAIR METHODS IN INCISIONAL HERNIAS, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, JAVADOV MIRKHALIG (2021). 8th National Hernia Congress

Can irreducible sacs be ligated with an energy device in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair

, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, GÖK MEHMET ALİ (2019). 7th

National Hernia Congress

OUR EXPERIENCE WITH SINGLE-INCISION LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL EXTRAPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, DEMİR MUSTAFA (2019). 14th Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress

Effectiveness of the 3D Imaging System in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAYA FERUDUN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, AKSOY BAŞAR (2017). 2nd Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Congress

Laparoscopic preperitoneal repair in incisional hernia, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2017).. 9th Surgical Research Congress

Does the Cyst Shrink in Hydatid Cyst Patients Undergoing ERCP, YALÇIN METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA (2017).. 13th Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Congress

Is TAPP Repair Possible in Incisional Hernias, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, AKSOY BAŞAR, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YALÇIN METİN (2017).. 6th National Hernia Congress, (Abstract presentation)

LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH IN HIATAL HERNIAS, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, YALÇIN METİN, KAFADAR MEHMET TOLGA, YILMAZ TACETTİN SEMİH, AKTAŞ AYŞEGÜL (2017).. 13th National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress

COMPARISON OF 3 TECHNIQUES FOR INGUINAL HERNIA IN OUR CLINIC, YALÇIN METİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ÇEKİÇ TOLGA FARUK, KABALAK BİLAL, ÖTER VOLKAN, AKTAŞ AYŞEGÜL (2017). National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress

Hartmann's Procedure or Primary Anastomosis in Colonic Diverticular Perforations?, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KEŞKÜŞ BRAHIM H. HÜDAVERDI, BÖZKURT AHMET ÇAĞLAR, YALÇIN METİN, YILMAZ TACETTİN SEMİH (2017).. 11th National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Congress, (Abstract presentation)

THE ROLE OF ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION IN GASTROINTESTINAL PRECANCEROUS LESIONS, ORMAN SÜLEYMAN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, EREN TURGUT TUNÇ, LEBLEBİCİ METİN, ALİMOĞLU ORHAN (2015). 12th National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress

NO MASS ON SPECIMEN MAMMOGRAPHY! WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, ESER MEHMET, HATİPOĞLU HAYAT, GÜNDOĞAN ERSİN, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, ÇETİN KENAN, ACAR AYLİN, TAN SEDAT, BİLDİK NECDET (2014).. 19th National Surgery Congress

INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS THAT MAY BE EFFECTIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TROCAR SITE HERNIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, GÖK MEHMET ALİ, KÜNDEŞ MUHAMMED FİKRİ, KEMENT METİN, ATICI ALİ EMRE, KAPTANOĞLU LEVENT, İLHAN NOYAN, CAN UĞUR, BİLDİK NEJDET, VURAL SELAHATTİN (2014).. 19th NATIONAL SURGERY CONGRESS

Books

Chapter in an International Book

1)Rare Emergency and Elective Cases in General Surgery, Chapter title:(Emergency Laparoscopic Approach to a Case of Liver Hydatid Cyst Fistulized into the Lung) (2020)., COŞKUN MURAT, GÖK MEHMET ALİ,

Akademisyen Publishing House, Editors: Ender ANILIR, Mehmet BAYRAK, Mehmet Tolga KAFADAR, Mert TANAL, Ali Emre NAYCI, Hüseyin KILAVUZ, Özlem Öndeş BAYAR, Edition:1, Number of Pages 655, ISBN:978-625-7275-23-1, Turkish (Scientific Book)

2)Surgery of Gastrointestinal System Cancers, Chapter title:(Primary Solid Malignant Neoplasms of the Liver) (2020)., GÖK MEHMET ALİ, Akademisyen Publishing House, Editor: Hüseyin Özgür AYTAÇ, Edition:1, Number of Pages 404, ISBN:978-605-258-949-6, Turkish (Scientific Book)

3)Gastrointestinal System Tumors-1, Chapter title:(SURGICAL TREATMENT IN EARLY-STAGE DISEASE) (2019)., GÖK MEHMET ALİ, Akademisyen Publishing House, Edition:1, Number of Pages 493, ISBN:978-605-258-551-1, Turkish (Scientific Book)

Editorships

1) Minimally Invasive Surgery, Book, Editor, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 22.10.2020-15.07.2021

2. NEW GENERATION SURGERY, Book, Editor, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 15.06.2021-15.08.2022

3. Oncological Surgery, Book, Editor, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 05.04.2021-05.12.2021

4. Hernia Surgery, Book, Editor, Akademisyen Kitapevi A.Ş., 07.04.2020-07.11.2020

Certificate

Hernia A to Z Fundamentals Hands on Workshop, awarded a Cadaver

Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Experience Certificate by the European Hernia Society. DUBAI/ U.A.E, 28.11.2018

CADAVER TRAINING EVENT IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY, awarded a Cadaver Robotic Colorectal Surgery training certificate. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY / NEW YORK / USA,.04.2016

Memberships

  • Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Member, 2020
  • Turkish Surgical Association, Member, 2014
  • Association for Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Applications in Medicine, Board Member, 2025

Areas of Expertise

  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Oncological Surgery
  • Hernia Surgery

Clinical Competencies

  • Targeted minimally invasive surgery
  •  Personalized treatment planning
  •  Oncological surgery
  •   Holistic management of co-existing chronic diseases
  •  Peer review and consultancy for international clinical trials

Scientific Areas of Interest

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  •  AI-based diagnosis and treatment
  •  Hernia Surgery

Scientific Activities

  •  Over 10 scientific publications in SCI/SCI-E indexed journals
  •  40 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals
  •  Editorship of 6 books in the field of General Surgery
  •  Oral presentations at more than 20 national and international congresses and scientific meetings

International Clinical Experience

  • Stony Brook University, USA (2016)
  •  Kyushu University, Japan (2025)

Certifications

  • Hernia A to Z Fundamentals Hands-on Workshop, European Hernia Society
  •  Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Experience Certificate on Cadaver, DUBAI/ U.A.E, 28.11.2018
  •  Robotic Colorectal Surgery Training Certificate on Cadaver, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY / NEW YORK/ USA, 04.2016
  •  Overseas Exchange Center International Medical Department Of Kyushu University Hospital Fukuoka/Japan 2025

Additional Information

  • Obesity prevention and preventive approaches
  •  Evaluation of AI-based diagnostic and treatment methods