Prof. Dr. med. Hasan Kulaksiz

Specialist in
Gastroenterology
General Internal Medicine
Languages
German, English, Turkish, Spanish, Italian

Core competencies

  • Treatment of infected, tumorous and functional diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, bile ducts and pancreas
  • Diagnostic, complex and interventional endoscopies: colonoscopy, gastroscopy, ERCP, endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy, mucosectomy, endoscopic submucosa dissection, endoscopic tumour treatment
  • Ultrasound, contrast agent ultrasound
  • Fibroscan
  • Cancer treatment

Professional career

2023 - to date
Gastroklinik Zurich und Horgen
2017 - 2022
Centre for Gastrointestinal Diseases, Zurich
2014
Professor of the University of Fribourg
2011 - 2016
Head of Department for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine, Waldshut und Hagen
2008
Professor of the University of Ulm
2007 - 2011
Senior Consultant for Hepatology and Endoscopy (University Hospital Ulm, Prof. Adler)
2006 - 2007
Senior Consultant for Gastroenterological and Hepatological Outpatient Departments (Heidelberg University Hospital, Prof. Stremmel, Prof. Stiehl)
2005 - 2007
Senior Physician in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (Heidelberg University Hospital, Prof. Stremmel, Prof. Stiehl)
2001 - 2005
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Oncology (Heidelberg University Hospital, Prof. Stremmel)
1996 - 2001
Gastroenterology, Hepatology/Cell biology (University Hospital of Marburg, Prof. Arnold)

Schools, university & degrees and diplomas

2016
Training in Proctology (Proctology Center Mannheim, Prof. Herold, DGVS Hamburg)
2010
Radiation safety course, Uniklinikum Ulm
2010
Specialisation in Endocrinology and Diabetology
2010
Specialisation in Internal Intensive Care Medicine
2006
Specialisation in Gastroenterology
2005 - 2009
Training in Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Heidelberg University Hospital, University Hospital Ulm)
2005
Specialist internal medicine
2005
Postdoctoral tertiary teaching qualification, Heidelberg University Hospital
2001 - 2011
Special Training in Interventional Endoscopy (German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS))
1989 - 1996
Studies in Human Medicine, Hannover and San Antonio (USA)
1992 - 1994
Doctoral degree, Niedersachsen Institute for Peptide Research

Memberships and partnerships

  • Swiss Society of Gastroenterology (SGGSSG)
  • Medical Society of the Canton of Zurich (AGZ)
  • German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Procedures e.V. (DGE-BV)
  • German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)
  • German Cancer Society e.V. (DKG)

Events & lectures