Gastroenterology
Born in Gaziantep, Türkiye, in 1962, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Koruk completed his primary and secondary education in Gaziantep and graduated from Kabataş High School for Boys in Istanbul in 1979. He graduated with honors from Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine in 1985.
Following his compulsory service as a general practitioner, he returned to his alma mater, where he completed his residency in Internal Medicine between 1987 and 1991 and his fellowship in Gastroenterology between 1997 and 2000. During his postgraduate training, he participated in scientific research at California State University and at the Immunology Laboratory of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. In 1991, he established the first tissue typing laboratory at Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine and served as its director for a period.
At the end of 2000, he joined the Department of Internal Medicine at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Gastroenterology in 2004 and to Professor in 2009. Between 2013 and 2015, he served as President of the Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver. He is currently a member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), the Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, and the Turkish Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
To date, he has authored 71 international publications, including 40 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, 27 articles published in national peer-reviewed journals, two book chapters, and 93 scientific presentations at national congresses. His publications have received 356 citations.
Academic and Administrative Positions at Gaziantep University:
2003–2004: Member of the Board of Directors, Gaziantep University Foundation
2005–2007: Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine
2005–2009: Member, Faculty Board and Executive Board, Faculty of Medicine
2008–2010: Acting Dean and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
2008–2010: Advisor to the Rector
2010–2012: Vice Rector
2008–2013: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gaziantep University Foundation
2012–2014: Advisor to the Rector
