Dr Ertugrul Durmush (General Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Ertugrul Kemal Durmush
- Qualifications
- FRACS 1995
- MD University of Ankara 1979
- Occupation
- General Surgeon
- Bariatric (Obesity) Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- General Surgery
Medical Director and Surgeon Dr Durmush is a general surgeon with particular interest in obesity surgery and advanced laparoscopy. He completed his surgical training in Germany, where he obtained the Arzt fuer Chirurgie (Fellow of General Surgery) in 1987. He was awarded a Fellow of the Australasian College of Surgeons in 1994 and in 2013 was awarded a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons. He has immense experience in laparoscopic surgery having performed over 5,000 laparoscopic operations to date. As an advanced laparoscopic general surgeon, Dr Durmush became interested in obesity surgery in the late 1990’s which led him to Monash University, Melbourne , where he trained in laparoscopic gastric banding alongside the world renowned Professor Paul O’Brian. Dr Durmush, however, was not entirely convinced of the effectiveness of the band for sustained weight loss, especially for patients suffering from emotional and stress eating. Dr Durmush decided to address this deficit by attending a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy training program with Dr Leon Cohen, at the Mercy Bariatric Centre in Perth. As a result Dr Durmush was one of the first surgeons in Sydney to introduce the sleeve gastrectomy as a viable alternative to gastric banding. The Life Weight Loss Centre was established shortly after By Dr Durmush, to provide a “Centre of Excellence” for obesity in 2007, and for this centre to offer a choice of surgical weight loss options ( more than just the gastric band) within a multidisciplinary environment (dietitians, clinical psychologists, exercise physiologists and bariatric surgeons) to cater for the needs of Sydney. Since its inception the Life Weight Loss Centre has grown in reputation for its exceptional patient care, attention to detail and sustained weight loss. Dr Durmush has performed more thant 1200 sleeve gastrectomies with a complication rate of less than 1%, which is comparable to the results of the world leading bariatric surgeons. In fact, Dr Durmush was honoured by an invitation to address several European bariatric surgical meetings with regard to his sleeve gastrectomy leak management protocols and how to prevent leaks. Dr Durmush is committed to ongoing research and data collection. In fact Dr Durmush’s recent journal article “Short-Term Outcomes of Sleeve GAstrectomy for Obesity: Does Stapleline Reinforcement Matter?” published in Obesity Surgery -The Journal of Metabolic Surgery and Allied Care in 2014 was nominated as one of the top ten most read articles for obesity by http://www.bariatricnews.net. In addition to obesity surgery Dr Durmush also performs surgery on all types of hernias, Gallbladder surgery, enoscopies, abdominoplasty and brachioplasty. Dr Durmush is a full member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), International Federation of Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), Obesity Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ) and International College of Surgeons. As a point of interest Dr Durmush was nominated as “Australian Of The Year” for 2013 and 2014 consecutively.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Westmead Private Hospital
- Fairfield Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Life Weight Loss Centre
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
- Medical Conditions
- Obesity
- Topics
- Obesity Surgery
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Life Weight Loss Centre
- Address
- Level 4
171 Bigge St
Liverpool NSW 2170
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9826 4111
- Fax
- 02 9726 5513
- Life Weight Loss Centre
- Address
- 5 William St
Fairfield NSW 2165
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9726 5508
- Fax
- 02 9726 5513
