معرفی
Professor Ayhan Balkan currently serves at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine since 2024, with prior roles as Associate Professor (2018) and Assistant Professor (2014). He completed medical specialization at Gaziantep University (2001), subspecialty in Internal Medicine (2011), and medical degree at Dokuz Eylul University (1994).
- Over 25 years of clinical experience in Hepatology and Gastroenterology
- Key research: Hepatocellular Carcinoma biomarkers, Viral Hepatitis treatment, Liver Cirrhosis complications
- Active in endoscopic procedures and inflammatory bowel disease
His 37 international and national publications focus on HCV therapy outcomes, HCC inflammatory markers, and HBV histopathological changes. He supervised 7 medical theses including ulcerative colitis-lung function correlation and functional constipation analysis. Awards include 2019 Study Award and multiple conference presentation recognitions. As principal investigator for "Reflux patient endoscopic/manometric comparison" project (2020-2021), he teaches medical students in gastrointestinal disorders. Member of Turkish Gastroenterology Association (2016) and Turkish Liver Research Association (2015).
