Yucel Yankol, MD

Dr. Yankol is an expert in Live Donor liver Transplantation with more than 1000 live donor liver transplants experience. Also, Dr. Yankol's experience encompasses hepatobiliary surgery for being and malignant diseases with special emphasis on Hepatocellular Carcinoma. He received his medical degree from the University of Istanbul-Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and he completed his general surgery residency at Health Science University Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. He subsequently underwent training in transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery at Memorial Sisli Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2018, became an Associate Professor of Surgery in Turkey and Vice-Chair of Liver Transplantation Program at Memorial Sisli Hospital where they performed more than 1000 living donor liver transplant (pediatric and adult) as a team.Dr. Yankol’s areas of expertise include adults and pediatric liver transplantation, comprehensive treatment of bile duct cancer and its disorders. He is an expert on Normothermic Perfusion of Livers and an advocate for organ donation. Dr. Yankol is a dedicated educator and mentor – in his past role at the University of Wisconsin he was instrumental in the restructuring of the living donor liver transplant program, providing mentoring and training to fellows and staff.He is a Turkish Board-Certified Surgeon in General Surgery and Transplant Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and member of American Society of Transplant Surgeons, The Transplantation Society, International Liver Transplantation Society, and International Society of Liver Surgeons. He is also an Editorial Board Member of the World Journal of Transplantation and one of the reviewers of more than 10 international journals.Dr. Yankol will be instrumental in re-structuring the live donor liver transplant program at Loyola.