Born in Augsburg, Prof. Dr. Ümit Koç completed his medical education at Çukurova Faculty of Medicine and specialized in General Surgery at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, followed by a subspecialty in Gastroenterology Surgery at Turkey Ankara Specialization Training and Research Hospital. With experience in institutions such as Ankara Numune, GATA, and Antalya Training & Research Hospital, he has expertise in gastrointestinal tumor surgery, obesity and metabolic surgery, as well as laparoscopic and robotic surgery.