Erkancakir
- Specialization: Pediatric surgeon
- 35 years of experience
- Speaks:English
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
- Recipient of the Turkish Thoracic Society national lung health award in 2023 and board member of the Pediatric Chest Diseases Association.
Dr. Erkancakir is a specialist in pediatric chest diseases. He has experience with acute and chronic respiratory problems, respiratory tract infections, and bronchoscopic procedures. His areas of focus include asthma, sleep-related breathing disorders, cystic fibrosis, and tuberculosis.
He completed his medical degree at Istanbul University. He continued his specialty training at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital and Marmara University. Dr. Erkancakir has worked at leading institutions, such as Bezmialem Vakıf University and Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Turkish Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society. Dr. Erkancakir has received more than 20 national and international awards for his research and presentations, especially in pediatric pulmonology and cystic fibrosis.
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Doctor's services
- MRI of one area
- Biopsy
- CT (computer tomography)
- MRI of the abdominal cavity
- Online Consultation with Oncologist
- Brain MRI with contrast (FLAIR sequence)
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Ophthalmoscopy
- Tumor Marker Blood Test
- Angiography
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Qualifications
Areas of Interests
- Acute and chronic respiratory problems
- Respiratory tract infections
- Bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment procedures
- Asthma
- Breathing problems during sleep
- Cystic fibrosis
- Tuberculosis
Education
- Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 1991-1997
- Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, 1997-2002
- Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, 2004-2007
Experience
- Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Pediatrics Clinic, Pediatrics Specialist, 2002-2004
- Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist, 2007-2010
- Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist, Lecturer, 2010-2023
MEMBERSHIPS
- Turkish Pediatrics Institution, member of the supervisory board
- Pediatric Chest Diseases Association, board member
- Turkish Thoracic Society
- Istanbul Tuberculosis Association
- European Respiratory Society (ERS)
AWARDS
• Turkish Thoracic Society (TTD) national lung health award, Turkish Thoracic Society, 2023
• TTD Pediatric pulmonology working group, oral presentation second prize: Childhood interstitial lung diseases in Turkey: First data from the national registry system, 2023
• 7th Congress of Young Pediatricians Oral Presentation First Prize/Evaluation of the Relationship between Mucosa-Associated Invariant T Cells (MAIT) and Childhood Asthma, 2022
• Turkish Thoracic Society Pediatric Chest Diseases Working Group oral presentation first prize ISPAT PROJECT: Evaluation of standardized tracheostomy trainings applied to caregivers of children with tracheostomy in the 1st year and its reflections on the clinic
• TTD, pediatric pulmonology study group oral presentation award, 2021
• TTD, International Publication Third Prize: Effects of inspiratory muscle training on postural stability, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children with cystic fibrosis: A randomized controlled trial, 2021
• TTD, national lung health award, 2020
• TTD, international broadcasting third prize, 2020
• Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Cystic Fibrosis Society, Oral Presentation Second Prize: 'Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosed and Not Diagnosed by Newborn Screening', 2020
• Pediatric Chest Diseases Association, Best Oral Presentation Second Prize: Comparison of Functional Capacity in Pediatric Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis with Healthy Population Reference Values, 2019
• TTD, Pediatric pulmonology working group mini-symposium oral presentation award: Pseudo bartter syndrome: the most common complication encountered in the national cystic fibrosis registry, 2019
• TTD, Pediatric pulmonology working group oral presentation award: clinical and radiological evaluation of postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans patients, 2019
• TTD, Pediatric pulmonology working group poster presentation award: Evaluation of right heart functions in pediatric patients with mild cystic fibrosis, 2018
• TTD, Pediatric Chest Diseases Working Group Oral Presentation Award: Cystic Fibrosis Patients Followed Up in Turkey in the Last Year: Initial Data from the National Cystic Fibrosis Registry, 2018
• Pediatric Chest Diseases Association, Best Paper Award, 2017
• TTD, Published congress paper first prize, 2017
• Turkish Thoracic Society 2016 “Overseas publication” second prize, 2016
• Turkish Thoracic Society 17th Annual Congress Young Researcher Incentive Award, 2016
• Turkish Thoracic Society 16th Annual Congress Child Study Group, best poster award, 2013
• Turkish Thoracic Society 16th Annual Congress Child Study Group, best oral presentation award, 2013
• Turkish Thoracic Society 16th Annual Congress Child Study Group promising work award, 2013
• Award for Best Poster in Pulmonology in European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, 2007
• Turkish Thoracic Society 10th Annual Congress Mini Symposium Second Prize, 2007
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