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Experience

2017 - 2019 Okan University Hospital

2019 - Medipol University Pendik Hospital

Education

2016 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Chest Diseases

2007 St. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Medicine

Publications

1- Frequency of Immunodeficiency in Adult Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients; Specialization Thesis

2- Canan Cimşit, Melahat Bekir, Sait Karakurt, Emel Eryüksel, Ultrasonographic evaluation of diaphragm thickness in COPD – Marmara Medical Journal 2016; 29:8-13

3- Emel Eryuksel, Canan Cimsit, Melahat Bekir, Çagatay Cimsit, Sait Karakurt, Diaphragmatic Thickness Fraction in Subjects at High Risk for COPD Exacerbations Respiratory Care December 2017

4- Melahat Bekir, T. Bahadır Üskül, Pulmonary Functions in Patients With Idiopathic Scoliosis The Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery ; April 2017

5- Emel Eryuksel, Canan Cimsit, Melahat Bekir, Cagatay Cimşit, Sait Karakurt, Is Diaphragmatic Thickness fraction valuable in Identifying High-Risk Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients, European Respiratory Journal Sep 2017

6- Melahat Bekir Külah, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Berrin Ceyhan, The Effect of Clinical Findings on One-Year Disease Course in Adult Bronchiectasis Patients Other Than Cystic Fibrosis, 21st Annual Congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society _ Belek, Turkey 2018

7- Melahat Bekir Külah, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryüksel, Elif Karakoç Aydıner, İsmail Öğülür, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Quality of Life in Adult Bronchiectasis Patients Other Than Cystic Fibrosis: The Role of Psychological Status and Disease Severity 20th Annual Congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society – Belek Türkiye 2017

8- Berrin Ceyhan, Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya , Emel Eryüksel, Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the EMBARC (European Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration) quality of life scale in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Turkish Thoracic Society 20th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2017 (POSTER AWARD WINNER)

9- Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldizeli, Derya Kocakaya, Hüseyin Arıkan, Emel Eryüksel, Berrin Bağcı Beyhan, Relationship Between Vitamin D Levels and Lung Functions, Clinical Indexes, Anxiety-Depression Symptoms in Adult Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients – 19th Annual Congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society - Belek, Turkey 2016

10- Melahat Bekir, Derya Kocakaya, Şehnaz Olgun, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Anticoagulant Treatment Approach in a Case of Venous Thrombosis Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Active Bleeding – 18th Annual Congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society – Belek, Turkey 2015

11- Melahat Bekir, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Life-Threatening Bleeding After Anticoagulation with Rivaroxaban: Two Case Reports, 18th Annual Congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society – Belek, Turkey 2015

12- Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Çagatay Nuri Cimşit, Semiha Emel Eryüksel, Canan Cimşit, Melahat Bekir, Tuğçe Yakut, The Relationship of Pulmonary CT Angiography with Clinical Scores in Pulmonary Embolism – Turkish Thoracic Society 18th Annual Congress – Belek Turkey 2015

13- Melahat Bekir, Canan Cimşit, Hüseyin Arıkan, Derya Kocakaya, Şehnaz,Olgun, Semiha Emel Eryüksel, Sait Karakurt, Diaphragm Thickness in COPD Patients and Its Relationship with Symptoms, Turkish Thoracic Society 17th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2014

14- Melahat Bekir Külah, Frequency of Immunodeficiency in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and its Relationship with Clinical Parameters, 20th Annual Congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society – Belek Türkiye 2017

15- Berrin Ceyhan, Melahat Bekir Külah, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, One Year Follow-Up of Respiratory Health Outcomes in Adult Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis ERS 2018

16- Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryüksel, Elif Karakoç, İsmail Öğülür Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan Immun Deficiency in Patients with Non Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and Relationship with Clinical Parameters ATS Conference 2017- Washington, DC 2017

17- Melahat Bekir Külah, Sehnaz Olgun Yildizeli, Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryuksel, Berrin Bagci Ceyhan Health Related Quality of Life Among Adult Patients With non Cf Bronchiectasis: The Role of Psychological status and disease severity ERS International Congress 2017, Milan Italy 2017

18- Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Hüseyin Arıkan, Emel Eryüksel, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan The Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and Lung Function, Severity and Clinical Indices, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adult Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis ATS Conference 2016 - San Francisco , California 2016

2012 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ATASEHIR HOSPITAL

Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist \ Pediatric Health and Diseases Specialist

2012 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL SISLI HOSPITAL

Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist \ Pediatric Health and Diseases Specialist

1995 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Türkiye

MARMARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Member of the Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases

Dr. Ergun Tozkoparan is a pulmonologist with expertise in diagnosing and treating lung diseases. He has a special focus on tuberculosis. He received his medical degree from GATA Military Medical School in 1989. He completed his pulmonology training at GATA, Ankara in 1996.

Dr. Tozkoparan has worked in leading hospitals in Turkey. He also served as a professor at the GATA Department of Pulmonology. He gained further experience in interventional pulmonology during a year at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

In 2007, Dr. Tozkoparan published research in CCLM. He showed important changes in platelet indices in patients with tuberculosis. This work helped improve how the disease is monitored and managed.

Specializations

Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma and Allergic Diseases

COPD Diagnosis and Treatment

Breathing and Lung Diseases Infections

Lung cancer

bronchoscopy

Polysomnography (Sleep Apnea Test)

Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment

Education and Expertise

• 2002 – ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
• 2008 – SPECIALIZATION – INONU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Diseases

• Lung Cancers
• Asthma
• Interstitial Lung Diseases
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Pleural Diseases
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Sleep Apnea

Experience

• Professor – Malatya Turgut Ozal University Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases
• Assistant Professor – Associate Professor – Fırat University Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases
• Research Assistant – Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases

Professional Memberships

• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• Turkish Respiratory Research Society (TÜSAD)
• Turkish Thoracic Society (TTD)
• Sleep Association (UYKUDER)

Biography

Our doctor admits patients aged or older than 16.

Dr. Adnan Tolga Öz has been Assistant Professor at Pulmonary Medicine Department of Medical Park İzmir Hospital since October 2012. He completed his residency in the department of Pulmonary Medicine at Ege University in 2009. He was pulmonologist at Dr. Yusuf Azizoğlu State Hospital, Silvan, Diyarbakır from 2009 to 2010. He has also authored 7 articles that are published in peer-review journals and 12 proceedings. He is still member of Lung and Pleural Malignancies Study Group of Turkish Thoracic Society and Interventional Pulmonology Study Group of Turkish Respiratory Society.

Tolga Öz was graduated from School of Medicine, Ege University, Turkey in 2001; he attended the fellow program at Department of Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, Ege University in 2009.  

His specific teaching and research interests cover Lung Cancer, Interventional Pulmonology, Sleep Disorders, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pleural Diseases, and Lung Infections.

Medical Education

School of Medicine, Ege University

Medical Residency

School of Medicine, Ege University

Areas of Interest

Diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic bronchitis

Diagnosis and treatment of asthma

Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and sleep apnea

Bronchiectasis

Interstitial lung diseases

Treatment of respiratory failure

Diagnosis and treatment of lung infections

Membership

1. Turkish Thoracic Society

2. Turkish Respiratory Society

3. Turkish Sleep Medicine Society

4. European Respiratory Society

5. Turkish Society of Lung Cancer

6. American Thoracic Society

Researches and Articles

1. Changes in Choroidal Thickness in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Mehmet Özgür Zengin, Adnan Tolga Öz, Ayşegül Baysak, Esat Çınar, Cem Küçükerdönmez. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2014 Jul 2:1-7

2. Clinical Factors Affecting The Costs of Hospitalized Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations. Jülide Çeldir Emre, Özer Özdemir, Ayşegül Baysak, Ümit Aksoy, Pelin Özdemir, Adnan Tolga Öz, Sami Deniz. Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology.

3. Evaluation of the serological response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen fractions by western blotting method in pulmonary tuberculosis. Öz T, Çavusoğlu C Yaygın E, Aydoğan Ö, Korkmaz M, Bacakoğlu F. Ege Journal of Medicine 48(3):153-158,2009.

4.Colistin use in ventilator-associated pneumonia due to panresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Taşbakan MS, Pullukçu H, Ekren PK, Oz AT, Midilli M, Aydemir S, Gürgün A, Başoğlu OK, Bacakoğlu F. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2009 Jan;43(1):61-70.

5.Cost of asthma hospitalizations in a pulmonary clinic of a state hospital. Jülide Çeldir Emre, Özer Özdemir, Ayşegül Baysak, Ümit Aksoy, Pelin Özdemir, Adnan Tolga Öz, Nigar Dirican, Abdullah Sayıner. Asthma Allergy Immunol 2014;12(3):140-145

6. Case Report: Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Receiving Corticosteroid Treatment due to Nephrotic Syndrome. Ece G, Oz AT, Baysak A, Sahin E. Global Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2015, 3, 9-11.

7. Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus bacteremia in a patient with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, granulocystic sarcoma and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Julide Celdir Emre, Aysegul Baysak, Gulfem Ece, A.Tolga Oz, Bilgin Arda, Feza Bacakoglu. Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Jan 23;17:49

8. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pseudo-outbreak at a University Hospital Bronchoscopy Unit in Turkey. Ece G, Erac B, Limoncu MH, Baysak A, Oz AT, Ceylan KC. West Indian Med J. 2014 Jan;63(1):59-61. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.005

9. A rare tumor of the lung: pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (pneumocytoma)Baysak A, Oz AT, Moğulkoç N, Bishop PW, Ceylan KC. Respir Med. 2013 Mar;107(3):448-50

Workplace:

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department

Education:

2014-2015

President of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

2009-2017

Member of the Board of Directors, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

West Virginia University, School of Medicine

Chair of Thoracic Surgery

2019 –

Vice Chair of Thoracic Surgery and Director of the Tracheal Surgery Program, West Virginia University,

School of Medicine

2009-2019

Program Director of Thoracic Surgery, Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

2009 – 2019

Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of

Medicine

2001-2019

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University

2001

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy

1999

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1997

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

1992

Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University

Rewards:

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Best Poster presentation Award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Lung Cancer Society, best presentation award

• Turkish Thoracic Society, best presentation award

• Euroepan Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Best Poster Award

Fields of interest:

 Surgical treatment for locally advanced stage lung cancer

 Extended surgery for mediastinal masses

 Robotic lung cancer surgery

 Robotic surgery for mediastinal masses

 Tracheal surgery (tumors, stenosis, fistula, and others)

Education

• M.Sc: Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University - 25.03.1974
• Specialty Education: Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University - 1975-1980

Experience

• Specialization in Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis: Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - 1982-1987
• Associate Professor Doctor Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - 1987-1996
• Visiting Professor at Allergy Clinic (Associate Professor): University of Paris Rothschild Hospital / France - 1990
• Professor Doctor Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine - 1996-2011
• Professor Doctor, Medical Director: Universal Hospitals Group - 2011-2013
• Professor Doctor, Medical Director: Kolan Hospital Sisli - 2013-2019
• Professor Doctor Memorial Sisli Hospital - 2019-2023.
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Medical Interests

• Lung Nodules: Diagnosis, follow-up, treatment decision
• Lung cancer
• Bronchoscopic procedures
• Asthma
• COPD
• Respiratory system infections
• Bronchiectasis
• Interstitial lung diseases
• Chronic cough
• Respiratory failure

Medical Fields of Interest 

• Thoracoscopic and Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery 

• Lung Cancers 

• Trachea Surgery 

• Lung Transplantation 

• Lung Biopsy • Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) 

• Diaphragmatic Surgery • Surgery of Pleural Diseases 

• Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

Education 

• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 

•Istanbul Galatasaray High School 

• Primary Education Ankara, Samsun, Izmir 

Education and Specialization
-Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education
-Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Center – Thoracic Surgery, Specialization

Professional Memberships
-Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
-Turkish Thoracic Society
-Turkish Lung Cancer Society
-Anatolian Pathology Society

Areas of Interest

-Lung cancer surgery

-Surgery for bronchiectasis

-Surgical treatment of hydatid cysts

-Pneumothorax

-Surgery for emphysema

-Treatment of excessive armpit sweating (hyperhidrosis)

-Surgical treatment of diaphragm diseases

-Surgical diagnosis and management of pleural effusion

Prof. Dr. Nesrin Sarıman graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 1990 and completed her specialization in “Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis” at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital. She worked at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between from 2004 till 2022, obtaining the titles of associate professor and professor. Her primary areas of interest include; Obstructive Lung Diseases (Asthma-Allergy, COPD), Sleep Disorders (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome), Lung Cancer, and Smoking Cessation Treatments. She is a bronchoscopy specialist and sleep physician. She has published articles in national and international journals and has authored book chapters. She participated in a multicenter international clinical study on asthma. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses and supervised master’s theses. She has served as a member of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee. She holds memberships in national and international associations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she actively participated in COVID-19 services. During her years at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, she undertook numerous administrative and academic roles, including serving as the editor of “Maltepe Medical Journal” and as the assistant dean from 2019 till 2022. She participated in certified training programs organized under the Ministry of Health GETAT applications at Medipol University in “Functional Medicine” and “Phytotherapy” and completed training in “Hypnosis Application Training”