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Areas of Interests

• Pituitary Diseases
• Thyroid Diseases
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Female and Male Reproductive System Diseases
• Parathyroid Diseases
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases

Education:

• Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
• Bezmialem Foundation University
• Health Sciences University Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
• Cleveland Clinic, The Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute observer physician
• University of Piemonte Orientale, SCDU Endocrinology, Italy, observer physician
   

Experience:
 

• Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital
• Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital
• Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital
• Malatya State Hospital

Areas of Interests

• Surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid gland diseases and cancers
• Surgical treatment of adrenal gland (adrenal gland) diseases and cancers
• Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

Education:

• Galatasaray High School (1989-1997)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education (1997-2003)
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Specialization in General Surgery (2003-2009)
• Cleveland Clinic, Endocrine and Metabolism Institute, Center for Endocrine Surgery, USA, Research Fellowship (2014)
• Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery and Sarcoma Unit, Sweden, Endocrine Surgery Clinical Fellowship (2015)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Apoptosis Research Center (ARC), Canada, Translational Medicine Clinical Research Fellowship (2016-2017)

Experience:

• LIV Hospital Ulus & LIV Hospital Vadistanbul
• Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2012-2021)
• Ottawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Canada (2016)
• Karonlinska University Hospital, Sweden (2015)
• Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA. (2014)
• Iğdır State Hospital (2009-2012)

Memberships

• Endocrine Surgery Association, Member of the Board and Secretary General of the Association
• Dialogue Society in Endocrinology, Member
• Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association, Member
• Turkish Surgery Association, Member
• European Society of Endocrine Surgery(ESES), Member
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Member
• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA), Member
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), Member
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member

Areas of Interests

• Healthy and long life
• Medical risk assessment and Check-up of healthy people
• Special nutritional supplements
• Obesity
• Preventive medicine

Education
 

• Trabzon Anatolian High School
• Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine
   

Experience

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Memorial Sisli Hospital
• Ageless Clinic
• Acıbadem Fulya Hospital
• Vehbi Koç Foundation Koç University
• Ankara Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
• Darüşşafaka Foundation
• LOSEV

Areas of Interests

• Preventive Medicine
• Functional Medicine
• Healthy Living
• Immunization
• Check-Up
• Tobacco Addiction and Smoking Cessation
• Mesotherapy Applications
• Phytotherapy

Education:

• Bursa İnegöl Mediha Hayri Çelik Science High School
• Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
• Specialization Training: Istanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Hatay Samandağ State Hospital
• Istanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
• Bursa İnegöl District Health Directorate

• Specialization Thesis: Evaluation of Healthy Eating Behaviors and Dietary Supplement Use Among Physicians - 2022
• Oral Presentation at the 21st National Family Medicine Congress (TAHUD): Evaluation of Healthy Eating Behaviors and Dietary Supplement Use Among Physicians - 2022
• Oral Presentation at the 8th İSTAHED Family Medicine Congress: How Did the Pandemic Affect Examinations and Follow-ups at a Training Family Health Center? - 2021
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• Turkish Association of Family Physicians Specialists (TAHUD)
• Istanbul Medical Chamber

Internal Medicine

Education:

• 2007-2011 Trakya University Faculty of Medicine
• 2006-2007 Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine
• 2000-2006 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine
• 1997-2000  Private Üsküdar Science High School
• 1988-1997  Private Ahmet Şimşek College

Experience:

• 2012-2013 Reyhanlı State Hospital
• 2013-2014  Private Acıbadem Hospital
• 2014-2021 Koç University Hospital
• 2021- Liv Hospital Ulus
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• The Use of focused radioguided parathyroidectomy in geriatric patients with a history of thyroid surgery- Hell J Nucl Med
• Effectiveness of preoperative plasmapheresis in a pregnancy complicated byhyperthyroidism and anti-thyroid drug associated angiodema – Gynecol Endocrinol 2013 May; 29(5):508
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• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Internal Medicine Specialization Association
• Turkish Obesity Association

Areas of Interests

• Chronic Pain
• Neuropatic Pain
• Spinal Cord Stimulation

Education

• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
• Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Algology
   

Experience
 

• Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital
• Liv Hospital Ulus

IASP

ESRA

Turkish Algology-Pain Society

Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation SocietyInternational: 9

Areas of Interests

• Medical and Surgical Intensive Care
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• Turkish Society of Intensive Care, Secretary General (27 Mayıs 2006-26 Ekim 2006)
• Turkish Society of Intensive Care, Secretary General (7 Haziran 2008-2010)
• Turkish Society of Intensive Care, Member of Executive Committee (2012- 2014)
• Bilim University Medical Faculty, Anestesiology and Intensive (2009-2012)
• Bachelor’s Degree Medical Faculty of Istanbul Istanbul University 1993
• Master’s Degree Medical Faculty of Istanbul, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department Istanbul University 1999
• Academic Appointments
• Assistant Professor (Date) : 1999  2006
• Associate Professor (Date) : March 2006
• Professor (Date) : April 2011
• Theses Advised
• Postgraduate Theses “Comparison of Right Ventricle, Right Atrium and Central Venous Blood Samples with Pulmonary Artery Blood Samples in Terms of Oxygen Saturation in Different Patient Groups”
• Doctoral Theses

memberships

• Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation Association
• Turkish Intensive Care Association
• Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Association
• Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
• ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine)
• Turkish Intensive Care Association
• National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
• Türkiye Clinics, Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
• 16.International Intensive Care Symposium, 27-29 April, 2008, Istanbul Lüfi Kırdar Convention & Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey
• 17.International Intensive Care Symposium, (7-9 May, 2009) WOW Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey
• 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (13-17 May, 2009), Rixos Sungate Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
• Turkish Intensive Care Association, 15th National Intensive Care Congress, 5-8 May 2010, Çeşme Sheraton Hotel, İzmir
• International Intensive Care Symposium, (29-31 April, 2011) WOW Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey
• 16. International Intensive Care Symposium, 27-29 April, 2008, Istanbul Lüfi Kırdar Convention & Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey
• 17.International Intensive Care Symposium, (7-9 May, 2009) WOW Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey
• 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (13-17 May, 2009), Rixos Sungate Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
• Turkish Intensive Care Association, 15th National Intensive Care Congress, 5-8 May 2010, Çeşme Sheraton Hotel, İzmir
• 18th International Intensive Care Symposium, (29-31, 2011) WOW Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey

Articles published in internationally refreed journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)
 

• Mehmet Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar, Emre Çamcı, Emin Tireli, Tülin Erdem, Simru Turnaoğlu, Lütfi Telci: Acute respiratory failure in a woman with left atrial myxoma. Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology 7:111-115, 1998
• Mehmet Tuğrul, Emre Çamcı, Ayşen Yavru, Simru Turnaoğlu, Sevinay Karakoca, Tülay Özkan, Kamil Pembeci, Lütfi Telci: Reducing tidal volume does not affect oxygenation in ASA I-II patients during anesthesia. Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology 8:1, 29-35, 1999
• Emre Çamcı, Mehmet Tuğrul, Simru Turnaoğlu Tuğrul, Mert Şentürk, Kutay Akpir: Techniques and complications of one-lung ventilation in children with suppurative lung disease: Experience in 15 cases. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 15:341-346, 2001
• Simru Turnaoğlu, Mehmet Tuğrul, Emre Çamcı, Nahit Çakar, Özkan Akıncı, Perihan Ergin Özcan: Clinical applicability of the substitution of mixed venous oxygen saturation with central venous oxygen saturation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 15:574-579, 2001
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Yalçın Seyhun, Atahan Çağatay, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: The effects of IgM enriched immunoglobulin preparations  in patients with severe sepsis. Critical Care 6:357-362, 2002
• Nahit Çakar, Özkan Akıncı, Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Figen Esen, Haluk Eraksoy, Atahan Çağatay, Lütfi Telci, Avi Nahum: Recruitment maneuver: Does it promote bacterial translocation? Critical Care Medicine 30:2103-2106, 2002
• S. Tuğrul, F. Esen, S. Celebi, P. E. Ozcan, O. Akinci, N. Cakar, L. Telci: Reliability of procalcitonin as a severity marker in critically ill patients with inflammatory response. Anesthesia and Intensive Care 30:747-755, 2002.
• Simru Tuğrul: The effects of IgM enriched immunoglobulin preparations in patients with severe sepsis: another point of view- authors’ response. Critical Care 6:545, 2002
• Simru Tugrul, Ozkan Akinci, Perihan E. Ozcan, Sibel Ince, Figen Esen, Lutfi Telci, Kutay Akpir, Nahit Cakar: Effects of sustained inflation and postinflation positive end-expiratory pressure in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Focusing on pulmonary and extrapulmonary forms. Critical Care Medicine 31:738-743, 2003
• Sprung, CL., Cohen, SL., Sjokvist, P., for Ethicus Study Group (Tuğrul S): End-of-Life Procedures in European Intensive Care Units. The Ethicus Study. JAMA, 290: 790-797, 2003.
• Akıncı, Ö., Mutlu, GM., Çelik, M., Martino, JM., Tugrul, S., Ergin Özcan, P., Yılmazbayhan, D., Yeldandi, AV., Kurkoz, KH., Kiran, B., Telci, L. ve N. Çakar, “Effects of body temperature on ventilator-induced lung injury”. Journal of Critical Care, 20, 66-73, 2005.
• Tuğrul, S., Çakar, N., Akıncı, Ö., Ergin Özcan, P., Dişçi, R., Esen, F., Telci, L. ve K. Akpir, “Time required for equilibration of arterial oxygen pressure after setting optimal positive end-expiratory pressure in acute respiratory distress syndrome ”. Critical Care Medicine, 33 (5):995-1000, 2005.
• Cakar N, Perihan EO, Ozkan AI, Simru T, Figen E, Lutfu T. Comment on "Lung recruitment maneuver depresses central hemodynamics in patients after cardiac surgery" by Nielsenet al. and "Acute leftward septal shift by lung recruitment maneuver" by Jardin. Intensive Care Med.  Mar;32(3):477-8, 2006
• Ozcan PE, Cakar N, Tugrul S, Akinci O, Cagatay A, Yilmazbayhan D, Esen F, Telci L, Akpir K: The effects of airway pressure and inspiratory time on bacterial translocation. Anesthesia and Analgesia Feb;104(2):391-6, 2007
• Çağatay A, Özcan PE, Güleç L, İnce N, Tuğrul S, Özsüt H, Çakar N, Esen F, Eraksoy H, Çalangu S: Risk factors for mortality of nosocomial bacteraemia in intensive care units. Med Princ Pract 16:187-192, 2007
• Ozcan PE, Tugrul S, Senturk NM, Uludag E, Cakar N, Telci L, Esen F: Role of Magnesium Sulfate in Postoperative Pain Management for Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2007; 21(6):827-831.
• Tugrul S, Telci L, Yildirim A, Yanar H, Cakar N: Case report of severe metabolic alkalosis: Life-compatible new level. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2010; 68 (3): E61-63
• Senturk E, Tanju S, Ziyade S, Ozcan PE, Tugrul S, Cakar N.: A recruitment maneuver improves apneic oxygenation. Minerva Anestesiol. 2011 Jun;77 (6):598-603
• Nihat Aksakal, Korhan Taviloğlu, Hakan Teoman Yanar, Simru Tuğrul, Adem Uçar, Mustafa Tükenmez, Ali Fuat Kaan Gök, Fatih Yanar: The effects of pneumoperitoneum pressure on blood gases, respiratory and venous systems during laparoscopic cholecystectomy:
A prospective randomized trial. Laparosc Endosc Surg Sci 2017;24(2):31-37
• Articles published in other internationally refreed journals

Assertions presented in international scientific congresses and published in the proceedings

• Alpertunga Demiraslan, Simru Turnaoğlu, Damla Akçora, Fulya Apaydın, Nahit Çakar, Ahmet Tütüncü: Frequencies of the SIRS criteria in ICU. VIIIth International Intensive Care Symposium. May 17-18, İstanbul, 1996
• Süleyman Küçükay, Simru Turnaoğlu, Kenan Açıkgöz, Kemalettin Koltka, Sibel İnce: Anesthetic approach in a child with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis. IXth International Intensive Care Symposium. May 2-3, İstanbul, 1997
• Serdar Çelebi, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: A new diagnostic and severity marker in patients with SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock; Procalcitonin. 20th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. March 21-24, Brussels, 2000
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: HELLP Syndrome in ICU. XIIth International Intensive Care Symposium. May 18-20, İstanbul, 2000
• Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul, Nejla Dereli, Özkan Akıncı, Atahan Çağatay, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: Our experience on earthquake victims in ICU. XIIth International Intensive Care Symposium. May 18-20, İstanbul, 2000
• Özkan Akıncı, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Kutay Akpir: Comparison of two percutaneous tracheotomy techniques. 21st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. March 20-23, Brussels, 2001
• P.Ergin Özcan, S.Tuğrul, Ö.Akıncı, C.Sani, A.Çağatay, N.Çakar, F.Esen: The incidence and risk factors of nosocomial pneumonia. 11th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 1-4 April, İstanbul, 2001
• İ.Ö.Akıncı, S. Tuğrul, P.Ergin, F. Esen, L. Telci, N. Çakar: Effect of PEEP on splanchnic perfusion in ARDS. 2001 International Conference, May 18-23, San Francisco, California, American Thoracic Society.
• S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, İ.Ö.Akıncı, Y.Seyhun, N.Çakar, F.Esen:  The effects of IgM enriched immunoglobulin preparations  in patients with severe sepsis. Society of Intensive Care Medicine 14th Annual Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, September 30- October 3, 2001  (Poster symposia)
• N.Cakar, İ.Ö.Akıncı, S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, F.Esen, H.Eraksoy, A.Çağatay, L.Telci, A.Nahum: Recruitment maneuver: Does it promote bacterial translocation? Society of Intensive Care Medicine 14th Annual Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, September 30- October 3, 2001  (Oral Presentation)
• İ.Ö.Akıncı, K.Atalan, D.Yılmazbayhan, S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, F.Esen, L.Telci, K.Akpir, N.Cakar: Effect of mechanical ventilation strategies including recruitment maneuver on ventilator-induced lung injury. Society of Intensive Care Medicine 14th Annual Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, September 30- October 3, 2001  (Oral Presentation)
• İ.Ö.Akıncı, N.Cakar, S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, D.Yılmazbayhan, M.Çelik, F.Esen, L.Telci: Effect hypothermia on ventilator-induced lung injury. Society of Intensive Care Medicine 15th Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain, September 29- October 2, 2002 (Oral Presentation)
• P.Ergin Özcan, N.Cakar, S.Tuğrul, İ.Ö.Akıncı, A.Cagatay, F.Esen, L.Telci, K.Akpir: The effects of airway pressure and inspiratory time on bacterial translocation. Society of Intensive Care Medicine 16th Annual Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5-8 , 2003 (Poster Session)
• A. Cagatay, P. Ozcan, L. Gulec, N. Ince, S. Tugrul, H. Özsüt, N. Cakar, H. Eraksoy, S. Calangu : Risk factors for mortality of nosocomial bacteraemia in intensive care units. 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Glasgow, UK, 10-13 May, 2003 (Poster Session)
• Özcan PE,Vatansever S, Akıncı Oİ, Tuğrul S, Altan A, Kaya M, Esen F, N.Cakar: The effect of inspiratory time on ventilator induced lung injury. Society of Intensive Care Medicine 17th Annual Congress, Berlin, Germany, October 10-13 , 2004 (Poster Session)
• M. Orhan, P.E. Ozcan, N. Cakar, S. Tugrul, E. Senturk, F. Esen, D. Yılmazbayhan, L. Telci, K. Akpir: Best ventilatory strategy in unilateral lung injury model. 2004 International Conference, May 21-26, Orlando, Florida, American Thoracic Society.
• Kızılırmak, S., Tuğrul, S., Çakar, N., Ergin Özcan, P., Esen, F. ve L. Telci: The effects of sustained inflation and post-inflation PEEP in acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pneumonia and traumatic lung contusion. 25th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (21-25 March), Brussels, Critical Care, 9 (Suppl 1), No. 103,  (2005).
• Oya Gökalp, Miray Kılıç, Umut Acar, Erol Erçağ, Cemalettin Ertekin, Simru Tuğrul: Parenteral supplementation with glutamine in critically ill patients with sepsis. (Oral Presentation) 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (13-17 May, 2009), Rixos Sungate Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
• Nükhet Sivrikoz, Umut Acar, Miray Kılıç, Zafer Gökkaya, Uğur Tunalı, Simru Tuğrul: Effect of intravenous paracetamol administration on systemic blood pressure in critically ill patients. (Poster Presentation) 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (13-17 May, 2009), Rixos Sungate Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
• Umut Acar, Miray Kılıç, Ayşe Yıldırım, Hakan Yanar, Simru Tuğrul
• Coagulopathy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Study. 10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (13-17 May, 2009), Rixos Sungate Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
• Ahmet Basel, Cenk Indelen, Z. Cagla Karakoc, Ferah Ece, Simru Tugrul, Ahmet Ozkara:Prone positioning in a patient with H3N2 influenza infection during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). ECMO & Euro ELSO Meeting (22-24 May, 2014), Paris, France
• International books published, or chapters from a book
• Esen and S. Tugrul: Ig-M enriched Immunoglobulins in Sepsis. In J.L. Vincent (Editor), Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany, 2009; 102-110.

7.5. Articles published in national refreed journals

• Küçükay, S., Turnaoğlu, S., Açıkgöz, K., Koltka, K., İnce, S.: Anesthetic approach in a child with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis. Medical Bulletin of İstanbul Medical Faculty, 31, 85-87, 1998.
• İbrahim Özkan Akıncı, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen, Sümer Yamaner, Kutay Akpir: Yoğun bakım ünitesinde perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi. Ulusal Travma Dergisi 6:281-283, 2000
• Simru Turnaoğlu, Emre Çamcı, Özkan Akıncı, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Nahit Çakar, Mehmet Tuğrul: Değişik hasta gruplarında sağ ventrikül, sağ atrium ve santral ven kanı örneklerinin pulmoner ven kanı örneği ile oksijen satürasyonu açısından karşılaştırılması. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 28:444-451, 2000
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Nahit Çakar: Yoğun Bakımda HELLP Sendromu: 25 olgunun analizi. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 29:226-230, 2001
• İbrahim Özkan Akıncı, D.Akseki, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul, Gül Köknel Talu, Kutay Akpir: Diz artroskopisinde preoperatif ve postoperatif intraartiküler tenoksikam uygulamalarının değerlendirilmesi. Ağrı 13: 46-49, 2001.
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Sibel İnce, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Kutay Akpir, Nahit Çakar: “Recruitment” manevrası içeren ventilasyon stratejisinin primer ve sekonder ARDS’de oksijenlenme üzerine etkileri. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 29:502-508, 2001
• Figen Esen, Serdar Çelebi, Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar, Lütfi Telci: SIRS, Sepsis, Ağır Sepsis ve Septik Şok olgularında yeni bir tanı, takip ve prognoz kriteri: Prokalsitonin. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 29:100-106, 2001
• İbrahim Özkan Akıncı, Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Özcan,  Ayşe Yıldırım, Figen Esen, Nahit Çakar, Lütfi Telci, Kutay Akpir: Perkütan dilatasyonlu ve forsepsli trakeostomi tekniklerinin karşılaştırılması. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 29:547-550, 2001
• Simru Tuğrul, Ekrem Selçukoğlu, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Kutay Akpir, Nahit Çakar: Kritik hastada jejunal beslenme etkin midir? Ulusal Travma Dergisi 8:16-21, 2002
• Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul, Javit Sani, Özkan Akıncı, Atahan Çağatay, Nilgün Yücesoy, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: Yoğun bakım ünitesinde nosokomiyal pnömoni. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 30:10-16, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul, İsmail Demirel, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: Kafa travmalı hastalarda farklı nütrisyon yöntemlerinin etkinliğinin karşılaştırılması. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 30:111-117, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen, Kutay Akpir: Sağ plevral yerleşim gösteren nazogastrik sonda. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 30:233-235, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul: Kardiyopulmoner resüsitasyon sonrası yoğun bakım. Klinik Gelişim 15:15-19, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul, Berrin Ünal: Yapay solunum uygulanan hastanın bakımı. Yoğun Bakım Derneği Dergisi 1(2):37-41, 2002
• Simru Tugrul, Figen Esen: New therapies in severe sepsis. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 8(Suppl):116-119, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Kutay Akpir: Hematolojik kanser hastalarında yoğun bakım deneyimlerimiz. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Cemiyeti Mecmuası 30:413-418, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar: Yoğun bakımda antibiyotik tüketimi: Temel kavramlar ve tüketim stratejisinin öğeleri. Türkiye Klinikleri Cerrahi 7160-164, 2002
• Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar: Yoğun Bakım Ünitelerinde İnfeksiyon Kontrolü. Hastane İnfeksiyonları Dergisi 7:11-20, 2003
• Perihan Ergin Özcan, Ayşen Yavru, Simru Tuğrul, Özkan Akıncı, Mert Erkan, Nahit Çakar: Karaciğer kist hidatik operasyonunda iyatrojenik hipernatremi. Ulusal Travma Dergisi 9:291-293, 2003
• Nahit Çakar, Simru Tuğrul, Evren Şentürk, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Figen Esen, Lütfi Telci, Kutay Akpir: Mekanik Ventilasyonun oluşturduğu akciğer hasarında hiperkarbinin koruyucu rolü. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi 31:402-408, 2003
• Simru Tugrul, Figen Esen: Sepsiste immunomodülatör tedavi. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi 31 (Ek sayı 1) 71-74, 2003.
• Simru Tuğrul, Nahit Çakar: Sepsiste hemofiltrasyon. Yoğun Bakım Derneği Dergisi 1(4):42-48, 2003.
• Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Özkan Akıncı, Murat İsmailov, Atahan Çağatay, Nahit Çakar, Figen Esen: Yoğun bakım hastalarında uygulanan immünonutrisyonun nozokomiyal enfeksiyon gelişimine ve klinik sonuca etkisi. Ulusal Travma Dergisi 10:89-96, 2004
• Elvan Uludağ, Simru Tuğrul: Yanık Hastalarında Yoğun Bakım Yaklaşımındaki Yeni Gelişmeler. Türkiye Klinikleri, Genel Cerrahi 3, 1:32-36, 2007.
• Serin K, Yanar H, Ozdenkaya Y, Tuğrul S, Kurtoğlu M. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis methods in trauma and emergency surgery intensive care unit patients:low molecular weight heparin versus elastic stockings + intermittent pneumatic compression. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2010 Mar;16(2):130-4
• Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul. Özel Durumlarda Beslenme. Klinik Gelişim 2011;24:53-58
• Ahmet Burak TOROS, Ahmet BAŞEL,
Simru TUĞRUL, Şafak KARAÇAY: Acute Buried Bumper Syndrome: An Unexpected Complication: Case Report. Turkiye Klinikleri J Case Rep 2014;22(4):285-7

• A.Yavru, S.Turnaoğlu, K.Açıkgöz, M.Tuğrul, L.Telci, K.Akpir: Laparoskopik cerrahide N2O’ya bağlı splanknik vazokonstrüksiyonun tonometrik yöntemle araştırılması. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXX. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 1996 İstanbul.
• S.Karakoca, S.Turnaoğlu, A.Yavru, T.Özkan, M.Tuğrul: ASA I-II hastalarda tidal volüm azaltılmasının etkileri. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXI. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 1997 Bursa.
• G.Varansu, T.Denkel, M.Ali Sayan, S.Turnaoğlu: Entübasyonu riskli servikal spinal patolojilerde uyanık fiberoptik entübasyon- Olgu sunumu. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXI. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 1997 Bursa.
• P.Ergin Özcan, S.Turnaoğlu, M.Savran, M.Tuğrul: Genel anestezi ile Genel anestezi - Epidural anestezi kombinasyonunun karşılaştırılması. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXII. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 1998 Antalya.
• D.Akçora, P.Ergin Özcan, S.Turnaoğlu, Ö.Akıncı, F.Esen, L.Telci: Septik şok tedavisinde hidrokortizon etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesi. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIII. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 1999 Mersin.
• S.Turnaoğlu, E.Çamcı, İ.Ö.Akıncı, N.Çakar, M.Tuğrul: Değişik hasta gruplarında sağ ventrikül, sağ atrium ve santral venöz kan örneklerinin pulmoner arter kan örneği ile oksijen satürasyonu açısından karşılaştırılması. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIII. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 1999 Mersin. (Oral)
• S. Tuğrul, P. Ergin Özcan, İ.Ö. Akıncı, M. Tuğrul, F. Esen, L. Telci, N. Çakar: Recruitment manevrasına primer ve sekonder ARDS’de oksijenizasyon cevabı. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2000,Kuşadası.
• İ.Ö. Akıncı, M. Gitmez, S. Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, F. Esen, L. Telci, N. Çakar: ARDS’li hastalarda PEEP uygulamasının splanknik perfüzyona etkileri. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası, 2000.
• P. Ergin Özcan, S. Tuğrul, N. Dereli, İ.Ö. Akıncı, A.Çağatay, N. Çakar: Yoğun bakımda izlenen deprem sonrası travma vakaları. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası,2000.
• P. Ergin Özcan, C. Nevruzi Sani, N. Yücesoy, S. Tuğrul, F. Esen: Yoğun bakımda nozokomiyal pnömoni insidansı ve risk faktörleri. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası, 2000.
• S. Çelebi, P. Ergin Özcan, S. Tuğrul, N. Çakar, F. Esen: SIRS, sepsis, ağır sepsis ve septik şok vakalarında yeni bir tanı, takip ve prognoz kriteri: Prokalsitonin. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası,2000.
• S. Tuğrul, P. Ergin Özcan, İ.Ö. Akıncı, N. Çakar, F. Esen: Ağır sepsis ve septik şokta Pentaglobulin kullanımı. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası,2000.
• S. Tuğrul, P. Ergin Özcan, İ.Ö. Akıncı, N. Çakar, F. Esen: Yoğun bakımda Hellp sendromu. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2000,Kuşadası.
• E. Selçukoğlu, İ.Ö. Akıncı, P. Ergin Özcan, S. Tuğrul, N. Çakar, F. Esen: Hedef kalorinin enteral yoldan karşılanmasındaki problemlerin aşılmasında postpilorik beslenme.Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası,2000.
• İ. Ö. Akıncı, D. Akseki, P. Ergin Özcan, S. Tuğrul, A. Yücel, K. Akpir: Diz artroskopisinde intraartiküler tenoksikam uygulamalarının değerlendirilmesi. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXIV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi Kuşadası,2000.
• Özkan Akıncı, Dilek Çakar, Levent Tabak, Perihan ergin, Simru Tuğrul, Figen Esen, Nahit Çakar: Ağır solunum yetersizliği ile prezente olan akciğer tüberkülozu: İki olguda klinik seyir. 15. Antibiyotik ve Kemoterapi Kongresi (ANKEM), Kemer, Antalya, 2000.
• İ.Ö.Akıncı, M. Çelik, D.Yılmazbayhan, S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, F.Esen, L.Telci, K.Akpir, N.Cakar: Ventilasyonla ilişkili akciğer hasarında hipotermi ve hiperterminin rolü. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2001 Antalya/Kemer.
• İ.Ö.Akıncı, O. Özkanlı, S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, A. Çağatay, F.Esen, L.Telci,K.Akpir, N.Cakar: Akciğerlerden bakteri translokasyonu kazandırma manevrası ile tetiklenir mi? Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2001 Antalya/Kemer.
• İ.Ö.Akıncı, HK.Atalan, D.Yılmazbayhan, S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, M. Şentürk, F.Esen, L.Telci, K.Akpir, N.Cakar: Ventilatörle ilişkili akciğer hasarında yeniden kazandırma manevrası içeren ventilasyon stratejilerinin rolü. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXV. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2001 Antalya/Kemer.
• S.Tuğrul, P.Ergin Özcan, İ.Ö.Akıncı, M. İsmailov, A. Çağatay, N.Cakar, F.Esen: Yoğun bakım hastalarında uygulanan immunonutrisyonun nozokomiyal infeksiyon gelişimine ve klinik sonuca etkisi. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXVI. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2002 Belek/Antalya.
• S.Tuğrul, N. Çakar, İ.Ö.Akıncı, P.Ergin Özcan, L. Telci, F.Esen, K. Akpir: ALI/ARDS hastalarında optimal PEEP’e oksijenlenme yanıtının incelenmesi. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXVI. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2002 Belek/Antalya.
• N. Çakar, S.Tuğrul, E.Şentürk, PE Özcan, İ.Ö.Akıncı, F.Esen, L. Telci, K. Akpir: Ventilasyonun oluşturduğu akciğer hasarında hiperkarbinin koruyucu rolü. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XXXVII. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2003 Belek/Antalya.
• M.Orhan, P.E.Özcan, N.Çakar, S.Tuğrul, E.Şentürk, F.Esen, D. Yılmazbayhan, L. Telci, K. Akpir: Tek Taraflı Akciğer Hasarında Optimal Ventilasyon Stratejisi. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XII. Ulusal Yoğun Bakım Kongresi. 2004, Kuşadası, İzmir.
• P.E.Özcan, N.Çakar, S.Tuğrul, Ö.Akıncı, A.Çağatay, F.Esen, L. Telci, K. Akpir:  Havayolu basıncı ve inspiryum zamanının akciğerlerden bakteri translokasyonuna etkisi. Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, XII. Ulusal Yoğun Bakım Kongresi. 2004, Kuşadası, İzmir.
• Evren Şentürk, Sehan Tanju, Sedat Ziyade, Perihan Ergin Özcan, Simru Tuğrul ve Nahit Çakar: “Sıçanlarda apneik oksijenizasyon öncesinde uygulanan yeniden kazandırma manevrasının etkileri.”, XL. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2006 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi,34(Ek 1), Sayfa 8 (2006)
• Simru Tuğrul, Nurcan Kızılcık, Ayşe Yıldırım, Cemalettin Ertekin, Nahit Çakar ve Lütfi Telci: “Yaşam ile bağdaşan yeni sınır: pH 7.87 Olgu Sunumu.”, XL. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2006 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi,34(Ek 1), Sayfa 172 (2006)
• Didem Akpir, Simru Tuğrul, Ayşe Yıldırım, Nurcan Sancar ve Nahit Çakar:  “Farklı ventilasyon stratejilerinin primer akut respiratuar distres sendromunda klinik etkileri: Olgu sunumu.”, XL. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2006 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi,34(Ek 1), Sayfa 174 (2006)
• Elvan Leyla Uludağ, Emre Çamcı, Simru Tuğrul, Perihan Ergin Özcan ve Nahit Çakar:  “Laparoskopik ve açık bariatrik cerrahi sonrası morbid obez hastaların yoğun bakım takiplerinin karşılaştırılması.”, XL. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2006 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi, 34(Ek 1), Sayfa 189 (2006)
• Ayşe Yıldırım, Simru Tuğrul, Hakan Yanar, Gülçin Hepgül ve Mehmet Kurdoğlu:  “Cerrahi yoğun bakımda izlenen kafa travmalı hastalarda uygulanan venöz tromboembolizm proflaksisinin değerlendirilmesi.”, XL. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2006 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi, 34(Ek 1), Sayfa 191 (2006)
• Ayşe Yıldırım, Seniha Başaran, Bahadır Hakan Oğuz, Arif Atahan Çağatay, Simru Tuğrul: “Acil cerrahi yoğun bakım ünitesinde izlenen kafa travmalı hastalardaki ventilatörle ilişkili pnömoni etkenleri ve risk faktörleri” III. Ulusal Yoğun Bakım İnfeksiyonları Simpozyumu, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Trabzon, 2007.
• Aziz Ahmed Hamidi, Mahir Kapmaz, Arif Atahan Çağatay, Ayşe Yıldırım, Simru Tuğrul, Halit Özsüt, Haluk Eraksoy: “Acil Cerrahi Yoğun Bakım Biriminde ventilatör ilişkili pnömoni etkeni olabilecek patojenler ve direnç durumu. III. Ulusal Yoğun Bakım İnfeksiyonları Simpozyumu, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Trabzon, 2007.
• Ayşe Yıldırım, Behiye Doğruel, Hakan Yanar, Erhan Aşkın, İlkay Kısa, Simru Tuğrul: “Yoğun bakımda izlenen pediyatrik travma hastalarının değerlendirilmesi”. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2007 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Dergisi, 35 (Ek 1), Sayfa 241 (2007)
• N. Aksakal, K. Taviloğlu, H. Yanar, M. Tükenmez, S. Tuğrul, A. Uçar, M. Kurtoğlu: Laparoskopik kolesistektomi yapılan olgularda pnömoperitoneum basınçlarının pulmoner ve derin venöz sistem üzerine etkileri: Prospektif klinik çalışma. Ulusal Cerrahi Kongresi, Türk Cerrahi Günleri, 28-31 Mayıs 2008, Antalya, Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı, sayfa136 (2008).
• Seniha Başaran, Farah Abbas, Safiye Koçulu, Özlem Güler, Gamze Çıtlak, Atahan Çağatay, Hakan Yanar, Simru Tuğrul, Haluk Eraksoy: Akut pankreatit tedavisinde antibiyotik yaklaşımı.14. Türk Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kongresi, 25-29 Antalya, Bildiri özetleri Kitabı, sf.292 (2009)
• Öklü E, Betül Şen, Levent Öklü, Füsun Bulutçu, Tolga Demirbaş, Yaman Tokat, Simru Tuğrul. Karaciğer nakli uygulanan hastalarda MELD skorunun yoğun bakım takip süreciyle ilişkisi. Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kongresi 2007 İstanbul, Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği Kongresi, Ekim 2011, Antalya
• Other publications (National books published, or chapters from a book, Editoring)
• Simru Tuğrul. Acil Cerrahi Hastalarında Yoğun Bakım. C. Ertekin, R. Güloğlu, K. Taviloğlu (editörler), Acil Cerrahi, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2009, Bölüm V, sayfa 35-48.
• Mekanik ventilasyonda dalga şekilleri ve döngülerin analizi. Paul Quellet BA, RRT
• Çevirenler: Doç.Dr. Nahit Çakar, Uzm. Dr. Özkan Akıncı, Uzm.Dr.Simru Tuğrul, Uzm. Dr. Perihan Ergin Özcan. Siemens Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Siemens AG Türkiye Genel Temsilcisi Tıp Çözümleri Bölümü, İstanbul, Ekim, 2001.
• Asiste spontan solunumun yeni modeleri: Kuhlen R, Guttmann J Rossaint R (Eds). Çevirenler: Dr. Nahit Çakar, Dr.Simru Tuğrul, Dr. Perihan Ergin Özcan, Dr. Özkan Akıncı. Draeger Medikal Ticaret ve Servis Ltd Şti, İstanbul, 2003. (20 puan)
• Simru Tuğrul: Hücre Metabolizması ve Doku Hipoksisi.Klinik Yoğun Bakım, Bölüm 5, Klinik Yoğun Bakım, Richard K. Albert, Arthur Slutsky, Marco Ranieri, Jukka Takala, Antoni Torres (Eds). Çeviri Editörleri: Prof. Dr. Kutay Akpir, Doç. Dr. Simru Tuğrul. Mosby, Elsevier.
• Simru Tuğrul: Majör Cerrahi Sonrası Yoğun Bakım. Klinik Yoğun Bakım, Bölüm 5, Klinik Yoğun Bakım, Richard K. Albert, Arthur Slutsky, Marco Ranieri, Jukka Takala, Antoni Torres (Eds). Çeviri Editörleri: Prof. Dr. Kutay Akpir, Doç. Dr. Simru Tuğrul. Mosby, Elsevier.
• Simru Tuğrul: Alerjik Cevap. Klinik Anestezi, Bölüm 49, Clinical Anesthesia, Paul G. Barash, Bruce F. Cullen, Robert K. Stoelting, Micheal K. Cahalan, M. Christine Stock (Eds.). Çeviri Editörleri: Prof. Dr. Berrin Günaydın, Prof. Dr. Oktay Demirkıran

Areas of Interests

• 0-18 Years Old Healthy Child Monitoring and Tracking
• Breast Milk, Breastfeeding and Nutrition Consultancy
• Newborn Care and Follow-up
• Vaccines and Preventive Medicine
• Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood
• Childhood Diseases

Education:

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 2009-2015
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases 2016-2019
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Child Health and Diseases 2020

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Private Levent Hospital 2022-2023
• Van Özalp State Hospital 2021-2022
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2020
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Child Health and Diseases Clinic 2016-2019
• Denizli State Hospital Pediatric Emergency Service 2015-2016
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• Psoriatic Arthritis in the Differential Diagnosis of Zinc Deficiency - Scientific Poster Presentation (38th Pediatrics Days - 2016)
• Myoclonic Epilepsy in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - Scientific Poster Presentation (39th Pediatrics Days - 2017)
• Evaluation of Children Diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis - Specialization Thesis (November 2020)

Medical Interests and Activities 

• Check-Up 

• Healthy Life 

• Sports Physiology 

• Anti-Doping Practices 

Education and Experience 

• • Check-Up and Healthy Life Center, Liv Hospital, Ulus
• • Medical Director, Remed Assistance, International Assistance Group
• • Memorial Hospital, Levent, Istanbul
• • Medical Director, Chief Physician, Clinica Gayrettepe
• • Studies with Prof. Dr. Ustun Korugan on Healthy Life and Sports Physiology
• • Director of Emergency Department, German Hospital, Taksim
• • Director of Emergency Department, International Hospital, Istanbul (1991 - 1995) • Residency in Family Practice, Haydarpasa Numune Hospital (1990 - 1995)
• • Emergency Career Study, NYU Medical Center, New York (1993 - 1994)
• • Doctor of Medicine Degree, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University
• • Tarsus American College
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• Memberships 
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• • WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors)
• • AAEM (American Academy of Emergency Medicine)
• • ISTM (International Society of Travel Medicine)
• • TAHUD (Turkish Association of Family Physicians)
• • WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency)
• • UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)
• • TFF (Anti-Doping Board of the Football Federation)
• • TBF (Anti-Doping Board of the Basketball Federation)
• • THE CLUB (Tarsus American College Alumni Association
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• Journal Editing, Membership for Publication and Scientific Advisory Boards 
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• • Columnist and Medical Vision Advisor, Sabah Newspaper (2002-Present)
• • EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• • Anti-Doping Board, Turkish Football Federation
• • Basic and Intermediate Medical Training: Occupational training for employees of the leading Turkish pharmaceutical companies

Dr. Antonia Artigues-Barcelo is an experienced Internal Medicine Consultant with over 20 years in the field. She earned her medical degree from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She completed her Internal Medicine training at Hospital Universitario Son Dureta. She also specialized in Autoimmune Systemic Diseases at Hospital Clinic de Barcelona in 1998.

Dr. Artigues-Barcelo is registered with the GMC in Spain. She works as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at MBRU Dubai. She has helped develop specialized units for Autoimmune Systemic Diseases and Palliative Care. She also has expertise in infectious diseases and antimicrobial treatment, certified by Cardinal Herrera University CEU.

My name is Dilek Cay I was born on January 2, 1988 in Mersin. I completed my primary and high school education here. After graduating from Anamur Anatolian High School, I graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2013 as a medical doctor. "I received my anesthesiology and resuscitation specialization from Istanbul Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal City Hospital between 2016-2011. I completed my compulsory duty at Pendik State Hospital between 2021-2023. While continuing my profession in the field of anesthesia specialization, I am also interested in holistic medicine and preventive medicine. I am currently serving as an anesthesiology and resuscitation specialist at Sapphire Clinic.

Dr. Sefanur Dalarslan Karakaya is a physician who specializes in functional and holistic medicine. She focuses on medical nutrition, autoimmune diseases, lifestyle medicine, and preventive care. She also has experience with intestinal permeability, liver diseases, obesity treatment, longevity, and skin diseases.

She holds several certificates, including Family Medicine, Functional Medicine (5 modules, 2021-2024), Medical Nutrition Counselling, Homeopathy, and Phytotherapy. Dr. Karakaya has completed advanced training in holistic nutrition therapies and diabetes management using phytotherapy.

Dr. Karakaya has over 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked in family medicine, emergency medicine, and obesity medicine at various medical centers in Istanbul and Sivas.

Medical Interests and Activities

 • Examining and diagnosing cranial, spinal, head-neck region diseases by imaging methods. • Examining vascular diseases of brain, neck and spine with angiography method. • Treatment of vascular diseases of brain, neck and spine by endovascular methods (closed surgery). • Treatment of cerebrovascular aneurysms (in patients with or without cerebral hemorrhage) • Treatment of cerebrovascular stenosis with stent method. • Treatment of cerebrovascular diseases like fistule and arteriovenous malformation with embolisation method. • Stent application in stenosis of neck veins (by using umbrella method). • Reducing the operation risk by blocking the veins which are feeding the tumor before open-surgeries in some tumor and head-neck area operations. • Embolisation treatment in birthmark-hemangioma and diseases like vascular malformations. • Endovascular treatment of vascular diseases at spinal cord and membrane • Dissolving the thrombus with urgent intervention in patients with stroke in order to provide the brain to overcome the situation with less damage as possible. • Endovascular treatment of vasospasm in patients with cerebral hemorrhage. • In uncontrolled epistaxis blocking the nasal vein by reaching it with angiography method.

Dr. Ahmet Firat Gungor is a professor and radiology specialist with over 30 years of experience. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Ege University. He also completed his BS and PhD in medicine and radiology at Hacettepe University.

Dr. Gungor has worked at Akdeniz, Ondokuz Mayıs, and İnönü Universities, holding roles from research assistant to professor. He has also contributed to research at UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Health Science Center in the USA. Dr. Gungor has led radiology departments at major hospitals, including Emsey Hospital. He is known for his work in neuroradiology and interventional radiology.