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Best Сhronic Kidney Disease doctors: TOP 3 doctors

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Mehmet Tekin Akpolat

  • 4.5 Good 234 reviews
  • 45 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Areas of Interests

    • Chronic kidney disease
    • Hypertension
    • Healthy life
    • Nephritis
    • Blood pressure measurement and devices
    • Salt
    • Chronic patient management
    • Renal transplantation/Dialysis

    Education

    • Tarsus American College (1971-1978)
    • Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Student (1978-1984)
    • Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Resident at Internal Medicine (1987-1991)
    • Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Resident at Nephrology (1991-1993)
       

    Experiences
     

    • Liv Hospital-Ulus/İSTANBUL (2013-)
    • İstinye University School of Medicine, Professor (2016-)
    • Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, Professor (2013-2015)
    • Eczacıbaşı/Baxter RTS Renal A.Ş. (2012-2012)
    • Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Professor (2000-2012)
    • Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, ABD) (2002-2003)
    • Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Associate Professor (1994-2000)
    • Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor (1993-1994)

    Books

    For patients

    • Hasta Böbrekler (2018): Online book
    • İyi ki Yaş Alıyorum (2018)
    • Ürem Kreatininim Yüksek Diyalizi Nasıl Önlerim (2017): Online book
    • İyi ki Tansiyonum Çıktı (2016)
    • 100 Soruda Hipertansiyon (2013)
    • Böbrek Yetmezliği Hastası El Kitabı (2004)
    • Diyaliz Hastası El Kitabı 2 (2003)
    • Diyaliz Hastası El Kitabı 1 (2002)
    • İçimizdeki Düşman Hipertansiyon (2001)
    • İçimizdeki Düşman Kolesterol (2000)

    For Students/Assistants/Health Professionals

    • Nefroloji Online (2019): Online book
    • Pratik Nefroloji (2019): Online book
    • Temel Sıvı Elektrolit (2018): Online book
    • Hemodiyaliz Hekimi El Kitabı (2010)
    • Nefroloji El Kitabı (2007)
    • Organ Bağışı ve Medya (2007)
    • Günlük Nefroloji ve Böbrek Yetmezliğinde İlaç Kullanımı (2006)
    • Hemodiyaliz Hemşiresi El Kitabı (2001)
    • Hipertansiyon Güncel Sorunlar (1998)
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Suleyman Tevfik Ecder

  • 5 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 45 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
  • Areas of Interests

    • Chronic kidney disease.
    • Cystic Kidney Diseases
    • Hypertension
    • Fluid-electrolyte and acid-base disorders

    Education

    • Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1981-1987)
    • English High School, Istanbul (1973-1981)
    • Arnavutköy Primary School, Istanbul (1968-1973)

    Experience

    • Medical Residency Student at Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1987-1992)
    • Medical Residency Student at Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1992-1995)
    • Visiting scholar (international scholar) at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the USA (March-June 1995)
    • Associate Professorship of Internal Medicine (October 2, 1996)
    • Scientific research fellow (1998-2000) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the USA (with a fellowship from the International Society of Nephrology)
    • Professoriate of Internal Medicine (May 2002)
    • Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology (June 2014-December 2021)
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Özcan Uzun

  • New
  • 8 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Medicalpoint International Hospital
  • Dr. Özcan Uzun is a nephrology specialist. He earned his medical degree from Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine (2005-2011). He completed his internal medicine and nephrology training at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine (2012-2016, 2018-2022).

    Dr. Uzun treats acute and chronic kidney failure, diabetic kidney disease, Fabry disease, glomerulonephritis, hyponatremia, kidney disease related to heart failure, and vasculitis. He is skilled in managing diabetic kidney disease, treating glomerulonephritis, providing hemodialysis, and controlling hypertension.

    He has worked as an internal medicine specialist at Batman Training and Research Hospital. He also served as a nephrology specialist at Yalova State Hospital. Dr. Uzun is a member of the Turkish Nephrology Association and the Izmir Medical Chamber.

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