Rheumatological Disorders

1977 – 1981 – Ankara TED College
1981 – 1987 – Marshall High School Virginia USA.
1987 – 1991 – George Mason University (Pre-Medicine – Biology) Fairfax, Virginia USA.
1991 – 1995 – University of Health Sciences School of Medicine – Kansas City, Missouri USA.
1995 – 1998 – Residency in Internal Medicine Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, D.C. USA.
1998 – 2000 – Fellowship in Rheumatology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, D.C. USA.

March 2000 – August 2000 – Northern Virginia Community Hospital, Falls Church Virginia Internal Medicine On Duty
March 1997 – June 2000 – Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Viriginia Critical Care Admiting Resident
December 2000 – November 2001 – Internal Medicine Doctor of Inova Urgent Care Ambulatory Polyclinic
October 2000 – November 2001 – Department of Rehabilitative Services, Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia State Rheumatologist
November 2000 – December 2002 – Merck Pharmaceutical (Pharmaceutical Company) Rheumatology Medicine Trainer/Server
April 2000 – December 2003 – Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Veterans Operations Hospital) Rheumatology Specialist
February 2001 – December 2003 – Northern Virginia Mental Institute Hospital Rheumatology Specialist
June 2000 – June 2001 – Arthritis Associates of Northern Virginia (Private Polyclinic) Rheumatologist
July 2001 – June 2005 – Medical Group of Northern Virginia (Private Polyclinic) Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Specialist
July 2005 – November 2007 – Metro Arthritis Infusion and Imaging Services (Private Practice) Rheumatology Specialist
January 2008 – February 2008 – TAF Military Duty
March 2008 – June 2008 – Ankara Gülhane Military Medicine and Research Hospital (GATA) Behçet’s Disease and Rheumatology Polyclinics Rheumatologist
December 2008 – February 2009 – Acıbadem Polyclinic and International Hospital Polyclinic Etiler,İSTANBUL, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Specialist
August 2009 – November 2009 – Haydarpaşa GATA Hospital Infectious Diseases and Biochemistry Departments Rotations (T.R. Ministry of Health Internal Diseases Specialization Completion) – Equivalence Procedures
March 2009 – June 2010 – Maslak Acıbadem Hospital, Maslak Istanbul Rheumatology Specialist
June 2010 – Tarabya Private Enhar Medical Center Internal Diseases and Rheumatology Specialist
June 2011 – June 2012 – Nişantaşı Hospital, Internal Medicine / Rheumatology Specialist Nişantaşı, Şişli, İstanbul
June 2010 – May 2013 – Istanbul Orthopedic Center (ISOM) – 3. Levent, Istanbul Rheumatology Consultant Physician

Occupational Medicine Certificate was given by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Document No: 4012, May 2013
Medical Ozone Therapy Certification – Şifa University
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) / Medical Platelet Enriched Plasma Treatment Certification – Şifa University, İzmir September 2013

The significance of repeat testing in Turkish blood donors screened with HBV, HCV and HIV immunoassays and the importance of s/co ratios in the interpretation of HCV/HIV screening test results and as a determinant for further confirmatory testing. Original Article Tranfusion Medicine, 2010, 20 152 – 159 Coexistence of Pancreatic Tuberculosis with Systemic Brucellosis: A case report Cent. eur. J.Med. DOI: 10.2478/g 11536-009-0143-1 December 2009
(Reversible) Polymyositis occurring during Psoralen and Ultraviolet A (PUVA) Therapy:  A Case Report J Rheumatol. 2000 Joules; 27 (7): 1823-4 Acute Renal Failure: A complication of rapid pleural fluid evacuation American College of Physicians, Washington, D.C. Chapter Abstract Competition/ Poster Presentation January 1996