Education and Specialization
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education
Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Specialization in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Specialization in Rheumatology
Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professorship
Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Professorship
Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Professorship
Experience
General practitioner at a community health center and emergency department physician
Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at a state hospital
University hospital, Asst. Prof. Dr.
Fırat University and Erciyes University, Prof. Dr.
Preceptorship, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Head of the Rheumatology Division
Courses and Certificates
FTR Board Certificate, Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul
Clinical Densitometry Certificate, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and International Osteoporosis Foundation
Ethics Committee Membership Qualification and Training Certificate, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey
EULAR (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology) Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Certificate
Advanced Rheumatology Course Certificate- NYU, Department of Rheumatology, New York, USA
Editor in Chief- 2014-2016, Erciyes Medical Journal
Section Editor, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Turkish Journal of Medical
Sciences-2016
Associate Editor, Archives of Rheumatology-2014-2016
Associate Editor, Turkish Journal of PMR-2013
Member of Editorial Board, World Journal of Rheumatology
Member of Editorial Board, World Journal of Orthopedics
Member of Editorial Board, ISRN Rheumatology-2016
Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Back Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (2002-2012)
Member of Steering Committee, Fırat Medical Journal (2004-2007)
Referee, BMC Urology
Referee, Stress
Referee, Spinal Cord
Referee, Cell Biochemistry and Function
Referee, International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
Referee, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Referee, Saudi Medical Journal
Referee, Clinica Chimica Acta
Referee, Psychopharmacology
Referee, Redox Report
Referee, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
Referee, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Referee, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Referee, Clinical Journal of Pain
Referee, Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Referee, Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Referee, Turkish Journal of Rheumatology (Archives of Rheumatology)
Referee, Journal of Rheumatology
Referee, Indian Journal of Medical Science
Referee, Future Rheumatology
Referee, BMC Pediatric Rheumatology
Referee, Clinical Medicine:Case Reports
Referee, Cases J
Referee, Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Referee, The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
Referee, Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation
Referee, Southern Medical Journal (USA)
Referee, Rheumatology (Oxford) (UK)
Referee, Arthritis Research & Therapy (UK)
Referee, Arthritis Care & Research (USA)
Referee, Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Referee, Clinical Rheumatology
Referee, British Journal of Sports Medicine
Referee, Expert Opinion in Pharmacotherapeutics
Referee, Expert Opinion in Biological Therapeutics
Referee, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Referee, European Journal of Neurology
Referee, Medical Principles and Practice
Referee, Journal of the National Medical Association (USA)
Referee, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Referee, Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Referee, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Referee, Quality of Life Research
Referee, Disease Markers
Referee, Clinics
Referee, Clinical Endocrinology
Referee, Expert Opinion On Emerging Drugs
Referee, Maturitas
Referee, Expert Opinion on Drug Safety
Referee, Rheumatology International
Referee, Collegium Antropologicum
Referee, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Referee, Neuroscience Letters
Professional Memberships
Full Member, Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS).
Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS), Advisory Board Member.
International Member, American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (www.rheumatology.org).
Turkish Medical Association.
Turkish League Against Rheumatism.
Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Awards
Koçak Farma Award for the Use of Methotrexate in Rheumatic Diseases, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 7th National Rheumatic Diseases Congress 2016
Best Research, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 7th National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2016
Best Research, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 5th National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2014
Best Research, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 5th National Rheumatic Symposium, 2013
Best Research, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 5th National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2012
Best Poster, Third Place, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 3rd National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2008
EULAR scholarship for 15th Sonography Course, EULAR, 2008
Best Poster, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2nd National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2006
Best Research, Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2nd National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2006
Best Research, 1st National Rheumatic Diseases Congress, 2004
Registration award in the best papers category, EULAR, 2002
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