Education and Specialization

• 1987 – Doctor of Medicine (Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine)
• 1992 – Specialization in Chest Diseases (Ege University Faculty of Medicine)

Experience

• 1987 – Erzurum Aşkale Topalçavuş Health Center Physician
• 1987 – Erzurum Numune Hospital, Emergency Department Physician
• 1988–1992 – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, Research Assistant
• 1992–1994 – Elazığ State Hospital, Chest Diseases Specialist
• 1993–1994 – Consultant Physician, Elazığ Tuberculosis Dispensary
• 1993 – Diyarbakır 600-Bed Military Hospital (Military Service)
• 1994–1995 – KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
• 1995–2024 – KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases

Courses and Certificates

• Measurement and Evaluation in Education Course (KTU, 1999)
• III. Rheumatology Training Course (RAED, 1999)
• Domestic Violence Prevention and Physician Sensitivity Training (British Council, 1999)
• WHO–University of Groningen Student Assessment Course (2003)
• Developing Educational Skills Course (Marmara University, 2006)
• Basic Mechanical Ventilation Course (TTS, 2007)
• Inhalation Therapy in Clinical Practice (University of Helsinki, 2007)
• Ethical Approach in Clinical Research Course (Ministry of Health, 2009)
• Sleep Disorders Diagnosis-Treatment Course (TTS, 2008)
• Educational Formation Course (KTU, 2012)

Professional Memberships

• Medical Chamber
• Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS)
• Turkish Respiratory Society (TUSAD)
• Patient Rights and Health Promotion Association (HAKSAY)
• Medical Law Association
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Areas of Expertise

• Lung Cancer
• COPD
• Asthma
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Shortness of Breath
• Bronchitis
• Allergy
• Tuberculosis