Education and Specialization

• 2014–2015 — Fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA.
• 2007–2008 — Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
• 2000–2003 — Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir.
• 1991–1995 — Internal Medicine residency, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.
• 1987 — MD, Anadolu (Osmangazi) University School of Medicine, Eskişehir.

Professional Experience

• September 2019–September 2021 — Professor of Medicine and lecturer, Eastern Mediterranean University School of Medicine, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus.
• April 2018–March 2019 — Professor; Head of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Near East University School of Medicine, Nicosia.
• August 2015–April 2018 — Professor; Head of Gastroenterology, Muğla University School of Medicine.
• 2014–August 2015 — Fellow in advanced endoscopy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA.
• 2009–July 2014 — Professor; founding Head of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Muğla University School of Medicine.
• 2008–2009 — Consultant, Gastroenterology Clinic, ASM Hospital, Istanbul.
• 2007–2008 — Transplant Hepatology Fellow, VCU Health System, Richmond, USA.
• 2004–2007 — Visiting faculty in hepatology and molecular diagnostics, VCU Health System, USA.
• 2003–2004 — Associate Professor; founding Head of Gastroenterology, Harran University School of Medicine.
• 1997–2000 — Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; assistant dean and assistant chief of staff, Harran University.
• 1990–1991 — Thoracic Surgery resident, Yedikule Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul.
• 1987–1989 — General practitioner, Emergency Clinic, Erzurum Memorial Hospital.

Areas of Expertise

• Gastroenterology and hepatology
• Advanced therapeutic endoscopy
• ERCP
• Transplant hepatology
• Liver diseases and liver pathology
• Medical education and clinical research

Selected Courses and Certificates

• ERCP training, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore / A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy, November 2011.
• Liver Pathology Course, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA, 2007.
• Clinical Trials course, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007.
• Molecular Diagnostics Course, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007.

Leadership and Administrative Roles

• Training of internal medicine residents and gastroenterology-hepatology teaching for medical students.
• Chair, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology remodeling and medical-devices advisory committee.
• International Erasmus faculty, TAMK University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland, May 2010.

Awards

• Academic adviser to the student project “Online Education: What Are the Ideas and Concerns of Health-Related Science Students?”