Assoc. Prof. Dr. Merve Güner

Clinical Interests

Geriatrics and Internal Medicine

Polypharmacy, dementia and geriatric depression

Sarcopenia, malnutrition, osteoporosis, diabetes and hypertension

Education

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English), 2006-2013

Ege University, Internal Medicine, 2014-2018

Hacettepe University, Geriatrics, 2019-2023

Professional Experience

2013–2014 — Ordu State Hospital, Emergency Department — general practitioner

2018–2019 — Ordu Gürgentepe District State Hospital — Internal Medicine specialist

May 2023–March 2025 — Erzurum City Hospital, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics — Geriatrics specialist

İstinye University Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa

Professional Memberships

Academic Geriatrics Society (Türkiye)

Clinical Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Society (Türkiye)

European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) — Early Careers Geriatricians Initiative (ECGI)

Selected Publications

Güner M, Ural Karaman E, Topsakal FE, Şahbat Y. Frailty in combination with sarcopenia risk predicts osteoporosis in middle-aged and older patients with distal radius fractures from low-energy trauma. Injury. 2026;57(2):112909. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2025.112909. PMID:41344101.

Güner M, Aygün S, Ceylan S, Okyar Baş A, Koca M, Öztürk Y, Hafızoğlu M, Doğu BB, Halil MG, Cankurtaran M, Karakulak UN, Balcı C. Muscle matters: The relationship between skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle in older people—A Cross-Sectional Prospective Observational Study. 2025. doi:10.1002/ncp.11298. PMID:40259600.

Güner M, Girgin S, Yıldırım T, Okyar Baş A, Ceylan S, Öztürk Y, Koca M, Balcı C, Doğu BB, Cankurtaran M, Halil MG. Decreased abdominal wall muscle mass defined by muscle ultrasound is associated with malnutrition according to Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria in renal transplant recipients: A cross-sectional study. 2024;48(3):329–336. doi:10.1002/jpen.2608. PMID:38367017.

Güner M, Ceylan S, Okyar Baş A, Koca M, Doğu BB, Halil MG, Cankurtaran M, Balcı C. Turkish translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the Groningen Frailty Indicator. BMC Geriatr. 2023;23(1):753. doi:10.1186/s12877-023-04445-5. PMID:37978450.

Güner M, et al. Prevalence and general characteristics of dementia: a nationwide population-based study of electronic health records in Türkiye. 2024;54(4):644–651. PMID:39295599.

Evaluation of waist-to-calf ratio as a diagnostic tool for sarcopenic obesity: a cross-sectional study from a geriatric outpatient clinic. 2024. PMID:39101989.

A hand-in-hand phenomenon in older adults: Increased risk of frailty in geriatric outpatients associated with handgrip strength asymmetry and weakness. 2024. PMID:39270611.