Assoc. Prof. Dr. Merve Güner

Uzmanlık Alanları

Geriatri ve İç Hastalıkları

Çoklu ilaç kullanımı, demans ve geriatrik depresyon

Sarkopeni, malnütrisyon, osteoporoz, diyabet ve hipertansiyon

Eğitim

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi (İngilizce), 2006-2013

Ege Üniversitesi, İç Hastalıkları, 2014-2018

Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Geriatri, 2019-2023

Mesleki Deneyim

2013-2014 Ordu Devlet Hastanesi Acil Pratisyen Hekim

2018-2019 Ordu Gürgentepe İlçe Devlet Hastanesi İç hastalıkları Uzman Hekimi

Mayıs 2023-Mart 2025 Erzurum Şehir Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Geriatri Bölümü Geriatri Uzman Hekimi

İstinye Üniversitesi Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa

Mesleki Üyelikler

Akademik Geriatri Derneği

Klinik Enteral ve Parenteral Nütrisyon Derneği

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

Seçilmiş Yayınlar

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.