Dermatology Dr. Züleyha Özgen
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Dr. Züleyha Özgen is a Dermatology specialist at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul with 17+ years of experience.
She treats pemphigus, pediatric pemphigus, atopic dermatitis, scabies, psoriasis, psoriasis in patients with liver cirrhosis, and sexually transmitted infections, and performs topical immunotherapy with diphencyprone, rituximab therapy for pediatric pemphigus, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor therapy for psoriasis. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Dr. Züleyha Özgen
Dr. Züleyha Özgen is a Dermatology specialist with 17 years of experience. Her listed areas of expertise include scabies, sexually transmitted infections, pediatric pemphigus, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and pemphigus. Listed procedures include topical immunotherapy with diphencyprone, rituximab therapy for pediatric pemphigus, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor therapy for psoriasis.
Dr. Özgen graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2003 and completed Dermatology and Venereology at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2009. She was a Specialist Doctor at Afşin State Hospital from 2009 to 2011. She was a Lecturer at Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, from 2011 to 2013, and an Assistant Professor at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, in 2013. Dr. Özgen joined Acibadem Health Group in 2022 and practises at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists four professional bodies, among them the Turkish Dermatology Association, Skin and Venereal Diseases Association, and Turkish Pediatric Dermatology Association.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2015 and 2022. Their subjects include pemphigus in relation to COVID-19 severity and SARS-Cov-2 vaccine safety, atopic dermatitis and dental follicle mesenchymal stem cells, and psoriasis in relation to liver cirrhosis, cardiometabolic risk factors, and tuberculosis risk.
Dr. Özgen speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with her before travelling.
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Education
- 2009Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Dermatology and Venereology
- 2003Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2022Acibadem Health Group
- 2013Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Assistant Professor
- 2011–2013Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lecturer
- 2009–2011Afşin State Hospital, Specialist Doctor
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Dermatology Association
- Turkish Medical Association
- Skin and Venereal Diseases Association
- Turkish Pediatric Dermatology Association
Selected Publications
- COVID-19 severity and SARS-Cov-2 vaccine safety in pemphigus patients. Dermatol Ther. 2022 Mar 4:e15417. doi: 10.1111/dth.15417. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35243732. Ozgen Z, Aksoy H, Akın Çakıcı O, Koku Aksu AE, Erdem O, Kara Polat A, Gürel MS.
- Mesenchymal stem cells derived from human dental follicle modulate the aberrant immune response in atopic dermatitis. Immunotherapy. 2021 Jul;13(10):825-840. doi: 10.2217/imt-2020-0257. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33955241. Zibandeh N, Genc D, Ozgen Z, Duran Y, Goker K, Baris S, Ergun T, Akkoc T.
- An extraordinary outbreak of scabies in Turkey. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Dec;34(12):e818-e820. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16699. Epub 2020 Aug 18. PMID: 32491243. Özden MG, Ertürk K, Kartal SP, Yayli S, Göktay F, Doğramacı CA, Bayramgürler D, Özgen Z, Önder S, Kaçar N, Melikoğlu M, Tamer F, Şentürk N, Alpsoy E.
- An Easy, Cheap, and User-Friendly Technique for Topical Immunotherapy With Diphencyprone: Cotton Tip Injector Technique. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 Jan 13;11(1):119. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_97_19. PMID: 32055528; PMCID: PMC7001399. Kaptanoglu AF, Ozgen Z, Demir G, Cömert E.
- Rituximab therapy in pediatric pemphigus patients: A retrospective analysis of five Turkish patients and review of the literature. Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Sep;36(5):646-650. doi: 10.1111/pde.13926. Epub 2019 Jul 29. PMID: 31355479. Bilgic-Temel A, Özgen Z, Harman M, Kapıcıoğlu Y, Uzun S.
- Effect of Dental Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Th1 and Th2 Derived Naive T Cells in Atopic Dermatitis Patients Clin Exp Health Sci 2019; 9; 220-227. Zibandeh N, Genc D, Ozgen Z, Duran Y, Kasap N, Goker K, Baris S, Ergun T, Akkoc T.
- Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors for the treatment of psoriasis patients with liver cirrhosis: A report of four cases with a literature review. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2017;83:55-9.. Doi. 10.4103/0378-6323.186498. Ergun T, Seckin D, Salman A, Ozgen Z. et al.
- Psoriasis and the liver: problems, causes and the course. Australias J Dermatol. 2016 Feb. Doi: 10;1111/ajd.12460. Tula E, Ergun T, Seckin D, Ozgen.
- Growth arrest-specific 6 and cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with psoriasis. Cardiovasc. Ther. 2015 Apr; 33(2):56-61. Sunbul M, Cagman Z, Gerin F, Ozgen Z. et al.
- The risk of tuberculosis in patients with psoriasis treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents. Int. J Dermatol. 2015; 54(5):595-9. Doi: 10.1111/ijd.12628 Ergun T, Seckin D, Bulbul E, Onsun N, Ozgen Z. et al.
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