Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Prof. Dr. Şule Arslan
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About Prof. Dr. Şule Arslan
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Prof. Dr. Şule Arslan is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialist at Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital in İstanbul with more than 25 years of experience.
She focuses on pain management and rehabilitation medicine, including rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic diseases, idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome, adhesive capsulitis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis, multiple sclerosis-associated osteoporosis, supervised physiotherapy, and hand disease rehabilitation. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
Prof. Şule Arslan is a specialist in algology with a strong clinical and academic background. She completed advanced training in algology in 2011 and has been serving patients and contributing to clinical practice within Acibadem Health Group since 2021.
Her professional focus lies in pain management and rehabilitation, drawing on multidisciplinary approaches to improve patient function and quality of life. She is an active member of key national professional bodies, including the Turkish Medical Rehabilitation Association, the Hand Diseases and Rehabilitation Association, and the Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Physicians of Turkey, which supports her engagement with current best practices and collaboration across specialties.
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Education
- 2011Algology
- 2009–2011Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Professor
- 2003Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Associate Professor
- 2001Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Assistant Professor
- 2000Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- 1995Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- 1989Ankara Anatolian High School
Professional Experience
- 2021Acibadem Health Group
- 2006–2008Gaziosmanpaşa University / Academic Evaluation and Quality Development Board Membership
- 2004–2009Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Faculty Board Member
- 2004–2009Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Board Member
- 2004Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Internal Medical Sciences (by proxy)
- 2003–2007Gaziosmanpaşa University Senate / Faculty of Medicine Representative
- 2002–2011Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Assistant Dean
- 2002–2008Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Medical Surgery Drug Research Ethics Committee
- 2002–2005Socrates/Erasmus Institution Coordinatorship
- 2001–2011Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- 2001–2002Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Medicine / Deputy Director of Revolving Fund Management
- 2001University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Department of Medicine Section of Rheumatology / Research Scholar, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Rehabilitation Association
- Hand Diseases and Rehabilitation Association
- Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Physicians of Turkey
Selected Publications
- Pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: multidetector computed tomography findings Acta Radiol. 2013 Jul 19. Yuksekkaya R, Celikyay F, Yilmaz A, Arslan S, Inanir A, Inonu H, Deniz C.
- The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Turkish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases. Turk J Rheumatol, 27(1):31-37 (2012) Ulusoy H, Kaya Güçer T, Aksu M, Arslan Ş, Habiboğlu A, Akgöl G, Bilgici A, Kuru Ö, Çetin İ, Kamanlı A, Özgöçmen S.
- Comparison of the diagnostic utility of Electromyography, Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging in idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome determined by clinical findings. Neurosurgery, 70(3):610-6 (2012) Deniz FE, Oksüz E, Sarikaya B, Kurt S, Erkorkmaz U, Ulusoy H, Arslan S.
- Serum levels of soluble CD26 and CD30 and their clinical significance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int, 32(12):3857-62 (2012) Ulusoy H, Kamanli A, Ilhan N, Kuru O, Arslan S, Alkan G, Ozgocmen S.
- The efficacy of supervised physiotherapy for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis. Bratisl Lek Listy, 112(4):204-7 (2011) Ulusoy H, Sarica N, Arslan S, Olcay Ç, Erkorkmaz U.
- Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Disease Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Turk J Rheumatol, 25 (1): 24-28 (2010) Ulusoy H, Bilgici A, Kuru O, Sarica N, Arslan S, Erkorkmaz U.
- Serum vtamin D status and bone mineral density in fibromyalgia. Bratisl Lek Listy, 111 (11):604-609 (2010) Ulusoy H, Sarica N, Arslan S, Ozyurt H, Cetin I, Birgul Ozer E, Yildirim N.
- Cumulative corticosteroid doses and osteoporosis in multiple sclerosis patients. Turk J Rheumatol, 25: 191-5 (2010) Arslan S, Celiker R, Karabudak R.
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Review of Literature . Turk J Physical Med and Rehab, 55 (1): 45-49 (2009) Ulusoy H, Sarica N, Arslan S.
- A new value of proximal femur geometry to evaluate hip fracture risk: true moment arm, Hip Int, 18(2):101-7 (2008). Ulusoy H, Bilgici A, Kuru O, Sarica N, Arslan S, Erkorkmaz U.
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