Dermatology Prof. Dr. Sedef Şahin
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About Prof. Dr. Sedef Şahin
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Prof. Dr. Sedef Şahin is a dermatologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with 39+ years of experience.
She treats melanoma, pigmented basal cell carcinoma, mycosis fungoides, vitiligo, pityriasis lichenoides chronica, infantile pustular psoriasis, neonatal cephalic pustulosis, and Malassezia skin colonization, and performs dermoscopy, narrowband UVB phototherapy, PUVA photochemotherapy, and pediatric phototherapy. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
Prof. Sedef Şahin is a professor of dermatology with a medical degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology (2004). She brings extensive clinical and academic experience, including work with Acibadem Health Group since 2008.
An active member of both national and international professional organizations, she belongs to the Turkish Dermatology Association, the Skin and Venereal Diseases Association, the Ankara Skin and Venereal Diseases Association, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. Her career blends clinical practice, teaching and collaboration within the global dermatology community.
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Education
- 2004Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology / Professor
- 1998Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology / Associate Professor
- 1992Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Skin and Venereal Diseases
- 1986Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
- 1980Ted Ankara College
Professional Experience
- 2008Acibadem Health Group
- 2007–2008Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
- 2004–2008Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Professor
- 1998–2004Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor
- 1996–1997New York University School of Medicine Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, Skin and Cancer Unit Oncology Section Melanoma Fellow
- 1995–1996Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Assistant Professor
- 1994–1995Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Attending Physician
- 1992–1994Department of Dermatology, Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, Chief Assistant
- 1988–1992Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Research Assistant
- 1987–1988Higher Education Institution Medicine
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Dermatology Association
- Skin and Venereal Diseases Association
- Ankara Skin and Venereal Diseases Association
- American Academy of Dermatology
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Selected Publications
- Cutaneous papules, uterine fibroids, and renal cell cancer: one family’s tale. Lancet 2010 Jan 9; 375 (9709):170 Önder M, Glenn G, Adışen E, Keseroğlu O, Şahin S, Ataoğlu O, Akaya B, Toro JR.
- Correlation between the dermatoscopic and histopathological features of pigmented basal cell carcinoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010 Mar 23 Tabanlıoglu Onan D, Sahin S, Gököz O, Erkin G, Çakır B, Elçin G, Kayıkçıoğlu A.
- Narrowband UVB phototherapy in pityriasis lichenoides chronica. J Dermatol Treat 20: 109-13, 2009 Ersoy-Evans S, Hapa AA, Boztepe G, Sahin S, Kölemen F.
- Phototherapy in childhood. Pediatr Dermatol 25: 599-605, 2008 Ersoy-Evans S, Altaykan A, Sahin S, Kölemen F.
- Acitretin is a safe treatment option for infantile pustular psoriasis. J Dermatolog Treat 19:341-3, 2008 Ergin S, Ersoy-Evans S, Sahin S, Ozkaya O.
- Colonization of neonate skin by Malassezia species: Relationship with neonatal cephalic pustulosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 57; 1012-8, 2007 Ayhan M, Sancak B, Karaduman A, Arikan S, Sahin S.
- Colonization of neonate skin by Malassezia species: Relationship with neonatal cephalic pustulosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 57; 1012-8, 2007 Ayhan M, Sancak B, Karaduman A, Arikan S, Sahin S.
- Narrowband UVB phototherapy to clear and maintain clearance in patients with mycosis fungoides. J Am Acad Dermatol 53:242-246, 2005 Boztepe G, Sahin S, Ayhan M, Erkin G, Kölemen F.
- Experience with calcipotriol as adjunctive treatment for vitiligo in patients who do not respond to PUVA alone. J Am Acad Dermatol 44: 634-7, 2001 Yalcin B, Sahin S, Bükülmez G, Karaduman A, Atakan N, Akan T, Kölemen F.
- PUVA treatment of vitiligo: a retrospective study of Turkish patients. Int J Dermatol 38: 101-104, 1999 Sahin S, Hindioğlu U, Karaduman A.
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