Pediatrics Prof. Dr. Agop Çıtak
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Prof. Dr. Agop Çıtak is a Pediatrics specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with more than 35 years of experience.
His clinical focus includes pediatric intensive and emergency care for conditions such as secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, macrophage activation syndrome, pediatric sepsis, shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, critical H1N1 influenza, convulsive status epilepticus, and poisoning-related seizures, as well as procedures including central venous catheterization, mechanical ventilation, and resuscitation. He consults in Turkish…
Prof. Agop Çıtak is a pediatric intensivist with specialized training from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, where he completed pediatric intensive care in 2011. He has clinical experience with Acıbadem Health Group and a strong background in critical care for children. He is an active member of national and international professional societies, including the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care.
Locally, he participates in the Turkish Pediatric Association, the National Pediatric Association of Turkey, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Association, the Intensive Care Society for Internal and Surgical Sciences, the Intensive Care Association, the Turkish Medical Chamber, and the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Alumni Association. His work focuses on delivering high-quality pediatric intensive care, improving emergency and critical care practices for children, and contributing to professional collaboration and education within pediatric critical care networks.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2011Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Intensive Care
- 2011Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Emergency
- 2009Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Professor / Department of Pediatric Intensive Care
- 2003–2009Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit / Pediatric Emergency Unit
- 1996Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics
- 1991Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2010Acibadem Health Group
- 2000USC Keck School of Medicine, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles / Divison of Critical Care Medicine
- 1991–1996Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics / Doctor Research Assistant
Professional Memberships
- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/ European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care
- Turkish Pediatric Association
- Intensive Care Society for Internal and Surgical Sciences
- Intensive Care Association
- Turkish Medical Chamber
- Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Alumni Association
- National Pediatric Association of Turkey
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Association
Selected Publications
- Evaluation of Endocrine Functions in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Int. 2014 Aydın BK, Demirkol D, Baş F, Türkoğlu U, Kumral A, Karaböcüoğlu M, Cıtak A, Darendeliler F
- Secondary HLH/MAS Critical Care Study Group. Hyperferritinemia in the critically ill child with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/sepsis/multiple organ dysfunction syndrome/macrophage activation syndrome: what is the treatment? Crit Care. 2012 Dec 12;16(2):R52 Demirkol D, Yildizdas D, Bayrakci B, Karapinar B, Kendirli T, Koroglu TF, Dursun O, Erkek N, Gedik H, Citak A, Kesici S, Karabocuoglu M, Carcillo JA
- Hypophosphatemia and its clinical implications in critically ill children: a retrospective study. J Crit Care. 2012 Oct;27(5):474-9. Kilic O, Demirkol D, Ucsel R, Citak A, Karabocuoglu M.
- Critically ill children with pandemic influenza (H1N1) in pediatric intensive care units in Turkey. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan;13(1):e11-7. D Kendirli T, Demirkol D, Yildizdas D, Anil AB, Asilioglu N, Karapinar B, Erkek N, Sevketoglu E, Dursun O, Arslanköylü AE, Bayrakçi B, Bosnak M, Köroğlu
- Lidocaine Treatment in Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus. Pediatrics International. 2008:50;35-39. Yıldız B, Çıtak A, Karaböcüoglu M, Aydınlı N Üçsel R, Uzel N
- Pediatric Shock. Sıgnae Vitae 2008;3:13-23. Arıkan AA, Çıtak A.
- Positive end-expiratory pressure and pressure support in peripheral airways obstruction : Work of breathing in intubated children. Intensive Care Med. 2007;33:120-127. Graham AS, Chandrashekharaiah G, Citak A, Wetzel RC, Newth CJ.
- Seizures associated with poisoning Pediatr Int, 2006:48;582-585. Çıtak, A, D.D. Soysal, R. Üçsel, M. Karaböcüoğlu, N. Uzel
- Efficacy of Long Duration of Resuscitation and Magnesium Sulfate in Amitriptyline Poisoning Europ J. Emerg Med, 9 (1), 63-6 (2002). Citak, A., D. Soysal, M. Karaböcüoğlu, R. Üçsel, N. Uzel
- Central Venous Catheters in Pediatric Patients Subclavian Venous Approach as the First Choice? Inter Ped, 44 (1), 83-6 (2002). Citak, A., M. Karaböcüoğlu, R. Üçsel, N. Uzel
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