Medical Genetics Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt is a Medical Genetics specialist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul with 28+ years of experience.
He focuses on genetic evaluation and diagnosis, tissue typing, transplant immunogenetic testing, prenatal genetic diagnosis, and amniocentesis genetic testing, and manages conditions including inherited thrombophilia, familial Mediterranean fever, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia, thyroid hormone resistance, hereditary glaucoma, and chromosomal copy number abnormalities. He…
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Yeşilyurt is a medical geneticist with a strong background in clinical and research genetics. He earned his Medical Genetics training at Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine in 2007 and has since built a career focused on genetic medicine and immunogenetics. In 2025 he joined Acıbadem Health Group, where he continues to apply his expertise in diagnostics, patient care, and multidisciplinary collaboration. He is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Human Genetics, the European Society of Human Genetics, the Medical Genetics Association, the Turkish Immunology Association, and the Society for Transplantation Immunology and Genetics.
These memberships reflect his commitment to staying current with advances in human genetics, immunology, and transplant-related genetic research. Assoc. Prof. Yeşilyurt is known for combining clinical insight with genetic knowledge to support personalized patient care, improve diagnostic accuracy, and contribute to collaborative research initiatives. He is dedicated to mentoring junior clinicians and researchers and to advancing the integration of genetic services within modern healthcare.
Clinical Focus
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Genetic evaluationGenetic diagnosisTissue typingTransplant immunogenetic testingPrenatal genetic diagnosisAmniocentesis genetic testingInherited thrombophiliaFamilial Mediterranean feverMaturity-onset diabetes of the youngDuchenne muscular dystrophyNonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasiaThyroid hormone resistanceHereditary glaucomaChromosomal copy number abnormalities
Background
Education
- 2007Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine Medical Genetics
- 1998Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2025Acibadem Health Group
- 2019Acibadem Maslak Hospital Medical Genetics Outpatient Clinic / Medical Genetics Specialist
- 2019Acibadem Labgen Genetic Evaluation Center / Director
- 2019Acibadem Labmed Ankara Tissue Typing Laboratory / Supervisor
- 2018–2019Yeni Yüzyıl University, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Genetic Diagnosis Center / Medical Genetics Specialist / Istanbul
- 2013–2017Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor / Genetic Diagnosis Center Supervisor / Tissue Typing Laboratory Supervisor / Ankara
- 2013Reprogenetics, Livingston, NJ, USA / Visiting Scholar
- 2012–2013Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Training and Research Hospital, Genetic Diagnosis Center / Responsible Physician / Associate Professor Doctor / Ankara
- 2008Charite University, Institute of Transfusion Medicine Berlin,GERMANY / Visiting Scholar
- 2007–2012Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Training and Research Hospital, Genetics Center / Responsible Physician / Specialist Doctor / Ankara
- 2003–2007Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine / Dr.Ar.Assist. / Erzurum
- 1998–2003M.E.B. Health Education Center / General Practitioner / Erzurum
Affiliations
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Human Genetics
- Turkish Immunology Association
- Medical Genetics Association
- European Society of Human Genetics
- Society for Transplantation Immunology and Genetics
Research
Selected Publications
- Homozygous SQSTM1 nonsense variant identified in a patient with brainstem involvement, Brain Dev. 2021 Nov;43(10):1039-1043 Kilic MA, Kipoglu O, Coskun O, Karacabey BN, Yesilyurt A, Yildiz EP, Aydinli N, Caliskan
- Association of vitamin D receptor gene FokI and TaqI polymorphisms and risk of RDS J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Feb 27:1-7 Ustun N, Eyerci N, Karadag N, Yesilyurt A, Zenciroglu A, Okumus N
- Vitamin D status, serum lipid concentrations, and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms in Familial Mediterranean fever Bosn, J Basic Med Sci. 2018 Feb 20;18(1):21-28. Turhan T, Dogan HO, Bogdaycioglu N, Eyerci N, Omma A, Sari I, Yesilyurt A, Karaaslan Y
- Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young due to Glucokinase, HNF1-A, HNF1-B, and HNF4-A Mutations in a Cohort of Turkish Children Diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Horm Res Paediatr. 2018;90(4):257-265 Ozsu E, Cizmecioglu FM, Yesiltepe Mutlu G, Yuksel AB, Caliskan M, Yesilyurt A, Hatun S
- Efficacy of stem cell therapy in ambulatory and nonambulatory children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – Phase I-II. Degener Neurol Neuromuscul Dis. 2018 Oct 26;8:63-77 Dai A, Baspinar O, Yesilyurt A, Sun E, Aydemir CI, Oztel ON, Capkan DU, Pinarli F, Agar A, Karaoz E
- Retinal and Choroidal Thickness in Adult Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever, Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2017 Oct;24(5):346-351. Bicer T, Celikay O, Kosker M, Alp MY, Ozisler C, Yesilyurt A, Kucuk Bicer B, Gurdal C
- Analysis of CYP1B1 in pediatric and adult glaucoma and other ocular phenotypes, Mol Vis. 2016 Oct 17;22:1229-1238 Reis LM, Tyler RC, Weh E, Hendee KE, Kariminejad A, Abdul-Rahman O, Ben-Omran T, Manning MA, Yesilyurt A, McCarty CA, Kitchner TE, Costakos D, Semi
- Association Between Keratoconus and Familial Mediterranean Fever in Turkey Cornea. 2016 Jan;35(1):77-80 Kosker M, Arslan N, Alp MY, Ozisler C, Acar M, Dogan AS, Yesilyurt A, Gurdal C,
- Nonclassical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Pregnancy. Case Rep Endocrinol. 2015;2015:296924 Cuhaci N, Aydin C, Yesilyurt A, Pinarli FA, Ersoy R, Cakir B
- Thyroid hormone resistance in two patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and their BRAFV600E mutation status Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Aug;59(4):364-6. Karakose, Melia; Caliskan, Mustafa; Arslan, Muyesser Sayki; Cakal, Erman; Yesilyurt, Ahmet; Delibasi, Tuncay,
- BRAF(V600E) Mutation, RET/PTC1 and PAX8-PPAR Gamma Rearrangements in Follicular Epithelium Derived Thyroid Lesions – Institutional Experience and Literature Review Balkan Med J. 2015 Apr;32(2):156-66. Sahpaz, Ahmet; Onal, Binnur; Yesilyurt, Ahmet; Han, Unsal; Delibasi, Tuncay,
- The effects of commonly used intravitreal steroids on proliferation index of ciliary body-derived mesenchymal stem cells: an in vitro study, Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2015 Feb 25:1-5. Demir MN, Acar U, Sobaci G, Pinarli FA, Erginturk Acar D, Beyazyildiz E, Yesilyurt A, Delibasi T
- The contralateral extremity has also benefit from the locally administered bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells and cord blood serum in diabetic ischemic wound healing Stem Cell Rev. 2014 Feb;10(1):97-102. Ulus AT, Pinarli FA, Sonmez D, Yesilyurt A, Delibasi T.,
- Combined genetic mutations have remarkable effect on deep venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism occurrence, Gene. 2014 Feb 15;536(1):171-6 Simsek E, Yesilyurt A, Pinarli F, Eyerci N, Ulus AT,
- Association between Pre-Eclampsia and Inherited Thrombophilias Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2013 Jun;32(3):213-7. Deveer R, Engin-Ustun Y, Akbaba E, Halisdemir B, Cakar E, Danisman N, Mollamahmutoglu L, Yesilyurt A, Candemir Z,
- The effects of oral carvacrol treatment against H2O2 induced injury on isolated pancreatic islet cells of rats, Islets. 2013 Jun 28;5(4). Dagli Gul AS, Fadillioglu E, Karabulut I, Yesilyurt A, Delibasi T.,
- A retrospective analysis of amniocenteses performed for advanced maternal age and various other indications in Turkish women, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2013 Feb;26(3):242-5 Danisman N, Kahyaoglu S, Celen S, Kahyaoglu I, Candemir Z, Yesilyurt A, Cakar ES,
- OTX2 mutations contribute to the otocephaly-dysgnathia complex,OTX2 J Med Genet Yesilyurt A, Boyadjiev SA,Kayserili H, Loget P, Carles D,Sergi C, Puvabanditsin S, Chen CP, Etchevers HC,Katsanis N, Mercer CL,Calvas P,Jabs EW J 2012 Chassaing N,Sorrentino S, Davis EE, Martin-Coignard D, Iacovelli A, Paznekas W, Webb BD, Faye-Petersen O, Encha-Razavi F, Lequeux L, Vigouroux A,
- The relationship between carbon monoxide intoxication and sister chromatid exchange in lymphocyte cells Toxicol Ind Health. 2012 Oct 31. Tarik O, Zeynep O, Hasan D, Mustafa U, Ahmet Y, Mevlit I, Sahin A.,
- Partial trisomy 8p (8p11.2–>pTER) and deletion of 13q (13q32–>qTER): case report, Genet Couns. 2011;22(1):35-40. Yesilyurt A, Dilli D, Oguz S, Dilmen U, Altug N, Candemir Z,
- The Protective Effect of Erdosteine on Radiocontrast Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats Environ Toxicol. 2011 Aug;26(4):395-402 Yesilyurt A, I. A. Erden, I. Bilgic, G. Erden, A. Albayrak,
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva in a virgin patient with Turner syndrome J Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Sep;22(3):211-3. Tapisiz OL, Topcu O, Gungor T, Ozdal B, Sirvan L, Yesilyurt A
- Assisted Reproductive Treatment Applications In Men With Normal Phenotype But 45,X/46,XY Mosaic Karyotype: Clinical And Genetic Perspectives”, Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISI) , 199-202 pp., 2010 , DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60042-3 S. Kilic, B. Yukse, E. Ozdemir, A. Yesilyurt, N. Tasdemir, I. Keskin, M. Dogan,
- Evaluation of Ribavirin Genotoxicity with Sister Chromatid Exchange and Micronuclei Assays in Humans Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences (ISI) , 241-246 pp., 2009 , DOI: 10.3906/sag-0804-26 A. Tatar, Z. Ozkurt, A. Hacımüftüoğlu, A. Yesilyurt, S. Vançelik
- Primary Hypogonadism, Partial Alopecia, and Mullerian Hypoplasia: Report of a Third Family and Review”, American Journal of Medical Genetics: Part A (ISI) , 501-504 pp., 2009 , DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32645 A. Tatar, Z. Ocak, A. Tatar, A. Yesilyurt, B. Borekci,S. Oztas
- A chromosomal-effect study of intensive phototherapy versus conventional phototherapy in newborns with jaundice Mutation Research – Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis (ISI) , 17-20 pp., 2009 , DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.03.008 A. Karadag, A. Yesilyurt, S. Unal, I. Keskin, H. Demirin, N. Uras, U. Dilmen, M. M. Tatlı
- Evaluation of the genotoxic effects of chronic low-dose ionizing radiation exposure on nuclear medicine workers Nuclear Medicine and Biology (ISI) , 575?578 pp., 2009 , DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.02.003 A. Sahin, A. Tatar, S. Oztas, B. Seven, E. Varoglu, A. Yesilyurt, A. K. Ayan
- Tese and ICSI Results in Patients with Klinefelter Syndrome Van Medical Journal , 63-66 pp., 2009 E. Özdemir, U. Öztürk, S. Kılıç, A. Yeşilyurt, N. Cicek, A. İmamoğlu
- Seckel Syndrome with Spontaneous Chromosomal Instability Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences (ISI) , 77-81 pp., 2008 A. Tatar, Z. Ocak, H. Döneray, E. Işık, A. Yeşilyurt, B. Özkan, S. Öztaş
- Genotoxic effect of albendazole in pediatric patients with hepatic hydatid disease International Journal of Infectious Diseases (ISI) , 446?449 pp., 2007 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.01.002 S. Oztas, A. B. Salman, A. Tatar, M. Yigiter, H. Yazgi, M. Ertek, A. Yesilyurt, Z. Ocak
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What is Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt's specialty?
Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt is a specialist in Medical Genetics at Acibadem. For a personalised assessment, the Acibadem international patient team can review your medical history and reports and explain the suitable next steps.
Which hospital does Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt practise at?
Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt sees patients at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul. The international patient team can confirm current availability and help you plan a consultation or visit.
What languages can I use when consulting Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt?
Consultations with Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt are supported in Turkish and English. In addition, Acibadem provides multilingual coordination and interpreter support so international patients can communicate clearly throughout their care.
How can I book an appointment with Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt?
You can request an appointment with Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt using the appointment form on this page, or by contacting the Acibadem international patient team by phone or WhatsApp. After you share your details, the team checks availability and confirms your appointment, usually within 24 hours.
Is an online video consultation available with Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt?
Yes. Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt offers online video consultations, so you can discuss your condition and reports with the specialist before making any travel arrangements. The international patient team can help you schedule a secure video visit.
How many years of experience does Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt have?
Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt has around 28 years of professional experience in Medical Genetics. A summary of education, experience and professional memberships is available on this page.
Can international patients arrange treatment with Dr. Ahmet Yeşilyurt?
Yes. Acibadem supports international patients end to end — from the first consultation and treatment planning through appointment scheduling, interpretation during the stay and follow-up after returning home. Sharing your case for an initial assessment is free of charge.
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You can request an independent review of your diagnosis and proposed treatment. Share your medical reports through the consultation or "Ask a Doctor" form on this site, and the team will arrange a specialist review and explain the available options.
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★★★★★From 2,400+ verified patient reviews ★★★★★ Verified Patient
“After struggling for a long time, I finally found the right care for my emergency treatment here. Dr. Yeşilyurt took the time to review my full history before recommending anything.”
Kevin M. · Canada July 2025
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“I had been worried for months, but my genetic counselling was sorted out quickly and clearly. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeşilyurt explained the risks honestly and earned my full trust.”
Musa F. · Ethiopia January 2025