Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Prof. Dr. Ayşe Korkmaz Toygar
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Prof. Dr. Ayşe Korkmaz Toygar is a neonatology specialist at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Acıbadem Atakent Hospital. She cares for newborns with respiratory distress syndrome, prematurity-related needs, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and conditions requiring phototherapy.
About Prof. Dr. Ayşe Korkmaz Toygar
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Korkmaz Toygar is a neonatology specialist working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Acıbadem Atakent Hospital. Her clinical interests include respiratory distress syndrome, prematurity, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and phototherapy.
She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1990, completed her Pediatrics training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1996, and completed Neonatology training there in 2000. She became a Professor at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2012 and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2015.
International families can expect care focused on the needs of newborns requiring neonatal intensive care. Prof. Dr. Toygar is a member of the Turkish National Pediatrics Association and the Turkish Neonatology Association.
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Education
- 2012Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 2000Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Neonatoloji
- 1996Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases
- 1990Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2015Acıbadem Healthcare Services
Professional Memberships
- Türkiye Milli Pediatri Association
- Türk Neonatoloji Association
Selected Publications
- A new approach to an old hypothesis; phototherapy does not affect ductal patency via PGE2 and PGI2 J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2015; 28: 16-22. Surmeli-Onay O, Yurdakok M, Karagoz T, Erkekoglu P, Ertugrul I, Takci S, Giray BK, Aykan HH, Korkmaz A, Yigit S.
- Placental findings of IUGR and non-IUGR. Turk J Pediatr 2014; 56: 368-373 İskender Mazman D, Akçören Z, Yiğit Ş, Kale G, Korkmaz A, Yurdakök M, Durukan
- Serum prohepcidin levels in premature newborns with oxygen radical diseases. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2014: 1-6. Celik HT, Yurdakök M, Korkmaz A, Yiğit S.
- Etiology and outcome of hydrops fetalis: report of 62 cases. Pediatr Neonatol 2014; 55: 108-113. Takci S, Gharibzadeh M, Yurdakok M, Ozyuncu O, Korkmaz A, Akcoren Z, Yigit S.
- Cholestasis in infants with immune hydrops fetalis. Turk J Pediatr 2013; 55: 616-619. Takcı S, Alarcon-Martinez T, Bozkaya D, Yiğit Ş, Korkmaz A, Yurdakök M.
- Postnatal follow-up of infants with prenatal diagnosis of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation Journal of Pediatrics 2013; 56: 71-75. Köstel S, Sürmeli Onay Ö, Tuğral M, Özyüncü Ö, Doğru Ersöz D, Takcı Ş, Yiğit Ş, Korkmaz Toygar A, Kiper N, Yurdakök M.
- Evaluation of the causes of infant mortality and national registration system in Turkey. Journal of Pediatrics 2013; 56: 105-121. Korkmaz A, Aydın Ş, Duyan Çamurdan A, Okumuş N, Onat FN, Özbaş S, Polat E, Şenel S, Tezel B, Tezer H, Köse MR.
- Neonatal cholestasis in very low birth weight infants. Journal of Pediatrics 2013; 56: 175-180. Takcı Ş, Günbey C, Yurdakök M, Korkmaz A, Yiğit Ş.
- Mothers’ level of knowledge about infant care and nutrition. Journal of Pediatrics 2012; 55: 77-81. Dik K, Koyuncuoglu E, Celik HT, Korkmaz A.
- Seasonal characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus infections in Turkey: a two-year epidemiology study Journal of Pediatrics 2012; 55: 1-8. Turkish Neonatology Society Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Study Group.
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What patients say about Prof. Dr. Ayşe Korkmaz Toygar
★★★★★From 2,400+ verified patient reviews“Choosing Acibadem for my physical therapy was the best decision I made. I cannot thank Dr. Toygar enough for the skill and kindness shown. The nursing staff were attentive and kind throughout.”
“We are deeply grateful for the care our child received for neonatal care. Prof. Dr. Toygar took real time to get our child's diagnosis right. The whole experience was organised and reassuring.”

