Assoc. Prof. Demet Çekdemir is a hematologist with a specialization from Ege University Faculty of Medicine (2011). With a clinical appointment at Acibadem Health Group since 2024, she provides patient-centered care in hematology and participates actively in clinical research and advanced therapies. Her professional work spans diagnosis and management of hematologic disorders, with attention to leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and apheresis procedures. She is involved in clinical trials and collaborates across disciplines to bring evidence-based treatments to patients. Active in professional and scientific communities, she is a member of: – Leukemia Lymphoma Myeloma Patients and Research Society Association – Clinical Research Association – Turkish Internal Medicine Specialty Society – Turkish Hematology Association – Turkish Medical Association – Hematology Specialty Society – European Hematology Association – Hemapheresis Association Demet is committed to improving patient outcomes through clinical excellence, research, and professional collaboration.
Education
- 2011 Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hematology
- 2010 – 2011 Queen Mary University, London in the Barts Cancer Institute Center for Haemato – Oncology, London, UK
- 2007 Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine
- 2001 – 2002 Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Histology and Embryology
- 2000 Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2024 Acibadem Health Group
- 2023 – 2024 Izmir City Hospital
- 2022 – 2023 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, University of Health Sciences, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bone Marrow Transplant Center Director
- 2019 – 2022 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
- 2014 – 2019 Anadolu Medical Center In Affiliation with Johns Hopkings Medicine,Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
- 2012 – 2014 Ministry of Health, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Hematology
Memberships
- Leukemia Lymphoma Myeloma Patients and Research Society Association
- Clinical Research Association
- Turkish Internal Medicine Specialty Society
- Turkish Hematology Association
- Turkish Medical Association
- Hematology Specialty Society
- European Hematology Association
- Hemapheresis Association
Publications
- Correlation of Liver Enzyme Levels and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatosis
Ankara Medical Journal 19 (1), 123-132, 2019. D Cekdemir, M Gunduz, A Celebi et al. - Effects of Immune Complexes on Holotranscobalamine Assay of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Myeloproliferative Disorders.
International Journal of Hematology and Oncology 29 (1), 031-037, 2019. D Cekdemir, FBS Cinemre, B Aydemir et al. - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Clone in Refractory Anemia Patients
LLM Journal 2019;3(2):28-30. Demet ÇEKDEMİR, Hasan ERGENÇ, Ayşenur UÇAR et al. - A multi-centric study on the efficacy of eltrombopag in management of refractory chronic immune thrombocytopenia.
Turk J Haematol. 2019 Jul 22. doi: 10.4274. Cekdemir D, Guvenc S, Ozdemirkiran F et al. - Screening Test Results of The Donors/Patients who Applied to Blood Transfusion Center of Sakarya University
Sakarya Medical Journal 8 (3), 632-637, 2018. H Ergenc, D Cekdemir, AC Oren et al. - Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapy in the Elderly Patient? Turkey Clinics
J Hematol-Special Topics 2018. Demet Çekdemir, Reyhan Diz Küçükkaya - Acute Kidney Injury Developing In The Early Period In The Patients Undergoıng Autologous And Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Nephrology Dıalysıs Transplantatıon 33, 25-25, 2018. D Cekdemir, EM Atasoyu, Z Gulbas. - Results From Early Period Of The Patients With Chronic Kidney Dısease Undergoıng Autologous And Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Nephrology Dıalysıs Transplantatıon 33, 2018. EM Atasoyu, D Cekdemir, Z Gulbas. - Cauda equina involvement in newly diagnosed myeloma patient. Clinical Case Reports and Reviews
Demet Cekdemir, Nur Soyer, Halil Gulluoglu et al. - Retrospective analysis of patients with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms: a single-center experience.
Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences 26 (3), 59-64, 2018 D Çekdemir, M Gündüz.
