Pulmonary Medicine Prof. Dr. Gülcihan Özkan
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Prof. Dr. Gülcihan Özkan is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist at Acıbadem Maslak Hospital. She evaluates and treats respiratory conditions including asthma, COPD, lower respiratory tract infections, pulmonary embolism, lung nodules, and lung and other thoracic cancers. Her areas of expertise also include bronchoscopy and EBUS.
About Prof. Dr. Gülcihan Özkan
Prof. Dr. Gülcihan Özkan is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist at Acıbadem Maslak Hospital. Her clinical interests include lower respiratory tract infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary embolism, lung nodules, lung and other thoracic cancers, bronchoscopy, and EBUS.
She graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1991 and completed Pulmonary Medicine training at Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital in 1996. She became an Associate Professor in 2012 and has held clinical, educational, and leadership roles in pulmonary medicine, including at Yedikule and Yeni Yüzyıl Faculty of Medicine Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital.
International patients can expect an evaluation focused on their respiratory symptoms, medical history, and appropriate diagnostic needs. Prof. Dr. Özkan provides care within the Pulmonary Medicine unit at Acıbadem Maslak Hospital and has professional memberships in respiratory and lung cancer associations.
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Education
- 2012Associate Professor
- 1996Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Chest Diseases
- 1991İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2017Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2015Yeni Yüzyıl Faculty of Medicine Özel Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital Chest Diseases Clinic / Head of the Department of Chest Diseases
- 2014Yedikule Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital / Training Officer
- 2012Turkish Thoracic Association Istanbul Branch / Board Secretariat
- 2003England, Leicester University, Glenfield Hospital Lung Cancer Clinic / Observer
- 1998–2015Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Chest Diseases and Tbc Chief Assistant
- 1997–1998Karadeniz Ereğli Chest Hospital / Chief Physician
- 1992–1996Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
- 1991–1992Ordu Maternity and Children's Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Lung Cancer Research Association
- Türk Toraks Association
- Turkish Respiratory Research Association
- European Respiratory Society
Selected Publications
- The association between periodontal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case control study. COPD. 2014 Aug;11(4):424-30. DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2013.858316. Epub 2013 Dec 30. Oztekin G, Baser U, Kucukcoskun M, Tanrikulu-Kucuk S, Ademoglu E, Isik G, Ozkan G, Yalcin F, Kiyan E.
- Epidemiology and distribution of interstitial lung diseases in Turkey Clin Respir J. 2014 Jan;8(1):55-62. DOI: 10.1111/crj.12035. Epub 2013 Jul 31 Musellim B, Okumus G, Uzaslan E, Akgun M, Cetinkaya E, Turan O, Akkoclu ,Hazar A,Kokturk N,Calisir HC;Turkish Interstitial Lung Diseases Group
- Asthma control test via text messaging: could it be a tool for evaluating asthma control? J Asthma.2013 Dec;50(10):1083-9. DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.832294. Epub 2013 Sep 19. Uysal MA, Mungan D, Yorgancioglu A, Yildiz F, Akgun M, Gemicioglu B, Turktas H; Turkish Asthma Control Test (TACT) Study Group, Turkey
- Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease: Retrospective Analysis of 42 cases. Türkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2013;33(3):854-67. Zeki Kılıçaslan, Tülin Kuyucu, Aylin Babalık, Gülcihan Özkan, Züleyha Kaya Bingöl, Emine Nilgün Ordu, Mualla Partal, Kaya Köksalan.
- The validation of the Turkish version of Asthma Control Test Qual Life Res. 2013 Sep;22(7):1773-9. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0309-1. Epub 2012 Nov 10. Uysal MA, Mungan D, Yorgancioglu A, Yildiz F, Akgun M, Gemicioglu B, Turktas H; Turkish Asthma Control Test (TACT) Study Group
- Evaluation of patients with Behçet?s disease presented with pulmonary symptoms. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences.2011; DOI no:10.5336/medsci.2010-20713. Ozkan G, Camsari G, Bakan D, Kiyan E, Okumus G, Gur A, Bayram M, Kulcu A.
- Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from induced sputum and bronchial lavage in tuberculous pleurisy. Solunum 2010;12(3):125-128 Bakan ND, Özkan G, Bayram M, Gür A, Çamsarı G, Kendirlinan R.
- The Value of Sputum Induction and Flexible Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Respiratory Diseases 2010;21(1):11-15. Özkan G, Bakan ND, Bayram M, Babalık M, Külcü A, Gür A, Güngör Çamsarı
- The effect of ultrasonography-guided needle aspiration of non-palpable supraclavicular lymph nodes on diagnosis and staging in advanced lung cancer Journal of Tuberculosis and Thorax 2009; 57(2): 186-191. ülcihan Özkan, Mehmet Tutar, Mehmet Bayram, Dilek Bakan, Aygün Gür, Güngör Çamsarı.
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis. Turkish Thoracic Journal 2008;9(3):124-126. Nur Dilek Bakan, Dilek Kanmaz, Gülcihan Özkan, Muhammet Tekeşin, Mehmet Bayram, Mesiha Çilingir, Aygün Gür, Güngör Çamsarı.
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