Prof. Hacer Kuzu Okur is a pulmonologist with deep clinical and academic experience in chest diseases and thoracic medicine. She completed her specialist training at Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2003–2012) and has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group since 2017. Her work spans respiratory medicine, thoracic care, and sleep disorders, with interest in lung cancer and critical care. Active in national and international professional communities, she is a member of the Turkish Thoracic Society (TTD), Uykuder Sleep Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), Turkish Society for Respiratory Research (TÜSAD), Lung Cancer Association, Music Therapy Association, and the Association of Lung Health and Intensive Care (ASYOD).
Education
- 2003 – 2012 Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
- 2001 Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Chest Diseases
- 1991 Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2017 Acibadem Health Group
- 2013 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor / Responsible for Chest Diseases Department / Founder of Bronchoscopy Unit
- 2007 Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine; Department of Neurology Multidisciplinary Sleep Medicine Center 2007 St. Louis, Missouri
- 2005 Istanbul University, ÇAPA Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases / Sleep Disorders Unit
- 1991 – 1995 Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital / General Practitioner
Memberships
- Turkish Thoracic Society (TTD)
- Uykuder Sleep Association
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
- Turkish Society for Respiratory Research (TÜSAD)
- Lung Cancer Association
- Music Therapy Association
- Association of Lung Health and Intensive Care (ASYOD)
Publications
- Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Leptin Levels in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders.2015; DOI:10.1089/2014.0161. S Yosunkaya , H.K. Okur, Ü Can, A Zamani, R Kutlu. - Arginase activity and nitric oxide levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
CLINICS;2014;69(4):000-000. M.Yüksel, H.K. Okur, Z. Pelin, A.V. Öğünç , L. Öztürk. - Detection of reactive oxygen metabolites in malignant and adjacent tissues of patients with lung cancer.
World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2013;11:9. H.K. Okur, M. Yüksel, T. Lacin,V. Baysungur and E. Okur. - Pulmonary function changes in female patients undergoing obesity surgery.
Marmara Medical Journal. 2014;27: DOI:10.5472/MMJ.2013.03256.1. H.K. Okur, A.B. Karip, O. Aras, İ. Taşdelen, H.Altun, K.Memişoğlu. - Lipid peroxidation and paraoxonase in nocturnal cyclic and sustained intermittent hypoxia
Sleep and Breathing. 2013;17:365-371.DOI 10.1007/s11325-012-0703-5. H.K. Okur, Z. Pelin, M. Yuksel, S. Yosunkaya. - Matrix metalloproteinase-9 level and gene polymorphism in sleep disordered breathing patients with or without cardiovascular disorders.
Balkan Medical Journal. 2013; 30:8-12.DOI:10.5152/balkanmedJ.2012.068. M. Yüksel, H.K. Okur, A.V. Öğünç, Z. Pelin. - COPD and Sleep Disorders
International Refereed Academic Journal of Sports Health and Medical Sciences, April-May-June 2012 issue; Issue 3/Skin:2:70-76. H.K. Okur. - Definition and indications of polysomnography.
Turkish Journal of Family Medicine. 2012;16(1):11-14. H.K. Okur. - Pure Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Erectile Dysfunction.
Balkan Medical Journal. 2011;28:435-439. C. Gurbuz, H.K. Okur, S. Demir, S. Ordu, T. Caşkurlu. - Three cases of intrathoracic gossypiboma with varying morbidities depending on the time of detection.
The Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgeon. 2009;57:432-434. H.K. Okur, E. Okur, R. Baran.
