Prof. İbrahim Bildirici is an experienced obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine specialist with a strong clinical and academic background. He earned advanced medical training at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where he served as an Associate Professor in 2006. Since 2011 he has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, contributing to high-quality patient care and clinical services. Prof. Bildirici is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Istanbul Medical Chamber, the Turkish Medical Association, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine. His memberships reflect a commitment to evidence-based practice, fetal medicine, and the use of advanced ultrasound techniques in maternal and prenatal care. Known for combining academic insight with practical experience, he focuses on improving outcomes for mothers and fetuses through multidisciplinary care, up-to-date diagnostic methods, and continued professional collaboration.
Education
- 2006 University of Washington School of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 2005 Washington University School of Medicine Perinatology
- 2001 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Gynecology and Obstetrics
- 1990 – 1996 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2011 Acibadem Health Group
- 2008 – 2010 Private practice
- 2005 – 2007 Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2002 – 2005 Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology Clinical Fellow
- 2001 – 2002 Postdoc Fellow in Perinatal Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA
- 2000 – 2001 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology Unit
Memberships
- Istanbul Medical Chamber
- Turkish Medical Association
- Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
- American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine
Publications
- PLIN2 Is Essential for Trophoblastic Lipid Droplet Accumulation and Cell Survival During Hypoxia
Endocrinology. 2018 159(12):3937-3949. Bildirici I, Schaiff WT, Chen B, Morizane M, Oh SY, O”Brien M, Sonnenberg-Hirche C, Chu T, Barak Y, Nelson DM, Sadovsky Y. - Survival by self-destruction: a role for autophagy in the placenta?
Placenta 33(8):591-8 (2012) Bildirici I, Longtine MS, Chen B, Nelson DM. - Administration of steroids after 34 weeks of gestation enhances fetal lung maturity profiles.
Shanks, A., Gross, G., Shim, T., Allsworth, J., Sadovsky, Y., Bildirici, I. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 203, 47.e1-5 (2010) - Fetal Heart Rate Accelerations and the Risk of Cerebral Lesions and Poor Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates.
Vlastos E.J., Tomlinson T.M., Bildirici I., Sreenarasimhaiah S., Yusuf K., Sadovsky Y., Levy R. Am J Perinatol, 24, 83-88 (2007) - Hypoxia regulates the expression of fatty acid-binding proteins in primary term human trophoblasts
Biron-Shental, T., Schaiff, W.T., Ratajczak, C.K., Bildirici, I., Nelson, D.M., Sadovsky, Y. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 197, 516.e1-6 (2007) - The kinase p38 regulates peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-g in human trophoblasts.
Schild R.L., Sonnenberg-Hirche C.M., Schaiff W.T., Bildirici I., Nelson D.M. and Sadovsky Y. Placenta, 27, 191-199 (2006) - Removal of hydrosalpinges increases endometrial leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) expression at the time of the implantation window.
Seli E., Kayisli U.A., Cakmak H., Bukulmez O., Bildirici I., Guzeloglu-Kayisli O., Arici A. Hum Reprod, 20, 3012-3017 (2005) - Insulin and fatty acids regulate the expression of the fat droplet-associated protein adipophilin in primary human trophoblasts.
Elchalal U., Schaiff W.T., Smith S.D., Rimon E., Bildirici I., Nelson D.M., Sadovsky Y. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 193, 1716-1723 (2005) - The mean weekly increment of amniotic fluid TDx-FLM-II ratio is constant during the latter part of pregnancy.
Bildirici I., Moga C.N., Gronowski A.M., Sadovsky Y. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 193, 1685-1690 (2005) - Intravenous and inhaled epoprostenol for primary pulmonary hypertension during prengancy and delivery.
Bildirici I., Shumway J.B. Obstet Gynecol, 103, 1102-1105 (2004) - Massive vulvar edema complicating a diabetic pregnancy. A case report.
Deren O., Bildirici I., Al A. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 93, 209-211 (2000)
