Gynecology & Obstetrics · Acibadem Maslak Hospital, İstanbul Prof. İbrahim Bildirici, MD
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Prof. İbrahim Bildirici, MD is a Gynecology & Obstetrics specialist with a focus on perinatology and high-risk pregnancies at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul. He manages gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, pregnancy follow-up, detailed pregnancy ultrasound, amniocentesis, fetal treatment and surgery, and epidural, cesarean and water birth deliveries. He consults in Turkish and English.
Accepting international patientsAbout Prof. İbrahim Bildirici, MD
Prof. İbrahim Bildirici, MD is a specialist in Gynecology & Obstetrics at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Gynecology & Obstetrics unit with a subspecialty focus on perinatology and high-risk pregnancies. He has more than 36 years in medicine. His clinical work centers on the assessment, monitoring and planning of pregnancies in which additional maternal or fetal evaluation is needed, as well as on delivery care.
Dr. Bildirici studied at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine from 1990 to 1996 and completed his training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the same faculty in 2001, working in the Perinatology Unit of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 2000 to 2001. He then moved to Washington University Faculty of Medicine in St Louis, where he was a Perinatal Biology Postdoc Fellow (2001–2002) and a Perinatology Clinical Fellow (2002–2005) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, completing his perinatology training in 2005. He served as a Faculty Member in the same department from 2005 to 2007 and became an Associate Professor in 2006. Between 2008 and 2010 he worked in private practice, and he has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2011. He is a member of the İstanbul Medical Chamber, the Turkish Medical Association, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine. His published research includes studies on placental trophoblast biology, amniotic fluid markers of fetal lung maturity, antenatal steroid administration and fetal heart rate patterns in very low birth weight neonates.
Clinical focus
Dr. Bildirici cares for women with high-risk pregnancies and provides pregnancy follow-up when maternal or fetal conditions require closer monitoring. His areas of expertise include gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, two conditions that may call for more frequent assessment during pregnancy and careful planning of delivery. He performs detailed pregnancy ultrasound and amniocentesis, and his practice also covers fetal treatment and surgery in selected cases where a fetal condition has been identified.
In the area of delivery, Dr. Bildirici manages epidural delivery, cesarean delivery and water birth. The approach to delivery is discussed with each patient in light of her pregnancy history, the course of the current pregnancy and any maternal or fetal findings.
How Dr. Bildirici works with international patients
Dr. Bildirici consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as ultrasound reports, laboratory results, previous pregnancy records, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options for follow-up or delivery. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Bildirici before traveling or as part of ongoing follow-up.
What Dr. Bildirici treats and performs
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Areas of practicePerinatology and high-risk pregnancies
Conditions treated
- Gestational diabetes
- Pregnancy follow-up
- Preeclampsia
- High-risk pregnancy care
Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2006Washington University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 2005Washington University Faculty of Medicine Perinatology
- 2001Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 1990–1996Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2011Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2008–2010Özel muayenehane
- 2005–2007Washington University Faculty of Medicine, St Louis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty Member
- 2002–2005Washington University Faculty of Medicine, St Louis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology Clinical Fellow
- 2001–2002Washington University Faculty of Medicine, St Louis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatal Biology Postdoc Fellow
- 2000–2001Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology Unit
Memberships
Professional Memberships
- İstanbul Medical Chamber
- Turkish Medical Association
- Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
- American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine
Selected publications
Selected 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)
