Pulmonary Medicine Prof. Dr. İlim Irmak
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Prof. Dr. İlim Irmak is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist at Acıbadem Ataşehir Hospital. She treats lung and other thoracic cancers, lung nodules, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism, sleep disorders, and lower respiratory tract infections. Her areas of expertise include bronchoscopy and EBUS.
About Prof. Dr. İlim Irmak
Prof. Dr. İlim Irmak is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist at Acıbadem Ataşehir Hospital. Her clinical interests include lung and other thoracic cancers, lung nodules, bronchoscopy and EBUS, as well as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism, sleep disorders, and lower respiratory tract infections.
She graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2008 and completed Pulmonary Medicine training at Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital in 2013. She served as a faculty member in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine from 2019 to 2021 and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2024.
International patients can consult Prof. Dr. Irmak for assessment and management of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary conditions. Her approach includes evaluation of lung nodules and thoracic cancers, diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures, and care planning for acute and chronic respiratory diseases.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2021Associate Professorlk
- 2013Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Chest Diseases
- 2008İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2024Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2019–2021Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Chest Diseases / Lecturer
Professional Memberships
- European Respiratory Society
- Turkish Respiratory Research Association
- Türk Toraks Association
Selected Publications
- Patients with cystic fibrosis who could not receive the CFTR modulator treatment: What did they lose in 1 year?. Pediatric Pulmonology. (SCI-Expanded)-Q2 (2023) Uytun, S., Cinel, G., Eryılmaz Polat, S., Özkan Tabakçı, S., Kiper, N., Yalçın, E., … & Doğru, D
- A case-control study of the effects of Aspergillus clinical phenotypes on pulmonary functions in patients with cystic fibrosis Pediatric Pulmonology. (SCI-Expanded)-Q2 (2023) Nayir Buyuksahin, H., Dogru, D. E. N. I. Z., Emiralioglu, N., Ademhan Tural, D., Ozsezen, B., Sunman, B., Irmak, I.,… & Kiper, N
- Bone Mineral Density in Lung Transplant Recipients: Experience of A Referral Lung Transplantation Center Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine, 5(3), 156-162 82 (2023) GÜNEY, P. A., IRMAK, İ., HALİS, A. N., & SARIBAŞ, E.
- Clinical characteristics of patients requiring lung transplantation referral in national cystic fibrosis registry data. The Turkish journal of pediatrics, 65(2), 257-268. (SCI-Expanded)-Q4 (2023) Onay, Z. R., Eyübo?lu, T. Ş., Aslan, A. T., Gürsoy, T. R., Yalçın, E., Kiper, N., … & Do?ru, D.
- Post discharge mortality in the first wave of COVID? 19 in Turkey Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 15(11), 479-484. (SCI-Expanded)-Q2 (2022) Fakili, F., Cetinkaya, P. D., Baydar, O., Baris, S. A., Kokturk, N., Kul, S., … & Bayram, H.
- The association of antiviral drugs with COVID-19 morbidity: The retrospective analysis of a nationwide COVID-19 cohort. Frontiers in medicine, 2587. (SCI-Expanded)-Q2 (2022) Babayigit, C., Kokturk, N., Kul, S., Cetinkaya, P. D., Atis Nayci, S., Argun Baris, S., Irmak, I. … & Bayram, H.
- ssociation Between Known Close Contact History and Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Preliminary Evidence Supporting Importance of Filiation Turkish Thoracic Journal, 23(3), 196-202. (2022) Irmak, I., Inam, M. G., Tekin, F., & Damadoglu, E.
- The success of the Cystic Fibrosis Registry of Turkey for improvement of patient care. Pediatric pulmonology, 57(5), 1245-1252. (SCI-Expanded)-Q2 Asfuroglu, P., Sismanlar Eyuboglu, T., Aslan, A. T., Gursoy, T. R., Emiralioglu, N., Yalcin, E.,I.Irmak … & Dogru, D.
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Prognosis in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 32(3). (2021) Guney, P. A., Irmak, I., Kasapoglu, U. S., & Arinc, S.
- Cuban Blue Scorpion Venom and Lung Carcinoma: Is it Always True What Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stronger?. Turk Thorac Journal/ Turk Thorac J 2021; 22(3): 265-266 (2021) Damadoglu, E., Irmak, I., & Kalyoncu, A. F.
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