Kerim Çıkım

M.D. Kerim Çıkım is a physician with a medical degree from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, where he served as Assistant Professor from 2001 to 2007. He joined Acıbadem Health Group in 2010, bringing clinical expertise and a commitment to patient-centered care. He is an active member of the Turkish Medical Association and contributes to pediatric diabetes care through the Istanbul Medical Faculty Child and Adolescent Diabetics Foundation. Kerim focuses on evidence-based practice and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes for children and adolescents with diabetes.

Education

• 2001 – 2007 Trakya University Faculty of Medicine / Assistant Professor
• 2005 Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine
• 1998 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 2010 Acibadem Health Group
• 2009 Private Meltem Hospital / Internal Medicine Specialist
• 2009 Medicana International Istanbul Hospital / Internal Medicine Specialist
• 2008 – 2009 Kızılay Medical Center Bakırköy Branch / Internal Medicine Specialist
• 2008 Afghanistan Kabul Military Hospital
• 2008 GATA Gulhane Military Medical Academy
• 2007 Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine / Assistant Professor, Lecturer in Charge of Internal Intensive Care Unit
• 2005 – 2007 Tekirdağ Şarköy State Hospital / Internal Medicine Specialist
• 2007 Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine Internal Intensive Care Unit
• 2007 Samsun Field Medical School-GATA Gülhane Military Medical Academy
• 2001 Department of Internal Medicine, Inonu University

Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association
• Istanbul Medical Faculty Child and Adolescent Diabetics Foundation

Publications

• Evaluation of endothelial function in subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism
  Thyroid, 14 (8), 605-609 (2004). Cikim, A.S., H. Oflaz, N. Ozbey, K. Cikim, S. Umman, M. Meric, E. Sencer and S. Molvalilar
• Serum proinflammatory mediators at different periods of theraphy in patients with multiple myeloma
  Mediators Imflamm, 14 (3), 171-174 (2005) Kuku, I., M.R. Bayraktar, E. Kaya, M.A. Erkurt, N. Bayraktar, K. Cikim and I. Aydogdu
• Comparison of pantoprazole- vs. omeprazole- based triple therapy regimens in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection and duodenal ulcer healing in a Turkish population
  Turk. J. Gastroenterol, 16 (4): 242-243 (2005). Aladag, M., B. Kantarceken, M. Karincaoglu, A. Sertkaya, K. Cikim, M.M. Harputluoglu, U. Demirel, H. Alan, F. Ates, B. Yildirim and F. Hilmioglu
• Epicardial adipose tissue, hepatic steatosis and obesity
  J. En do crin 01. Invest., (Accepted). Cikim, A.S., E. Topal, M. Harputluoglu, L. Keskin, Z. Zengin, K. Cikim, R. Ozdemir, M. Aladag and S. Yologlu
• The effect of moxonodine on endothelial dysfunction in metabolic syndrome
  Am. J. Cardiovasc. Drugs, 6 (5), 343-348 (2006). Topal, E., A.S Cikim, K. Cikim, I. Temel and R. Ozdemir
• Therapeutic plasma exchange for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A retrospective multicenter study”,
  Transfus Apher Sci. 2007 Feb;36(1):57-67. Epub 2007 Jan 19 Altuntas, F., I. Aydogdu, S. Kabukcu, I. Kocyigit, K. Cikim, I. Sari, M.A. Erkurt, B. Eser, A. Ozturk, E. Kaya, M. Cetin, A. Keskin, A. Unal
• Hypopituitarism in older adults. The report of five cases with different presentations
  Geriatrics, 61 (4), 32-35 (2006). Cikim, A., M. Dikilitas and K. Cikim