Pulmonology Prof. Dr. Nur Dilek Bakan
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About Prof. Dr. Nur Dilek Bakan
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Prof. Dr. Nur Dilek Bakan is a pulmonologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with more than 24 years of experience.
She treats pulmonary tuberculosis, obstructive and restrictive pulmonary disease, dyspnea, COVID-19 pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and manages lung transplantation, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation, whole lung lavage, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
Prof. Nur Dilek Bakan is a thoracic medicine specialist with extensive clinical and academic experience. She completed advanced training at Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, earning her associate professorship between 2013 and 2019. Currently affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group since 2023, she focuses on chest diseases, lung health, and related critical care.
An active member of several professional bodies, she participates in the Turkish Thoracic Society’s Lung Transplantation Working Group and contributes to national efforts through the Tuberculosis Control Association and the Lung Health and Intensive Care Association. She is also involved with the European Respiratory Society and the Respiratory Research Society of Turkey, reflecting her engagement in both clinical practice and respiratory research.
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Education
- 2013–2019Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professorship
- 2012Catholic University of Leuven,Belgium / Lung Transplantation Training
- 2001Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Chest Diseases
- 1994Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2023Acibadem Health Group
- 2019–2023Üsküdar and Arel University / Department of Chest Diseases / Professor
- 2015–2023Memorial Sisli Hospital / Pulmonology and Tuberculosis Specialist
- 2013–2015Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Education Officer / Tuberculosis Clinics Supervisor
- 2012–2015Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Lung Transplant Medical Officer
- 2002–2012Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Specialist
- 2002Istanbul Beykoz Tuberculosis Dispensary / Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Specialist
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Thoracic Society, Lung Transplantation Working Group
- Tuberculosis Control Association
- Lung Health and Intensive Care Association
- European Respiratory Society
- Respiratory Research Society of Turkey
Selected Publications
- Peripheral innate and adaptive immune cells during COVID-19: Functional neutrophils, pro-inflammatory monocytes, and half-dead lymphocytes Clinical Cytometry 2022;102(2):153-167. Ekşioglu-Demiralp E, Alan S, Sili U, Bakan D, Ocak I, Yurekli R, Alpay N, Gorcin S, Yıldız A.
- Immunological parameters associated with the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients. Int Urol Nephrol 2022;54:1105?1116. Ozkok, A., Alpay, N., Alan, S. et al.
- Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on dyspnea and functional capacity on waiting list for lung transplantation: According to obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology 2020; 22(2): 79-84. Kilic L, Pehlivan E, Balci A, Bakan ND.
- Effect of 8-week Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Dyspnea and Functional Capacity of Patients on Waiting List for Lung Transplantation Turk Thorac J. 2020 Mar 1;21(2):110-115. Kilic L, Pehlivan E, Balci A, Bakan ND.
- A Case Report of A Drop Foot Developed after Common Femoral Artery Cannulation for Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Arch Neuropsychiatry 2019;56:75-78. Aydın Ş, Pazarcı N, Akan O, Büyükkale S, Bakan ND, Sayar A.
- Early period lung transplantation results of Yedikule Organ Transplantation Center: our three-year experience Turk J Thorac And Cardiovasc Surg 2017;25(1):86-95. Büyükkale S, Çıtak N, İşgörücü Ö, Kalafat CE, Aksoy Y, Cemaller Ç, Obuz Ç, Açıkmeşe B, Ulukol A, Bakan ND, Demir A, Sayar A.
- Factors affecting dropout in the smoking cessation outpatient clinic Chron Respir Dis 2016;13(2):155-61. Bahadir A, Iliaz S, Yurt S, Ortakoylu MG, Bakan ND, Yazar E.
- Assessment of current status in lung transplantation. Turk J Thorac And Cardiovasc Surg 2016;24(2):398-407. Buyukkale S, Bakan ND, Citak N, Isgorucu O, Sayar A.
- Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia: clinical and radiological features, treatment outcomes of 17 patients, and review of the literature. Turk J Med Sci 2016;46:1712-8. Niksarlıoğlu EY, Özkan GZ, Bakan ND, Yurt S, Kılıç L, Çamsarı G.
- A Case of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Undergoing Whole Lung Lavage in Combination with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation J Pulm Respir Med 2015;5(2):250-2. Kekecoglu A, Ozdemir C, Karasulu L, Unal O, Ulukol ZN, Bakan ND, Kelesoglu F, Arpinar Yigitbas B, Kosar AF.
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