Assoc. Prof. Özlem Akgün Doğan is a pediatric geneticist with specialized training from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, where she completed her education in Pediatric Genetic Diseases in 2017. She joined Acıbadem Health Group in 2021 and brings clinical expertise in diagnosing and managing genetic conditions affecting children. A committed member of the Society of Pediatric Genetic Diseases and the European Society of Human Genetics, she stays current with advances in genetic medicine and contributes to best practices in patient care. Her work focuses on compassionate, evidence-based care for families facing genetic disorders, combining clinical acumen with a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary treatment and counseling.
Education
- 2017 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Genetic Diseases
- 2011 Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics Training and Research Hospital Pediatrics
- 2006 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2021 Acibadem Health Group
Memberships
- Society of Pediatric Genetic Diseases
- European Society of Human Genetics
Publications
- Comparison of the clinical diagnostic criteria and the results of the next-generation sequence gene panel in patients with monogenic systemic autoinflammatory diseases
Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/sl0067-020-05492-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33165748. Sözeri B, Demir F, Sönmez HE, Karadağ ŞG, Demirkol YK, Doğan ÖA, Doğanay HL, Ayaz NA. - H syndrome with a novel homozygous SLC29A3 mutation in two sisters.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Nov;37(6): 1135-1138. doi: 10.1111/pde. 14322. Epub 2020 Aug 10.PMID: 32776596. Demir D, Aktaş Karabay E, Sözeri B, Gürsoy F, Akgün Doğan Ö, Topaktaş E, Zindancı İ. - Does sampling saliva increase detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR? Comparing saliva with oro-nasopharyngeal swabs
J Virol Methods. 2020 Dec 30;290:114049. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114049. Epub ahead ofprint. PMID: 33387561; PMCID: PMC7833528. Dogan OA, Kose B, Agaoglu NB, Yildiz J, Alkurt G, Demirkol YK, Irvem A, Doganay GD, Doganay L. - Peters Plus syndrome: a recognizable clinical entity.
Türk J Pediatr. 2020;62(1): 136-140. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.01.020. PMID: 32253880. Demir GÜ, Lafçı NG, Doğan ÖA, Şimşek-Kiper PÖ, Utine GE - The origin of SARS-CoV-2 in Istanbul: Sequencing fmdings from the epicenter of the pandemic in Turkey.
North Clin Istanb. 2020 May 15;7(3):203-209. doi: 10.14744/nci.2020.90532. PMID: 32478289; PMCID: PMC7251277. Karacan I, Akgun TK, Agaoglu NB, Irvem A, Alkurt G, Yildiz J, Kose B, Ozel AS, Altunal LN, Can ND, Demirkol YK, Aydin M, Dogan OA, Doganay L,DoganayGD - Genetic panel screening in patients with clinically unclassified systemic autoinflammatory diseases
Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Dec;39(12):3733-3745. doi: 10.1007/sl0067-020-05108-1. Epub 2020 May 26. PMID: 32458238 Demir F, Doğan ÖA, Demirkol YK, Tekkuş KE, Canbek S, Karadağ ŞG, Sönmez HE, Ayaz NA, Doğanay HL, Sözeri B - Further Phenotypic Delineation of Partial Trisomy 17q and Partial Monosomy 20q due to Rare t(17;20)
Mol Syndromol. 2020 Feb;ll(l):38-42. doi: 10.1159/000505141. Epub 2020 Jan 14. PMID: 32256300; PMCID: PMC7109379. Ürel-Demir G, Akgün-Doğan Ö, Oğuz S, Güleray-Lafcı N, Şimşek-Kiper PÖ, Eda Utine G, Alikaşifoğlu M, Boduroğlu K. - Responding to COVID-19 in Istanbul: Perspective from genomic laboratory.
North Clin Istanb. 2020 May 7;7(3):311-312. doi: 10.14744/nci.2020.30075. PMID: 32478308; PMCID: PMC7251262. Doganay L, Agaoglu NB, Irvem A, Alkurt G, Yildiz J, Köse B, Demirkol YK, Dogan OA, Doganay GD. - The musculoskeletal system manifestations in children with familial Mediterranean fever.
North Clin Istanb. 2020 Sep 4;7(5):438-442. doi: 10.14744/nci.2020.96636. PMID: 33163878; PMCID: PMC7603850. Demir F, Bolac GL, Merter T, Canbek S, Dogan OA, Demirkol YK, Yildiz J, Doganay HL, Sozeri B. - Cafe noir spots: a feature of familial progressive hyper- and hypopigmentation
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Feb;34(2):e76-e77. doi: 10.1111/jdv. 15968. Epub 2019 Oct 24. PMID: 31571311. Gülseren D, Güleray N, Akgün-Doğan Ö, Şimşek-Kiper PÖ, Utine EG, Alikaşifoğlu M, Ersoy-Evans S
