Pakize Gizem Akgül, Dietitian

Pakize Gizem Akgül is a dietitian working in nutrition and diet, with 17 years of experience. She treats obesity, and her expertise also takes in the treatment of obesity as a subspecialty, gastroenterology dietetics and gluten-related diseases. Longevity nutrition and individualized nutrition planning are further areas of expertise named on this page, alongside others in the list below.

Her academic path began at Başkent University Faculty of Health Sciences, where she was from 2009 to 2012, and she completed a master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at Başkent University in 2018. She then took doctoral courses as a special student at Acıbadem University Faculty of Health Sciences in the 2018–2019 fall semester, completed the Gastroenterology Dietetics Certificate Program at ASEGEM between 2021 and 2022, and undertook Longevity Dietitian Training at ASEGEM in 2025. Earlier in her career she provided dietary counseling at Adana Score Sports Center within Acıbadem Healthcare Services from 2013 to 2014, and she now sees patients at Acibadem Adana Hospital in Adana. She belongs to the Türkiye Diyetisyenler Association.

Her published work includes congress presentations on the nutrition habits, knowledge levels and physical activity of teachers, on obesity and orthorectic behaviours among personnel of a private hospital, and poster presentations on vegetarian and vegan diets in relation to depression and on the MIND diet and cognitive function. She speaks Turkish and English, so a patient travelling from abroad can be understood in either language, and online consultation is available.