Prof. Serdar Beken is a neonatologist with a medical degree from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, completing neonatology training in 2011. Since 2015 he has been practicing with Acıbadem Health Group, where he provides advanced neonatal care and supports families through critical early-life medical needs. He is an active member of key professional organizations, including the European Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR), the European Society of Neonatology (ESN), the Turkish Neonatology Association, and the Pediatrics Specialization Association (PUADER). These memberships reflect his commitment to staying current with evidence-based practices and contributing to the advancement of neonatal and pediatric medicine.
Education
- 2011 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Neonatology
- 2008 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics
- 2002 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2015 Acibadem Health Group
- 2011 – 2015 Hospiatal Universitario La Paz Madrid, Spain / Clinical Rotation
- 2015 Acıbadem University Atakent Hospital / Asst. Assoc.
- 2012 – 2015 Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics Training and Research Hospital / Specialist Doctor
- 2008 – 2011 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine / Research Assistant
- 2007 – 2008 Hacettepe University, İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital / Chief Resident in Pediatrics
- 2002 – 2008 Hacettepe University, İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital / Research Assistant Doctor
Memberships
- European Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR)
- Eurpean Society of Neonatology (ESN)
- Turkish Neonatology Association
- Pediatrics Specialization Association (PUADER)
Publications
- Association of vitamin D deficiency with acute lower respiratory tract infections in newborns.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2015; 19:1-5. Dinlen N, Zenciroglu A, Beken S, Dursun A, Dilli D, Okumuş N. - The ProPre-Save Study: Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics Alone or Combined on Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
J Pediatr 2015; 166(3):545-51. Dilli D, Aydin B, Fettah ND, Özyazıcı E, Beken S, Zenciroğlu A, Okumuş N, Özyurt BM, İpek MŞ, Akdağ A, Turan Ö, Bozdağ Ş. - Skinfold thickness of preterm newborns when they become late preterm infants.
Nutr Clin Pract 2015; 30(2):266-73. Şimşek M, Ergenekon E, Beken S, Kulalı F, Ünal S, Kazancı E, Aktaş S, Altuntaş N, Hirfanoğlu İ, Türkyılmaz C, Koç E, Atalay Y. - Mean platelet volume and uric acid levels in neonatal sepsis: Author’s reply.
Ind J Pediatr 2015; 82:101. Aydın B, Dilli D, Zenciroğlu A, Karadağ N, Beken S, Okumuş N. - Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia on C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patientswith Perinatal Asphyxia.
Am J Perinatol 2014 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393933.] Okumuş N, Beken S, Aydin B, Erol S, Dursun A, Fettah N, Dilli D, Zenciroglu A. - Successful medical treatment of segmental dilatation of duodenal bulb in an infant.
Kafkas J Med Sci 2014; 4:121?123. Aydın B, Dilli D, Gökçe S, Beken S, Zenciroğlu A, Okumuş N. - Development of hearing in the newborn and hearing screening tests.
Bozok Medical Journal 2014; 4(3):57-62. Beken S, Önal E, Kemaloğlu Y. - Main risk factors for mortality after cardiovascular interventions in newborns with critical congenital heart diseases.
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2014; 8(2):79-85. Üstün N, Dilli D, Özgür S, Koç M, Zenciroğlu A, Beken S, Okumuş N. - Prophylactic and selective surfactant administration in preterm infants aged 28 weeks and younger: a single center experience.
Pam Med J 2014;7(3):184-188. Altuntas N, Koç E, Türkyılmaz C, Kulalı F, Beken S, Önal E, Ergenekon E, Atalay Y. - Congenital ectropion in a collodion infant-case report.
Turkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 2013; 22(1): 60-64. Özer Altıaylık P, Gürkan A, Beken S, Okumuş N.
