Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

M. Tayyar KALCIOĞLU

Department of Otorhinolaryngology,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

mtkalcioglu@hotmail.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6803-5467

Dr. Kalcioglu studied medicine at the Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. He graduated Otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery specialization at the Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. He has been as an observer at the Baylor Medical College, Houston, Texas, USA for 6 months. He is a professor of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery at the school of medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. He was appointed editor-in-Chief of the Medeniyet Medical Journal in 2015. His main interest are otology, neurotology, cochlear implant, implantable hearing devices, and upper respiratory tract infections.

Assistant Editors

Alpertunga KARA

Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

alpertunga.kara@medeniyet.edu .tr

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2031-3042

Dr. Kara studied medical history and ethics at Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty. His main research area is historical medical terminology and crosscultural ethics.

Nazan AKSOY

Department of Pathology

Saglik Bilimleri University, Turkey

aksnaz@yahoo.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9585-5567

Dr. Aksoy studied medicine at the Istabul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. She graduated surgical pathology specialization at the Göztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul. She worked as a pathologist at the Research and Training Hospital of Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey and Health Science University, Haseki Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. She is working in the pathology department at the Health Science University, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Her main interests are gastrointestinal truct pathology, breast pathology, and urogenital system pathology.

Section Editors

Başak ATALAY

Department of Radiology

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

basak_hosgoren@yahoo.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3318-3555

Dr. Atalay studied medicine at the Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. She worked as a radiology resident at Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital. She is currently working as an assistant professor at the School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. She is a member of Turkish Society of Radiology, Turkish Society of Neuroradiology, Turkish Society of Magnetic Resonance, European Society of Radiology. Her main interests are neuroradiology and pediatric neuroradiology. She completed the Turkish Neuroradiology proficiency program with a good degree and completed the ongoing Pediatric Neuroradiology proficiency program.

Mustafa ÇALIŞKAN

Department of Cardiology,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

caliskandr@gmail.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7417-4001

Dr. Caliskan studied medicine at the Çukorova University, Adana, Turkey. He graduated Cardiology specialization at the Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. He has been worked as a cardiologist at the Baskent University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. He is a professor of Cardiology at the school of medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. He was appointed section editor of the Medeniyet Medical Journal in 2015. He was also elected chairman of the study group of coronary artery diseases of the Turkish cardiology association in 2017. His main interests are coronary artery disease, coronary microvascular function, endothelial function and atherosclerosis.

Jon ELHAI

Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry

University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

jon.elhai@gmail.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5205-9010

Professor. Elhai obtained his PhD degree from Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA. Dr. Elhai works in both the Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, since 2009. He is on the editorial boards of many international scientific journals. He has more than 340 published articles and his articles were cited more than 21900 times up to now. In the beginning of 2022, his Google Scholar H-index was 78.

Mustafa HASBAHÇECİ

Department of General Surgery

Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

hasbahceci@yahoo.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-5468-5338

Dr. Hasbahceci graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. He studied general surgery at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery. He also graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business administration. He has been as an observer at the Institute of Laparoscopic Surgery, Bordeaux, France and National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan. He is an associate professor of general surgery at Medical Park Fatih Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. He has been Editor-in-Chief of “Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine” and a member of Editorial Board of “Journal of Academic Research in Medicine” journals. Dr. Hasbahceci has worked as the chief educator of “A.D.E.M. Center for Academic Support and Education”. Dr. Hasbahceci has been a member of Editorial Board of “Medeniyet Medical Journal” since 2017. His main interests are upper GIT surgery and medical scientific writing.

Haytham KUBBA

Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology

Royal Hospital for Children, Great Britain

Haytham.Kubba@ggc.scot .nhs.uk

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3245-5117

Dr. Kubba studied medicine at the University of Newcastle, GB. He graduated from General Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh, then graduated from Otolaryngology at Royal College of Surgeons of England. Currently, he is working as consultant pediatric otolaryngologist and honorary associate professor in the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, GB. He has 9 textbook chapters and 134 published papers and 120 h-factor in ResearchID.

Gozde KIR

Department of Pathology

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

gozkir@yahoo.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1933-9824

Dr. Kir studied medicine at the Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. She graduated Pathology at the Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. She has been in the Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York, USA, and the Department of Pathology, The Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, as an observer. Currently, she is working as chairman in the pathology department in the Istanbul Medeniyet University.

Ja-Won KOO

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

Jwkoo99@snu.ac .kr

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5538-2785

Dr. Koo studied medicine at the Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. He graduated Otorhinolaryngology at Seoul National University Hospital. Currently, he is working as chairman in the otorhinolaryngology department of Seoul National University. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of International Advanced Otology, Journal of Vestibular Research, Auris Nasus Larynx, and Journal Clinical Medicine. Currently, he has more than 125 publications in SCI(E), 77 publications in domestic journals, 29 chapters in textbooks or special issues.

Timo LAJUNEN

Department of Psychology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

timo.lajunen@ntnu.no

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5967-5254

Professor Lajunen’s main interests are related to public health including injury prevention, antibiotic use in community, and vaccinations. In addition, he conducts research on cultural differences, behavioural change, and personality related to health behaviour.

Fahri OVALI

Department of Pediatrics,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

fahri.ovali@medeniyet.edu .tr

ORCID: 0000-0002-9717-313X

Dr. Ovali studied medicine at the Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated Pediatrics at the same medical faculty and neonatology at the Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey. He is a professor of pediatrics and neonatology at the school of medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. He was appointed editor of the Medeniyet Medical Journal in 2016. His main interests are pediatrics, neonatology, newborn neurology, newborn ethics.

Oğuz POYANLI

Department of Orthopaedic,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

opoyanli@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-4126-0306

Dr. Poyanlı graduated from İstanbul University. He completed his residency at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. He is a Professor of ortopedics and traumatology in Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. He is interested in sports medicine, arthroscopic, and traumatology.

Mustafa TEKIN

Department of Human Genetics

University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine, USA

mtekin@med.miami .edu

ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-7960

Dr. Mustafa Tekin is a Professor within the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida, and the Chief of the Clinical and Translational Genetics Division. Dr. Tekin is board certified in Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Genetics, CLIA Laboratory Director of the Biochemical and Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, and Director of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Program. As a clinician-scientist, he provides care to children and adults with suspected or diagnosed genetic disorders and runs research programs to delineate phenotype and define etiology in rare genetic disorders with an emphasis on hereditary hearing loss.

Tunc EREN

Department of General Surgery

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

drtunceren@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0001-7651-4321

Dr. Eren graduated from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He completed his residency at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of General Surgery of Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine. He is interested in colorectal surgery, breast surgery, surgical oncology, trauma & emergency surgery and surgical education.

Mustafa HEPOKUR

Department of Ophthalmology,

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Turkey

hepokur34@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-0934-8084

Dr. Hepokur studied medicine at the Istabul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty. He graduated ophthalmology specialization at the Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul. He worked as a glaucoma specialist at the Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey and, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. He is working as a retina specialist at the Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. Her main interests are retina, glaucoma, cataract and refractive diseases.

Biostatistics Editor

Handan ANKARALI

Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

handanankarali@gmail.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3613-0523

Dr. Handan Ankarali completed Ms.C. and Ph.D. in Biometry and Genetic Department of University of Ankara. She worked in Ankara University, Mersin University, Bülent Ecevit University, and Düzce University. Now she is a professor of biostatistics and biomedical informatics at the School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey and the biostatistics editor of Medeniyet Medical Journal since 2017. Her research interests include data mining methods, classification and clustering methods, multivariate analysis, experimental design and scale researches. She also carries out simulation studies.

Hasan GÜÇLÜ

Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics,

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

ORCID: 0000-0003-3582-9460

Dr. Guclu studied physics at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara (BS, MS), Turkey and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York (PhD in 2005). He later worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Complex Systems Group of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico (2005-2008), and as a faculty member at the School of Mathematical Science of Rochester Institute of Technology, New York (2008-2010) and at the Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2010-2016). Since then he is a professor of biostatistics and biomedical informatics at the School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey and the biostatistics editor of Medeniyet Medical Journal.

Gülhan Orekici TEMEL

Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics,

Mersin University, Turkey

gulhan_orekici@hotmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-2835-6979

Dr. Gülhan Orekici TEMEL completed Ms.C. and Ph.D. in Biostatistics Department of University of Mersin. She worked in Mersin University. Now she is a associate professor of biostatistics and biomedical informatics at the School of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. Her research interests include data mining methods, multireader multicase reader studies, resampling methods, validation, simulation studies.

Linguistic Editor

Cem MALAKCIOĞLU

Department of Medical Education

Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

cemmalakcioglu@gmail.com

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4200-0936

Dr. Malakcioglu was born in Ankara and graduated from Bogazici University in 2006 holding undergraduate double major, and owned his clinical psychology specialization from Istanbul Bilgi University in 2009 under the graduate scholarship program of TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). After completing his military service as army psychologist reserve officer in Izmir, he started working in New York University Wellness Center in the USA while continuing applied graduate studies in neuroscience and clinical forensic science between 2010 and 2015. He had his Ph.D. in psychological guidance and counseling from Hacettepe University. Currently, he is working in Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine.

Owner

Dean, Sadrettin PENÇE

Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine

Responsible Manager

M. Tayyar KALCIOĞLU

Cover Design

Binnaz KALCIOĞLU

Finance

Istanbul Medeniyet University Scientific Research Fund