Education and Specialization

• 1983 — Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine.
• 1989–1996 — Heybeliada Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, chief resident.
• 1996 — Assistant Professor, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine.
• 1999 — Associate Professor, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine.
• 2005–January 2024 — Professor, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine.

Professional Experience

• Advanced training in bronchoscopy, interventional pulmonology and endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) at Lungenklinik Hemer and Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Germany.
• Extensive academic, clinical and teaching experience in chest diseases, bronchoscopy, thoracic ultrasonography, hemoptysis, airway emergencies, asthma and COPD.

Areas of Expertise

• Chest diseases and respiratory medicine
• Diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS)
• Thoracic ultrasonography
• Lung cancer and thoracic neoplasms
• Asthma, COPD, hemoptysis and airway emergencies

Selected Courses and Certificates

• Thoracic Ultrasonography Course, Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital, 1994.
• Endoscopy and interventional bronchoscopy training, Lungenklinik Hemer, Germany, 1998 and 2004.
• Interventional Pulmonology and EBUS training, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Germany, 2006.
• Bronchoscopy: Science, Art & Technique, Athens, 2006.
• American Thoracic Society Congress, New Orleans, 2010; ERS Annual Congresses and numerous national respiratory congresses.
• Course director, instructor, speaker or session chair at multiple TUSAD, Turkish Thoracic Society, ASYOD and MEDİTRİO programs, 2006–2023.

Professional Memberships

• Kocaeli Medical Chamber
• European Respiratory Society
• Academic Respiratory Society
• Lung Health and Intensive Care Association
• Turkish Thoracic Society
• Respiratory Research Association of Turkey