MD, Consultant Diabetologist, Prof of Internal Medicine.
Although credentials are from Istanbul University, Türkiye; has USMLE certificate from USA where he was offered Endocrinology fellowship at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Had clinical observership at Indian Medical Center in AZ, MD Anderson & Univ of TX at Houston and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY Diabetes & Endocrinology Programs. Worked at Kronos Longevity Research Institute in Phx, AZ in USA and Univ of Leicester in UK.Gave Diabetes lectures through EU Erasmus Programs at Goettingen Univ, Germany.
Awarded Diabetes service prize several times from Turkish Diabetes Foundation for GAPDIAB (Southeast Türkiye rural community Diabetes Education) Project. Served as Kahramanmaras City Coordinator of Presidency of Türkiye Type 1 Diabetes Peer Project. Board Member of Trustees of Turkish Diabetes Foundation. In the past, involved in Turkish Society of Cardiology Marmara Region adult patients prospective cardiac risk factors study (TEKHARF). Formerly founded internal Medicine department in the faculty in Türkiye where he served as department of internal medicine head for 6 years.
Active member of study group of Diabetes & Ramadan (DaR) Alliance. Worked actively in recent and previous published DaR guidelines booklets (2016,2021). Also members of IDF & European Society of Cardiology. Currently has more than 200 publications in both national & international journals & 5 books and booklets (3 of them as chapter writer, the rest 2 as co-editors, all on diabetes).
On Dec 2023, invited to talk on 'Tükiye Earthquakes & Diabetes' by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) AT IDF Virtual Congress.
Currently serving as a faculty member at internal medicine department of Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology Univeristy in Türkiye.