Prof. Nuh Zafer Cantürk (Rector), Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

Prof. Sema Askin Keceli (Head of Institute of Healh Sciences of Kocaeli University), Kocaeli, Turkey

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Sema Askin Keceli, Kocaeli University, Head of Institute of Health Sciences, Kocaeli, Turkey

Associate Editors

Prof. Deniz Sahin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Selim Oncel, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Semil Selcen Göçmez, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Onder Kara, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Cagatay Barut, Bahçeşehir University, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul, Turke

Prof. Meryem Yavuz van Giersbergen, Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, Surgical Nursing Department, Izmir, Turkey 

Prof. Mustafa Yildiz, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Kocaeli, Turkey

Prof. Vissun Sevinc İnan, Izmir Ekonomi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology & Embryology, Izmir, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Ayla Ergin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Esin Çetinkaya Ulusoy, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Isparta, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Elif Yaka, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Kaya Memisoglu, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Onur Ozturk, Samsun Education And Research Hospital, Family Medicine Clinic, Samsun, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Sevdegul Karadas, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Van, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Yavuz Selim Intepe, Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Yozgat, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Yesim Aksoy Derya, Inonu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Malatya, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Ayda Kebapci, Koc University, Nursing Faculty, Department of Surgical Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Cagrı Çovener Ozcelik, Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Enes Ozkan, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Eviç Zeynep Akgün, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric  Cardiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Ismail Faruk Durmus, Yeni Yüzyıl University, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Mehmet Cihan Yavas, Kırsehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Medicine, Deparment of Biophysics, Kırsehir, Turkey 7

PhD Sibel Balcı, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD Tugce Demirtas Sahin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD Doganhan Kadir Er, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD İbrahim Çetin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Sciences, Kocaeli, Turkey

Ph.D (c) Esra Acar, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD (c) Tugcan Korak,  Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Deparment of Medical Biology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Manuscript | Technical Editors

PhD Sibel Balcı, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD Tugce Demirtas Sahin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD Doganhan Kadir Er, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

M.D. Specialist Busra Yilmaz Tugan, Izmit Seka Devlet Hastanesi, Ophthalmology Clinic, Kocaeli, Turkey

Ph.D (c) Esra Acar, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD (c) Deniz Batman, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Health of Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

PhD (c) Huseyin Uzuner, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD (c) Tugcan Korak,  Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Deparment of Medical Biology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD (c) Nisa Devrim Uzkul,  Kocaeli University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD Secil Gulhan Guner, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Trabzon, Turkey

M.D. (Resident) Osman Kurt, Fırat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Elazig, Turkey 

PhD Gozde Hasbal, Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

PhD (c) Yasin Celikok, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Istanbul, Turkey

PhD İbrahim Çetin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Sciences, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD (c) Elif Gizem Karaca, Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Management, Izmir, Turkey

PhD Meliha Ekinci, Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Radiopharmacy, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

Section Editors

A. Nursing 

Child Health and Diseases Nursing

Assoc.Prof. Duygu Gozen, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Cagrı Çovener Ozcelik, Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Fundamentals of Nursing

Assoc. Prof. Esin Çetinkaya Ulusoy, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Isparta, Turkey

Internal Medicine Nursing

Prof. Güler Balci Alparslan, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Eskisehir, Turkey

Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing

Prof. Kafiye Eroglu, Koc University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Nursing & Surgical Nursing

Prof. Meryem Yavuz van Giersbergen, Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, Surgical Nursing Department, Izmir, Turkey 

Dr. Lecturer Ayda Kebapci, Koc University, Nursing Faculty, Department of Surgical Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey

Psychiatric Nursing

Prof. Kadriye Buldukoglu, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Antalya, Turkey

Public Health Nursing

Asst. Prof. Merve Kolcu, University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, Department of Public Health Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Nukhet Kirağ, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Public Health Nursing, Aydin, Turkey

B. Midwifery

Assoc. Prof. Yesim Aksoy Derya, Inonu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Malatya, Turkey

C. Medical Sciences

C1. Basic Medical Sciences

Biophysics Section Editor

Asst. Prof. Mehmet Cihan Yavas, Kırsehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Medicine, Deparment of Biophysics, Kırsehir, Turkey 

Clinical Biochemistry

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Senes, Ministry of Health University, Ankara Education and Training Hospital, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey

Histology & Embryology 

Prof. Vissun Sevinc İnan, Izmir Ekonomi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology & Embryology, Izmir, Turkey

Medical Microbiology

Prof. Devrim Dundar, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Turkey 

Medical Biology

Assoc. Prof. Elif Funda Sener, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kayseri, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Aylin Kanlı, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biology, Kocaeli, Turkey

C2. Surgical Medical Sciences

General Surgery

Assoc. Prof. Tonguç Utku Yilmaz, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Prof. Ethem Serdar Yalvac,  Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Yozgat, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Erbil Karaman, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Van, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Kahraman Ulker, Istanbul Rumeli University, Vocational School of Health Sciences & Obstetrics, Istanbul / ART and Reproductive Genetics Unit, Reyap Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey

Medical Pathology

Assoc. Prof. Betul Unal, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Antalya, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Gupse Turan, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Orthopedics and Traumatology 

Assoc. Prof. Kaya Memisoglu, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Erdem Değirmenci, Duzce University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Duzce, Turkey 

Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 

Asst. Prof. Seher Sirin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kocaeli, Turkey

Urology 

Assoc. Prof. Onder Kara, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Kocaeli, Turkey

C3. Clinical Medical Sciences

Emergency Medicine Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Elif Yaka, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey 

Assoc. Prof. Sevdegul Karadas, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Van, Turkey

Family Medicine Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Onur Ozturk, Asarcik Family Health Center, Samsun, Turkey

Forensic Medicine Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Kenan Karbeyaz, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey 

Internal Medicine Section Editor

Prof. Refik Tanakol, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Gastroenterology Section Editor

Asst. Prof. Goktug Sirin, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Social Pediatrics, Kocaeli, Turkey

Neurology Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Ozdem Erturk Cetin, Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Health, Haseki Education Research Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci, Duzce University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Duzce, Turkey

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Section Editor

Prof. Oner Ozdemir, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Sakarya, Turkey

Pediatric Cardiology

Asst. Prof. Evic Zeynep Akgün, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Section Health

Assoc. Prof. Ganiye Begül Küpeli, Health Sciences University, Adana Health Research and Application Center, Pediatric of Hematology and Oncology Clinic, Adana, Turkey

Psychiatry Section Editor

Prof. Mustafa Yildiz, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Kocaeli, Turkey

Pulmonary Diseases Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Yavuz Selim Intepe, Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Yozgat, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Serap Argun Baris, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Kocaeli, Turkey

Public Health Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Alpaslan Türkkan, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Bursa, Turkey 

Pediatric Cardiology Section Editor

Asst. Prof. Eviç Zeynep Akgün, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric  Cardiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Radiology Section Editor

Asst. Prof. Isa Cam, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kocaeli, Turkey 

Specialist MD. Turker Acar, University of Health Sciences, Bozyaka Education and Training Hospital, Department of Radiology, Izmir, Turkey

Radiation Oncology Section Editor

Asst. Prof. Ismail Faruk Durmus, Yeni Yüzyıl University, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey

Social Pediatrics Section Editor

Assoc. Prof. Zuhal Gundoğdu, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Social Pediatrics, Kocaeli, Turkey

Medical Oncology Section Editor

Prof. Arzu Yaren, Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Denizli,Bilim Dalı, Denizli, Türkiye

D. Dental Sciences Section Editors

Prof. Esra Guzeldemir Akcakanat, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Enver Alper Sinanoglu, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Fatih Mehmet Coskunses, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Neslihan Tekce, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Serkan Sarıdag, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Kocaeli, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Burcu Bal, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Enes Ozkan, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Mehmet Birol Ozel, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Department of Orthodontics, Kocaeli, Turkey

Asst. Prof. Seda Aydemir Mutlu, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Department of Endontics, Kocaeli, Turkey

E. Pharmaceutical Sciences Section Editors

Asst. Prof. Emel Mataracı Kara, Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey

Section Editor (Family Medicine)

Prof. Rotar Pavlic Danica (MD, PhD), Department of Family Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Lubljana, Slovenia 

Section Editor (Medical and Clinical Biochemistry)

Assoc. Prof. Janka Vašková, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Košice, Slovak Republic

Section Editor (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry)

Assistant Prof. Ahmad Ali, Department of Life Science, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India 

Prof. Nermin Ersoy, Kocaeli University, Faculy of Medicine, History of Medicine and Ethics, Kocaeli, Turkey

Prof. Canan Baydemir, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Kocaeli

        Jeremy Huw Jones, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD. Mihrican Colak, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, New Turkish Language, Kocaeli, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Selim Oncel, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli

CV-Assoc Prof. Selim Oncel

Born in Ankara on March 20, 1967, Selim Öncel graduated from Ankara Ayşeabla Primary School and later from Ankara Atatürk Anatolian High School in 1985, the year he entered Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. In 1989, he studied as an exchange student in Odense Hospital (Denmark). He earned “Doctor of Medicine” and “Specialist” degrees in Pediatrics and Child Health, and Family Medicine in 1991, 1997, and 1999, respectively (specialist degrees from Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital). During 1999-2003, he worked in the Health Department of the Directorate General of Security, in various private health institutions, and in his own solo practice office as a pediatrician; he also gave seminars in pediatrics and child health for a private education company. He has done his military service in 200-Bed Soldiers’ Hospital in Sarıkamış as a pediatrician. Following the completion of his Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2006, he began to work in Kocaeli University as an Assisstant Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health.

Selim Öncel became an Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in 2013.

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Paramedical Activities:

* Selim Öncel holds a National Model Aircraft C Certificate, given from Turkish Aeronautical Association.

* Selim Öncel has a PADI Recreational Diving Certificate.

* Selim Öncel, is Aikikai Nidan (2nd Dan) in Aikido and has supervised some aikido training programs in Kocaeli University.

* Being a pupil of the deceased composer Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat, Selim Öncel has sung as a tenor in TRT Television Childrens’ Choir, TRT Ankara Polyphonic Youth Chorus, and Orfeon Chamber Choir. He performed as a live and a session musician. He represented Turkey as a member of the Group SOS in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 held in Stockholm.

* He has produced weekly music programs for Radyo KI, the official radio station of Kocaeli University.

* Selim Öncel regularly gives lectures in music both in graduate (Progressive Rock) and postgraduate (Hybrid Music Genres) levels.

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International certificates:

Selim Öncel has received online courses from University of Michigan (Teaching and Assessing Clinical Skills), Duke University (Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Fundamentals of Rehearsing Music Ensembles), Yale University (Introduction to Classical Music), University of Rochester (The Music of the Rolling Stones, 1962-1974; The Music of Beatles; History of Rock, Part One; History of Rock, Part Two), Berklee College of Music (Introduction to Music Production), and The University of Edinburgh (Fundamentals of Music Theory) and completed many of them with distinction.

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The foreign languages Selim Öncel speaks are English, French, and German.

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His memberships include Turkish Physicians’ Association, National Pediatrics Association, Turkish Pediatrics Association, Infectious Diseases Association, Polyphonic Choruses Association, World Wide Fund for Nature – Turkey.

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Selim Öncel is married to economist Kamuran Öncel and a father of two children.

Layout Editors & Copy Editors

PhD Sibel Balci, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD(c) Esra Acar, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD(c) Huseyin Uzuner, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

PhD (c) Tugcan Korak, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Kocaeli, Turkey