Infectious diseases Doctors in Istanbul, Turkey — Page 2

Dr Osman Serdar Akkaya is a senior specialist at Umran Medical Centre with over three decades of clinical expertise in dermatology.

• Treats chronic skin infections and inflammatory conditions like psoriasis and eczema
• Manages urticaria and diverse viral or bacterial skin disorders
• Focuses on dermato-oncology for the evaluation of skin tumours
• Provides specialised care for elderly patients with chronic skin diseases
• Uses laser and light-based therapies to treat pigmentation and vascular lesions

Professor Eda Kepenekli is a leading specialist at Biruni University Hospital who previously headed the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department at Marmara University. She has personally trained eight subspecialists in the field.

• Expert in managing infections for children with immune defects and tuberculosis
• Specialises in viral hepatitis and HIV infection in paediatric patients
• Develops national guidelines for 'Rational Antibiotic Use' to improve treatment safety
• Focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases and respiratory tract infections

Dr. Ali Inal is a senior immunologist at Başkent University Istanbul Hospital. He has led Immunology and Tissue Typing Laboratories for over 20 years. Dr. Inal specializes in transplant immunology and complex infectious diseases. He currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Allergy.

• Specializes in transplant rejection, autoimmunity, and primary immunodeficiencies.
• Treats infectious conditions including HIV, viral hepatitis, and post-COVID syndromes.
• Winner of multiple scientific research awards and grants for immunology.
• Performs specialized testing for food allergies and skin sensitivities.

Dr Bengisu Ay is a specialist in clinical microbiology at Medipol University Pendik Hospital, where she focuses on managing complex viral hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant infections.

• Spearheads research into Hepatitis C treatments and managing medication-related side effects
• Contributes to the Turk-Day Working Group, focusing on nationwide antibiotic resistance patterns
• Expert in treating diabetic foot infections using intralesional growth factors to improve healing
• Trained at Dokuz Eylul University – a top-tier Turkish institution for infectious diseases
• Published extensively on unusual bacterial outbreaks and Mediterranean spotted fever