Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education and Training:
Medical School and Internship: Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Residency: Ophthalmology Residency, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Fellowship Training:
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States- Clinical Research, Cornea Service
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, – Ophthalmic Genetic, Pediatric Ophthalmology, and Adult Strabismus
Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-, Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Major Areas of Interest and Expertise:
Corneal and external eye diseases, with a particular focus on ocular surface disorders, neurotrophic keratopathy, and limbal stem cell deficiency. Routine and complex cataract and intraocular lens surgeries, refractive surgery, corneal transplantation, limbal stem cell transplantation, and ocular surface reconstruction. ophthalmic genetics, corneal nerve regenerative therapies, systemic disease.
Memberships:
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Cornea Society
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES)
International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS)
Women in Ophthalmology (WIO)
Turkish Ophthalmological Association (TOA)
TOA Young Ophthalmologists (YO)
