OUR DOCTORS

Professor Yusuf Özkan

Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases

He accepts patients at our hospital on Thursdays and Fridays as a part-time patient.

Date of Birth: April 01, 1969

Foreign Language: English

EDUCATION
Education Institution Year
Medical Education Cukurova University 1992
Expertise Firat University 1999
Doctorate/S. Qualification Firat University 2006
CAREER
Expertise Institution Year
General Practitioner Boğazkale Central Health Center 1992–1994
Military service Merzifon Air Hospital, Consulting Physician 1994–1995
Dr. Res. Asst. Faculty of Medicine Firat University 1995–1999
Specialist Dr. Faculty of Medicine Firat University 1999–2000
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faculty of Medicine Firat University 2000–2006
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faculty of Medicine Firat University 2006–2012
Prof. Dr. Faculty of Medicine Firat University 2012-2016
Prof. Dr. Elazig Medical Park Hospital 2016-2017
Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Elazig Private Eastern Anatolia Hospital 2017 - Halen

Medical Specialization Thesis Title and Advisor:

“Investigation of Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence in Urban Population Over 30 Years of Age in Elazığ City Center and Determination of Statistical Risk Factors”

Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emir DÖNDER

 

THESES

Doctoral and Minor Thesis

Özkan, Y., “Investigation of Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence in Urban Population Over 30 Years of Age in Elazığ City Center and Determination of Statistical Risk Factors”, Elazığ, 1999.

Özkan, Y., “The Effect of Experimental Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Induced in the Perinatal Period on Neural Plasticity and Learning”, Elazığ, 2006.

 

Professorship Major Research Work         

Ozkan Y, Aydin S, Donder E, Koca SS, Aydin S, Ozkan B, Sahin I. “Effect of orlistat on the total ghrelin and leptin levels in obese patients”. J Physiol Biochem. 2009 Sep;65(3):215–23.

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERT DUTIES 

  • Member of the Editorial Board of Firat Medical Journal
  • Member of the editorial board of Türkiye Clinics Endocrinology Journal
  • Referee for the Journal of Medical Sciences of Turkish Clinics
  • Dicle Medical Journal Advisory Board Membership
  • Firat Medical Journal Referee
  • Referee for the European Journal of General Medicine
  • Journal of the National Medical Association hakemliği

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH HE IS A MEMBER

Turkish Endocrinology and Metabolism Association

Turkish Internal Medicine Specialist Association

American Diabetes Association

The Endocrine Society

 

Areas of Interest

Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Disease)
Thyroid Gland Diseases (Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid nodules, Thyroid cancer diagnosis and follow-up)

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Diseases related to fat metabolism (high cholesterol)
Obesity
Metabolic disorders
Over or under production of hormones
Osteoporosis (bone loss) and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases

Parathyroid Gland Diseases (Low or high calcium)
Infertility
Tumors of the secretory glands

Pituitary Gland Diseases

Adrenal Gland Diseases
Insulin Resistance Conditions

Excessive hair growth (hirsutism), Polycystic Ovary Disease

Profesörlük Başlıca Araştırma Eseri         

Ozkan Y, Aydin S, Donder E, Koca SS, Aydin S, Ozkan B, Sahin I. “Effect of orlistat on the total ghrelin and leptin levels in obese patients”. J Physiol Biochem. 2009 Sep;65(3):215–23.

BİLİMSEL VE MESLEKİ BİLİRKİŞİLİK GÖREVLERİ 

  • Fırat Tıp Dergisi Yayın Kurulu Üyeliği
  • Türkiye klinikleri Endokrinoloji dergisi yayın kurulu üyeliği
  • Türkiye klinikleri tıp bilimleri Dergisi Hakemliği
  • Dicle Tıp Dergisi Danışma Kurulu Üyeliği
  • Fırat Tıp Dergisi Hakemlik
  • European Journal of General Medicine hakemliği
  • Journal of the National Medical Association hakemliği

 

ÜYESİ OLDUĞU MESLEK KURULUŞLAR

Türkiye Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Derneği

Türk İç Hastalıkları Uzmanlık Derneği

American Diabetes Association

The Endocrine Society

 

İlgi Alanları

Diabetes Mellitus (Şeker Hastalığı)
Tiroid Bezi Hastalıkları (Hipotiroidi, Hipertiroidi, Tiroid nodülleri, Tiroid kanseri tanı ve takibi)

Hipertansiyon (Tansiyon Yüksekliği)
Yağ metabolizması ile ilgili hastalıklar (kolesterol yüksekliği)
Şişmanlık (obezite)
Metabolik bozukluklar
Hormonların fazla ya da az üretimi
Osteoporoz (kemik Erimesi) ve Diğer Metabolik Kemik Hastalıkları

Paratiroid Bezi Hastalıkları (Kalsiyum düşüklüğü ya da yüksekliği)
İnfertilite (kısırlık)
Salgı bezlerinin tümörleri

Hipofiz Bezi Hastalıkları

Böbreküstü bezi Hastalıkları
İnsülin direnci durumları

Aşırı tüylenme (hirsutizm), Polikistik Over Hastalığı

 

Resume Update Date 09.09.2024