Editorial Board

Owner

Sinan Arslan, MD (On behalf of Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital)

Editor-in-Chief

Halil Erdem Özel, MD, Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-7235-3433

Associate Editors

Halil Okay Albayrak, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-8419-4604

Sinan Arslan, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0007-4986-0844

Mehmet Kalender, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-8984-4028

Ýbrahim Koral Önal, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9107-3605

Fatih Özdoðan, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-2945-8608

Aykut Öztürk, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pharmacology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-4515-6968

Bayram Þahin, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Medical Park Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-3886-4432

Zeynep Ünlütürk, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-3236-6712

Mehmet Yýlmaz, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-5353-9996

Ahmet Yüksek, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-7529-2971

Biostatistics Editing

Haþim Çapar, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Ýstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Department of Health Management, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-7056-7879

Fadime Çýnar, Assoc. Prof.
Ýstanbul Niþantaþý University, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9017-4105

Ethical editing

Emine Bektaþ, MD
Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-2285-4803

Language Editing

Çaðrý Düzyol, MD
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-4480-9739

Section Editors

Anesthesiology and Reanimation

Ýlke Dolgun, MD
Ýstinye University, Medical Park Gaziosmanpaþa Hospital, Department of Anestesia and Reanimation, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-3518-7365

Ayten Saraçoðlu, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Marmara University, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Departmentof Anestesia and Reanimation, Ýstanbul,Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-1186-0933

Basic Sciences

Ebru Kale, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacy, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-1218-4962

Cardiology

Serdar Bozyel, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-6582-3660

Tümer Erdem Güler, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-1349-2123

Murat Uður, MD, Assoc. Prof
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0009-0000-0771-2594

Cardiovascular Surgery

Çaðrý Düzyol, MD
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-4480-9739

Dermatology

Nurþad Çifci, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-0080-7456

Hatice Kaya Özden, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-0203-272X

Emergency Medicine

Hüseyin Cahit Halhallý, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-0533-5593

Þükrü Koçkan, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-7924-438X

Emre Þancý, MD
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9707-3315

General Surgery

Ali Çiftçi, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-8217-575X

Murat Burç Yazýcýoðlu, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-2722-2469

Gynecology and Obstetrics

Ömer Doðukan Saraç MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9397-428X

Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

Selcan Arslan Özel, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-2844-5410

Gülten Ünlü, MD, Asst. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-1260-5109

Internal Medicine

Seda Erem Basmaz, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-1734-872X

Hüseyin Kurt, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-4534-140X

Medical Genetics

Nejmiye Akkuþ, MD
Tokat Gaziosmanpaþa University, Department of Medical Genetics, Tokat, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-5801-534X

Nephrology

Eda Altun, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-5564-356X

Nursing

Muhsine Es, Specialist Nurse
Kocaeli City Hospital, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-6173-904X

Neurology

Pýnar Bekdik, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Sancaktepe Þehit Prof. Dr. Ýlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-4644-6572

Serhan Yýldýrým, MD
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-1997-4003

Zahide Yýlmaz Güneþ, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-6948-9324

Neurosurgery

Aykut Gökbel, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9332-3321

Ophthalmology

Sevim Ayça Seyyar, MD
Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Gaziantep, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-0492-5767

Müge Toprak, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology,, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-0567-8449

Oncology

Esma Türkmen Bekmez, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Oncology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-1803-2409

Orthopedics and Travmatology

Alper Gültekin, MD, Assoc. Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Travmatology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9234-215X

Ulaþ Serarslan, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Travmatology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-6693-9737

Otolaryngology

Sebla Çalýþkan, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-9993-8888

Erdem Köroðlu, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-6865-7119

Pathology

Emre Özcan, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Pathology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-4965-6313

Hülya Yeni Bayraktar, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Pathology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-3192-0729

Pediatrics

Uður Demirsoy, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Departmant of Pediatrics, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-5424-7215

Ayþegül Yüksel, MD
Private clinic, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-7783-4140

Pediatric Surgery

Yusuf Atakan Baltrak, MD
Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Departmant of Pediatric Urology, Adana, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-8457-5108

Kývýlcým Karadeniz Cedit, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Ýstanbul Marmara University, Departmant of Pediatric Surgery, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-1433-6993

Onursal Varlýklý, MD, Asst. Prof.
Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Departmant of Pediatric Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-8714-1874

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Pelin Yýldýrým, MD, Prof.
University of Health Sciences, Sancaktepe Þehit Prof. Dr. Ýlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Departmant of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-0822-4749

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Ceyhun Uzun, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-3225-7356

Psychiatry

Meral Güneþ Özdoðan, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0001-6674-1969

Betül Kýrþavoðlu, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-3703-9035

Pulmonology

Sinan Arslan, MD
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0009-0007-4986-0844

Fatma Emre Turan Taþolar, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Pulmonology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-6625-5685

Radiology

Erdal Ayvaz, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Radiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-4630-278X

Meliha Gülden Genç, MD
Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Radiology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-1505-9705

Urology

Ömür Memik, MD
University of Health Sciences, Kocaeli City Hospital, Department of Urology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0003-0328-8444

Bekir Voyvoda, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Ýstanbul Medicane Ataþehir Hospital, Departmant of Urology, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
ORCID: 0000-0002-0696-7381

Secretary

Gülþen Tokgöz (Managing Secretary)
Mümin Akgül, Tuðba Neslihan Þahin, Hülya Türengül, Yeliz Yýlmaz