Prof. MD. Arzu Akdağ

Education and Specialisation

• 1993-1999 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Bachelor's Degree
• 1999-2004 Istanbul Göztepe SSK Training and Research Hospital; Paediatrics; Postgraduate Degree
• 2008-2011 Ankara Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Training and Research Hospital Neonatology Super Specialisation Doctorate
• 2017-2022 Associate Professor
• Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital  Professor

Experience

• 2005-2008 Denizli Servergazi State Hospital  Paediatric Specialist
• 2011-2016 Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital Neonatology Specialist
• 2018-2021 Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital Neonatology Training Officer
• 2021-2024 Istanbul Yeniyüzyıl University Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital Associate Professor
• 2024-2025 Istanbul Yeniyüzyıl University Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital Professor
• 2025 İstinye University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Neonatology Association

Foreign Language

• English

Courses and Certificates

• 2017 Thoracic Ultrasound Course
• 2018 3rd Targeted Echocardiography and Intestinal Ultrasound Course for Neonatology Specialists
• 2018 Cranial Ultrasound Course

Awards

• Congress first place: CD31 and Fact 8 association with angiogenesis in preeclamptic and normal placentas. Nurdan Uraş, , Sema Zengeroğlu , Arzu  Akdağ, Şerife Suna Oğuz, Uğur Dilmen.Zekai Tahir Burak Traditional Gynecopathology Congress. June 2010. Oral Presentation.
  
• Congress first place ödülü: A case of Hydrops fetalis developing due to Kell alloimmunization. Arzu  Akdağ, ömer Erdeve, Nurdan Uraş, Uğur Dilmen. Zekai Tahir Burak Traditional Gynecopathology Congress. June 2010. Poster.
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• Best article: Twenty-one-year National Neonatology congress(UNEKO-23), April 2015, Adana.      The ProPre-Save study: effects of probiotics and prebiotics alone or combined on necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.  Dilli D,  Aydin B,  Fettah ND, Zyazici E,  Beken S, Zenciroglu A,  Okumuş N,  Fettah ND, zyazici E,  Beken S, Zenciroglu A,  Okumuş N,  Özyurt BM,  Ipek MS,  Akdağ A,  Turan ö,  Bozdağ Ş. The Journal of pediatrics 2015; 166 (3), 545-551. e1.< / li>

Research and Publications

• The role of pentoxifylline and/or IgM-enriched intravenous immunoglobulin in the management of neonatal sepsis. A Akdag, U Dilmen, K Haque, D Dilli, O Erdeve, T Goekmen. American journal of perinatology 2014;31 (10), 905-912

Articles published in international refereed journals

• A1. Does polycythemia affect interleukin-6 response pattern in early postnatal period? A Akdag, D Dilli, O Erdeve, S Oguz, U Dilmen. Journal of clinical laboratory analysis 2010;24 (5), 340-347
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• A2. A newborn with Down syndrome-transient myeloproliferative disorder. A Akdag, B Tunc, S Oguz, D Dilli, U Dilmen. Journal of perinatal medicine 2010;38 (4), 445-447
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• A3. A newborn case with perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease due to R463H homozygosity complicated by C677T homozygosity in the MTHFR gene. A Akdag, SS Oguz, F Ezgü, O Erdeve, N Urash, U Dilmen. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011;24 (5-6), 381-383
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• A4. Antioxidant capacity of fresh and stored breast milk: is− 80° C the optimal temperature for freeze storage? FN Sari, A Akdag, EA Dizdar, N Uras, O Erdeve, O Erel, U Dilmen. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2012;25 (6), 777-782
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•  A5. Hydrops Fetalis due to Head Alloimmunization: A Perinatal Approach to a Rare Case. A Akdağ, Ö Erdeve, N Uraş, Y Şimşek, U Dilmen. Turkish Journal of Hematology  2012;29 (1), 72< br /> < / li>
• A6. CD31 and Factor VIII in angiogenesis of normal and pre-eclamptic human placentas. N Uras, SS Oguz, S Zergeroglu, A Akdag, B Polat, EA Dizdar, U Dilmen. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2012;32(6), 533-536
  
• A7. Storage at− 80° C Preserves the Antioxidant Capacity of Preterm Human Milk. A Akdag, F Nur Sari, EA Dizdar, N Uras, S Isikoglu, O Erel, U Dilmen. Journal of clinical laboratory analysis 2014; 28 (5), 415-418
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• A8. The role of pentoxifylline and/or IgM-enriched intravenous immunoglobulin in the management of neonatal sepsis. A Akdag, U Dilmen, K Haque, D Dilli, O Erdeve, T Goekmen. American journal of perinatology 2014;31 (10), 905-912
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• A9. Early intervention in a newborn with primary obstructive megaureter. A Akdag, E Ozalkaya, H Erdogan, A Oren, M Kaya. Pediatric Urology Case Reports 2014;1 (4), 8-15
  < / li>  A10. The ProPre-Save study: effects of probiotics and prebiotics alone or combined on necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.Dilli D, Aydin B, Fettah ND,Zyazici E, Beken S, Zenciroğlu A, Okumuş N,zyurt BM, Ipek MŞ, Akdağ A, Turan, Bozdağ Ş. Dilli D, Aydin B, Fettah ND, Beken S, Zenciroğlu A, Okumuş N, Ipek MŞ, Akdağ A, Turan, Bozdağ Ş. The Journal of Pediatrics 2015; 166 (3), 545-551. e1
  
• A 11. Prune belly syndrome associated with bilateral multicystic dysplastic kidneys and urethral obstruction: A case report. A Akdag, S Arici, B Orhaner, A Dogan. Pediatric Urology Case Reports 2015;2 (4), 13-16
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• A12. Omphalocele , exstrophy of cloaca, imperforate anus and spinal defect (OEIS Complex): A case report. M Kaya, S Sancar, E Ozcakir, A Akdag. Pediatric Urology Case Reports 2015;2 (4), 17-24
  
• A13. Early screening for critical congenital heart defects in asymptomatic newborns in Bursa province.  &Ozalkaya E, Akdag A, Sen I, Comerat E. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2016;29(7), 1105-7
  
• A14. Extralobar pulmonary sequestration as a cause of recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage in a neonate. A Akdag, S Arici, M Kaya, A Turgut. Archivos argentinos de pediatria  2016;114 (1), e21-e24
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• A15. Incidence, risk factors and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in Turkey (TR-ROP study): a prospective, multicentre study in 69 neonatal intensive care units. Bass AY, Demirel N, Koc E, Ulubas Isik D, Hirfanoglu IM, Tunc T; EN-ROP Study Group.Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Dec;102(12):1711-1716.
  
• A16. Early neonatal outcomes of very-low-birth-weight infants in Turkey: A prospective multicenter study of the Turkish Neonatal Society.Koc E, Demirel N, Bass AY, Ulubas Isik D, Hirfanoglu IM, Tunc T, Sari FN, Karatekin G, Ozdemir R, Altunhan H, Cetinkaya M, Ozcan B, Ozkiraz S, Calkavur S, Tekgunduz KS, Tastekin A, Ozlu F, Mutlu Ozyurt B, Ozdemir A, Cetinkaya B, Demirelli Y, Koklu E, Celik U, Tarakci N, Armangil D, Okulu E, Narter F, Mutlu B, Mert MK, Bulbul A, Asker HS, Uygur O, Uslu IS, Ertugrul S, Aydemir C, Celik HT, Kucuktasci K, Arslan S, Ergin H, Zenciroglu A, Yurttutan S, Orman A, Tuncer O, Law B, Acunas B, Takci S, Gokmen Z, Ozkan H, Comert S, Ustun N, Mutlu M, Bayraktar BT, Bilgin L, Tuzun F, Aydemir O, Gursoy T, Akdag A, Memisoglu A, Can E, Terek D, Beken S, Turan O, Guzoglu N, Ors R, Kale Y, Hekimoglu B, Aylanc H, Eroglu F, Sahin S, Konak M, Sarici D, Kilic I, Hakan N.PLoS One. 2019 Dec 18;14(12):E0226679.
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• A17. Fetal Bowel Dilatation due to Intestinal Neuronal Dysplasia: A Rarity. Akdag A, Anadut KO, Yalcin O, Kaya M.APSP J Case Rep. 2016 Apr 24;7(2):14. eCollection 2016 May-Jun.PMID: 271709191/journal2019.PMID: 31851725
  
• A18. Achondrogenesis Type 2 in a Newborn with a Novel Mutation on the COL2A1 Gene.Dogan P, Varal IG, Gorukmez O, Akkurt MO, Akdag A.Balkan J Med Genet. 2019 Aug 28;22(1):89-94……
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