Assoc. Prof. MD. Elif Yıldız

Education and Specialization

• 2006 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Bachelor's Degree
• 2015 Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Specialization
• 2024 Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Associate Professorship
• Thesis Title: Frequency, Severity, and Risk Factors of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Perimenopausal Women Thesis Advisor: Yavuz Tahsin Ayanoğlu

Experience

• 2010-2015 Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Assistant Doctor
• 2015-2024 Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Specialist Doctor
• 2024-2025 Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Associate Doctor

Courses and Certificates

• 2021 Urogynecological Workshop National Course Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital
• 2022 Gynecological Operations Using V-Notes Techniques National Course Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital
• 2023 Mijid Hysteroscopy Course National Course
• November 26-27, 2021 Approach to Benign Diseases of the Uterus Course Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Association
• 2023 Cised Sexual Therapy Training
• January 2026 Functional Medicine Approach and Applications in Gynecology and Obstetrics – Functional Medicine Advanced Training Module

A. Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

• DİNCGEZ CAKMAK B, DUNDAR B, KETENCİ GENCER F, YİLDİZ DE, BAYRAM F, OZGEN G, AYDİN BOYAMA B. Assessment Of Relationship Between Serum Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 (VAP-1) And Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Biomarkers. 2019 Dec;24(8):750-756. Doi: 10.1080/1354750X.2019.1684562. Epub 2019 Nov 4. PMID: 31638437.
• DİNCGEZ CAKMAK B, DUNDAR B, KETENCİ GENCER F, AYDİN BB, YİLDİZ DE. TWEAK And Monocyte To HDL Ratio As A Predictor Of Metabolic Syndrome İn Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2019 Jan;35(1):66-71. Doi: 10.1080/09513590.2018.1490401. Epub 2018 Sep 21. PMID: 30241442.
• Ketenci Gencer F, Salman S, Kumbasar S, Bacak HB, Khatib O, Kaya C, Yildiz E, Coskun ES. Lateral Suspension With V-NOTES For The Treatment Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse With The Salman-Ketenci Gencer Technique. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 Jan 10. Doi: 10.1007/S00192-022-05433-W. Epub Ahead Of Print. PMID: 36625926.
• Yildiz E, Timur B, Guney G, Timur H. Does The SARS-Cov-2 Mrna Vaccine Damage The Ovarian Reserve? Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 May 19;102(20):E33824. Doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033824. PMID: 37335728; PMCID: PMC10194489.
• Yıldız E, Ketenci Gencer F, Timur B, Laleli Koc B, Timur H. Is Maternal Serum Endocan Level A Novel Marker in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2023 Jul 2. Doi: 10.1111/Jog.15733. Epub Ahead Of Print. PMID: 37394770.
• Çavuş Z, Vahapoğlu A, Türkmen ÜA, Gencer FK, Yıldız E. Comparing Elective And Emergency Caesarean Section By Using Bioimpedance Method. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2023 Aug 5. Doi: 10.1007/S00404-023-07166-7. Epub Ahead Of Print. PMID: 37542664.
• YILDIZ, ELIF; GENCER, FATMA KETENCİ; TIMUR, BURCU; And TİMUR, HAKAN (2023) "Serum Myosin-Binding Protein C Levels: A New Marker For Exclusion Of Preterm Birth?," Turkish Journal Of Medical Sciences: Vol. 53: No. 5, Article 52. Https://Doi.Org/10.55730/1300-0144.5717
• Sumer F, Gurlek B, Yildiz E, Et Al. Variations In Anterior Segment Parameters Among Different Phenotypes Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024;24(1):419. Published 2024 Sep 27. Doi:10.1186/S12886-024-03676-3
• Sumer F, Gurlek B, Yildiz E, Uzun F, Colak S, Ayazoglu IM. Evaluation Of Retinal Changes In Women With Different Phenotypes Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025;15(2):227. Published 2025 Jan 20. Doi:10.3390/Diagnostics15020227
• Sumer F, Kizilkaya B, Yildiz E, Satilmaz MF, Suveys A. Evaluation Of The Role Of Thyroid Hormones, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, Folic Acid And Ferritin Serum Levels In Pterygium Development. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):8786. Published 2025 Mar 13. Doi:10.1038/S41598-025-93800-0
• Sumer F, Gurlek B, Yildiz E, Uzun F, Colak S. Alterations In Tear Function And Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Across Various Phenotypes Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 12;15(1):12680. Doi: 10.1038/S41598-025-94890-6. PMID: 40221508; PMCID: PMC11993714.
  

B. Articles Published in Other International Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Yıldız E, Timur B. The Effects Of Dydrogesterone Treatment On First-Trimester Aneuploidy Screening Markers And Nuchal Translucency İn Women With Threatened Miscarriage. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Mar 10;20(1):16-21. Doi: 10.4274/Tjod.Galenos.2023.97493. PMID: 36908009; PMCID: PMC10013081.
• Yıldız E, Timur B. Comparison Of Classic Single-Layer Uterine Suture And Double-Layer Purse-String Suture Techniques For Uterus Closure In Terms Of Postoperative Short-Term Uterine Isthmocele: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Sep 4;20(3):206-213. Doi: 10.4274/Tjod.Galenos.2023.90522. PMID: 37667481; PMCID: PMC10478730.
• BULATAYTEK ŞIK1, MEHTAP ŞENTÜRK2, SERKAN KUMBASAR3, ELİF SUMER4,YILDA ARZU ABA5,ÖZLEM DÜLGER1  ‘’Cervical Cytologıc And Colposcopıc Changes In Cases Using Iuds For A Long Time’’  International J. Of Health Services Research And Policy (2017) 2(1):1-9  Published Online November 3, 2017 Doi: 10.23884/İjhsrp.2017.2.1.01 ISSN: 2548-0359
• Süleyman Salman, Fatma Ketenci Gencer, Bülent Babaoğlu, Melih Bestel, Serkan Kumbasar, Guray Tuna, Esra Güzel, Durkadın Elif Yıldız, Tuba Kotancı, Ali Selçuk Yeniocak, Özlem Söğüt, "Unsuspected Diagnosis Of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma After Laparoscopic Myomectomy İn An Isolated Bag", Case Reports İn Obstetrics And Gynecology, Vol. 2018, Article ID 6342081, 4 Pages, 2018. Https://Doi.Org/10.1155/2018/6342081  (CASE REPORT )
• Yıldız E, Timur B. Evaluation Of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape And Transobturator Tape Surgery Performed In One Year In Terms Of Mesh Erosion: Is The Surgical Method Effective InMesh Erosion?. J Surg Med [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 3 [Cited 2023 Nov. 3];7(10):641-5. Available From: Https://Jsurgmed.Com/Article/View/7903
  

C. Papers Presented at National Scientific Meetings and Published in Conference Proceedings

• ELİF YILDIZ, Is the Retinal Nerve Layer and Choroidal Thickness Affected in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?, 9th ACIBADEM OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DAYS, GLOSSARY
• ELIF YILDIZ, Management of Mesh Erosion Developing as a Complication After TOT Surgery Without Mesh Excision, PELVIC FLOOR AND COSMETIC GYNECOLOGY CONGRESS, ORAL PRESENTATION, ISTANBUL, 2022
• ELIF YILDIZ, ESRA NAZLI DÖKTÜR, Comparison of Inside-Out and Outside-In Mesh Applications in TOT Surgery, PELVIC FLOOR AND COSMETIC GYNECOLOGY CONGRESS, ORAL PRESENTATION
• ELIF YILDIZ, Do Meibomian Gland Function And Tear Functions Change In Different Phenotypes Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?, 14th TURKISH GERMAN GYNECOLOGY CONGRESS, ANTALYA, ORAL PRESENTATION, 2022
• FATMA KETENCI GENDER, SEMRAKSEL, DURKADIN ELIF YILDIZ, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE POSTPARTUM IMMUNE THROCCYTOPENIA BY GYNECOLOGISTS, 14th TURKISH GERMAN GYNECOLOGY CONGRESS, ANTALYA, ORAL PRESENTATION
ANNOUNCEMENT, 2022
• ELIF YILDIZ, Evaluation of Macula, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Choroid Thickness in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, 18th NATIONAL GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS CONGRESS, POSTER PRESENTATION, ANTALYA, 2021
• ELIF YILDIZ, BATUHAN BULUT, SÜLEYMAN SALMAN, Anatomical Correction of Desence Uteri with Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension, 6th MINIMAL INVASIVE GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY CONGRESS, ORAL PRESENTATION
VIDEO PRESENTATION, ISTANBUL, 2023
• ELIF YILDIZ, LEAL SELIN SICAKYUZ, SULEYMAN SALMAN, Laparoscopic Pectopexy Operation Without Mesh in Uterine Prolapse Surgery, PELVIC FLOOR AND COSMETIC GYNECOLOGY CONGRESS, ORAL PRESENTATION, ISTANBUL 2023
• ELIF YILDIZ, Esra Nazlı Döktür, SULEYMAN SALMAN, Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence With Laparoscopic Burch Colposuspense, 5th Congress on Controversial Issues in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Oral Presentation VIDEO Presentation, 2023
  

D. International and National Books or Chapters in Books Written

• Obstetric Propedodic (Academician)
• Mucinous Cancers (Academician)
• E. Articles Published in National Peer-Reviewed Journals
• SALMAN SÜLEYMAN, YUMRU AYSE ENDER, DUMAN ONUR, BOZYİĞİT ABDÜLHAMİT, GENCER FATMA KETENCİ, SÜMER DURKADIN ELİF, ERDEM BAKİ, BOZKURT MURAT (2014). Analysis of Dermoid Cyst Cases Treated with Laparoscopic Method in Our Clinic. JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE, 4(2), 55-57. (Control Number: 1410991)
• YILDIZ, ELİF & CAKMAK, BURCU & KETENCİ GENCER, FATMA & AYDIN ​​BOYAMA, BURCU. (2018). Incidence And Severity Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse And Its Risk Factors In Perimenopausal Women. European Archives Of Medical Research. 34. 148-153. 10.5152/Eamr.2018.70893.(THESIS PUBLISHMENT)
• TİMUR H, TOKMAK A, ISKENDER C, YİLDİZ ES, INAL HA, UYGUR D, DANİSMAN N. Obstetric Outcomes in Non-Gynecologic Cancer Patients in Remission. Eurasian J Med. 2016 Jun;48(2):130-4. Doi: 10.5152/Eurasianjmed.2015.15263. PMID: 27551177; PMCID: PMC4970551.
• YILDIZ DE, AKÇIĞ Z, SALMAN S, UÇAR E, KARAMAN ST. The Effect of Smoking on Serum Nesfatin-1 Levels in Follicular Phase Women: A Pilot Study. J Acad Res Med 2020;10:23-26.
Yıldız, E. , Timur, B. , Döktür, E. N. , Timur, H. "Does Mesh Application By Using Inside-Out And Outside-In Techniques During Transobturator Tape Surgery Change The Success?" . Duzce Medical Journal 25 (2023): 56-61 Https://Dergipark.Org.Tr/Tr/Pub/Dtfd/İssue/75888/1209402

F. Art and Design Activities

• National, CONGRESS, 15.05.2013-19.05.2013, 12th National Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress & Participant in the 5th Mediterranean Countries Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress, ANTALYA Participant in the Neonatal Resuscitation Program Practitioner Training, National Course, 19.02.2014-21.02.2014, ISTANBUL Participant in the 3rd Obstetrics and Gynecology Days, Istanbul University, National Congress, 28.02.2013-02.03.2013, ISTANBUL Participant in the 3rd TJOD Assistant School, National Course, 30.05.2014-01.06.2014, Cyprus/Girne Participant in the 3rd TJOD Assistant School, National Course, 21.10.2015-23.10.2015, Participant in the Emergency Obstetric Care Clinician Training of the Turkish Public Health Institution, Ankara
• National, CONGRESS, 23.11.2013-26.11.2013, Participant in the 6th National Urogynecology Congress, Istanbul
• National, TRAINING, 4.11.2015, Organized by Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital, ‘Occupational Health and Safety of Employees’Participant in the Training on General and Technical Issues within the Scope of the Regulation on Safety Procedures and Principles, Istanbul National, COURSE, 23.10.2016, Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Association and Koç Participant in the Interactive Laparoscopic Surgery Course with Real-Time Dissection on Fresh Frozen Cadavers Organized by the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University, Istanbul
• Participant in the 18th National Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress, 1.12.2021-5.12.2021, Antalya
• Participant in the 14th International Congress, 28.05.2022-1.06.2022, Antalya
Participant in the Turkish-German Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress, Antalya Participant in the 9th Acıbadem Women's and Obstetrics Days, March 25-27, 2022, Istanbul National Course, 2021: Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital Urogynecological Workshop, Istanbul/Turkey National Course, 2022: Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital V-NOTES Technical, Istanbul/Turkey National Congress, September 23-25, 2022, Pelvic Floor and Cosmetic Gynecology Congress Participant, ISTANBUL
• National CONGRESS, 6th Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Congress, June 21-24, 2023, Istanbul
• NATIONAL CONGRESS, Participant in the National Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress, Cyprus - 2024
• Tjod Istanbul Gynecological Surgeries Meeting - Speaker - October 20, 2024
• 18. Endoacademy Program - Scientific Officer - December 15, 2024
• Istanbul Vnotes Symposium - Scientific Officer - February 1, 2025, Istanbul
• Tjod Istanbul Assistant School - Speaker - February 20, 2025, Istanbul
• Tjod Istanbul Gynecological Surgeries - Speaker - October 12, 2025, Istanbul
• UJOK Gynecology and Obstetrics Congress – Speaker - November 6-9, 2025, Antalya
  

G. Courses Taught

• 1. 29.09.2021-2021-2022 Approach to Gynecological Emergencies
• 2. 8.12.2017-2017-2018 Vaginitis, Cervicitis and Vulvovaginitis, Approach to Chronic Vaginitis
• 3. 13.10.2016-2016-2017 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in the Reproductive Period
• 4. 7.2.2017-2016-2017 Diagnosis, Identification and Approach in Pelvic Relaxation
• 5. 15.2.2023-2022-2023 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Syndrome
• 6.12.06.2024-2023-2024 Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause
• 7.19.02.2025-2024-2025 Bioequivalent Therapy in HRT
• 8.15.01.2025-2025-2026 Current Screening and Management of Cervical Cancer
  

H. Professional Areas of Interest

• Laparoscopic Surgeries
• V-NOTES Scarless Surgery (Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery)
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Urinary Incontinence Surgeries
• Myoma Treatment
• Menopause Follow-up and Management
• Intrauterine Device - Subcutaneous Implant
• Adolescent Endocrinology
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Sexual Counseling
• Genital Aesthetics
• Gynecological Cancers
• Ovarian Cysts
• Infertility
• Pregnancy Follow-up and Delivery