Areas of Expertise
  • Epilepsy
  • Developmental follow-up in infants
  • High-risk pregnancy monitoring
  • Speech delay

Education and Specialization

  • 1999 - 2005: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
  • 2005 - 2010: Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital, Pediatrics Residency
  • 2011 - 2015: İstanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Subspecialty Residency (Fellowship)

Experience

  • 2010 - 2011: Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Specialist
  • 2011: Burdur Gölhisar State Hospital, Pediatric Specialist
  • 2016 - 2020: Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Specialist

Courses and Certifications

  • T.C. Ministry of Health Neonatal Resuscitation Program Practitioner Certificate 21-23/11/06. (General Directorate of Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning and İzmir Chamber of Physicians)
  • Development Monitoring and Support Guide Practitioner Training Course 29/03/13. (Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases, Developmental Pediatrics Division, and Developmental Pediatrics Association)
  • AkademiKA Advanced Good Clinical Practice Training 17-19/10/14. (T.C. Ministry of Health Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency)
  • Basic EEG Course 13-14/03/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Advanced EEG Course in Pediatric Neurology 23-25/10/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Introduction to Basic Electrophysiology Course 11-13/12/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Pediatric Neurology Neuromuscular Diseases Course 4-5/05/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Course on Evaluation of Neurological Development and Abnormalities/Deviations in Early Childhood 18/02/16. (Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases, 3rd Marmara Pediatrics Congress)
  • Epilepsy Course 20/04/16. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society, 18th National Pediatric Neurology Congress)
  • Neuroimmunology Course 24/04/16. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society, 18th National Pediatric Neurology Congress)

Professional Memberships

  • Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society
  • National Pediatrics Society
  • European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS)
  • Istanbul Chamber of Physicians

Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • E Karatoprak, G Sözen, S Saltık. Risk factors associated with epilepsy development in children with cerebral palsy. Child's Nervous System, 2019.
  • Saltık S, Sözen HG, Başgül S, Karatoprak EY, İçağasıoğlu A. Pregabalin treatment of a patient with complex regional pain syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Jan;54:88-90
  • Ünver O, Hacıfazlıoglu NE, Karatoprak E, Günes AS, Sağer G, Kutlubay B, Sözen G, Saltık S, Yılmaz K, Kara B, Türkdoğan D. The frequency of late-onset Pompe disease in pediatric patients with limb-girdle muscle weakness and nonspecific hyperCKemia: A multicenter study. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2016
  • Sözen HG, Saltık S, Karatoprak EY. Menkes disease: Case report (Menkes hastalığı: Olgu sunumu). Göztepe Tıp Dergisi. 2013 28(1):51-54.

Theses

  • Pediatrics Residency Thesis: ‘Investigation of the relationship between maternal vaginal culture, umbilical cord blood culture, and procalcitonin levels in premature infants with prolonged premature rupture of membranes’ 2010
  • Pediatric Neurology Subspecialty Thesis: ‘Neurological evaluation of children with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation’ 2015

Oral and Video Presentations

  • Yılmaz K, Sözen HG, Karatoprak EY, Özer I. A rare symptom and a rare disease association: Niemann Pick Type C and Cataplexy (Nadir bir semptom ve nadir bir hastalık birlikteliği: Niemann Pick Tip C ve Katapleksi). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Karatoprak EY, Sözen G, Yılmaz K. A diagnosis that should be considered at all ages as a non-epileptic cause: Hyperekplexia (Nonepileptik bir sebep olarak her yaşta düşünülmesi gereken bir tanı: Hiperekpleksia). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • “Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Multicenter experience” (“Akut Flask miyelit olguları: Çok merkez deneyimi”). Olcay ünver, Dilşad Türkdoğan, Serhat Güler, Osman Kipoğlu, Mesut Güngör, Cem Paketçi, Kürşat Bora Çarman, Hülya Maraş Genç, Mehpare Özkan, Elif Karatoprak, Betül Kılıç, Gülten Thomas, Erhan Bayram, Coşkun Yarar, Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Güneş Sağer, Ayfer Sakarya, Sema Saltık, Mine Çalışkan, Pınar Koytak, Evrim Karadağ Saygı, Gazanfer Ekici, Bülent Kara, Uluç Yiş, Nur Aydınlı. S-17; May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • Maraş Genç H, Kutlubay B, Sözen HG, Kalın S, Asarcıklı F, Tekkeşin F, Karakayalı B, Sözeri B. Clinical and Radiological Features of Sinovenous Thrombosis Cases in Children (Çocuklarda Sinovenöz Tromboz Olgularının Klinik ve Radyolojik Özellikleri). 41st Pediatrics Days, April 7-10, 2019, Istanbul.
  • NF-1 Diagnosed Patient with Pelvic Ganglioneuroma – Specialist Physician Hatice Gülhan Sözen UPNAM 2019

Published Posters

  • Sözen HG, Saltık S, Karatoprak EY. A SSPE case with brainstem involvement (Beyinsapı tutulumu olan bir SSPE olgusu). 48th National Neurology Congress. November 16-22, 2012.
  • Karatoprak EY, Saltık S, Sözen HG. Griscelli syndrome Type 1: 2 Case reports (Tip1 Griscelli sendromu: 2 Olgu sunumu). 48th National Neurology Congress. November 16-22, 2012.
  • Yılmaz K, Karatoprak EY, Sözen G, Özer I. A cause of congenital microcephaly that should not be forgotten: Maternal phenylketonuria (Konjenital mikrosefalinin unutulmaması gereken bir sebebi: Maternal fenilketonüri). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Karatoprak EY, Yılmaz K, Sözen G, Özer I. The significance of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in terms of epileptiform activity in children (Metilentetrahidrofolat redüktaz C677T ve A1298C polimorfizmlerinin çocuklarda epileptiform aktivite açısından önemi). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Karatoprak EY, Sözen G, Yılmaz K, Özer I. Brain tumor development should be considered in the follow-up of L-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria: Case report (L-2-Hidroksiglutarik asidüri’de beyin tümörü gelişimi takipte dikkate alınmalıdır: Olgu sunumu). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Sözen HG, Karatoprak EY, Yılmaz K, Özer I. Neurological evaluation of children with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation (Metilentetrahidrofolat redüktaz mutasyonu olan çocukların nörolojik değerlendirilmesi). 18th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. April 20-24, 2016.
  • “Pelvic ganglioneuroma in a patient with NF-1” (“NF-1 tanılı hastada pelvik ganglionörom”). Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Sevinç Kalın, Funda Tekkeşin, Sait Naderi. P112, May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • “Rituximab experience in a patient with Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome” (“Opsoklonus Myoklonus Sendromu olan hastada ritüksimab deneyimi”). Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Hülya Maraş Genç, Büşra Kutlubay, Burcu Karakayalı, Betül Sözeri, Elif Yüksel Karatoprak. P113, May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • “Case of progressive ADEM” (“Progresif seyirli ADEM vakası”). Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Hülya Maraş Genç, Büşra Kutlubay. P114, May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • ‘4 cases of acute flaccid paralysis admitted in the last 1 year’ (‘Son 1 yılda başvuran 4 akut flask paralizi vakası’). Büşra Kutlubay, Hülya Maraş Genç, Hatice Gülhan Sözen. P-034. May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.

Resume

Education and Specialization

  • 1999 - 2005: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
  • 2005 - 2010: Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital, Pediatrics Residency
  • 2011 - 2015: İstanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Subspecialty Residency (Fellowship)

Experience

  • 2010 - 2011: Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Specialist
  • 2011: Burdur Gölhisar State Hospital, Pediatric Specialist
  • 2016 - 2020: Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Specialist

Courses and Certifications

  • T.C. Ministry of Health Neonatal Resuscitation Program Practitioner Certificate 21-23/11/06. (General Directorate of Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning and İzmir Chamber of Physicians)
  • Development Monitoring and Support Guide Practitioner Training Course 29/03/13. (Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases, Developmental Pediatrics Division, and Developmental Pediatrics Association)
  • AkademiKA Advanced Good Clinical Practice Training 17-19/10/14. (T.C. Ministry of Health Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency)
  • Basic EEG Course 13-14/03/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Advanced EEG Course in Pediatric Neurology 23-25/10/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Introduction to Basic Electrophysiology Course 11-13/12/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Pediatric Neurology Neuromuscular Diseases Course 4-5/05/15. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society)
  • Course on Evaluation of Neurological Development and Abnormalities/Deviations in Early Childhood 18/02/16. (Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases, 3rd Marmara Pediatrics Congress)
  • Epilepsy Course 20/04/16. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society, 18th National Pediatric Neurology Congress)
  • Neuroimmunology Course 24/04/16. (Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society, 18th National Pediatric Neurology Congress)

Professional Memberships

  • Turkish Pediatric Neurology Society
  • National Pediatrics Society
  • European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS)
  • Istanbul Chamber of Physicians

Publications

Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • E Karatoprak, G Sözen, S Saltık. Risk factors associated with epilepsy development in children with cerebral palsy. Child's Nervous System, 2019.
  • Saltık S, Sözen HG, Başgül S, Karatoprak EY, İçağasıoğlu A. Pregabalin treatment of a patient with complex regional pain syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Jan;54:88-90
  • Ünver O, Hacıfazlıoglu NE, Karatoprak E, Günes AS, Sağer G, Kutlubay B, Sözen G, Saltık S, Yılmaz K, Kara B, Türkdoğan D. The frequency of late-onset Pompe disease in pediatric patients with limb-girdle muscle weakness and nonspecific hyperCKemia: A multicenter study. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2016
  • Sözen HG, Saltık S, Karatoprak EY. Menkes disease: Case report (Menkes hastalığı: Olgu sunumu). Göztepe Tıp Dergisi. 2013 28(1):51-54.

Theses

  • Pediatrics Residency Thesis: ‘Investigation of the relationship between maternal vaginal culture, umbilical cord blood culture, and procalcitonin levels in premature infants with prolonged premature rupture of membranes’ 2010
  • Pediatric Neurology Subspecialty Thesis: ‘Neurological evaluation of children with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation’ 2015

Oral and Video Presentations

  • Yılmaz K, Sözen HG, Karatoprak EY, Özer I. A rare symptom and a rare disease association: Niemann Pick Type C and Cataplexy (Nadir bir semptom ve nadir bir hastalık birlikteliği: Niemann Pick Tip C ve Katapleksi). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Karatoprak EY, Sözen G, Yılmaz K. A diagnosis that should be considered at all ages as a non-epileptic cause: Hyperekplexia (Nonepileptik bir sebep olarak her yaşta düşünülmesi gereken bir tanı: Hiperekpleksia). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • “Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Multicenter experience” (“Akut Flask miyelit olguları: Çok merkez deneyimi”). Olcay ünver, Dilşad Türkdoğan, Serhat Güler, Osman Kipoğlu, Mesut Güngör, Cem Paketçi, Kürşat Bora Çarman, Hülya Maraş Genç, Mehpare Özkan, Elif Karatoprak, Betül Kılıç, Gülten Thomas, Erhan Bayram, Coşkun Yarar, Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Güneş Sağer, Ayfer Sakarya, Sema Saltık, Mine Çalışkan, Pınar Koytak, Evrim Karadağ Saygı, Gazanfer Ekici, Bülent Kara, Uluç Yiş, Nur Aydınlı. S-17; May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • Maraş Genç H, Kutlubay B, Sözen HG, Kalın S, Asarcıklı F, Tekkeşin F, Karakayalı B, Sözeri B. Clinical and Radiological Features of Sinovenous Thrombosis Cases in Children (Çocuklarda Sinovenöz Tromboz Olgularının Klinik ve Radyolojik Özellikleri). 41st Pediatrics Days, April 7-10, 2019, Istanbul.
  • NF-1 Diagnosed Patient with Pelvic Ganglioneuroma – Specialist Physician Hatice Gülhan Sözen UPNAM 2019

Published Posters

  • Sözen HG, Saltık S, Karatoprak EY. A SSPE case with brainstem involvement (Beyinsapı tutulumu olan bir SSPE olgusu). 48th National Neurology Congress. November 16-22, 2012.
  • Karatoprak EY, Saltık S, Sözen HG. Griscelli syndrome Type 1: 2 Case reports (Tip1 Griscelli sendromu: 2 Olgu sunumu). 48th National Neurology Congress. November 16-22, 2012.
  • Yılmaz K, Karatoprak EY, Sözen G, Özer I. A cause of congenital microcephaly that should not be forgotten: Maternal phenylketonuria (Konjenital mikrosefalinin unutulmaması gereken bir sebebi: Maternal fenilketonüri). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Karatoprak EY, Yılmaz K, Sözen G, Özer I. The significance of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in terms of epileptiform activity in children (Metilentetrahidrofolat redüktaz C677T ve A1298C polimorfizmlerinin çocuklarda epileptiform aktivite açısından önemi). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Karatoprak EY, Sözen G, Yılmaz K, Özer I. Brain tumor development should be considered in the follow-up of L-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria: Case report (L-2-Hidroksiglutarik asidüri’de beyin tümörü gelişimi takipte dikkate alınmalıdır: Olgu sunumu). 17th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. May 6-9, 2015.
  • Sözen HG, Karatoprak EY, Yılmaz K, Özer I. Neurological evaluation of children with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation (Metilentetrahidrofolat redüktaz mutasyonu olan çocukların nörolojik değerlendirilmesi). 18th National Pediatric Neurology Congress. April 20-24, 2016.
  • “Pelvic ganglioneuroma in a patient with NF-1” (“NF-1 tanılı hastada pelvik ganglionörom”). Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Sevinç Kalın, Funda Tekkeşin, Sait Naderi. P112, May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • “Rituximab experience in a patient with Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome” (“Opsoklonus Myoklonus Sendromu olan hastada ritüksimab deneyimi”). Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Hülya Maraş Genç, Büşra Kutlubay, Burcu Karakayalı, Betül Sözeri, Elif Yüksel Karatoprak. P113, May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • “Case of progressive ADEM” (“Progresif seyirli ADEM vakası”). Hatice Gülhan Sözen, Hülya Maraş Genç, Büşra Kutlubay. P114, May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.
  • ‘4 cases of acute flaccid paralysis admitted in the last 1 year’ (‘Son 1 yılda başvuran 4 akut flask paralizi vakası’). Büşra Kutlubay, Hülya Maraş Genç, Hatice Gülhan Sözen. P-034. May 1-5, 2019, 21st National Pediatric Neurology Congress with International Participation, Muğla.

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