Prof. MD. Mehmet Karaca

Education and Specialization

• 1993: MD, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

• 1993: MSc, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine

• 1999: PhD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University

• 2011: Subspecialty in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery, Ministry of Health

Experience

• 2002–2005: Faculty Member, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine

• 2006–2010: Faculty Member, Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine

• 2010–2014: Chief of Clinic, Antalya Training and Research Hospital

• 2014–2021: Gynecology and Oncology Specialist, Medstar Yıldız Hospital

• 2018–2021: Faculty Member, Gelişim University

• 2021–Present: Gynecologic Oncology Specialist, Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association

Awards

• The study titled “Ophthalmic Manifestations of 107 Cases with HELLP Syndrome” was selected to represent Turkey as an oral presentation in the Blindness Prevention section at the XXX World Ophthalmology Congress, February 2006, São Paulo, Brazil, where it received the “Best National Paper” award.

Articles Published in International Peer-reviewed Journals 

• A1. Ulker K, Temur I, Karaca M, Ersöz M, Volkan I, Gül A, “Effects of maternal left lateral position and rest on amniotic fluid index: a prospective clinical study”, J Reprod Med, 57, 270-6. 2012.
• A2. Ülker K, Akyer ŞP, Temur İ, Tan T, Karaca M, Adıgüzel E, Gül A, “First trimester diagnosis of parapagus diprosopus dibrachius dipus twins with cranirachischisis totalis by three-dimensional ultrasound” J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 38, 431-4, 2012.
  A3. Temur İ, Kahraman Ü, Volkan İ, Karaca M, Ersöz m, Gül A, Adıgüzel E, The first case of Horn Kolb sindrome in Turkey, diagnosed prenatally at the 23rd week of a pregnancy: A very rare and unusual case far from the original geography, Am J Case Rep, 13, 106-108, 2012.
  A4. Kahraman Ü, Çeçen K, Temur İ, Gül A, Karaca M, “Effects of the Maternal Position andRest on the Fetal Urine Production Rate A Prospective Study Conducted by 3-Dimensional Sonography Using the Rotational Technique (Virtual Organ Computer-Aided Analysis)” | J Ultrasound Med 30, 481–486 (2011).
• A5. Ulker K, Gül A, Temur İ, Ersöz m, Volkan İ, Karaca M, “Chronic lower abdominal pain after the insertion of the secomd inrauterine device”, Kafkas J Med Sci, 1, 69-73, 2011.
  A6. Kumtepe Y, Odabasoglu F, Karaca M, Polat B, Halici MB, Keles ON, Altunkaynak Z, Gocer F, “Protective Effects of Telmisartan on Ischemia/reperfusion Injury of Rat Ovary: Biochemical and Histopathologic Evaluation” Fertil Steril, 93, 1299-1307, (2010). 
  A7. Karaca M, Odabasoglu F, Kumtepe Y, Albayrak A, Cadirci E, Keles ON, “Protective Effects of Erythropoietin on Ischemia/reperfusion Injury of Rat Ovary” Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 144, 157-162 (2009).
  A8. Borekci B, Kumtepe Y, Karaca M, Halici Z, Cadirci E, Albayrak F, Polat B, Suleyman H, “Role of Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptors in Anti-ulcer Effect Mechanism of Estrogen and Luteinising Hormone on Rats”, Gynecol Endocrinol, 25, 264-268, (2009).
  A9. “Turkish Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cytology Research Group*, Prevalence of Cervical Cytological Abnormalities in Turkey”, Int J Gynecol Obstet, 106, 206-209,(2009). (*The full list of members of the Research Group is given in the Acknowledgment Section).
  A10. Erbagci I, Karaca M, Ugur MG, Okumus S, Bekir NA, “Ophthalmic Manifestations of 107 Cases with Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelet Count Syndrome” Saudi Med J, 29, 1160-1163, (2008).
  A11. Halici Z, Karaca M, Keles ON, Borekci B, Odabasoglu F, Suleyman H, Cadirci E, Bayir Y, Unal B, ‘'Protective Effects of Amlodipine on Ischemia-reperfusion Injury of Rat Ovary: Biochemical and Histopathologic Evaluation’’, Fertil Steril, 90, 2408-2415, (2008).ICS
  A12. Göçmen A, Karaca M, Sari A, “Conservative Laparoscopic Approach to Adnexal Torsion’’, Arch Gynecol Obstet, 277, 535-538, (2008).
• A13. Egri M, Celbis O, Karaca M, Ozdemir B, Kok AN, “The Informed Consent Status for Surgery Patients in Eastern Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study’’, Indian J Med Ethics, 5, 26-28, (2008).
• A14. Karaca M, Kumru S, Dikmeli N, “Does The Copper Intrauterine Device Affect Serum Cancer Antigen 125 levels?’’, Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 28, 524-525, (2007). 
• A15. Karaca M, Kocoglu H, Gocmen A, “Comparison of Lornoxicam with Tramadol in Patient-controlled Analgesia after Gynecological Surgery’’, Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 27, 78-80, (2006). 
• A16. Ozkur A,  Karaca M, Göçmen A, Bayram M, Sirikci A, “Cephalopagus Conjoined Twins Presented with Encephalocele: Diagnostic Role of Ultrafast MR Imaging’’, Diagn Interv Radiol, 12, 90-92, (2006).
• A17. Erbagci I, Bagci C, Sari I, Bilgic TM, Bati A, Karaca M, Ozaslan M, Bekir NA, “Cataractous Effects of Maternal Use of Hair Dyes During Pregnancy", Biotechnol & Biotechnol Eq, 20, 133-138, (2006).
• A18. Karaca M, Bayram A, Kocoglu ME, Gocmen A, Eksi F, “Comparison of Clinical Diagnosis and Microbiological Test Results in Vaginal Infections’’, Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol,  32, 172-174, (2005).
• A19. Karaca M, Sevinc A, Aydin A, Gocmen A, Buyukberber S, Camci C, Sari I, “Female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin diagnosed during the staging evaluation of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma’’ Leuk Lymphoma, 46, 929-933, (2005).
• A20. Karaca M, Göçmen A, Sari A, Uğur MG, “Effect of Hysterosalpingography on Serum Cancer Antigen (CA-125) levels’’, Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 26, 203-204, (2005).
• A21. Gulsen MT, Buyukberber NM, Karaca M, Kadayifci A, “Cyproterone Acetate and Ethinylestradiol-induced Pill Oesophagitis: A Case Report’’, Int J Clin Pract suppl, 59, 79-81, (2005).
• A22. Aygun S, Kocoglu H, Goksu S, Karaca M, Oner U, “Postoperative Patient-controlled Analgesia with Intravenous Tramadol, Intravenous Fentanyl, Epidural Tramadol and Epidural Ropivacaine+fentanyl Combination’’, Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 25, 498-501, (2004).
• A23. Göçmen A, Karaca M, Tarakçioğlu M, “A Ruptured Ovarian Endometrioma Mimicking Ovarian Malignancy: Case Report”, Eur J Gyneacol Oncol, 24, 445-446, (2003).
  A24. Göçmen A, Kara IH, Karaca M, “The Effect of Add-back Therapy with Tibolone on Myoma Uteri’’, Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol, 29, 222-224, (2002).

Papers Presented at International Scientific Conferences and Published in the Proceedings

• B1. Dokuzeylul N, Ugur MG, Karlıkaya G, Karagozoglu H, Ersahin A, Acet M, Karaca M, Kahraman S, Luteal Estradiol/antagonist Supression Versus Oral Contraceptive Pretreatment in Young Poor Responders, 15th wolrd Congresss on In Vitro Fertilization, 4th World Congress on In Vitro Maturation, Switzerland, 2009.
• B2. Karaca M, Palancı Y, Öztürk R, “How Common is Pap Smear Test Known and Performed?’’, 7th International Congress of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association, Antalya, Turkey, 2007.
  
• B3. Karaca M, Kumru S, Dikmeli N, “Does Copper Intrauterine Device Affect Serum Cancer Antigen 125 levels?’’, 7th International Congress of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association, Antalya, Turkey, 2007.
• B4. Göçmen A, Karaca M, Sarı A, “Conservative Laparoscopic Approach to Adnexal Torsion’’, 7th International Congress of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association, Antalya, Turkey, 2007.
• B5. Halici Z, Karaca M,  Keles ON, Borekci B, Odabasoglu F, Suleyman H, Cadirci E, Bayir Y, Unal B, “Protective Effects of Amlodipine on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of Rat Ovary: Biochemical and Histopathologic Evaluation’’, 7th International Congress of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association, Antalya, Turkey, 2007.
• B6. Keles ON, Karaca M, Çolak S, Topal A, Unal B, “Effect of Ovariectomy on The Rat Liver: A Stereological and Histopatological Study’’, 7th International Congress of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association, Antalya, Turkey, 2007.
• B7. Göçmen A, Kara IH, Karaca M, “The Effect of Addback Treatment with Tibolene on Patient with Myoma Uteri Treated with Triptoreline’’,  ESHRE 15th Annual Meeting, France, 1999. 
• B8. Gül T, Göçmen A, Avşar Y, Karaca M, Kara İH, Erden AC, “The Effect of Urokinase on Prevention of Pelvic Adhesion in Rats’’, 2nd International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya, Turkey, 1997.
  
• B9. Erden AC, Göçmen A, Şentürk N, Karaca M, “Premenstrüel Sendrom’’, 2nd International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya, Turkey, 1997.

Articles Published in National Peer-reviewed Journals 

• D1. Uzun M, Karaca M, Topçu B, Kurt Y, “Tavşanlarda damar içi oksitosin ve metil ergonovin enjeksiyonunun QT süresi üzerine etkileri”,  Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg, 15, 351-356, (2009).
• D2. Karaca M, Vural ZT, Palancı Y, Çaylan A, Volkan İ, “Türkiye’de Aile Hekimliği Uzmanları ve Asistanlarının Pap Smear ile İlgili Yaklaşımları ve Uygulama Durumları”,  Türk Aile Hek Derg, 13, 68-74, (2009).
• D3. Tanrıkulu AÇ, Palancı Y, Dağlı CE, Yılmaz G, Karaca M, Abakay A, Taştekin D, “Türkiye’de Hekimlerin Verem Savaş Dispanseri Görevleri Hakkında Bilgileri’’, Tuberk Toraks, 57, 32-7, (2009). 
• D4. Karaca M, Palancı Y, Aksu R, “Pap Smear Ne Kadar Biliniyor, Ne Kadar Uygulanıyor?’’, Türkiye Klinikleri J Gynecol Obst, 18, 22-28, (2008).
• D5. Karaca M, Gül T, “Pelvik Kitlelerde Malign-Benign Ayrımında Serum CA 125 Düzeyinin Tanısal Değeri’’, Haydarpaşa Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Tıp Dergisi, 47, 295-299, (2007).
• D6. Karaca M, Göçmen A, “24 Haftalık Kısmen Rüptüre Rudimenter Horn Gebelik; Ultrasonografi ile Tanı: Olgu Sunumu’’, Perinatoloji dergisi, 3, 147-149, (2006).
• D7. Karaca M, Yıldırım C, Göçmen A, “Önceki Gebelikte Uygulanan Klasik Sezaryene Bağlı Spontan Uterus Rüptürü’’, Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, 4, 130-132, (2004).
• D8. Celbis O, Karaca M, Özdemir B, Isır AB, “Cinsel Suçlarda Muayene’’, Harran Tıp Fak Der, 1, 48-51, (2004).
• D9. Kara İH, Karaca M, Yayla M, “Gebelik ve Parazit Enfeksiyonları’’, Türk Aile Hek Derg, 3, 17-19, (1999).
• D10. Gül T, Sarı A, Kara İH, Karaca M, Demir M, Erden AC, “Kliniğimizde Son İki Yılda Doğum Yapan Çoğul Gebeliklerin Değerlendirilmesi’’, Perinatoloji Dergisi, 6, 70-73, (1998).
• D11. Göçmen A, Erden AC, Sezer F, Akdeniz N, Karaca M, “İnfertil Olgularda Uygulanan 500 Diagnostik Laparoskopinin Değerlendirilmesi’’, Jinekoloji ve Obstetrik Dergisi, 10, 180-182, (1996).

Papers Presented at National Scientific Meetings and Published in Proceedings

• Borekci B, Kumtepe Y, Karaca M, Halici Z, Cadirci E, Albayrak F, Polat B, Süleyman H. Sıçanlarda östrojen ve lh’nin antiülser etki mekanizmasında α-2 adrenerjik reseptörlerin rolü. 34th National Physiology Congress, Erzurum, 2008.

• Uzun M, Karaca M, Topçu B, Kurt Y. Tavşanlarda damar içi oksitosin ve metil ergonovin enjeksiyonunun QT süresi üzerine etkileri. 34th National Physiology Congress, Erzurum, 2008.

• Türkiye’deki Servikal Sitolojik Anormallikler: Çok Merkezli Retrospektif Araştırma. 11th National Gynecologic Oncology Congress, Antalya, 2008.

• Karaca M, Palancı Y, Tanrıkulu AÇ. Kafkas Üniversitesi Öğrencilerinin Aile Planlaması Konusundaki Bilgi Düzeyleri. Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics National Education Symposium, Antalya, 2007.

• Karaca M, Vural ZT, Palancı Y. Aile Hekimliği Uzmanlarının Pap Smear Bilgi ve Uygulama Düzeyleri. Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics National Education Symposium, Antalya, 2007.

• Palancı Y, Karaca M, Tanrıkulu AÇ. Kafkas Üniversitesi Öğrencilerinin Cinsel Yolla Bulaşan Hastalıklar ile İlgili Bilgi Düzeyleri. 11th National Public Health Congress, Denizli, 2007.

• Tanrıkulu AÇ, Palancı Y, Dağlı CE, Yılmaz G, Karaca M, Abakay A, Taştekin D. Türkiye’de Hekimlerin Verem Savaş Dispanseri Görevleri Hakkında Bilgileri. 29th National Pulmonology Congress, Fethiye, 2007.

• Tanrıkulu AÇ, Palancı Y, Dağlı CE, Yılmaz G, Karaca M, Şahin L. Türkiye’de Doktorların TB Tanı ve Tedavisine Yaklaşımı Kalitesi. 29th National Pulmonology Congress, Fethiye, 2007.

• Karaca M, Yıldırım C, Göçmen A. Bir Hasta, Bir Klinik Prezentasyon ve Beklenmedik Bir Sonuç; Önceki Gebelikte Uygulanan Klasik Sezaryene Bağlı Spontan Uterus Rüptürü (Olgu Sunumu). 7th Turkish Emergency Medicine Symposium and 3rd Emergency Nursing & Paramedic Symposium, Gaziantep, 2004.

• Gül T, Demir M, Karaca M, Sarı A, Kara İH, Yılmaz N. Koryokarsinom Olgularının İncelenmesi ve Cerrahi Tedavinin Yeri. 2nd National Obstetrics and Gynecology Days, Diyarbakır, 1997.

• Gül T, Demir M, Kara İH, Karaca M, Erden AC. Mol Hidatiform Olgularında Tedavi, Takip ve Prognoz. 2nd National Obstetrics and Gynecology Days, Diyarbakır, 1997.

• Gül T, Hakverdi A, Sezer F, Karaca M, Yılmaz N. Serviks Kanseri Nedeniyle Radikal Histerektomi ve Pelvik Lenf Nodu Disseksiyonu Yapılan 33 Olgunun Değerlendirilmesi. 2nd National Obstetrics and Gynecology Days, Diyarbakır, 1997.

• Şentürk N, Yayla M, Gül T, Karaca M, Özdoğru A, Erden AC. Makat Doğumlarında Fetal Mortalitenin Değerlendirilmesi. 2nd National Obstetrics and Gynecology Days, Diyarbakır, 1997.

• Gül T, Sarı A, Kara İH, Karaca M, Demir M, Erden AC. Kliniğimizde Son İki Yılda Doğum Yapan Çoğul Gebeliklerin Değerlendirilmesi. 2nd National Obstetrics and Gynecology Days, Diyarbakır, 1997.

Other Publications

• Karaca M, Evsen MS, Özkul Ö. Jinekoloji ve Obstetrikte Akut Batın. In: Birinci Basamak Hekimin Tanı ve Tedavi El Kitabı. Editors: Kara İH, Bozdemir N.