Prof. MD. Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı

Education and Specialization

• Medical Education- Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
• Specialization- Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases and Intensive Care
• Assistant Professor - Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine
• Associate Professor - Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine
• 2010 Loyola University, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplantation Chicago, IL
• 2014 Columbia University New York, NY Lung Transplantation

Experience

• 1998- 2000 Samsun Center Health Center No. 5
• 2001-2002 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology
• 2001- 2008 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Chest Diseases and Intensive Care
• 2008- 2012 Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
• 2012- 2015 Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital Lung Transplantation
• 2015 - 2019 Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine Chest Diseases

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Thoracic Society
• Internal and Surgical Sciences Intensive Care Association, (2007-present)
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
• Turkish Respiratory Research Society (TUSAD)
• Pulmonary Health and Intensive Care Association (ASYOD)
• Turkish Organ Transplant Organizations Coordination Association

Courses

• 1. Sleep Disordered Breathing Symposium, October 30-31, 2009, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 2. Turkish Thoracic Society School Intensive Care Course, February 5-6, 2009, Istanbul.
• 3. Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Symposium, October 15-16, 2010, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 4. Internal Problems in the Intensive Care Unit Course, May 5-9, 2010, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 5. Intensive Care Symposium, October 6-8, 2011, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 6. Lung Transplantation Course, April 11, 2012, Antalya, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 7. Management of Infection Diseases in General Surgery and Solid Organ Transplantation Course, May 20th-25th 2013, Rome.
• 8. Pulmonary Hypertension Course, November 24, 2012, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 9. Lung Transplant Symposium, March 9, 2013, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Surgery Society.
• 10. Other Invasive-Noninvasive Procedures in Intensive Care and Brain Death-Donor Detection Course, June 22, 2013, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 11. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Symposium, May 3, 2014, Istanbul.
• 12. Lung Transplantation Workshop and Case Presentations, November 1, 2014, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 13. Cystic Fibrosis in Adults with Cases Course, February 22, 2015, Istanbul, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 14. Problems in Follow-up and Treatment After Lung Transplantation Course, April 1, 2015, Antalya, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 15. Lung Transplantation Workshop II, November 21-22, 2015, Istanbul University Congress and Cultural Center, Beyazıt, Istanbul.
• 16. Exercise Training Course in Chronic Respiratory Diseases, April 6-10, 2016, Antalya, Turkish Thoracic Society.
• 17. Pulmonary Vascular Disease Meeting, April 15-16 2016, Istanbul, Turkish Society of Cardiology.
• 18. Lung Transplantation Workshop III, February 25-26, 2017, Ankara Yüksek İhtisas Hospital
• 19. Lung Transplantation Workshop IV. November 25-26, 2017, Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis, Izmir.

Awards

• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Rectorate Scientific Research Appreciation Certificate 2001
• Turkish Thoracic Society International Education Grant 2010
• Istanbul Governorship Istanbul Health Directorate Letter of Appreciation
• Turkish Thoracic Society 16th Annual Congress Lung Transplantation Working Group Oral Presentation Award. 2013
• Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı, Belma Erdoğan, Ahmet Erdal Taşçı, Ali Yeginsu, Cemal Asım Kutlu. Evaluation of Patient Applications to a Lung Transplant Clinic
• Turkish Thoracic Society 16th Annual Congress Respiratory Failure and Intensive Care Working Group Oral Presentation Award: Z Karakurt, N Adıgüzel, Ö Y Moçin, G Güngör, M K Balcı, C Saltürk, H B Takır, F Kargın, H Altınöz, T Yarkın. Compliance with long-term home non-invasive mechanical ventilation in different disease groups
• Turkish Thoracic Society 17th Annual Congress Poster Presentation Third Place Award
• “ICU and 12-month mortality in patients admitted to ICU with acute respiratory failure: What is the role of comorbidities?” Huriye Berk Takır, Zuhal Karakurt, Cüneyt Saltürk, Feyza Kargın, Melih Balcı, Bünyamin Burunsuzoğlu, Esra Akkütük, Özlem Moçin, Nalan Adıgüzel, Gökay Güngör
• Kartal Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital, Service Appreciation Certificate, 2014
• Turkish Thoracic Society 2015 International Publication First Place Award.
• Takir HB, Karakurt Z, Salturk C, Kargin F, Balci M, Yalcinsoy M, Ozmen I, Yazicioglu OM, Gungor G, Burunsuzoğlu B, Adiguzel N. Reasons for ICU demand and long-term follow-up of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cohort.
• Turkish Thoracic Society 18th Annual Congress Lung Transplantation Working Group Poster Presentation Award. 2015

A. Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals  (SCI &SCI-Expanded)

• A1. Kalamanoglu Balci M, Vayvada M, Salturk C, Kutlu CA, Ari E (2017). Incidence of Early Acute Kidney Injury in Lung Transplant Patients: A Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings,49(3),593-598, Doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.031.
• A2. Kalamanoglu Balci M, Ari E, Vayvada M, Saltürk C, Asicioglu E, Kahveci G, Akbal ÖY, Kutlu CA (2016). Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Transplantation Candidates Correlation of Doppler Echocardiography With Right Heart Catheterization. Transplantation Proceedings, 48(8), 2797-2802., Doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.055.
• A3. Kalamanoglu Balci M, Ari E, Vayvada M, Saltürk C, Asicioglu E, Yeginsu A, Kutlu CA (2016). Osteoporosis in Lung Transplantation Candidates Association With 6 minute Walking Test and Body Mass Index. Transplantation Proceedings, 48(6), 2147-2151., Doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.02.074.
• A4. Altinöz H, Adigüzel N, Saltürk C, Güngör G, Moçin Ö, Berk TH, Kargin F, Kalamanoglu Balci M, Dikensoy Ö, Karakurt Z (2016). Obesity might be a good prognosis factor for COPD patients using domiciliary noninvasive mechanical ventilation. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 11, 1895-1901., Doi: 10.2147/COPD.S108813.
• A5. Özgül M, Çetinkaya E, Çörtük M, Tanriverdi E, Yildirim BZ, Kalamanoglu Balci M, Issaka A, Güler Ö (2016). Oki stent application in different indications: Six cases. The Clinical Respiratory Journal, Doi: 10.1111/crj.12521.
• A6. Yeginsu A, Balcı MK, Vayvada M, Erkılınç A, Kutlu CA. (2016). Ex vivo lung perfusion in lung transplantation: a case report. Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi. 2016: 24(1), 144-147. Doi 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.11111.
• A7. Yalçınsoy M, Salturk C, Takır HB, Kutlu SB, Oguz A, Aksoy E, Balcı M, Kargın F, Mocin OY, Adıguzel N, Gungor G, Karakurt Z. Case fatality rate related to nosocomial and ventilator-associated pneumonia in an ICU: a single-centre retrospective cohort study. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015: 1-7. doi 10.1007/s00508-015-0884-6.
• A8. Salturk C, Karakurt Z, Takir HB, Balci M, Kargin F, Yazıcıoglu OM, Gungor G, Ozmen I, Oztas S, Yalcinsoy M, Evin R, Ozturk M, Adiguzel N. Comparison of exercise capacity in COPD and other etiologies of chronic respiratory failure requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation at home: retrospective analysis of 1-year follow-up. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 10 (2015): 2559. doi 10.2147/copd.s91950
• A9. Yeginsu A, Kutlu C, Kalamanoğlu M, Taşçı A, Erdoğan B. First Brain Dead Donor Bilateral Lobar Lung Transplant in Turkey. Exp Clin Transplant. 2014 May 19. DOI: 10.6002/ect.2013.0219
• A10. Takir HB, Karakurt Z, Salturk C, Kargin F, Balci M, Yalcinsoy M, Ozmen I, Yazicioglu OM, Gungor G, Burunsuzoğlu B, Adiguzel N. Reasons for ICU Demand and Long-term Follow-up of a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cohort. COPD. 2014 Jun 10. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2014.898041
• A11. F. Kargin, HB. Takir, C. Salturk, NC. Goksenoglu, CY. Karabay, OY. Mocin, N. Adiguzel, G. Gungor, M. K. Balci, M. Yalcinsoy, R. Kargin, Z. Karakurt. The safety of beta-blocker use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit. Multidiscip Respir Med 2014;9(1):8.
• A12. O.Y. Mocin, L. Alpay, H.B. Takır, D. Gurer, M.K. Balcı, C. Salturk, E.Tascı, F. Kargın, C.A. Kutlu, Z. Karakurt, I.Yalçınkaya “Akciğer Kanseri nedeni ile pnömonektomi ve lobektomi uygulanan hastalarda yoğun bakım sonuçları “Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi, Mayıs-2014, DOI: 10.506/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.9193
• A13. Güngör G, Tatar D, Saltürk C, Çimen P, Karakurt Z, Kirakli C, Adıgüzel N, Ediboglu Ö, Yılmaz H, Moçin ÖY, Balcı M, Yılmaz A. Why do patients with interstitial lung diseases fail in the ICU? a 2-center cohort study. Respir Care. 2013 Mar;58(3):525-31. doi: 10.4187/respcare.01734.
• A14. Güngör G, Karakurt Z, Adigüzel N, Aydin RE, Balci MK, Saltürk C, Sancar R, Solmaz S, Moçin ÖY. The 6-minute walk test in chronic respiratory failure: Does observed or predicted walk distance better reflect patient functional status? Respir Care. 2013 May; 58(5):850-7. doi: 10.4187/respcare.02009. PubMed PMID:23107072.
• A15. Özkan Devran, Zuhal Karakurt, Nalan Adıgüzel, Gökay Güngör, Özlem Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı, Ece Çelik, Cüneyt Saltürk, Huriye Berk Takır, Feyza Kargın, Adnan Yılmaz. C- reactive protein as a predictor of mortality in patients affected with severe sepsis in intensive care unit. Multidiciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2012; 7: 47.
• A16. N. Adıgüzel, Z. Karakurt, G. Güngör, Ö. Moçin, M. Balcı, C. Saltürk, F. Kargın, H. Takır, A. Öztin, T. Yarkın. Management of kyphoscoliosis patients with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit and during long term follow-up. Multidiscip Respir Med 2012;7(1):30.
• A17. Cefle K, Tamer S, Kaymaz AA, Balci M, Ahmetov S, Palanduz S, Ozturk S, Salmayenli N, Onar V. The effect of atorvastatin on hemorheological parameters in rabbits fed on a normal diet. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2002;26(4):265-71.
• A18. Bez Y, Aktolga S, Balci M, Nurmedov S, Topçuoglu V. Citalopram-induced SIADH in a hypertensive patient on salt restricted diet. J Psychopharmacol. 2007 Aug;21(6):665-7.
• A19. Abul Y, Eryuksel E, Balci M, Yumuk F, Karakurt S, Ceyhan B. Cancer and tuberculosis: case series. J BUON. 2010 Apr-Jun;15(2):392-4.

 B. Presentations at international scientific meetings and published in proceedings

• B1. M. Kalamanoglu, B. Ceyhan, S. Aydogan, T. Kuyucu, H. Altinoz. The role of procalcitonin in the differential diagnosis and in the response to treatment of lower respiratory tract infections (poster presentation). 18th ERS Annual Congress, October 2008, Berlin, Germany. European Respiratory Journal, 2008(32), supp52: E260, 22s.
• B2. Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, G. Güngör, Z. Karakurt, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, C. Saltürk. O. Devran, G. Cetintaş, A. Aşkim Öztin. Follow-up of post-cardiac arrest patients in intensive care unit (ICU): how successful are we? (Poster presentation). 19th ERS Annual Congress, September, 2009, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2009; Suppl 53(34); P797, 125s
• B3. M. Kalamanoglu Balcı, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, G. Güngör, G. Çetintaş, M Yalçınsoy, E. Acartürk, C. Saltürk, Z. Karakurt. Respiratory intensive care unit (RICU): acute respiratory failure (ARF) and atrial fibrillation (AF)(poster presentation). 19th ERS Annual Congress, September, 2009, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2009; Suppl 53 (34); P798, 125s.
• B4. G. Güngör, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, E. Acartürk, Y. Başbuğ, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, C. Saltürk, M. Yalçınsoy, Z. Karakurt. Concomitant pneumonia in COPD cases admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) with acute respiratory failure (ARF) (poster presentation). 19th ERS Annual Congress, September, 2009, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2009; Supp l53 (34); P774, 121s.
• B5. M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, N. Adıgüzel, Z. Karakurt, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, E. Acartürk, C. Saltürk, G. Güngör. Resistant and panresistant A. baumanni infection in ICU (poster presentation). 20th ERS Annual Congress, September 2010, Barcelona, Spain. European Respiratory Journal 2010; Suppl 54;(36); P2270, 395s.
• B6. E. Acartürk, Z. Karakurt, M. Kalamanoğlu, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, C. Saltürk, N. Adıgüzel, G. Güngör. Obesity in intensive care unit patients presenting with acute respiratory, failure (poster presentation). 20th ERS Annual Congress, September 2010, Barcelona, Spain. European Respiratory Journal 2010; Suppl 54; (36); P2275, 396s.
• B7. Z. Karakurt, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, O. Devran, N. Adiguzel, G. Gungor, M. Kalamanoglu Balci, E. Oz, A. Yilmaz. C-reactive protein as a predictor of mortality in patients with severe sepsis in intensive care unit. 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55;(38): P1991, 347s.
• B8. G. Güngör, Z. Karakurt, N. Adıgüzel, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, M. Balcı, C. Saltürk, H. Yılmaz, A. Öztin, T. Yarkın. Acute and chronic term results of kyphoscoliotic patients with acute respiratory failure treated in intensive care unit (ICU) (poster presentation). 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55;(38): P2050, 359s.
• B9. Z. Karakurt, N. Adıgüzel, D. Özgül, G. Güngör, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, S. Baylan, C. Saltürk, A. Yılmaz. Intensive care results and costs of advanced age patients with respiratory failure: 3 years cohort study (poster presentation). 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55;(38): P2055, 360s.
• B10. Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, G. Çetintaş, C. Saltürk, N. Adıgüzel, G. Güngör, H. Özkan Yılmaz, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, N. Örnek, D. Özgül, B. Uysal, S. Batı Kutlu, Z. Karakurt, A. Yılmaz. Mortality and cost analysis of community acquired pneumonia cases requiring intensive care unit follow up according to seasons (poster presentation). 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55;(38): P2056, 361s.
• B11. Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, Z. Karakurt, G. Güngör, N. Adıgüzel, C. Salturk, M. Kalamanoglu Balci, H. Ozkan Yilmaz, G. Cetintas, T. Yarkin. The follow-up of cancer patients with acute respiratory failure in an intensive care unit (poster presentation). 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55 ;(38): P2059, 361s
• B12. G. Güngör, C. Saltürk, N. Adıgüzel, Ö. Moçin, H. Yılmaz, M. Balcı, G. Çetintaş, Z. Karakurt. Intensive care outcomes in patients with diffuse fibrotic parenchymal lung diseases (poster presentation). 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55 ;(38): P2060, 361s.
• B13. Z. Karakurt, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, E. Öz, N. Adıgüzel, G. Güngör, O. Devran, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, A. Yılmaz: Multi organ failure in severe sepsis patients followed at intensive care unit: Risk factors (oral presentation). 21th ERS Annual Congress, September 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands. European Respiratory Journal 2011; Suppl 55; (38): 3206, 567s.
• B14. Ö. Yazıcıoığlu Moçin, H. Arpağ, Z. Karakurt, N. Adıgüzel, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, C. Saltürk, G. Güngör. The noninvasive ventilation results of critical stable hypercapnic patients in an intensive care unit (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012; Supp; P2016, 354s
• B15. C Saltürk, Z. Karakurt, G Güngör, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, M. Balcı, H. Berk Takır, F. Kargın, N. Adıgüzel. Intensive care unit mortality of critically ill patients in first 24 hours: A single center 4-year cohort study (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012; Suppl; P2017, 354s
• B16. N. Adıgüzel , Z. Karakurt, G. Güngör, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, M. Balcı, C. Saltürk, F. Kargın, H. Berk Takır. Does severity of obesity affect intensive care outcome of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome? (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012;Suppl; P2018, 354s
• B17. Ö. Yazıcıoığlu Moçin, H. Arpağ, Z. Karakurt, N. Adıgüzel, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, C. Saltürk, G. Güngör. The noninvasive ventilation results of critical stable hypercapnic patients in an intensive care unit (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012; Supp; P2016, 354s.
• B18. C Saltürk, Z. Karakurt, G Güngör, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, M. Balcı, H. Berk Takır, F. Kargın, N. Adıgüzel. Intensive care unit mortality of critically ill patients in first 24 hours: A single center 4-year cohort study (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012; Suppl; P2017, 354s
• B19. Z. Karakurt, G. Güngör, N. Adıgüzel, R. Evin Aydın, M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, R. Sancar, S. Solmaz, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin. Six minute walking test in chronic respiratory failure: Which reflects the patient clinic status, walking distance or %predicted value? (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012; Suppl; P619, 96s
• B20. M. Balcı, N. Adıgüzel, G. Güngör, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, C. Saltürk, F. Kargın, H. Berk Takır, Z. Karakurt. The mortality of Acinetobacter baumanni infection in intensive care unit (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. European Respiratory Journal 2012; Suppl; P1996, 350s
• B21. D. Tatar, Ö. Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, P. Çimen, Z. Karakurt, C. Kıraklı, G. Güngör, Ö. Ediboğlu, N. Adıgüzel, E. Tellioğlu, C. Saltürk, M. Balcı. Predictors of mortality in cancer patients requiring intensive care support: Two-centered cohort study (poster presentation). 22th ERS Annual Congress, September 2012, Vienna, Austria. Eurpoean Respiratory Journal 2012; Supp; P1994, 349-350s.
• B22. H. Berk Takir, F. Kargin, C. Salturk, M. Kalamanoglu Balci, O. Yazicioglu Mocin, G. Gungor, N. Adiguzel, Z. Karakurt. Reasons of intensive care unit admission in COPD patients. 23th ERS Annual Congress, September 2013, Barcelona, Spain. Eurpoean Respiratory Journal 2013; P2433, 500s.
• B23. N. Adigüzel, Z. Karakurt, O. Yazicioglu Mocin, H. Berk Takir, C. Salturk, F. Kargin, M. Kalamanoglu Balci, T. Yarkin, G. Gungor. Full-time ICU staff in the intensive care unit: Does it improve the outcome? 23th ERS Annual Congress, September 2013, Barcelona, Spain. European Respiratory Journal September 2013; vol. 42 Suppl 57, P2447, 503s.
• B24. F. Kargin, H. Berk Takir, C. Yücel Karabay, C. Saltürk, N. Çiftaslan Göksenoglu, O. Yazicioglu Mocin, G. Gungor, N. Adiguzel, M. Kalamanoglu Balci, R. Kargin, Zuhal Karakurt. The use of betablockers in chronic airway disease causing acute respiratory failure in intensive care unit. 23th ERS Annual Congress, September 2013, Barcelona, Spain. European Respiratory Journal September 2013; vol. 42. Suppl 57; P2428, 499s.
• B25. G. Gungor, Z. Karakurt, H. Berk Takir, C. Salturk, R. Evin, F. Kargin, N. Adiguzel, M. Balci, Ö. Mocin. Patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure using home noninvasive mechanical ventilation: Is it better for pulmonary performance? 23th ERS Annual Congress, September 2013, Barcelona, Spain. European Respiratory Journal September 2013; vol. 42. Suppl 57; P5113, 1087s.
• B26. C. Saltürk, M. Yalçınsoy, S. Batı Kutlu, A. Oğuz, E. Aksoy, H. Berk Takır, M.B. Kalamanoğlu, F. Kargın, O.Y. Moçin, N. Adıgüzel, G. Güngör, Z. Karakurt. Long term and short term mortality of nosocomial and ventilator associated pneumonia in intensive care unit: A cohort study. ATS 2014 International Conference, San Diego, USA. Thematic poster.
• B27. Merih Kalamanoglu Balci, Belma Erdogan, Hayat Hatipoglu. Evaluation of bone mineral density in lung transplantation candidates with end stage lung disease. 25th ERS Annual Congress, September 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Tartışmalı poster.
• B28. Hilal Altinoz, Nalan Adiguzel, Cuneyt Salturk, Gokay Gungor, Ozlem Mocin, Huriye Takir, Feyza Kargin, Merih Balci, Zuhal Karakurt. May the obesity cause a better prognosis for domiciliary NIV prescribed COPD patients? 25th ERS Annual Congress, September 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Thematic poster.
• B29. Merih Kalamanoglu Balci, Elif Ari, Mustafa Vayvada, Cuneyt Salturk, Ebru Asicioglu, Gokhan Kahveci, Ozgur Yasar Akbal, Cemal Asim Kutlu. Assessment of pulmonary hypertension in lung transplantation candidates; correlation of doppler echocardiography with right heart catheterization. 26th ERS Annual Congress, 3-7 September 2016, London United Kingdom. Thematic poster. European Respiratory Journal 2016 48: PA2546; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2546

C- Chapters in international and national books:

• C1. Organizasyondan Tedaviye Yoğun Bakım (Intensive Care From Organization to Treatment). Ed. Zuhal Karakurt, Begün Ergan, M. Emin Akkoyunlu. Atalay Printing, Ankara, 2014. M. Kalamanoğlu Balcı, The Use of Extracorporeal Gas Exchange for Bridging in Lung Transplantation, P: 318-324.
• C2. Akciger Nakli Kime? Ne Zaman? (Lung Transplantation For Whom? When?) (2015). Kalamanoglu Balcı Merıh, www.toraks.org.tr, Editor:Nur Dilek Bakan, Adalet Demir, Edition number:1, ISBN:978-605-63009-5-0, Turkish (Textbook).
• C3. Current Approach to Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the Light of the European Society of Cardiology 2014 Guideline Special Issue, Chapter name:(Clinical and Radiological Findings of Acute Pulmonary Embolism) (2015), Kalamanoglu Balcı Merih, Türkıye Klınıklerı, Editor: Assoc. Prof. Cihangir Kaymaz, Prof. Dr. Lale Tokgözoglu, Edition number:1, Turkish (Scientific Book), doc 2015;8(6):42-6
• C4. Türkiye Klinikleri Chest Surgery Special Journal Lung Transplantation Special Issue, Chapter name: Lung Transplantation and Infections (2015). Kalamanoglu Balcı Merıh, Türkiye Klinikleri, Editor: Prof. Dr. Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu, Edition number:1, Turkish (Scientific Book)
• C5. Türkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Surgery Special Journal ECMO-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Extracorporeal Life Support Special Issue. Chapter name: Artificial Lung 2017 Mustafa Vayvada, Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı, Cemal Asım Kutlu - Volume 9 Issue 3.

 D- Articles published in national peer-reviewed journals

• D1. Kalamanoglu Balcı M, Vayvada M, Kutlu CA. Lung Transplantatıon For Silicosis. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 2017; 8 (Suppl 2), Doi: 10.4328/JCAM.4987.
• D2. Bunyamin Burunsuzoglu, Cuneyt Salturk, Zuhal Karakurt, Esra Akkutuk Ongel, Huriye Berk Takir, Feyza Kargin, Gulbanu Horzum, Merih Balci, Ozlem Mocin, Nalan Adiguzel, Gokay Gungor, Adnan Yilmaz. Thrombocytopenia: A risk factor of mortality for patients with sepsis in the intensive care unit. Turk Thorac J 2015; 16: 28-32
• D3. Eryüksel E, Karakurt S, Balci M, Celikel T. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for a severe legionella pneumonia case. Tüberküloz Toraks. 2009;57(3):348-51.
• D4. Huriye Berk Takır, Zuhal Karakurt, Cüneyt Saltürk, Merih Balcı, Feyza Kargın, Özlem Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, Gökay Güngör, Ece Çelik, Özkan Devran, Murat Yalçınsoy, İpek Özmen, Nalan Adıgüzel. Does Total Parenteral Nutrition Increase the Mortality of Patients with Severe Sepsis in the ICU? Turk Thorac J. DOI: 10,5152/ttd.2015,4323
• D5. N. Adıgüzel, Z.Karakurt, Ö.Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, H.Berk Takır, C.Saltürk, F.Kargın, M.Kalamanoğlu Balcı, G.Güngör. Full-time ICU Staff in the Intensive Care Unit: Does It Improve The Outcome? Turk Thorac J 2015; 16: 28-32.
• D6. Ece Oz, Cuneyt Salturk, Zuhal Karakurt, Ozlem Mocin Yazicioglu, Nalan Adiguzel, Gokay Gungor, Ozkan Devran, Merih Balci, Gulbanu Horzum Ekinci, Adnan Yilmaz. Risk factors for multiorgan failure and mortality in severe sepsis patients who need intensive care unit follow-up. Tuberk Toraks 2015;63(3):147-157.
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