Prof. MD. Nazan Şen

Education & Specialization

• 1992: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine

• 1997: İzmir Dr. Suat Seren Training and Research Hospital, Chest Diseases – Specialization

Experience

• September 2024: Medical Park Seyhan Hospital

• 2022–2024: Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research & Training Center, Department of Chest Diseases – Professor

• 2022: Adana Private Medline Hospital – Professor

• 2019–2022: Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research & Training Center, Department of Chest Diseases – Professor

• 2010–2019: Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research & Training Center, Department of Chest Diseases – Associate Professor

• 03/01/2011–31/03/2011: International training fellowship in Interventional Bronchoscopy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (Observer) – Supported by the Turkish Thoracic Society

• 2007–2010: Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research & Training Center, Department of Chest Diseases – Assistant Professor

• 2003–2007: Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Research & Training Center, Department of Chest Diseases – Specialist

• 2002–2003: Tarsus State Hospital – Specialist

• 1997–2002: İzmir Dr. Suat Seren Training and Research Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery – Chief Resident

• 1992–1997: İzmir Dr. Suat Seren Training and Research Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery – Research Assistant

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Respiratory Research Association

• European Respiratory Society

• Turkish Lung Cancer Association

• Turkish Thoracic Society

• Turkish Medical Association

Languages

• English

A. Full Articles Published In (or Accepted By) Journals Indexed by Databases Approved by YÖK for Associate Professorship Applications

• Şen N, Yılmaz M. Investigation of the factors affecting the mortality of patients over 80 years of age diagnosed with acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics, 2023; 26: 361–368. doi: 10.29400/tjgeri.2023.363.

• Kozanoğlu I, Kurşun E, Demiroğlu YZ, Şen N, Kiş C, Yeşilağaç H, Poçan G, Gül E, Alışkan HE, Boğa C. Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Activity: Experience of a JACIE-Accredited Center. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, 2022. doi: 10.6002/ect.2022.0107.

• Turan O, Demirci NY, Güntülü AK, Akçay Ş, Aktürk ÜA, Bilaçeroğlu S, Coşkun F, Köktürk O, Mirici A, Özdemir C, Şen N, Yılmaz Ü. Anxiety and depression levels of healthcare workers during Covid-19 pandemic. African Health Sciences, 2022; 22(1): 532–540. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i1.62.

• Şengül A, Mutlu P, Özdemir Ö, Satıcı C, Turan MO, Arslan S, Ogan N, Ekici Ünsal Z, Bozkuş F, Çapraz A, Demirkol MA, Mutlu LC, Yıldız Gülhan P, Alkılınç E, Fazlıoğlu N, Söyler Y, Kabalak PA, Özaydın D, Turan PA, Yıldırım F, Aydemir Y, Şen N, Mirici A. Characteristics of our hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia patients receiving corticosteroids and mortality-associated factors. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2022. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2022.2102480.

• Boğa C, Asma S, Leblebisatan G, Şen N, Tombak A, Demiroğlu YZ, Yeral M, Akın Ş, Yeşilağaç H, Habeşoğlu MA, Arıboğan A, Kasar M, Korur A, Özdoğu H. Comparison of the clinical course of COVID-19 infection in sickle cell disease patients with healthcare professionals. Annals of Hematology, 2021; 100: 2195–2202. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04549-1.

• Bozkurt-Yılmaz HE, Ekici-Ünsal Z, Habeşoğlu MA, Kara S, Şen N. Factors affecting mortality in geriatric patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia treated in intensive care units. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics, 2021; 24(2): 212–219. doi: 10.31086/tjgeri.2021.216.

• Torun S, Ozkaya S, Şen N, Kanat F, Karaman I, Yosunkaya S, Sengoren Dikis O, Asan A, Aydogan Eroglu S, Semih Atal S, Ayten O, Aksel N, Ermiş H, Özçelik N, Demirelli M, Kara I, Sümer S, Marakoğlu K, Üzer F, Uyar Y, Çiçek T, Ünsal Z E, Vatansev H, Botan Yildirim B, Kuruoğlu T, Atilla A, Ersoy Y, Kandemir B, Durduran Y, Goksin Cihan F, Demirbaş N, Yıldırım F, Tatar D, Akcay MS. The Relationship between COVID-19 Severity and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) / Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure history in healthcare workers: a multi-center study. Pathogens and Global Health, 2021; 115: 405–411. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1927605.

• Turan O, Mirici A, Duru Akçalı S, Turan PA, Batum Ö, Şengül A, Ekici Ünsal Z, Işık Kabakoğlu N, Ogan N, Torun Ş, Ak G, Akçay Ş, Kömürcüoğlu B, Şen N, Mutlu P, Yılmaz Ü. Characteristics of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and parameters associated with severe pneumonia. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2021; 75: e14786. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14786.

• Bozkurt Yılmaz HE, Küpeli E, Sen N, Arer I, Caliskan K, Akcay S, Haberal M. Acute Respiratory Failure in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, 2019; 17: 172–174. doi: 0.6002/ect.MESOT2018.

• Pepedil-Tanrikulu F, Şen N, Buyukkurt N, Sariturk C, Kozanoglu I. A novel simplified combination of monoclonal antibodies for flow cytometric analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage samples. Clinical Laboratory, 2019; 65: 1615–1621. doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2019.190131.

• Bozkurt-Yılmaz HE, Yılmaz M, Şen N, Altın C, Ekici-Ünsal Z, Tekin A, Akçay Ş. Assessment of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmia risk in patients with asthma by P wave/corrected QT interval dispersion. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 2018; 22: 756–762.

• Kara S, Şen N, Kurşun E, Yabanoğlu H, Yıldırım S, Akçay Ş, Haberal M. Pneumonia in renal transplant recipients. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, 2018; 16(Suppl 1): 122–125. doi: 0.6002/ect.TOND-TDTD2017.P23.

• Yılmaz M, Bozkurt-Yılmaz HE, Şen N, Altın C, Tekin A, Müderrisoğlu H. Investigation of the relationship between asthma and subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid/femoral intima media and epicardial fat thickness measurement. Journal of Asthma, 2018; 55: 50–60.

• Müsellim B, Börekçi Ş, Uzan G, Ali-Sak ZH, Kepil-Özdemir S, Altınışık G, Ağca-Altunbey S, Şen N, Kılınç O, Yorgancıoğlu A, et al. What should be the ideal duration for patient examination in pulmonology out-patient clinics? Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2017; 12(3): 177–182. doi: 10.4103/atm.ATM_396_16.

• Karadeli E, Koc Z, Ulusan S, Erbay G, Demiroglu YZ, Sen N. Chest radiography and CT findings in patients with the 2009 pandemic (H1N1) influenza. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2011; 17(3): 216–222. doi: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.3337-10.1.

• Ermis N, Ermis H, Sen N, Kepez A, Cuglan B. QT dispersion in patients with pulmonary embolism. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 2010; 122(23–24): 691–697. doi: 10.1007/s00508-010-1491-1.

• Sen N, Kozanoglu I, Karatasli M, Ermis H, Boga C, Oner Eyuboglu F. Pulmonary function and airway hyperresponsiveness in adults with sickle cell disease. Lung, 2009; 187(3): 195–200. doi: 10.1007/s00408-009-9141-y.

• Sen N, Turunc T, Karatasli M, Sezer S, Demiroglu YZ, Oner Eyuboglu F. Tuberculosis in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis in an endemic region of Turkey. Transplantation Proceedings, 2008; 40: 81–84. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.12.003.

• Turunc T, Habesoglu MA, Demiroglu YZ, Karatasli M, Sen N, Ermis H, Aliskan H, Colakoglu S, Arslan H. Ciddi ve hafif seyirli akciğer dışı tüberküloz olgularının karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmesi: 113 olgu. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni, 2008; 42(3): 399–406.

• Ozbek OY, Malbora B, Sen N, Yazici AC, Ozyurek E, Ozbek N. Airway hyperreactivity detected by methacholine challenge in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Pulmonology, 2007; 42(12): 1187–1192. doi: 10.1002/ppul.20716.

• Habesoglu MA, Torun D, Demiroglu YZ, Karatasli M, Sen N, Ermis H, Ozdemir N, Eyuboglu FO. Value of the tuberculin skin test in screening for tuberculosis in dialysis patients. Transplantation Proceedings, 2007; 39(4): 883–886. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.02.035.

• Kaçar N, Tuksavul F, Edipoğlu Ö, Ermete S, Güçlü SZ. Effectiveness of transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of exophytic endobronchial lesions and submucosal/peribronchial diseases of the lung. Lung Cancer, 2005; 50(2): 221–226. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2005.05.018.

B. Full Articles Published In (or Accepted By) International Journals Indexed Outside YÖK-Approved Databases

• Yılmaz HEB, Yılmaz M, Erol T, Şen N, Ünsal ZE, Kara S, Habeşoğlu MA, Akçay Ş. Evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis with carotid intima-media and epicardial fat thickness in patients with sarcoidosis. Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2020; 21: 174–179. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2019.19017.

• Yılmaz HEB, Yılmaz M, Şen N, Ünsal ZE, Eyüboğlu FÖ, Akçay Ş. Investigation of the relationship between asthma and visceral obesity by epicardial fat thickness measurement. Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2019; 20: 1–5. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2018.18028.

• Akıncı-Özyürek B, Ertürk A, Aydemir Y, Şen N, Alizoroğlu D, Özhan MH. The approach to community-acquired pneumonia: A survey study. Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology, 2018; 20(2): 93–98.

• Şen N, Aydın-Tufan M, Yıldız R, Ersözlü Bozkırlı ED, Yücel E. Granulomatous polyangitis (Wegener granulomatosis): clinical findings and results of long-term follow-up. Tuberculosis and Thorax, 2016; 64(3): 223–229.

• Ersözlü Bozkırlı ED, Aydın Tufan M, Özışık L, Şen N, Yücel AE. Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha treatment and tuberculin skin test. Çukurova Medical Journal, 2015; 40(3): 430–438.

C. Full Articles Published or Accepted in National Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Şen N., Ermiş H., Altınkaya N., Ermiş N., Karataşlı M., Ulubay G. Genç ve yaşlı pulmoner embolili olgularımız: Klinik özellikler, laboratuvar ve instrumental bulgular ve yaş gruplarına göre farklılıklar. Türk Toraks Dergisi 2010; 11: 160–166.

• Şen N., Ermiş H., Karataşlı M. Sarkoidozda evrelere göre klinik özellikler ve tanı yöntemleri: 55 olgunun değerlendirilmesi. Solunum 2008; 10: 89–96.

• Kaçar N., Biçer B., Tuksavul F., Güçlü S.Z. Balgam yayma negatif akciğer tüberkülozunda bronş lavajı, bronkoalveoler lavaj ve postbronkoskopik balgamın tanısal değeri. Akciğer Arşivi 2004; 5: 200–202.

• Ediboğlu Ö., Arı G., Tuksavul F., Üçsular F., Güçlü S., Kaçar N. Akciğer kanserli olgularımızda cilt metastazı. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi 2003; 17: 65–68.

• Uslu Ö., Kaçar N., Tuksavul F., Ermete S., Ediboğlu Ö., Gülpek M., Güçlü S. Küçük hücreli akciğer kanserinde hastalık evresi, histopatolojik subtip ve performans durumunun prognoza etkisi. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi 2000; 14(1): 22–33.

• Kaçar N., Tuksavul F., Edipoğlu Ö., Biçer B., Ermete S., Güçlü S.Z. Akciğer kanserlerinde transbronşiyal iğne aspirasyon biyopsisinin tanısal değeri. Solunum Hastalıkları 1999; 10: 72–76.

• Kaçar N., Tuksavul F., Biçer B., Özsöz A., Güçlü S. Diyabetik ve nondiyabetiklerde aktif akciğer tüberkülozu. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi 1998; 12(2): 16–22.

• Kaçar N., Tuksavul F., Aktoğu S., Uslu Ö., Kalenci D., Güçlü S.Z. Plevra sıvılarının değerlendirilmesinde Light kriterleri ile diğer biyokimyasal parametrelerin karşılaştırılması. Tüberküloz ve Toraks 1998; 46: 212–216.

• Tuksavul F., Kaçar N., Güçlü S. Küçük hücreli olmayan akciğer kanserlerinde mitomisin, ifosfamid ve sisplatin kombinasyonu. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi 1997; 11(1): 35–40.

D. Other Works Published or Accepted in Indexed Journals Recognized by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK)

• Kara S., Şen N., Akçay Ş., Moray G., Kuş M., Haberal M. Liver transplantation and reexpansion pulmonary edema: A case report. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation 2018; 16(Suppl 1): 154–157.

• Sen N., Ermis H., Karatasli M., Habesoglu M.A., Oner-Eyuboglu F. Propylthiouracil-associated eosinophilic pleural effusion: A case report. Respiration 2007; 74: 703–705.

• Tercan F., Kacar N., Kilic D., Oguzkurt L., Turkoz R., Habesoglu M.A. Hydatid cysts of the bilateral pulmonary arteries and left ventricle wall: CT and MRI findings. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 2005; 29(1): 31–33.

E. Other Works Published or Accepted in Internationally Indexed Journals (not included in YÖK core field indexes)

• Ayten Ö., Ozdemir C., Aka Akturk Ü., Şen N. Potential treatment of COVID-19. Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology 2020; 22(Suppl): 35–44.

• Şen N. Erişkin Orak hücre anemili hastalarda pulmoner komplikasyonlar. Çukurova Medical Journal 2018; 43(3): 706–717.

• Şen N., Akçay Ş. Gebelik ve pnömoni. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Pulmonary Medicine – Special Topics (Gebelik ve Akciğer Hastalıkları Özel Sayısı) 2017; 10(2): 119–126.

• Şen N. Şistosomiyazis ve pulmoner hipertansiyon. Tüberküloz ve Toraks 2017; 65(3): 237–244.

• Abakay A., Altin S., Ak G., …, Şen N., Senyigit A., Ulubay G., Yilmaz U., Zamani A. Turkey Asbestos Control Strategic Plan Final Report. (Asbest stratejik planı).

• Kara S., Şen N., Özkan U., Akçay Ş. Congenital bronchial artery–pulmonary artery fistula in a young adult. Çukurova Medical Journal 2015; 40: 830–835.

• Şen N., Canpolat E.T., Koc Z. A rarely seen diffuse parenchymal lung disease: Diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis. Tüberküloz ve Toraks 2015; 63(1): 37–41.

• Özaydın D., Seğmen F., Aktaş Z., Yılmaz A., Şen N., Demirağ F. Girişimsel bronkoskopi ile tedavi edilen endobronşiyal renal hücreli karsinom: Olgu sunumu. Tüberküloz ve Toraks 2014; 62: 95–97.

• Sen N., Karatasli M., Ermis H., Demiroglu Y.Z., Canpolat T. Endobronchial actinomycosis simulating lung cancer: Diagnosed with bronchial biopsy. American Journal of Case Reports 2008; 9: 200–203.

• Sen N., Turunc T., Karatasli M., Ermis H., Akcay S. A rare cause of pleural effusion: Urinothorax associated with nephrolithiasis. Case Reports in Clinical Practice Review 2007; 8: 296–299.