Assoc. Prof. MD. Şefika Akyol

Education and Training

• September 2004 – June 2010: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (M.D.)

Experience

• April 2023 – June 2025: Assistant Professor, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

• March 2021 – January 2023: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Specialist, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Training and Research Hospital / Democracy University

• September 2018 – January 2021: Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine

• January 2018 – September 2018: Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri

• January 2012 – November 2016: Pediatrics Residency, Ege University Faculty of Medicine

Courses and Certifications

• 2023 – Present: European Hematology Association (EHA) Masterclass – Senior Mentor

• 2021: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Certification, TPHD & Altınbaş University

• 2021 – 2022: Masterclass in Acute Leukemias, Turkish Academy of Hematology

• TPOG Courses: Pediatric Lymphoma-Leukemia (2019), Febrile Neutropenia (2019)

Professional Memberships

• SIOP (International Society of Paediatric Oncology)

• EHA (European Hematology Association)

• TPOG (Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group)

• SIOPE (European Society for Paediatric Oncology)

• TSH (Turkish Society of Hematology)

• TPHD (Turkish Pediatric Hematology Association)

• SOHO Italy (Society of Hematologic Oncology – Italy)

• SIOPEN (International Society of Paediatric Oncology European Neuroblastoma Group)

Peer-Reviewed Publications (English)

• Akyol Ş, Güzel T, Özcan A, et al. Rituximab in pediatric B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Clinical outcomes and prognostic implications. Trends in Pediatrics. 2025; 6(1):54-61.

• Akyol Ş, Yılmaz E, Tokgöz H, et al. Clinical spectrum of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: experience of reference centers in Central and Southeast Anatolia. Ann Hematol. 2025;104(1):123-130. doi:10.1007/s00277-024-06087-y

• Akyol Ş, Koçak Göl D, Özcan A, et al. Platelet indices: a new tool for monitoring infantile hemangioma treatment. J Med Palliat Care. 2025;6(2):105-109.

• Akyol Ş, Önen Göktepe ŞŞ, Akgün A, Balkan C. Effects of Treatment Model on Bone Metabolism in Patients with Severe Hemophilia A. J Pediatr Acad.

• Akyol Ş, Odabaş GP, Özcan A, et al. 30 Years of Wilms Tumor Experience at One Center in Türkiye’s Central Anatolia Region. Çocuk Dergisi - Journal of Child. 2023;23(4):344-348.

• Akyol Ş. Kidney Tumors in Children. J Pediatr Acad. 2023;4:44-49.

Book Chapters

• Rare Disease in Children – ELANE ilişkili nötropeni. Nobel, 2020. ISBN: 978-625-7146-27-2.

• Olgu ile Akut Lösemiler – ALL’de TLS & PRES birlikteliği. Galenos, 2021.

Conference Presentations

• Pediatrik Onkolojide Sisplatin Kullanımı ve Yan Etkileri: Türkiye'deki Merkezlerde Uygulama Farklılıkları ve İzlem Yaklaşımları — XXIV. Ulusal Pediatrik Kanser Kongresi, 2025

• Hemofagositik Lenfohistiyositoz (HLH) Tedavisine Yaklaşımlar ve Olguların Yönetimi — 16. Ulusal Pediatrik Hematoloji Kongresi, 2025

• Pyruvate kinase deficiency – TPHD & EHA Joint Session on Pediatric Rare Anemias — 16. Ulusal Pediatrik Hematoloji Kongresi, 2025

• Adolesan İleri Evre Nöroblastom — XXIII. Ulusal Pediatrik Kanser Kongresi, 2024

• Ailevi HLH klinik spektrumu — 8. Ulusal Pediatrik Hematoloji Sempozyumu, 2022