Spec. MD. Sibel Meryem Alpar

Education

• Anadolu University, Faculty of Medicine — 1988
• Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital — Doctorate, 1996

Professional Experience

• 1988–1990: Rize-Pazar Health Center — Compulsory Service
• 1990–1991: Aksaray Central Health Center
• 1991–1996: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital — Residency Training
• 1996–1998: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital — Emergency Department, Specialist Doctor
• 1998–1999: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital — Tuberculosis Service, Chief Assistant
• 1999–2010: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital — Chest Diseases Department, Chief Assistant
• 2002–2010: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital — Outpatient Chemotherapy Service, Responsible Physician
• 2010–2023: Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital
• 2023–Present: Medical Park Ankara Hospital

Languages

• English

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Thoracic Society (Toraks Derneği)
• Turkish Respiratory Research Association (TÜSAD)
• Turkish Sleep Society
• Ankara Medical Chamber & Turkish Medical Association
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• Lung Cancer Association

Conferences, Meetings, and Courses as Speaker & Instructor

• Turkish Respiratory Research Association Congress, October 15, 2011 – İzmir — Supportive Therapy in Lung Cancer
• TÜSAD & Oncology Nurses Association Joint Symposium, April 7, 2011 — Diagnosis, Treatment, and Nursing Approaches in Lung Cancer
• Turkish Respiratory Research Association Congress, October 20, 2010 – Antalya — New Staging in Lung Cancer
• TÜSAD Central Anatolia Meeting, October 9, 2010 – Konya — Changing TNM Staging in Lung Cancer
• TÜSAD Academy Meeting, September 3, 2010 – Ankara — Treatment in Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer
• TÜSAD Academy Meeting, September 3, 2010 – Ankara — Interactive Case Presentation in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Thoracic Society Congress, 2004 – Antalya — Supportive Therapy in Lung Cancer
• Thoracic Society Ankara Branch, Non-Specific Interstitial Lung Diseases
• Tuberculosis Control Dispensary Meetings — Case Presentations
• Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital Education Program, over 19 years — Panels, Lectures, and Case Presentations

Courses Attended

• Innovations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchial Asthma, Gazi University, 1994
• Immunology Course, Thoracic Society, 1997
• Interventional Bronchoscopy Course, Turkish Thoracic Society, 1997
• Polysomnography Course, Sleep Society, 2007
• Occupational Medicine Course, Turkish Medical Association, 2002
• Sleep Disorders Course, 2007
• Basic Training in the Management of Lung and Pleural Malignancies, Turkish Thoracic Society, 2008
• Statistics and Article Writing Techniques for Clinicians, 2000
• Course on Organizing Medical Research, Thoracic Society, 2002
• Advanced Education Program in Lung Cancer, Gazi University, 2005
• Pulmonary Function Testing Course, Thoracic Society, 2002
• Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Course, TÜSAD, 2009
• Sleep Disorders Course, Turkish Sleep Society, 2007
• Polysomnography Course, Turkish Sleep Society, 2007
• Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Course, TÜSAD, 2011

Contributions to Books

• Treatment of Interstitial Lung Diseases — in Interstitial Lung Diseases, AGHH, 2002
• Toxic Gas Inhalation — in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease, AGHH, 2004
• Rare Tumors of the Mediastinum — in Rare Lung Cancers, AGHH, 2010

International Publications

• Alpar S, Kurt Kar Ö, Ucar N, Örsel O, Aydog, Kurt B. A Case of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma with Gastric Metastasis. Southern Medical Journal, 2006; 99(11):1313–1314.
• Örsel O, Örsel S, Alpar S, Uçar N, Şipit T, Kurt B. Comparison of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Behavioral Education in Smoking Cessation: A Natural Follow-Up Study. Tuberculosis and Thorax Journal, 2005; 53(4):354–361.
• Uçar N, Kar Kurt Ö, Alpar S, Örsel O, Demirağ F, Kurt B. Breast Metastasis in a Male Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma. Southern Medical Journal, 2007; 100:850–851.
• Uçar N, Dursun A.B., Karakaya T., Alpar S, Altınok T., Kurt B. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease) and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation. Respiratory Medicine, 2007; 8:123–126.
• Alpar S, Uçar N, Turgut A, et al. The Correlation Between Distant Metastases and Organ-Specific Symptoms in Patients with Lung Cancer. Tuberculosis and Thorax, 2004; 52(1):14–18.
• Kurt Ö.K., Alpar S, Uçar N, et al. The Diagnostic Role of Capnography in Pulmonary Embolism. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010; 28(4):460–465.
• Simsek H, Alpar S, Uçar N, et al. Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and T-SPOT.TB for the Diagnosis of Latent and Active Tuberculosis. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010; 63(2):99–102.
• Ada A.O., Kunak S., Hancer F., Alpar S, et al. CYP and GST Polymorphisms and Survival in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. Neoplasma, 2010; 57(6):512–521.

National Publications

• (A detailed list of 40+ national studies on lung cancer, tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, and respiratory disorders authored or co-authored by Dr. Sibel Alpar, published in peer-reviewed Turkish medical journals such as “Solunum Hastalıkları Dergisi,” “Toraks Dergisi,” “Akciğer Arşivi,” and “Acta Oncologica Turcica.”)

Journal Editorial & Reviewer Roles

• Reviewer, İzmir Journal of Chest Diseases

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Respiratory Diseases