Prof. MD. Şule Akın

Education & Specialization

• 1988–1994 — Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey — Medical Degree (MD)
• 1997–2002 — Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & Reanimation — Residency
• 2007 — Observership, Neuroanesthesia & Neuro-ICU, Rochester, USA

Professional Experience

• 1994–1996 — Group Health Director, Altunhisar Central Health Center, Niğde
• 1996–1997 — Emergency Physician, Ceyhan State Hospital, Adana
• 1997–2002 — Research Assistant, Çukurova University, Anesthesiology & Reanimation
• 2003–2006 — Specialist, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine
• 2006–2009 — Assistant Professor, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine
• 2009–2014 — Associate Professor, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine
• 2014–2021 — Professor, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine
• 2022–Present — Professor, Girne American University Faculty of Medicine, Northern Cyprus

Leadership & Academic Roles

• Group Health Director, Niğde (1994–1996)
• Board Member, Başkent University Vocational School of Health Sciences (2009– )
• Board Member, Interplast Turkey (2010– )
• Board Member, Turkish Resuscitation Council (2011– )
• Deputy National Representative, ERC (2011–2017)
• Director, Başkent University First Aid Center, Adana (2015– )
• National Representative, ERC (2017– )
• Board Member, Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology & Reanimation, Çukurova Region (2017–2019)
• Specialist in Thoracic Surgery / Liver & Kidney Transplant Anesthesia (2002– )
• ICU Unit Director, Başkent University Adana Hospital (2004–2021)
• President, Turkish Resuscitation Council (2018– )
• Assistant Director, Başkent University Vocational School of Health Sciences (2020–2021)
• Mediterranean Regional Representative, Turkish Intensive Care Society
• Board Member, European Resuscitation Council (ERC) (2022– )

Languages

• English
• German

International Activities & Missions

• American–Turkish Heart Study, Adana (1991)
• IFMSA Exchange — Internal Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt (1992)
• Delegate, Medical Education Meeting, Dundee, Scotland (1992)
• Interplast & Rotaplast Missions — Turkey, Romania, Syria, India, Togo, Bangladesh
• Observership — Mayo Clinic, Anesthesiology & Critical Care, USA (2007)
• International humanitarian missions for pediatric & adult surgical support

Editorial Roles

• Assistant Editor — Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimation Specialists’ Society (2014–2018)
• Founder & Editor-in-Chief — Turkish Journal of Resuscitation (2022– )

Courses & Certifications

• BLS / ILS / ALS — Provider, Full Instructor, Course Director & Organiser
• Basic Instructor Course (Instructor Trainer)
• Educator Master Class
• European Trauma Course — Instructor Candidate

Clinical Skills

• Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
• Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
• Advanced Wound Care

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Resuscitation Council
• European Resuscitation Council (ERC)
• Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology & Reanimation
• Association of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Specialists
• Turkish Intensive Care Society
• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
• Interplast Turkey — Volunteer Network

Awards

• Woman of the Year — Çukurova Journalists Association (2011)
• Professional Service Award — Adana Rotary Clubs (2021)

A. International Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

A1. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia after major urologic surgeries: a comparison of tramadol with or without bupivacaine.
A2. Low tidal volume mechanical ventilation in prone positioning patients with acute respiratory distress.
A3. A simple handmade device for efficient tumescent infiltration in liposuction.
A4. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia after major urologic surgeries: tramadol vs morphine.
A5. Lumbar plexus blockade with ropivacaine for postoperative pain in elderly urologic patients.
A6. Low-tidal-volume ventilation in prone ARDS patients.
A7. Remifentanil patient-controlled IV analgesia in nulliparous labor patients.
A8. Dexmedetomidine adjunct to epidural analgesia after orthopedic surgery in high-risk elderly.
A9. Thoracic epidural anesthesia in thoracic surgery: levobupivacaine vs bupivacaine.
A10. Hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia with low-dose dexmedetomidine in renal failure.
A11. Plasma BNP and myocardial ischemia in ischemic heart disease during TURP.
A12. Dexmedetomidine adjunct to epidural analgesia after abdominal surgery in elderly ICU patients.
A13. Antibiotic resistance trends of P. aeruginosa & A. baumannii in ICU patients: 4-year follow-up.
A14. Indications for surgical vs percutaneous tracheostomy.
A15. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy under general vs spinal-epidural anesthesia.
A16. Meperidine-induced seizure in Lyme disease.
A17. Anesthetic management of pregnant patient undergoing craniotomy.
A18. Family-witnessed resuscitation experience.
A19. Propofol vs midazolam for delirium in renal failure orthopedic patients.
A20. Cortical blindness in preeclamptic patients: PRES or anesthesia?
A21. Thoracic epidural anesthesia: levobupivacaine vs bupivacaine.
A22. Effect of paracetamol on postoperative nausea in pediatric strabismus surgery.
A23. Surgical vs percutaneous tracheostomy outcome comparison.
A24. Thoracic epidural anesthesia & analgesia in thoracic surgery.
A25. Transsacral S2-S4 nerve block for pudendal neuralgia.
A26. Therapeutic hypothermia & lactate in post-resuscitation syndrome.
A27. FAST ultrasound in emergency trauma triage.
A28. Spinal anesthesia under sedation in pregnant laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A29. Paracetamol for catheter-related bladder discomfort.
A30. Ethical attitudes of candidates in ERC ALS courses.
A31. Pneumorrhachis & pneumocephalus after epidural steroid injection.
A32. Anesthesia in Edwards syndrome.
A33. Inappropriate anticoagulant use in elderly.
A34. Jervell-Lange-Nielsen anesthesia case.
A35. Low-dose dexmedetomidine reducing propofol in ESRD.
A36. Chronic graft-vs-host disease overview.
A37. Sudden cardiac arrest preparedness in sports arenas.
A38. Pre-cesarean paracetamol for pain control.
A39. Naproxen vs naproxen-codeine for meniscus surgery pain.
A40. Single-stage endovascular treatment of multiple aneurysms.
A41. Stent-assisted coiling efficacy in vasospasm.
A42. European EMS and cardiac arrest systems overview.
A43. ERC Guidelines Executive Summary.
A44. Code blue practices in Turkey.
A45. COVID-19 outcomes in sickle-cell disease vs healthcare workers.

B. International Conference Papers & Proceedings

B1. Anesthesia for pregnant craniotomy patient.
B2. Management of VP shunt complication in child.
B3. Pediatric PONV in strabismus surgery.
B4. Paravertebral block for chronic pain post-cholecystectomy.
B5. IV paracetamol for catheter discomfort.
B6. Myasthenia gravis with aspiration pneumonia.
B7. Sevoflurane vs spinal anesthesia in cardiac risk TURP.
B8. Delayed postpartum eclampsia.
B9. Mediastinal mass airway obstruction.
B10. ARDS due to anorexia nervosa.
B11. Epidural hematoma in chronic warfarin use.
B12. Psychological stress post-ICU.
B13. Mild hypothermia in acute brain injury.
B14. Invasive bladder aspergillosis.
B15. ICU nosocomial infections data.
B16. Antibiotic resistance in ICU Pseudomonas.
B17–B28. (Case presentations, ICU complications, anesthesia events, hypothermia use, rare side-effects, etc.)

C. Books / Book Chapters

C2.1. Autonomic Nervous System Drugs – Textbook Chapter
C2.2. Autonomic Nervous System Drugs – Handbook Chapter

D. National Peer-Reviewed Articles

D1. Conscious sedation in local anesthesia.
D2. ICU stress factors by gender.
D3. Laryngoscopy without muscle relaxant: ocular pressure/hemodynamics.
D4. Oral anticoagulant safety concerns.
D5. Anesthesia type & bowel motility after C-section.
D6. 3-year percutaneous tracheostomy experience.
D7. Anesthesia in aortic aneurysm repair.
D8. VATS sympathectomy anesthesia outcomes.
D9. Awake VATS in pleural effusion.
D10. Anesthesia for renal transplant patients.

E. National Congress Presentations

E1–E86: Case reports, anesthesia strategies, ICU complications, rare syndromes, CPR experience, toxicology cases, airway management, neonatal & geriatric anesthesia, trauma management etc.

F. Art & Design Activities

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G. Other Publications (Letters, Case Reports, Rare Clinical Notes)

G1–G55:
Rare case reports, CPR exhaustion causing rescuer MI (efsane!), toxicology, epidural complications, hypothermia therapy, airway anomalies, graft-vs-host disease, ICU infections, venous embolism, plasmapheresis, anesthesia in congenital syndromes, apnoea risks, pain management, etc.