Dr. ULKEM CAKIR

• 2014Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Professorship of Nephrology
• 2006Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor of Nephrology
• 2002Baskent University Faculty of Medicine Nephrology
• 1998Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine
• 1993Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 2023Acıbadem Health Group
• 2023Memorial Sisli Hospital
• 2010 – 2022Acıbadem International Hospital
• 2008 – 2009Capital University Istanbul Hospital
• 2005 – 2007Yeditepe University Hospital
• 2003 – 2005Mediterranean University Hospital
• 2002 – 2003Baylor College of Medicine
• 1998 – 2002Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Nephrology Sub-Specialty
• 1994 – 1998Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine Specialist
• 1993 – 1994Kırşehir No. 1 Central Health Center, Compulsory Service

• European Renal Associaton-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)
• International Society of Nephrology
• Turkish Society of Nephrology
• TİGED Transplantation Immunology and Genetics Association (board member)
• American Society of Nephrology

• Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes of Standard and Transvaginal Kidney Extraction in Laparoscopic Living Donor NephrectomyJ Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Jan 20. doi: 10.1089/lap.2020.0949. PMID: 33471592 Karayagiz AH, Ozdemir E, Besli S, Polatkan SAV, Yilmaz G, Erturk T, Cakir U, Berber I.
• Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in intensive care unit: a retrospective studyCrit Care. 2020 Aug 8;24(1):492. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03215-8. PMID: 32771054; PMCID: PMC7414262. Gucyetmez B, Atalan HK, Sertdemir I, Cakir U, Telci L; COVID-19 Study Group.
• Transplantation of a Blue Kidney: A Case Report.Transplant Proc. 2019 May;51(4):1190-1192. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.091. Epub 2019 Feb 8. PMID: 30982642. Nokay E, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Ozdemir E, Baba ZF, Nokay HG, Cakır U, Berber I.
• Effect of Obesity on Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant PatientsTransplant Proc. 2019 May;51(4):1093-1095. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.02.012. Epub 2019 Feb 21. PMID: 31101178. Erturk T, Berber I, Cakir U.
• Geographic Distribution of Multiple Arteries and Veins of 878 Kidney Donors From a Transplant Center in Turkey.Transplant Proc. 2019 May;51(4):1086-1088. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.100. Epub 2019 Feb 8. PMID: 31101176. Cenal U, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Ozdemir E, Polatkan SV, Cakir U, Berber I.
• Fabry Disease Prevalence in Renal Replacement Therapy in TurkeyDheir H, Cakir U, et al. Nephron. 2019;142(1):26-33. doi:10.1159/000496620. Epub 2019 Feb 8. PMID: 30739116. Yalın SF, Eren N, Sinangil A, Yilmaz VT, Tatar E, Ucar AR, Sevinc M, Can Ö, Gurkan A, Arik N, Alisir Ecder S, Uyar M, Yasar M, Gulcicek S, Mese M,
• Evaluation of Bone Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Transplant Proc. 2017 Apr;49(3):509-511. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.040. PMID: 28340823. Alis G, Alis M, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Berber I, Cakir U.
• Role of Everolimus on Cardiac Functions in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Transplant Proc. 2017 Apr;49(3):497-500. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.02.007. PMID: 28340820. Cakir U, Alis G, Erturk T, Karayagiz AH, Karabulut U, Berber I.
• Comparison of Two Different Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy With Vaginal Extraction Techniques-A Single- Center ExperienceTransplant Proc. 2017 Apr;49(3):411-414. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.035. PMID: 28340802. Karayagiz AH, Erturk T, Cakir U, Berber I.
• The frequency and severity of metabolic acidosis related to topiramateJ Int Med Res. 2016 Oct 26. water: 0300060516669897. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:27789806. Türe H, Keskin Ö, Cakir U, Aykut Bingöl C, Türe U.