Roles
Consultant Neuropathologist, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology Division
Full-time faculty, Miller School of Medicine
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Biography
1986-1989 University of Istanbul, Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkiye
1988-1989 University of Vienna, Dept. of Medical Chemistry, Vienna. Austria
1989-1990 University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa FL
1991-1992 Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Neurosurgery, NYC, NY
1992-1994 Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pathology, NYC, NY
1994-1995 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dept. of Pathology NYC, NY
1995-1997 State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
1997-2002 Johns Hopkins Medical School, Dept. of Pathology, Baltimore, MD.
1999-2002 Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Dept. Pathology, Baltimore, MD
2002-2024 UCSF School of Medicine, Neuropathology Division
2013-2024 Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul Turkiye
2024- University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Dept of Pathology, Miami FL -
Education & Training
Education
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Teaching Interests
My teaching interests can be summarized as follows: Developing content and learning strategies for medical education in low-and-middle income countries. Developing international collaborations and visiting scholar programs in neuropathology. Creating content to facilitate student-centered and interactive learning in neuropathology. Creating teaching programs for self-directed learning of pathology across the globe. Being a life-long learner and improving the skill set in teaching neuropathology -
Research Interests
The evolving role of the Neuropathologist and the Neuropathology Divisions require a dynamic and pro-active perspective to the research activities in Neuropathology. My research activities are focused in Neuro-oncology, while I actively collaborate with researchers to study neurogenesis, seizure disorders and cerebrovascular pathology. My long terms goals serve the conviction that significant advances are currently possible if we can realistically apply our skills to multi-institutional collaborations to understand the complex and poorly predictable world of CNS neoplasia. My focused area of research is pediatric brain tumors, particularly pilocytic astrocytomas and other gliomas. Our understanding of pediatric brain tumors are more limited than those in adults, yet the average potential life lost per patient is a magnitude higher in pediatric brain tumors. My efforts in this field include collaboration with molecular epidemiology and pediatric neuro-oncology experts to highlight the necessity of multi-institutional and consortia studies coordinated at the national and hopefully international level.