Aytac Cetinkaya

Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Infectious Diseases

Areas of expertise: Infectious diseases specialist

EDUCATION:

1999 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Military Medicine

2006 Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, specialty training

2016 Gülhane Institute of Health Sciences, Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, master's degree with thesis

Professional career:

2000-2002 Hozat / Tunceli Internal Security Brigade, military service, general practitioner

2002-2006 General Staff, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

2006-2012 Derince Military Hospital, Kocaeli, infectious diseases specialist

2006-2012 Acıbadem Kocaeli Hospital

2012-2014 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Blood Bank Directorate, Immunohaematology and Blood Components Laboratory, GATA Blood Bank Immunohaematology and Blood Components Laboratory, physician in charge,

2014-2015 Isparta Military Hospital

2015-2016 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, GATA Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital Command, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, senior lecturer

2015-2020 University of Health Sciences, Sultan Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, senior lecturer,

2020-2023 University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, associate professor

Since 2025 – Anadolu Medical Center, Istanbul

MEDICAL INTERESTS AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • Diabetic foot infections
  • Orthopaedic infections
  • Viral hepatitis
  • HIV
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Rational use of antibiotics
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Intensive care infections and fungal infections

PUBLICATIONS:

104 international publications

8 book chapters

85 national publications

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology

Infectious Diseases Society (KLIMIK)

Turkish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialists (EKMUD)

Society for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases (BUHASDER)

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