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Prof. Dr. Ozan Özkaya, MD

Professor of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology · İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
Prof. Dr. Ozan Özkaya is a pediatric nephrologist and pediatric rheumatologist at İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir, where she serves on the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Center, and Professor at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine. A 1992 graduate of Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, she completed pediatrics and pediatric nephrology training at Gazi University and additional pediatric rheumatology certification in 2011, with a visiting fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center in 2012. She held the chair of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology at Ondokuz Mayıs University and now leads pediatric kidney services across the Liv Hospital Group, with 95 international publications and an h-index of 28.
Specialties: Paediatrics
30+
years in pediatrics
95
international publications
28
h-index
Pediatric Kidney TransplantPediatric NephrologyPediatric RheumatologyJuvenile ArthritisFMFLupus / SLEESPN Member
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • 2005
    Young Researcher Award
    Turkish Society of Pediatric Nephrology
  • 2014
    Best Presentation, First Prize
    Turkish Society of Pediatric Nephrology
  • 2016
    Best Presentation, First Prize
    Turkish Society of Pediatric Nephrology
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2002-2004
Assistant Professor
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
2004-2011
Associate Professor
Ondokuz Mayıs University
2011-2014
Professor; Head of Pediatric Nephrology & Rheumatology Dept.
Ondokuz Mayıs University
2014-2015
Education Supervisor
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
2015-2017
Education Supervisor
Okmeydanı / Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital
May 2017-May 2021
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology & Rheumatology
Liv Hospital Group
Feb 2018-present
Senior Consultant; Medical Director
Liv Hospital Group / İstinye University Hospital
current
Senior Consultant; Pediatric Kidney Transplant Center
İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

  • 2005
    Medicine (Baltimore)
    «Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in Turkey: results of a nationwide multicenter study»
    · co-author · 1002 citations
  • 2015
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
    «Spectrum of steroid-resistant and congenital nephrotic syndrome in children: the PodoNet registry cohort»
    · co-author · 382 citations
  • 2017
    J Am Soc Nephrol
    «Long-term outcome of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children»
    · co-author · 293 citations
  • 2007
    J Urol
    «Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children: lessons learned in 5 years at a single institution»
    · co-author · 214 citations
  • 2010
    Pediatr Nephrol
    «Etiology and outcome of acute kidney injury in children»
    · co-author · 208 citations
  • 2014
    Kidney Int
    «Genotype-phenotype associations in WT1 glomerulopathy»
    · co-author · 194 citations
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