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Prof. MD. Nazife Berna Tander
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · u0130Su00dc Liv Hospital Bahu00e7eu015fehir
Prof. Dr. Nazife Berna Tander is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at u0130Su00dc Liv Hospital Bahu00e7eu015fehir, Istanbul, with academic appointment at Istinye University Faculty of Medicine. She graduated from Ege University in 1996 and completed her PMR specialization at Okmeydanu0131 Training and Research Hospital in 2002. She undertook visiting scholarships at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (Wayne State University, 2006-2007) and the Metabolic Bone Diseases Program at Columbia University (2009), and earned the European Board of PRM exam-based certificate in 2009. She served on the faculty of Ondokuz Mayu0131s University in Samsun for 15 years before moving to Istanbul (Acu0131badem 2018-2021, Liv 2021-present). Her clinical focus covers fibromyalgia, lower back and neck pain, osteoporosis, arthrosis, geriatric, orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation.
28+
years in medicine
22+
years in PMR
42+
international publications
FibromyalgiaLower Back & Neck PainOsteoporosisGeriatric RehabilitationOrthopedic RehabilitationNeurologic RehabilitationISPRM MemberEuropean Board PRM
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professional
RU
Russian
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UK
Ukrainian
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ISTANBUL · 06/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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★2009European Union Medical Specialists Certificate (PRM Section, exam-based)European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
2002
PMR Specialist
Samsun Gazi State Hospital
2002-2010
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Ondokuz Mayu0131s University, Samsun
2010-2016
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Ondokuz Mayu0131s University, Samsun
2016-2017
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Ondokuz Mayu0131s University, Samsun
2018-2021
Professor of PMR
Acu0131badem Baku0131rku00f6y Hospital + Acu0131badem Mehmet Ali Aydu0131nlar University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
2021-present
Professor of PMR
Liv Hospital Ulus / Liv Hospital Bahu00e7eu015fehir + Istinye University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2008Rheumatol Int«A comparative evaluation of health related quality of life and depression in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis»· first author · 173 citations
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2011Clin Exp Rheumatol«Sleep quality in fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis: associations with pain, fatigue, depression, and disease activity»· co-author · 144 citations
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2009Joint Bone Spine«Effects of two exercise interventions on pulmonary functions in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis»· co-author · 118 citations
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2012Int J Rheum Dis«Therapeutic ultrasound versus sham ultrasound for the management of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical study»· co-author · 104 citations
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2008Rheumatol Int«Polymorphisms of the serotonin-2A receptor and catechol-O-methyltransferase genes: a study on fibromyalgia susceptibility»· first author · 101 citations
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2010Eur J Phys Rehabil Med«Does short-wave diathermy increase the effectiveness of isokinetic exercise on pain, function, knee muscle strength, quality of life, and depression in the patients with knee osteoarthritis?»· co-author · 96 citations
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