PAEDIATRIC METABOLIC DISEASES · AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Prof. Dr. Erdoğan Soyuçen
Professor at the Department of Paediatrics; Head of the Paediatric Metabolic Diseases Unit · Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya
Professor at the Department of Paediatrics, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, and head of the Paediatric Metabolic Diseases Unit. Specialises in inborn errors of metabolism — maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), phenylketonuria, organic acidurias, lysosomal storage disorders. Co-author of work on living-donor liver transplantation in MSUD (Turkish Archives of Pediatrics). Graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine (1995); completed paediatric metabolic diseases subspecialty at Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul University (2008–2011).
Specialties:
Paediatrics
25+
years of experience
Türk Pediatri KurumuPKU Aile Derneği — referral centre
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU
Russian
· via BergemHealth coordinator
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professionally
ANTALYA · 05/2026
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM
What Prof. Dr. Erdoğan Soyuçen does
Diagnosis and treatment of inherited metabolic diseases in children.
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01Screening and diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseasesTandem MS, enzyme and genetic tests—
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02MSUD (maple syrup urine disease) — managementDiet, crisis management, preparation for liver transplantation—
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03PhenylketonuriaDiet, monitoring, sapropterin therapy in responsive forms—
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04Lysosomal storage disordersERT in Gaucher, Pompe, Fabry disease—
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05Mitochondrial diseasesDiagnosis and supportive therapy—
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
A career spanning Edirne, Istanbul, and Antalya.
1995
Faculty of Medicine graduation
Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir
1995–2001
Paediatrics residency
Trakya University, Edirne
2008–2011
Paediatric metabolic diseases subspecialty
Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul University
2013
Head of the Paediatric Metabolic Diseases Unit
Akdeniz University
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2024Molecular Genetics and Metabolism«Clinical, biochemical, and molecular insights into Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis»· co-author
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2024Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences«Expert opinion on clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of infantile-onset Pompe disease»· co-author
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2025Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseases«Long-Term Outcomes of Chenodeoxycholic Acid Therapy for Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis»· co-author
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2023Pediatric Transplantation«Long-term results of liver transplantation for maple syrup urine disease»· co-author
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2014Pediatrics International«Differences in the gut microbiota of healthy children and those with type 1 diabetes»· first author
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2016Autism Research«Inherited metabolic disorders in Turkish patients with autism spectrum disorders»· co-author
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