PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY · LIV BAHÇEŞEHİR
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Taşdemir, MD
Professor of Pediatric Nephrology · İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Taşdemir is a pediatric nephrologist at İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir, where he leads the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program, and Professor at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine. A 1998 graduate of Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, he completed pediatric residency at Şişli Etfal (2009), pediatric nephrology sub-specialization at Cerrahpaşa (2013) and a clinical observership at Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School in 2015. He led dialysis and transplant services at Koç University Hospital from 2015 to 2021 and joined the Liv group in 2021.
Specialties:
Paediatrics
25+
years in medicine
45
international publications
10
h-index
Pediatric Kidney TransplantPediatric DialysisGlomerulonephritisNephrotic SyndromeCAKUTIPNA MemberBoston-Trained
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TR
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ISTANBUL · 06/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
1998-2004
General Practitioner
Ministry of Health
2013-2015
Pediatric Nephrology Specialist
University of Health Sciences, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
Nov 2015-Apr 2021
Pediatric Nephrology Specialist (built dialysis & transplant unit) → Associate Professor
Koç University Hospital, Istanbul
May 2021-Aug 2023
Pediatric Nephrologist
Liv Hospital Ulus
Jul 2021-present
Faculty member
İstinye University Faculty of Medicine
Sep 2023-present
Pediatric Nephrologist; Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2024Kidney Int«Implication of transcription factor FOXD2 dysfunction in syndromic congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)»· co-author
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2024Nephrol Dial Transplant«Pediatric kidney care experience after the 2023 Turkiye earthquake»· co-author
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2022Turk J Med Sci«COVID-19 in pediatric nephrology centers in Turkey»· co-author
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2021Pediatr Nephrol«An 8-month-old infant with hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia: Questions / Answers»· co-author
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2026Eur J Pediatr«Vascular access for hemodialysis and catheter-related bloodstream infections: a survey on preventive measures and treatment strategies»· co-author
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2023Eur J Ophthalmol«A case of Bartonellosis mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus»· co-author
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