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Prof. Dr. Mesut Parlak, MD

Professor of Pediatrics — Pediatric Endocrinology · Akdeniz University Hospital
Prof. Dr. Mesut Parlak is a pediatric endocrinologist at Akdeniz University Hospital. He earned his MD at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (2001), specialised in Pediatric Health and Diseases at Gaziantep University (2007), and completed a Pediatric Endocrinology subspecialty fellowship at Akdeniz (2012). He has been a Professor at Akdeniz since 2022, with clinical and research focus on pediatric type 1 diabetes, thyroid disorders, disorders of sex development and growth disorders.
Specialties: Paediatrics
20+
years in pediatrics
10+
years in pediatric endocrinology
Type 1 DiabetesPediatric ThyroidGrowth DisordersDisorders of Sex Development
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ANTALYA · 06/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2002-2007
Research Assistant in Pediatrics
Gaziantep University School of Medicine
2009-2012
Research Assistant in Pediatric Endocrinology
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
2016-2017
Lecturer (PhD)
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Dept.
2017-2017
Assistant Professor
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
2017-2022
Associate Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
2022-Present
Professor of Pediatrics — Pediatric Endocrinology
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

  • 2021
    Journal of Psychosomatic Research
    «Psychiatric disorders, peer-victimization, and quality of life in girls with central precocious puberty»
    · co-author
  • 2022
    Acta Endocrinologica
    «Effects of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy on growth and body mass index in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty»
    · co-author
  • 2024
    Sleep Medicine
    «Sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: prevalence, and relationship with diabetes management»
    · co-author
  • 2014
    Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research
    «Investigation of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus»
    · co-author
  • 2013
    European Journal of Pediatrics
    «Mixed gonadal dysgenesis in a patient with de novo tas(Y;19)(p11.3;q13.4)»
    · co-author
  • 2006
    Pediatrics International
    «Waardenburg syndrome type II and dilated cardiomyopathy in a child»
    · co-author
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