PEDIATRICS / NEONATOLOGY · LIV BAHÇEŞEHİR
Prof. MD. Nihat Demir
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) · İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
Prof. MD. Nihat Demir is a pediatrician and neonatologist at İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir and Professor at Istanbul Esenyurt University. A graduate of Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, with pediatrics specialty at Harran University and a neonatology sub-specialty at Yüzüncü Yıl University, his clinical focus spans neonatal intensive care, prematurity management, complex newborn diagnostics, high-risk infant follow-up and routine pediatric care.
Specialties:
Paediatrics
25+
years in medicine
10+
years in neonatology
75+
publications
NeonatologyNeonatal Intensive CarePrematurityHigh-Risk NewbornPediatric Immunizations
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professional
RU
Russian
· via BergemHealth coordinator
UK
Ukrainian
· via BergemHealth coordinator
ISTANBUL · 06/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
1999-2003
Research Assistant, Pediatrics
Harran University, Şanlıurfa
2004-2005
Pediatrics Specialist
Private Müjde Hospital, Malatya
2005-2007
Pediatrics Specialist
Birecik State Hospital, Şanlıurfa
2007-2011
Pediatrics Specialist
Private Ufuk Medical Center, Şanlıurfa
2011-2014
Neonatal Sub-specialty Resident
Yüzüncü Yıl University
2014-2016
Assistant Professor, Neonatology
Yüzüncü Yıl University
2016-2017
Associate Professor
Yüzüncü Yıl University
2018-2019
Associate Professor
İstinye University Medical Park Hospital
2019-present
Associate Professor / Professor
Private Esencan Hospital
2020-2022
Associate Professor
Istanbul Esenyurt University
2022-present
Professor
Istanbul Esenyurt University
current
Professor of Pediatrics / Neonatology
İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2018Br J Ophthalmol«Incidence, risk factors and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in Turkey (TR-ROP study): a prospective, multicentre study in 69 neonatal intensive care units»· co-author · 264 citations
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2021Eur J Pediatr«A multicenter study on epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 125 newborns born to women infected with COVID-19 by Turkish Neonatal Society»· co-author · 236 citations
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2006Eur J Nutr«High frequency of maternal vitamin B12 deficiency as an important cause of infantile vitamin B12 deficiency in Sanliurfa province of Turkey»· co-author · 147 citations
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2013J Paediatr Child Health«Clinical and neurological findings of severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infancy and importance of early diagnosis and treatment»· first author · 120 citations
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2014Pediatr Neurol«Brain malformations associated with Knobloch syndrome — review of literature, expanding clinical spectrum, and identification of novel mutations»· co-author · 72 citations
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2019J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med«The relationship between mother and infant plasma trace element and heavy metal levels and the risk of neural tube defect in infants»· first author · 69 citations
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