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Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Balcı, MD

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Head of Department · Akdeniz University Hospital
Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Balcı heads the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Akdeniz University Hospital. She completed her PM&R specialisation at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara (1994), with a thesis on quantitative spasticity assessment in hemiplegic patients. She has been a Professor at Akdeniz since 2005, with clinical and research focus on stroke spasticity, cerebral palsy, osteoarthritis, lymphedema and rheumatic-disease rehabilitation.
25+
years in rehabilitation medicine
20+
years as Professor
Stroke RehabilitationSpasticity / Botulinum ToxinCerebral PalsyOsteoarthritisLymphedema
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ANTALYA · 05/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2005-Present
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (PM&R)
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

  • 2009
    Maturitas
    «Evaluation of eNOS gene polymorphisms in relation to BMD in postmenopausal women»
    · co-author
  • 2009
    Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers
    «No Association Between Bone Mineral Density and Transforming Growth Factor Beta Gene T861-20-C Polymorphism in Turkish Postmenopausal Women»
    · co-author
  • 2008
    Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
    «Timing of surgery and isokinetic muscle performance in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury»
    · co-author
  • 2012
    Surgery Today
    «Digital evaluation of the muscle functions of the lower extremities among inguinal hernia patients treated using three different surgical techniques»
    · co-author
CLINIC

Where they practise

Direct contract with BergemHealth at every listed clinic.

PRIMARY CLINIC
Akdeniz University Hospital
The largest university hospital in Türkiye’s Mediterranean region. 218,348 m² of floor area, 33 specialised departments, 1,267 beds, 8 buildings. A global leader in transplantation — the world’s first uterus…
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