PULMONOLOGY · LIV VADISTANBUL
Assoc. Prof. MD. Ömer Ayten
Associate Professor of Pulmonology · Interventional Bronchoscopy · Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Ayten is a pulmonologist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, Istanbul. He graduated from Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) in 2003 and completed his specialization in chest diseases at GATA Haydarpaşa in 2010. After military service at Van Military Hospital, he served at GATA Haydarpaşa and Sultan 2. Abdülhamit Han Training and Research Hospital, where he became associate professor in 2023 and acting education officer for the chest-diseases clinic. His clinical and research focus covers interventional bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS), diffuse parenchymal/interstitial lung diseases, COPD and bronchopleural fistula management. He is a member of the European Respiratory Society, WABIP, and EABIP.
20+
years in medicine
15+
years in pulmonology
40+
international publications
Interventional BronchoscopyEBUSInterstitial Lung DiseaseCOPDBronchopleural FistulaERS / WABIP Member
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TR
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EN
English
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RU
Russian
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Ukrainian
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EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
2006-2010
Resident, Chest Diseases
GATA Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital
2010-2012
Specialist Doctor
Van Military Hospital
2012-2016
Specialist Doctor
GATA Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital, Chest Diseases Clinic
2016-2022
Specialist Doctor
Sultan 2. Abdülhamit Han Training and Research Hospital, Chest Diseases Clinic, Istanbul
2023-present
Associate Professor / Acting Education Officer / Training Lead
Sultan 2. Abdülhamit Han Training and Research Hospital + Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2014Journal of Thoracic Disease«Relation between inflammatory cytokine levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and gene polymorphism in young adult patients with bronchiectasis»· co-author · 32 citations
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2022J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth«Tracheal stenosis after prolonged intubation due to COVID-19»· first author · 28 citations
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2019Exp Ther Med«Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: Risk factors, laboratory and bronchoalveolar lavage findings, radiological and histopathological examination, clinical features, treatment»· co-author · 27 citations
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2021Pathogens and Global Health«The Relationship between COVID-19 Severity and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) / Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure history in healthcare workers»· co-author · 15 citations
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2017Tuberk Toraks«Hepatitis C and pulmonary fibrosis»· co-author · 12 citations
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2020Eurasian J Pulmonol«Potential treatment of COVID-19»· first author
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