PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY · LIV BAHÇEŞEHİR
Prof. Dr. Ozan Özkaya, MD
Professor of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology · İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
Prof. Dr. Ozan Özkaya is a pediatric nephrologist and pediatric rheumatologist at İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir, where she serves on the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Center, and Professor at İstinye University Faculty of Medicine. A 1992 graduate of Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, she completed pediatrics and pediatric nephrology training at Gazi University and additional pediatric rheumatology certification in 2011, with a visiting fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center in 2012. She held the chair of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology at Ondokuz Mayıs University and now leads pediatric kidney services across the Liv Hospital Group, with 95 international publications and an h-index of 28.
Specialties:
Paediatrics
30+
years in pediatrics
95
international publications
28
h-index
Pediatric Kidney TransplantPediatric NephrologyPediatric RheumatologyJuvenile ArthritisFMFLupus / SLEESPN Member
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professional
RU
Russian
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UK
Ukrainian
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ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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★2005Young Researcher AwardTurkish Society of Pediatric Nephrology
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2014Best Presentation, First PrizeTurkish Society of Pediatric Nephrology
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2016Best Presentation, First PrizeTurkish Society of Pediatric Nephrology
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career milestones.
2002-2004
Assistant Professor
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
2004-2011
Associate Professor
Ondokuz Mayıs University
2011-2014
Professor; Head of Pediatric Nephrology & Rheumatology Dept.
Ondokuz Mayıs University
2014-2015
Education Supervisor
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
2015-2017
Education Supervisor
Okmeydanı / Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital
May 2017-May 2021
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology & Rheumatology
Liv Hospital Group
Feb 2018-present
Senior Consultant; Medical Director
Liv Hospital Group / İstinye University Hospital
current
Senior Consultant; Pediatric Kidney Transplant Center
İSÜ Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
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2005Medicine (Baltimore)«Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in Turkey: results of a nationwide multicenter study»· co-author · 1002 citations
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2015Clin J Am Soc Nephrol«Spectrum of steroid-resistant and congenital nephrotic syndrome in children: the PodoNet registry cohort»· co-author · 382 citations
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2017J Am Soc Nephrol«Long-term outcome of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children»· co-author · 293 citations
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2007J Urol«Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children: lessons learned in 5 years at a single institution»· co-author · 214 citations
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2010Pediatr Nephrol«Etiology and outcome of acute kidney injury in children»· co-author · 208 citations
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2014Kidney Int«Genotype-phenotype associations in WT1 glomerulopathy»· co-author · 194 citations
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