INFECTIOUS DISEASES · LIV HOSPITAL ULUS
Doç. Dr. Zehra Çağla Karakoç
Associate professor of infectious diseases; specialist at Liv Hospital Ulus · Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul
Associate professor of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at İstinye University and specialist at the Department of Infectious Diseases of Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul (since 2013). Graduated from the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University; completed specialisation in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology at the Istanbul Medical Faculty. Awarded associate professorship in 2021. Specialises in invasive fungal infections, infections in immunocompromised patients, adult vaccination, urinary tract infections, and travel medicine.
Specialties:
19+
years of experience
h=6
10
international articles
6
national publications
Liv Hospital Ulus since 2013İstinye University facultyESCMIDCerrahpaşa MD
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU
Russian
· via BergemHealth coordinator
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professionally
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM
What Doç. Dr. Zehra Çağla Karakoç does
Diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in immunocompromised and surgical patients.
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01Invasive fungal infectionsIncluding COVID-associated
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02Adult vaccinationRoutine and travel medicine
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03Infections in immunocompromised patientsAfter transplantation, chemotherapy
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04Urinary tract infectionsRecurrent forms
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05Hospital-acquired and orthopedic infectionsComprehensive antimicrobial therapy
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Career from Şişli Florence Nightingale to Liv Hospital Ulus and İstinye University.
2021
Associate professorship (Doç. Dr.)
İstinye University
since 2016
Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine
İstinye University
2014–2016
Lecturer
Bahçeşehir University Medical Faculty
since 2013
Liv Hospital Ulus
Infectious diseases and clinical microbiology
2009–2012
Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital
2007–2009
Mardin State Hospital
2002–2007
Specialisation in infectious diseases
Istanbul Medical Faculty
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MD
Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
Publications on invasive fungal infections and infections in immunocompromised patients.
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2008Int J Infect Dis«The Spectrum of Diseases Causing Fever of Unknown Origin in Turkey: a Multicenter Study»· co-author
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2013Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases«Emerging West Nile Virus Infection in Mesopotamia region, Syria border of Turkey»· first author
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2013Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci«Risk factors for mortality in patients with nosocomial gram-negative rod bacteremia»· first author
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2018J Hosp Infect«Rapid emergence of colistin resistance and its impact on fatality among healthcare-associated infections»· co-author
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2016Le Infezioni in Medicina«A Life Threatening Brainstem Compression by Cerebral Echinococcus granulosus»· first author
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2011Arch Neuropsychiatry«Subdural empyema caused by frontal sinus aspergillosis»· co-author
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