Saray Mah. Yunus Emre Cad. No:1 Alanya/ANTALYA
Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara TURKEY
Doctor of Medicine June 2004
(Medical education is 6 years in Turkey and includes pre-med college education and 1 year internship.)
Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya TURKEY
Internal Medicine Residency 06/2009 – 12/2013
(Residency in Internal Medicine is 4 years in Turkey.)
Internist 03/2019 – present
Başkent University Alanya Hospital, TURKEY
Internist 03/2014 - 03/2019
Cumra State Hospital, Konya, TURKEY
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Augusta University, Cancer Center GA, USA 09/2014 – 09/2015
Observership
Augusta University Hospital ER, GA, USA 03/2015 – 04/2015
Internal Medicine Chief Resident and Internist 06/2012 –03/2014
Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya TURKEY
Internal Medicine Residency 06/2009 –06/2012
Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya TURKEY
General Practitioner 06/2005 – 07/2008
Village Clinic, Sarayonu, Turkey
(Family Medicine)
General Practitioner 11/2004 – 05/2005
Baskent University Hospital
Department of Internal Medicine, Konya, Turkey
(In charge of all patients in a 30-bed hospital service)
1- Kebapcilar AG, Kulaksizoglu M, Kebapcilar L, Gonen MS, Unlü A, Topcu A, Demirci F, Taner CE. Is there a link between premature ovarian failure and serum concentrations of vitamin D, zinc, and copper? Menopause. 2013 Jan;20(1):94-9. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31826015ca. PMID: 22968257
2- Kulaksızoglu M, Gonen MS, Kebapcilar L, Sahin F, Demirci F, Topcu A. Treatment of recurrent hypoglycemia with plasmapheresis and steroid in nondiabetic patient. Transfus Apher Sci. 2013 Feb;48(1):11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2012.06.019. Epub 2012 Jul 31. PMID: 22854326
3- Ouzounova M, Lee E, Piranlioglu R, El Andaloussi A, Kolhe R, Demirci MF, Marasco D, Asm I, Chadli A, Hassan KA, Thangaraju M, Zhou G, Arbab AS, Cowell JK, Korkaya H. Monocytic and granulocytic myeloid derived suppressor cells differentially regulate spatiotemporal tumour plasticity during metastatic cascade. Nat Commun. 2017 Apr 6;8:14979. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14979. PMID: 28382931
4- Demirci F, Bozkurt B, Yavas G, Yavas C, Hakkı S, Ata O. Radiosensitization in human cervical cancer cells by black bumin (nigella sativa- thymoquinone) MASCC/isoo International Supportive Care in Cancer , Miami, USA, June 26 to 28 2014. mascc-0372
5- Hasan Korkaya, Eunmi Lee, Maria Ouzounova, Abdeljabar El Andaloussi, Ena Novakovic, Raziye Piranlioglu, Mehmet F. Demirci, Shawn G. Clouthier, Max S. Wicha. Systemic early immune priming via tumor-secreted cytokines facilitates breast cancer metastasis in syngeneic mouse model. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr 466. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-466
6- Eunmi Lee, Maria Ouzounova, Raziye Piranlioglu, Abdeljabar El Andaloussi, Mehmet Demirci, Ena Novakovic, Alicia Hudson, Sumeyye Korkaya, Gang Zhou, Hasan Korkaya. Monocytic and granulocytic MDSCs display distinct molecular properties and coordinate the dynamic switches between EMT-MET in breast cancer model. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 717.
7- Maria Ouzounova, EunMi Lee, Raziye Piranlioglu, Ena Novakovic, Mehmet Demirci, Sumeyye Korkaya, Alicia Hudson, Hasan Korkaya. Myeloid derived suppressor cells-mediated inflammation in metastasis and cancer cachexia. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 1554.
8- Hasan Korkaya, Eunmi Lee, Maria Ouzounova, Raziye Piranlioglu, Abdeljabar El-Andaloussi, Ena Novakovic, Alicia Hudson, Sumeyye Korkaya, Mehmet F. Demirci, Gang Zhou. MDSC mediated spatiotemporal tumor plasticity in breast cancer metastasis. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 1555.
9- Prognosis of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in a tertiary hospital in Turkey. Birtay T, Bahadir S, Kabacaoglu E, Yetiz O, Demirci MF, Genctoy G.Ann Saudi Med. 2021 Nov-Dec;41(6):327-335. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2021.327. Epub 2021 Dec 2.PMID: 34873938
10- Type 1C Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis: A Cause of Misdiagnosis in Females.
Şükün A, Demirci MF, Akbay E.Cureus. 2023 Jun 26;15(6):e40970. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40970. eCollection 2023 Jun.PMID: 37503462
” Radiosensitization in human cervical cancer cells by black cumin (Nigella Sativa)”
( Residents are expected to complete a research thesis during their residency training to be board-eligible in Turkey. )
Patents:
1- BALLOONLESS ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE PCT/TR2015/000127 – An Endotracheal Tube Without Cuffs
2- AI-Supported System for Evaluating the Physical and Chemical Properties of Urine Samples
Certifications:
Family Medicine Certification November 2008