Prof. Dr. Erkan Çakır was born in Bilecik in 1974. He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1997. He completed his specialization in Child Health and Diseases at Göztepe EAH in 2002, and then his subspecialty in Pediatric Chest Diseases at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. He worked as a pediatric pulmonologist at Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital between 2007 and 2010., He obtained the title of associate professor in 2011 and professor in 2016, respectively in Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases. He continues his education, research and patient service at Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases and Pediatric Chest Diseases. He took part in many educational and administrative positions, including Head of the Department of Child Health and Diseases (2020-2023), Chief Education Coordinator of the Faculty of Medicine (2019-2023) and Head of the Medical Education Accreditation Board of the Faculty of Medicine (2018-2023). He has 103 articles published in journals abroad (23 first names), 66 international papers (15 first names), 4 national book editorships, 42 national book chapters (23 first names), 22 publications in national peer-reviewed journals (9 first names), has 130 national papers. In addition to being the director of 6 medical specialty theses, he took part in many scientific awards and projects. He is currently involved in the management of the Turkish Pediatric Institution, Child Health and Diseases Medical Specialization Qualification Board, Pediatric Chest Diseases Association, Istanbul Tuberculosis Association and the National Cystic Fibrosis Registry System, and is a member of the Tuberculosis Scientific Board of the Ministry of Health and a member of the Cystic Fibrosis scientific board of the Ministry of Health. He is married and has two children.
- Comparison of clinical features of cystic fibrosis patients eligible but not on CFTR modulators to ineligible for CFTR modulators, 2024
- Factors associated with pulmonary function decline of patients in the cystic fibrosis registry of Turkey: A retrospective cohort study, 2024
- Factors associated with pulmonary function decline of patients in the cystic fibrosis registry of Turkey: A retrospective cohort study, 2024
- Childhood interstitial lung disease in Turkey: first data from the national registry., 2024
- Neglected Children with Cystic Fibrosis due to War (Turkey Profile of Refugee Patients), 2023
- Childhood interstitial lung disease in Turkey: first data from the national registry, 2023
- Patients with cystic fibrosis who could not receive the CFTR modulator treatment: What did they lose in 1 year?, 2023
- Patients with cystic fibrosis who could not receive the CFTR modulator treatment: What did they lose in 1 year?, 2023
- Clinical characteristics of patients requiring lung transplantation referral in national cystic fibrosis registry data, 2023
- Childhood interstitial lung disease in Turkey: first data from the national registry, 2023
- Does the effect of comprehensive respiratory physiotherapy home program differ in children with cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis?, 2022
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Pediatric Patients Treated with Anti-Tuberculosis Medications by High Performance Liquid Chromatography, 2022
- Video game-based exercise in children and adolescents with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: A randomized comparative study of aerobic and breathing exercises, 2022
- Does the effect of comprehensive respiratory physiotherapy home-program differ in children with cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis?, 2022
- The ISPAT project: Implementation of a standardized training program for caregivers of children with tracheostomy, 2022
- The success of the Cystic Fibrosis Registry of Turkey for improvement of patient care, 2022
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Pediatric Patients Treated with Anti-Tuberculosis Medications by High Performance Liquid Chromatography, 2022
- The success of the Cystic Fibrosis Registry of Turkey for improvement of patient care, 2022
- Clinical findings of patients with cystic fibrosis according to newborn screening result, 2022
- Effect of virtual reality-based exercise intervention on sleep quality in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and healthy siblings: A randomized controlled trial, 2022
- Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit: A multicenter study., 2021
- A Rare Presentation of Acquired Laryngomalacia and Tracheomalacia in a Child Associated with Apricot Sulfurization, 2021
- Assessment of Right Heart Functions in Children with Mild Cystic Fibrosis, 2021
- A fatal interstitial lung disease in an anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) antibody negative patient with juvenile dermatomyositis, 2021
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa\n colonization in cystic fibrosis: Impact on neutrophil functions and cytokine secretion capacity, 2021
- Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit: A multicenter study, 2021
- Relationships Between Bronchoscopy, Microbiology, and Radiology in Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis, 2021
- Do pulmonary and extrapulmonary features differ among cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, and healthy children?, 2020
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey: First data from the national registry, 2020
- Patients eligible for modulator drugs: Data from cystic fibrosis registry of Turkey, 2020
- Clinical features and accompanying findings of Pseudo-Bartter Syndrome in cystic fibrosis, 2020
- Evaluation of QuantiFERON tuberculosis Gold In-Tube assay for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in children, 2020
- Psychiatric comorbidity in children with psychogenic and functional breathing disorders, 2020
- Clinical features and accompanying findings of Pseudo‐Bartter Syndrome in cystic fibrosis, 2020
- Clinical features and accompanying findings of PseudoBartter Syndrome in cystic fibrosis, 2020
- Clinical features and accompanying findings of Pseudou Bartter Syndrome in cystic fibrosis, 2020
- Evaluation of QuantiFERON tuberculosis Gold In‐Tube assay for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in children, 2020
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey, 2020
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey: First data from the national registry, 2020
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey: First data from the national registry, 2020
- Double Aortic Arch Mimics the Clinical Characteristics of Severe Reactive Airway Disease in a Pediatric Patient, 2020
- Parameters Used For Objective Acoustic Vocal Analysis In Paediatric Patients with Bronchiectasis, 2019
- Effects of inspiratory muscle training on postural stability, pulmonary function and functional capacity in children with cystic fibrosis: A randomised controlled trial, 2019
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey: First data from the national registry, 2019
- Clinical features of cystic fibrosis patients with chronic liver disease in the Turkish National Cystic Fibrosis Registry, 2019
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey: First data from the national registry, 2019
- Cystic Fibrosis Patients Eligible for Modulator Drugs: Data from Cystic Fibrosis Registry of Turkey, 2019
- Pseudo-Bartter syndrome:the most common comlication in the Turkish National Cystic Fibrosis Registry, 2019
- Cystic fibrosis in Turkey: First data from the national registry, 2019
- Clinical Features of cystic fibrosis patients with chronic liver disease in Turkish National Cystic Fibrosis Registry, 2019
- Cystic Fibrosis Patients Eligible for Modulator Drugs: Data fromCystic Fibrosis Registry of Turkey, 2019
- The value of nasopharyngeal aspirate, gastric aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis, 2018
- The value of nasopharyngeal aspirate, gastric aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis, 2018
- Alerjik rinitli çocuklarda nazal sıvı β-defensin2 düzeylerinin incelenmesi, 2017
- Cathelicidin (LL-37) and human β2-defensin levels of children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans., 2017
- Effect of inhaled steroids on clinical and inflammatoryparameters in children with cystic fibrosis, 2017
- CD163 levels, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion of monocytes in children with pulmonary tuberculosis, 2017
- Sleep disordered breathing and sleep quality in children with bronchiolitis obliterans, 2016
- Beyond anti microbial properties The role of cathelicidin in allergic rhinitis, 2016
- CD163 levels pro and anti inflammatory cytokine secretion of monocytes in children with pulmonary tuberculosis, 2016
- Sleep disordered breathing and sleep quality in children with bronchiolitis obliterans, 2016
- Beyond anti microbial properties The role of cathelicidin in allergic rhinitis, 2016
- Response to Disodium Etidronate Treatment in Three Siblings with Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis, 2015
- The influence of airway supporting maneuvers on glottis view in pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscopy, 2015
- Nontuberculous Pulmonary Cavitary Diseases of Childhood, 2015
- Tuberculin skin test positivity without tuberculosis contact A major challenge in childhood, 2015
- Response to Disodium Etidronate Treatment in Three Siblings with Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis, 2015
- Cathelicidin LL 37 and human 2 defensin levels of children with post infectious bronchiolitis obliterans, 2015
- Effect of Montelukast Monotherapy on Oxidative Stress Parameters and DNA Damage in Children with Asthma, 2015
- The influence of airway supporting maneuvers on glottis view in pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscopy, 2015
- A difficult case of Hodgkin Lymphoma with differential diagnosis of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis, 2015
- Evaluation of 563 children with chronic cough accompanied by a new clinical algorithm, 2015
- Relationship Between Functional Exercise Capacity and Lung Functions in Obese Chidren, 2015
- A difficult case of Hodgkin Lymphoma with differential diagnosis of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis, 2015
- Response to Disodium Etidronate Treatment in Three Siblings with Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis, 2015
- A Difficult Case of Hodgkin Lymphoma with Differential Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Sarcoidosis, 2015
- A difficult case of Hodgkin Lymphoma with differential diagnosis of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis, 2015
- The relationship between psychological symptoms lung function and quality of life in children and adolescents with non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, 2014
- Serum Paraoxonase 1 Activity and Oxidative Stress in Pediatric Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 2014
- Can Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Asthma Reduce Excessive Antibiotic Usage, 2014
- The Effect of Obesity Degree on Childhood Pulmonary Function Tests, 2014
- Endobronchial lesion due to pulmonary Fusobacterium nucleatum infection in a child, 2014
- Can Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Asthma Reduce Excessive Antibiotic Usage, 2014
- Cathelicidin and human defensin 2 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of children with pulmonary tuberculosis, 2014
- Intracellular Cytokine and Cathelicidin Secretion From Monocytes and Neutrophils in Childhood Tuberculosis, 2014
- Demographic and microbial characteristics and drug resistance of childhood tuberculosis in Istanbul analysis of 1541 cases, 2014
- Not all that Wheezes is Asthma or Foreign Body Aspiration Endobrochial Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, 2014
- Endobronchial Lesion due to Pulmonary Fusobacterium Nucleatum Infection in a Child, 2014
- The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma and Allergic Diseases among Working Adolescents, 2014
- A pediatric case of factitious disorder with unexplained bleeding symptoms, 2013
- Comparing the Smoking Status of Working Adolescents with Adolescents Enrolled in High School in Turkey, 2013
- Endobronchial nocardiosis in an 11 year old child, 2013
- Bronchoscopic evaluation of unexplained recurrent and persistent pneumonia in children, 2013
- Bronchoscopic Evaluation in Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 2013
- Intrinsic Endobronchial Obstructions in Children from Turkey Evaluation of 2 555 Flexible Bronchoscopic Procedures, 2013
- Classic kaposi sarcoma with pulmonary involvement mimicking endobronchial tuberculosis in a child, 2013
- Bone mineral density and associated parameters in pre pubertal children with asthma treated with long term fluticasone propionate, 2013
- Endobronchial nocardiosis in an 11 year old child, 2012
- Osteocalcin cortisol levels and bone mineral density in prepubertal children with asthma treated with long term fluticasone propionate, 2012
- An unusual case of foreign body aspiration mimicking cavitary tuberculosis in adolescent patient thread aspiration, 2012
- Relapsing Polychondritis in a Nine Year Old Child Presenting with Subglottic Stenosis, 2012
- Upper airway abnormalities detected in children using flexible bronchoscopy, 2012
- Endobronchial findings of hydatid cyst disease A report of five pediatric cases, 2012
- Seroconversion Status After Single Dose and Double Doses of Varicella Vaccination in Children With Leukemia, 2012
- Sudden infant death syndrome How much mothers and health professionals know, 2011
- Relationship between toll-like receptor 8 gene polymorphisms and pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis, 2011
- Raoultella Infection Causing Fever of Unknown Origin, 2011
- Relationship between toll like receptor 8 gene polymorphisms and pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis, 2011
- Arg753Gln polymorphism of the human Toll like receptor 2 gene from infection to disease in pediatric tuberculosis, 2011
- Sudden infant death syndrome How much mothers and health professionals know, 2011
- Diaphragmatic paralysis after pediatric heart surgery: Usefulness of non-invasive ventilation., 2010
- INVASIVE RESPIRATORY ASPERGILLOSIS IS A TREATABLE DISEASE WITH EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND AGGRESSIVE THERAPY, 2010
- Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with mucous plugs in a child, 2010
- POLYMORPHISM IN THE P2X7 GENE INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN TURKISH CHILDREN, 2010
- Unusual Presentation of Hydatid Cyst Diagnosis with Bronchoscopy, 2010
- Diaphragmatic paralysis after pediatric heart surgery Usefulness of non invasive ventilation, 2010
- Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a cystic fibrosis patient a difficult to treat infection, 2010
- Flexible bronchoscopy as a valuable tool in the evaluation of persistent wheezing in children, 2009
- Effect of occupation and smoking on respiratory symptoms in working children, 2009
- An unusual case of chylothorax complicating childhood tuberculosis, 2008
- Flexible Bronchoscopy for Diagnosis and Follow Up of Childhood Endobronchial Tuberculosis, 2008
- An unusual case of chylothorax complicating childhood tuberculosis, 2008
- Home Ventilation for Children with Chronic Respiratory Failure in Istanbul, 2008
- Factors that correlate with sleep oxygenation in children with cystic fibrosis, 2007
- Late diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in children with chronic respiratory symptoms, 2007
- Mucoid impaction An unusual form of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with cystic fibrosis, 2006
- Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy through the laryngeal mask airway in a small premature infant,
- Bronşektazili Çocuklarda Fonksiyonel Kapasitenin Değerlendirmesinde 6 Dakika Yürüme Testi ile 30 Saniye Süreli Otur-Kalk Testi Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi., 2018
- Kistik Fibrozisli Çocuk Hastalarda Fonksiyonel Kapasitenin Belirleyicilerinin Araştırılması Ve Sağlıklı Popülasyon Referans Değerleri İle Karşılaştırılması, 2019
- Bronşektazili Çocuklarda Fonksiyonel Kapasitenin Değerlendirmesinde 6 Dakika Yürüme Testi İle 30 Saniye Süreli Otur-Kalk Testi Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi, 2018
- Kistik Fibrozis Dışı Bronşektazili Çocuk Hastalarda Fonksiyonel Kapasitenin Sağlıklı Popülasyon Referans Değerleri İle Karşılaştırılması, 2019
- Bronşektazili Çocuklarda ve Sağlıklı Kontrollerde Otur-Kalk Testinin Fonksiyonel Egzersiz Kapasitesini Değerlendirme Amacıyla Kullanımı, 2020
- Etyolojisi Farklı Olan Bronşektazili Çocuklarda Fonksiyonel Kapasite ve Solunum Fonksiyonlarının Karşılaştırılması, 2019
- NATIONAL REGISTRY SYSTEM FOR HOME MECHANICAL VENTILATION SUPPORT IN CHILDREN: FIRST DATA FROM TURKEY, 2024
- ÇOCUKLUK ÇAĞI İNTERSTISYEL AKCIĞER HASTALIKLARI KAYIT SISTEMINDE YER ALAN POSTENFEKSIYÖZ BRONŞIOLITIS OBLITERANS HASTALARININ DEĞERLENDIRILMESI, 2024
- P031 Determining the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of patients in the Turkish National Cystic Fibrosis Registry System, 2024
- Factors associated with pulmonary functions of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the National Cystic Fibrosis Patient Registry: a retrospective cohort study, 2022
- Health-Related Qualıty Of Lıfe Measures For Patıents Wıth Prımary Cılıary Dyskınesıa: A Multıcenter Study, 2021
- Yaşamın İlk 2 Yılında Sık Pulmoner Alevlenme Geçiren Kistik Fibrozis Hastalarının 6. Yaşlarındaki Pulmoner Fonksiyonlarının Spirometri ile Değerlendirilmesi, 2022
- Tüberküloz Tanı ve Tedavi Rehberi, ISBN: 978-975-590-717-8, 2019
- KİSTİK FİBROZİS 2021, ISBN: 978-625-401-108-5, 2021
- Çocuk Göğüs Cerrahisi Kitabı, ISBN: 978-605-258-223-2, 2018
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- VAKALARLA ÇOCUK GÖĞÜS HASTALIKLARI, ISBN: , 2014
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