Professor Dr. Cengiz Kara graduated from Ankara High School in 1985 and Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1991. He completed his residency in Pediatrics in 1996 and his fellowship program in Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2005 at Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Hospital (Ankara). Since joining Ondokuz Mayıs University of Samsun in 2007 as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, along with his regular faculty responsibilities, Dr. Kara also completed a PhD program in Molecular Medicine at the Institute of Graduate Studies. Dr. Kara received his Associate Professor and Professor degrees in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He is currently the faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Istinye University. He is the author of numerous national /international scientific articles and awards with h-index of 13. His primary research interest is focused on the clinic and genetics of congenital hypothyroidism. Dr. Kara is a member of European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE). Since 2017, he has been the deputy vice-president of the Turkish Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (TSPED). Dr. Kara has organized and chaired a number of basic and advanced educational meetings for fellows and specialists of pediatric endocrinology, that have shaped clinical practice in Turkey. He speaks English and is married with two children.
Araştırma Alanları
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Revisiting Classical 3β-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2 Deficiency: Lessons from 31 Pediatric Cases, 2020
- Utility of estimated glucose disposal rate for predicting metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes, 2020
- Prevalence of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Comparative Assessment Based on Criteria Established by the International Diabetes Federation, World Health Organisation and National Cholesterol Education Program, 2020
- Neonatal Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Turkey: Outcomes of Extended Pilot Study in 241,083 Infants, 2020
- Neonatal Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Turkey: A Pilot Study with 38,935 Infants, 2019
- Genotype–phenotype correlation, gonadal malignancy risk, gender preference, and testosterone/dihydrotestosterone ratio in steroid 5-alpha-reductase type 2 deficiency: a multicenter study from Turkey, 2019
- Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Quantification in the Evaluation of Thyroid Elasticity in Pediatric Patients With Hashimoto Thyroiditis, 2018
- Comparison of Treatment Regimens for the Management of Severe Hypercalcemia due to Vitamin D Intoxication in Children, 2018
- Nationwide hypophosphatemic rickets study57th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE), 2018
- Gebelikte tiroid hastalıklarının neonatal etkileri ve TSH yüksekliği olan bebeğe yaklaşım: Türk Neonatoloji ve Çocuk Endokrinoloji ve Diabet Dernekleri Uzlaşı Raporu, 2018
- Analysis of the GCK gene in 79 MODY type 2 patients: A multicenter Turkish study, mutation profile and description of twenty novel mutations, 2018
- Neonatal Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Turkey: A Pilot Study with 38,935 Infants., 2018
- Does Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Affect the Shear Wave Velocity of the Thyroid Gland of Children Without Autoimmune Thyroiditis?, 2017
- Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging in the Differential Diagnosis of an Ectopic Intrathyroidal Thymus, 2017
- Transient Neonatal Diabetes with Fanconi Bickel Syndrome, 2017
- Role of Point Shear Wave Elastography in the Determination of the Severity of Fibrosis in Pediatric Liver Diseases With Pathologic Correlations, 2017
- Pubertenin Epigenetik Kontrolü, 2016
- Multisystemic Severe Form Pseudohypoaldosteronism Can Gastrostomy be Useful in the Management, 2016
- The Growth Characteristics of Patients with Noonan Syndrome Results of Three Years of Growth Hormone Treatment A Nationwide Multicenter Study, 2016
- The Etiology and Clinical Features of Non CAH Gonadotropin Independent Precocious Puberty A Multicenter Study, 2016
- Evaluation of therapeutics management patterns and glycemic control of pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus patients in Turkey A nationwide cross sectional study, 2016
- Transient Congenital Hypothyroidism in Turkey An Analysis on Frequency and Natural Course, 2016
- Anthropometric findings from birth to adulthood and their relation with karyotpye distribution in Turkish girls with Turner syndrome, 2016
- Efficacy and safety of pamidronate in children with vitamin D intoxication, 2016
- Association between autoimmune thyroid diseases and Neurofibromatosis type 1 is endocrinological evaluation necessary for children with Neurofibromatosis type 1, 2015
- A homozygous nonsense TPO mutation R540X consistently causes congenital hypothyroidism in two siblings born to a consanguineous family, 2015
- ASSOCIATION OF CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA WITH AUTISM CASE REPORT, 2015
- Association among vitamin B12 status obesity severity and metabolic syndrome in obese Turkish children, 2015
- Growth curves for Turkish Girls with Turner Syndrome Results of the Turkish Turner Syndrome Study Group, 2015
- Diabetes Care Glycemic Control Complications and Concomitant Autoimmune Diseases in Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Turkey A Multicenter Study, 2013
- Iodine deficiency in pregnant women in the apparently iodine sufficient capital city of Turkey, 2012
- Myelofibrosis associated with rickets in a child with down syndrome, 2012
- The effect of glucocorticoid replacement therapy on bone mineral density in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, 2011
- Etiological Classification and Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents with Disorders of Sex Development Original Article, 2011
- Rhabdomyolysis Without Detectable Myoglobulinuria Due to Severe Hypophosphatemia in Diabetic Ketoacidosis, 2011
- Adverse Effect of Phenytoin on Glucocorticoid Replacement in a Child with Adrenal Insufficiency, 2010
- Congenital goitrous hypothyroidism deafness and Iodide organification defect in four siblings Pendred or pseudo pendred syndrome, 2010
- Response to the letter by Drs Vanden Eijnden and Martinovici, 2010
- A Case Report of Neonatal Diabetes due to Neonatal Hemochromatosis, 2010
- Postnatal testicular regression mircopenis and microcephaly Conformation of a new syndrome, 2009
- The effects of metabolic control on oxidized low density lipoproteinantibodies in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, 2008
- Incidence of iodine deficiency in Turkish patients with congenital hypothyroidism, 2008
- Identification of Frequency and Distribution of the 9 Most Frequent Mutations among Patients with 21 OHD in Turkey, 2008
- A case with homozygote familial hypercholesterolemia treated with LDL apheresis and coronary bypass in adolescence period, 2008
- Persistently raised TSH in adequatly treated congenital hypothyroidism followed up for a long time, 2008
- The effects of metabolic control on oxidized low density lipoprotein antibodies in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, 2008
- Bilateral basal ganglia lesions after hypoglycemic coma in a 6 year old child, 2007
- Sertoli cell tumor causing prepubertal gynecomastia in a boy with Peutz Jeghers syndrome The outcome of 1 year treatment with aromatase inhibitor testolactone, 2005
- Successful treatment of insulin allergy in a 1 year old infant with neonatal diabetes by lispro and glargine insulin, 2005
- Alpha 1 antityripsin deficiency an overlooked cause of late hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, 2003
- Spondylocostal Dysostosis Presentation of Two Cases, 2001
- Successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis with allopurinol plus ketoconasole in an infant who developed pancreatitis caused by meglumine antimonate, 2001