Assistant Professor Yıldırım Mehmet RAMAZANOĞLU

Assistant Professor Yıldırım Mehmet Ramazanoğlu is a paediatrician and neurologist at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital.

He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1979 and trained in Switzerland, completing his specialisation in Paediatrics at the University of Bern Faculty of Medicine in 1984 and in Neurology at the University of Lausanne Faculty of Medicine in 1988.

He worked at the University of Bern Faculty of Medicine (1980–1984) and the University of Lausanne Faculty of Medicine (1984–1988), and later at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine (2016–2019), before joining Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital.

His clinical interests span general paediatrics, growth and development monitoring, childhood asthma and allergy, vaccination and preventive medicine, alongside neurological conditions including epilepsy, headache, vertigo, polyneuropathy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.

His published research covers cardiorespiratory adaptation to physical training in asthmatic children, paediatric drug monitoring and neurological case studies, published in Swiss and international journals, and he has contributed chapters on child development and child abuse to Turkish family medicine textbooks. He is a member of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH), the Turkish Medical Association and several professional bodies, and speaks English, German, French, Italian and Arabic.

Conference Presentations

• Cardio-respiratory response to the regular physical fitness training in asthmatic children. American Review of Respiratory Disease, American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, 129 (Pediatrics Assembly), 226, 1984.
• Stellenwert der Sportgymnastik in der Behandlung von Kindern mit Asthma Bronchiale. Helvetica Paediatrica Acta, 39 (Supplement 50): 28, 1984.
• Computer in medical management. Marmara University Medical Faculty Hospital, Proceedings of the 11th National Operations Research Congress, 13, 1–10, Istanbul, 1987.
• Quantitative evaluation of non-organic headache. 1st Turkish-Egyptian Pain Congress, 1 (1), 57–58, Istanbul, June 24–26, 1988.
• Bipolar disorder and an iatrogenic complication. 24th National Congress of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, 103, Ankara, 19–23 September 1988.
• Controlled study of psychiatric disorders in children under care, preliminary report. Marmara Medical Journal, Special Issue, 1st Marmara Medical Days, Istanbul, Abstracts, (1) 3, 115, September 26–30, 1988.
• Danger of Swallowing Two Needles and Endoscopic Treatment. 3rd International Conference of Euroasian Gastroenterological Association, Cornelia de Lange Hotel, Antalya, 10–14 October 2018.
• Endoscopic Removal of Duodenogastric Trichobezoar: Rapunzel Syndrome. 3rd International Conference of Euroasian Gastroenterological Association, Cornelia de Lange Hotel, Antalya, 10–14 October 2018.

Training Materials

• Application of lung tests: Technological analysis of computerized equipment system that measures and records respiratory functions. Marmara University Medical Faculty Hospital, Technical Training Material, 1–14, Istanbul, February 10, 1987.

Book Chapters

• Vision, Hearing, Language Development, Monitoring and Evaluation. In: Bütüncül Tıp – Family Medicine and Primary Care, Current Diagnosis-Treatment (Textbook), Pediatrics-Social Pediatrics Area, Chapter 5, pp. 2088–2092, Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2019.
• Child Abuse and Neglect. In: Bütüncül Tıp – Family Medicine and Primary Care, Current Diagnosis-Treatment (Textbook), Pediatrics-Social Pediatrics Area, Chapter 11, pp. 2113–2117, Nobel Publishing House, Ankara, 2019.