Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif ACAR ARSLAN

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Acar Arslan is a pediatric neurologist and a faculty member in Pediatric Neurology at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, where she has served since 2025, alongside her clinical work at Pendik Medical Park Hospital.

She completed her undergraduate medical education at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, followed by specialist training in Pediatrics at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine (2003-2009) and subspecialty training in Pediatric Neurology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2010-2013). She later earned a master's degree in Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases at Hacettepe University (2015-2018) and received the title of Associate Professor from the Council of Higher Education in 2020.

Her career includes pediatric neurology practice at Giresun State Hospital (2013-2015), a faculty position at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine (2015-2023) and a specialist role at Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital (2023-2025).

Her clinical and research interests include pediatric neuromuscular diseases and EMG, epilepsy and EEG, migraines and other headaches, neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, neurogenetic and neuroimmunological disorders, sleep disorders, movement disorders and ADHD.

She is a member of the Turkish Child Neurology Association, the International Child Neurology Association, the European Child Neurology Association and the World Muscle Society.