Prof. Dr. Bilge Bayraktar is a neonatologist specializing in premature baby follow-up, neonatal follow-up after surgery, congenital metabolic diseases, and pain management in newborns. She earned her medical degree from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine before completing her specialization in Pediatrics and then Neonatology at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine. Her career included establishing the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Gaziantep Children's Hospital during her state obligation service, and later founding and heading the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Bezmialem Vakıf University, where she also served as Term III coordinator and a member of the Faculty Board and Infection Control Committee. She spent time as an observer in the Department of Neonatology at Meriter Hospital, University of Wisconsin, USA, in 2011. She currently serves at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital as Vice Dean since April 2022, and chairs the hospital's Medical Ethics Committee while also serving on its Baby Friendly Committee. She is a member of the Turkish Neonatology Association and the Turkish Pediatric Association.
Education
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Specialization, Neonatology
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
2004–2008
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Specialization, Pediatrics
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
1998–2003
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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
1997
Academic & Administrative Roles
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Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Present
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Observership Program
University of Wisconsin, Meriter Hospital, Madison/United States
2011
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Bezmialem Vakıf University
2010–2019
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Compulsory Service
Gaziantep Children's Hospital
2008–2010
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Private Bayındır Hospital, Ankara/Turkey
2003
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Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
1998–2008
- Turkish Neonatology Association
- Turkish Pediatric Association
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Congenital arhinia
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra · 2007 -
Diffuse multicystic encephalomalacia in a preterm baby due to homozygous methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677 C→T mutation
Journal of Child Neurology · 2008 -
Abdominal tuberculosis mimicking childhood lymphoma: a case report
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · 2010 -
Hematologic manifestations of brucellosis in children: 5 years' experience of an Anatolian center
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · 2010 -
A rare cause of intestinal obstruction: neonatal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology · 2011 -
A retrospective chart review of evaluation of the cervical lymphadenopathies in children
Auris Nasus Larynx · 2011 -
The comparison of the efficacy of two different probiotics in rotavirus gastroenteritis in children
Journal of Tropical Medicine · 2012 -
Experience of a tertiary care center on 100 newborns with neural tube defects
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics · 2013 -
Recurrence of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency in Turkish patients: characterization of a founder mutation by use of recombinant CPS1 from insect cells expression
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism · 2014 -
Neonatal outcome following new assisted reproductive technology regulations in Turkey: a nationwide multicenter point prevalence study
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · 2015 -
Incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in Turkey
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2015 -
The relation of urinary bisphenol A with kisspeptin in girls diagnosed with central precocious puberty and premature thelarche
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2016 -
Intraocular pressure in infants and its association with hormonal changes with vaginal birth versus cesarean section
International Ophthalmology · 2016 -
A new case series of Crisponi syndrome in a Turkish family and review of the literature
Clinical Dysmorphology · 2017 -
Incidence, risk factors and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in Turkey (TR-ROP study): a prospective, multicentre study in 69 neonatal intensive care units
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2018 -
The Turkish Neonatal Jaundice Online Registry: a national root cause analysis
PLOS ONE · 2018 -
An observational, prospective, multicenter study on rescue high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in neonates failing with conventional ventilation
PLOS ONE · 2019 -
Comparison of two different doses of sucrose in pain relief
Pediatrics International · 2019 -
Early neonatal outcomes of very-low-birth-weight infants in Turkey: a prospective multicenter study of the Turkish Neonatal Society
PLOS ONE · 2019 -
Crisponi/cold-induced sweating syndrome: differential diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment concepts
Clinical Genetics · 2020 -
Isolated origin of one-branch pulmonary artery from aorta mimics transient tachypnea of the newborn
Pediatrics International · 2020 -
Pain control with lavender oil in premature infants: a double-blind randomized controlled study
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine · 2021 -
Umbilical cord levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences · 2021 -
Iodine status of Turkish pregnant women and their offspring: a national cross-sectional survey
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology · 2021 -
Pentoxifylline in the treatment of neonatal vasospasm and thromboembolism: an observational case series study
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics · 2022 -
Increased colostral concentration of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in mothers with premature rupture of membranes
Breastfeeding Medicine · 2022 -
Nosocomial sepsis cases followed in the neonatal unit of Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Faculty
Turkish Archives of Pediatrics · 2000 -
Retrospective evaluation of acute rheumatic fever patients diagnosed between 1990 and 2001
Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Journal · 2006 -
Morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight infants followed in the neonatal intensive care unit
Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Journal · 2007 -
Perinatal mortality at Ondokuz Mayıs University in the years 2004-2006
Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Journal · 2007 -
A case of double aortic arch diagnosed with multislice computed tomography
Türkiye Klinikleri · 2008 -
The effect of phototherapy on oxidative stress in newborns with indirect hyperbilirubinemia
Dicle Tıp Dergisi · 2013 -
Clinical course and prognosis in isolated patent foramen ovale
Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine · 2015 -
Infantile Pompe disease presenting with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: case report
Haseki Tıp Bülteni · 2015 -
Fetal alcohol syndrome with hydrocephalus
Bezmialem Science · 2015
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7th Prize, Oral Presentation — "Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphisms and Acute Renal Failure In Babies With RDS"
1st International Congress of UENPS (Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies), Rome, Italy
2008