Tahir Talat Yurttaş is an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Biruni University Hospital. He completed his medical education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (English Medicine Program) in 2008 and his residency training in Emergency Medicine at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital in 2016.
He previously worked as an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, and İstinye University Health Practice and Research Center Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, before joining Biruni University Hospital.
His clinical interests include resuscitation, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), trauma, critical care management, disaster medicine, cardiovascular emergencies, toxicology, and airway management. He is a member of the Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye (TATD) — including its Ultrasound Working Group and Disaster Commission — and the Turkish Medical Association (TTB).
Book Chapters
- Approach to Bleeding in Oncologic Patients. In: Approach to Shock and the Bleeding Patient: Diagnosis and Treatment. Ematip Publishing, 2021.
- Peritonitis and Related Diseases: Classification and Clinical Approach. In: Abdominal Pain in Emergency Medicine. Akademisyen Publishing House, 2026.
Education
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Residency Training in Emergency Medicine
Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital
2016
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Medical Education (English Medicine Program)
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
2008
Academic & Administrative Roles
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Emergency Medicine Specialist
Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
2026–Present
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Emergency Medicine Specialist
İstinye University Health Practice and Research Center Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, Istanbul
2025–2026
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Emergency Medicine Specialist
Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital
2022–2025
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Emergency Medicine Specialist
Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
2016–2022
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Emergency Medicine Resident
Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital
2012–2016
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Emergency Medicine Resident
Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine
2011–2012
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General Practitioner
Afyonkarahisar Şuhut State Hospital
2008–2011
- Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye (TATD)
- Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye (TATD) – Ultrasound Working Group
- Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye (TATD) – Disaster Commission
- Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
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Yurttaş TT, et al. Evaluating the Diagnostic Efficacy of Secretoneurin in Identifying Heart Failure Among Dyspneic Patients in the Emergency Department.
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Yurttaş TT, Yılmaz S, Cander B. Analysis of the Diagnostic Utility of Glasgow-Blatchford Score, Rockall Score, AIMS65 Score, BUN-to-Albumin Ratio and BUN-to-Creatinine Ratio for Predicting the Need for Transfusion in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
Medical Science and Discovery · 2023 -
Tatlıparmak AC, et al. Effect of Cooled Tracheal Tubes on Time to Intubate and First-Pass Intubation Success in Novice Intubators.
Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care · 2023 -
Idiz UO, Yurttaş TT, et al. Immunophenotyping of Lymphocytes and Monocytes and the Status of Cytokines in the Clinical Course of COVID-19 Patients.
Journal of Medical Virology · 2022 -
Aydın ÖF, Yurttaş TT. Lactate Levels as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Emergency Department.
Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory · 2025 -
Yurttaş TT, Dikme Ö, Akdağ B, Kızıldağ F, Dikme Ö. Concordance Between Patient and Physician Predictions of PCR Results and Predictive Capacity of Presenting Complaints in Suspected Infectious Diseases.
Istanbul Medical Journal · 2023