Ahmet Topbaş

Areas of Expertise

Pulmonologist, Occupational Physician

Academic Title

Specialist Doctor

Languages Spoken

Education

• Bachelor's and Specialization: Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA), Department of Pulmonology

Medical Interests and Areas of Expertise

Areas where a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services are provided:

• Obstructive Lung Diseases: COPD, Asthma, Bronchitis, and Bronchiectasis.

• Oncology and Interventional Procedures: Diagnosis and follow-up of lung cancer, Pneumothorax.

• Infectious Diseases: Pneumonia, Lung Infections, Tuberculosis, the Common Cold, and the Flu.

• Allergies: Pollen, food, and drug allergies.

• Sleep Disorders: Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Snoring.

• Symptomatic Diagnosis and Treatment: Shortness of breath, chest pain, bloody sputum (hemoptysis), chronic cough, and pleural effusion (fluid buildup in the lungs).

• Systemic Diseases: Sarcoidosis, Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary embolism, and Respiratory failure.

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Treatment Methods and Procedures Used

• Interventional Pulmonology: Bronchoscopy, Interventional Bronchoscopy, Lung and Pleural Biopsy.

• Diagnostic Tests: Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT), Thoracentesis.

• Sleep Laboratory: Polysomnography (Sleep Apnea Test).

• Preventive Medicine: Flu Vaccination and Infection Control.

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Professional Experience

• Gendarmerie Recruit Training Battalion – Bornova, Izmir

• Çukurca Border Battalion Command, Medical Unit – Hakkari

• 116th Gendarmerie Training Regiment Command, Chief Medical Officer’s Office – Çanakkale

• GATA Department of Pulmonology – Ankara

• Iskenderun Military Hospital – Hatay

• Çanakkale Military Hospital

• Çanakkale Mehmet Akif Ersoy State Hospital

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Academic Studies and Courses

• Thesis Study: Studies on the Relationship Between Vitamin D and Pneumonia

• Certified Training Courses:

• Sleep Medicine

• Interventional Bronchoscopy

  • Environmental and Occupational Lung Diseases

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Scientific Organizations of Which We Are a Member

1. Turkish Thoracic Society (TTD)

2. Turkish Society of Respiratory Research (TÜSAD)

3. Turkish Sleep Medicine Association (TUTD)

4. Turkish Medical Association (TTB)