Acibadem Specialist
Prof. Dr. Berrin Karadağ
Internal Medicine
38+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Berrin Karadağ
Prof. Berrin Karadağ is an experienced geriatrician and associate professor with a strong background in internal medicine, endocrinology, and metabolism. She completed advanced training in geriatrics at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital in 2012 and holds a leadership role within Acıbadem Health Group since 2012. Her clinical and academic work focuses on the health and wellbeing of older adults, integrating metabolic and endocrine perspectives into comprehensive geriatric care. She is an active member of the Turkish Medical Association and the Academic Geriatrics Society.
Subspecialties
- Metabolic syndrome
- Cognitive impairment in older adults
- Diabetes mellitus in older adults
- Subclinical hypothyroidism
- Insulin resistance
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Graves disease
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Medication-induced hypertensive attacks
- Geriatric endocrine disorders
Education
- 2012 Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital 2nd Internal Medicine / Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic / Geriatrics Associate Professor
- 2005 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Geriatrics
- 1997 Taksim Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine
- 1988 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2012 Acibadem Health Group
- 2008 – 2012 Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital 2nd Internal Medicine / Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic / Geriatrics Specialist
- 2007 – 2008 Istanbul, Harbiye Private Diabetes Hospital / Geriatrics Specialist
- 2006 – 2007 Kayseri Training and Research Hospital / Geriatrics Specialist
- 2002 – 2005 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine / Geriatrics Subspecialty Assistant
- 1996 – 2002 Taksim Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic / Internal Medicine Specialist
- 1993 – 1996 Taksim Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic / Internal Medicine Assistant
- 1992 – 1993 Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry / Biochemistry Assistant
- 1991 – 1992 Diyarbakır, Bağlar Mother and Child Health Center / General Practitioner
- 1988 – 1990 Kaman Mother and Child Health Center / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association
- Academic Geriatrics Society
Selected Publications
- Association of Metabolic Syndrome with Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly in Turkey Akademik Geriatri, 76-87 pp., 2011 S.S.Zuhur, B.Karadag, D.S.Erdinçler, Y.Altuntas
- Hypertensive Attacks with Mirtazapine Use Akademik Geriatri ,47-51 pp., 2011 B.Karadağ, A.O.Öztürk, H.Çat, Y.Altuntaş,
- Comparison of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and anthropometric measurements in metabolic syndrome (MS) cases above and under the age of 65 Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics , e79-84 pp., 2010 , DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.016 B.Karadag, B.Ozulu, F.Y.Ozturk, E.Oztekin, N.Sener, Y.Altuntas
- Vascular endothelial growth factor +405 G/C, -460 T/C and -2578 A/C polymorphisms are not associated with insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome P.Vural, Z.Küskü-Kiraz, S.Doğru-Abbasoğlu, E.Cil, B.Karadağ, M.Uysal,
- Evaluation of the Relationship Between Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Under and Over Sixty Years of Age Academic Geriatrics, 88-93 pp., 2010 H. Çat, A.O.Öztürk, B.Karadağ, B.Özulu, Y.Altuntaş
- Aging and Diabetes Diabet Bilimi, 20-24 pp., 2009 B.Karadag, Y.Altuntas,
- Vascular endothelial growth factor -2578 A/C, -460 T/C and +405 G/C polymorphisms in polycystic ovary syndrome”, European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology ((ISI), 57-60 pp., 2009 P.Vural, Z.Küskü-Kiraz, S.Doğru-Abbasoğlu, E.Cil, B.Karadağ, C.Akgül, M.Uysal
- Polymorphisms of DNA base-excision repair genes APE/Ref-1 and XRCC1 are not associated with the risk for Graves” disease Cell Biochemistry and Function (ISI),,, 462- 7 pp., 2009 S.Doğru-Abbasoğlu, S.Tanrikulu, E.Ademoğlu, Y.Erbil, A.Ozderya, B.Karadağ, M.Uysal
- Single nucleotide polymorphisms in base-excision repair genes hOGGl, APE1 and XRCC1 do not alter risk of Alzheimer’s disease , Neuroscience Letters (ISI), 287- 91 pp., 2008 H.Parildar-Karpuzoglu, S.Doğru-Abbasoglu, H.A.Hanagasi, B.Karadağ, H.Gürvit, M.Emre, M.Uysal
- Polymorphisms in the DNA repair genes XPD (ERCC2) and XPF (ERCC4) are not associated with sporadic late-onset Alzheimer’s disease Neuroscience Letters (ISI), 258-61 pp.,2006 S.Dogru-Abbasoglu, M.Inceoglu, H.Parildar-Karpuzoglu,H.A.Hanagasi, B.Karadag. H.Gurvit, M.Emre, G.Aykac-Toker, M.Uysal
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