Prof. Dr. Cemal Üstün
Clinical Laboratory
About Cemal Üstün
Prof. Cemal Üstün is a professor of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology with extensive clinical and academic experience in infection management and control. He completed his specialist training at Private Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital in 2019 and has focused on infection prevention in high‑risk patient groups, including adult bone marrow transplant recipients during his tenure at Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Atakent Hospital (2016–2019). His work emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, prevention and control of hospital‑acquired infections, and management of febrile neutropenia. He is an active member of multiple professional societies, including the Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK), the Turkish Society for Hospital Infections and Control (THIKD), the Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Association (ANKEM), the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society (EKMUD), the Viral Hepatitis Control Association (VHSD), the Febrile Neutropenia Society (FND), the Disinfection Antisepsis Sterilization Society (DAS), and the Turkish Hematology Association (THD). Caring, evidence‑based, and collaborative, he brings specialized expertise in preventing and managing infections in immunocompromised patients and in implementing hospital infection control programs.
Subspecialties
- Hospital-acquired infections
- Instrument-associated nosocomial infections
- Adult bone marrow transplant recipient infections
- Febrile neutropenia
- Infections in immunocompromised patients
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Hospital infection control programs
- Nosocomial infection surveillance
- Antibiotic resistance testing
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Brucellosis
- Community-acquired urinary tract infections
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Education
- 2019 Private Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology / Professor Doctor
- 2007 Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
- 1998 Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2019 Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics, Gaziantep / Professor Doctor
- 2016 – 2019 Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Atakent Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic – Infection and Control in Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
- 2017 Acibadem Health Group
- 2014 Acıbadem Aile Bahçelievler Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic / Associate Professor Doctor
- 2013 – 2014 Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology / Associate Professor
- 2012 – 2013 Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology / Assistant Professor
- 2011 – 2012 Ministry of Health Elazığ Harput State Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic / Specialist Doctor
- 2008 – 2011 Ministry of Health Elazığ Training and Research Hospital Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic / Specialist Doctor
- 2007 – 2008 Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic / Specialist Doctor
- 2002 – 2007 Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic /Research Assistant Doctor
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLIMIK)
- Turkish Society for Hospital Infections and Control (THIKD)
- Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Association (ANKEM)
- Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society (EKMUD)
- Viral Hepatitis Control Association (VHSD)
- Febrile Neutropenia Society (FND)
- Disinfection Antisepsis Sterilization Society (DAS)
- Turkish Hematology Association (THD)
Selected Publications
- The Effects of Snake Venom on Serum Copper, Zinc, and Magnesium Levels in Patients with Snakebite Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 71-74 pp, 2013, DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.02.0084 C. Ustun, I. Tegin, MF. Geyik
- Alterations of serum copper and zinc levels, and copper/zinc ratios among patients with brucellosis Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci (ISI), 979-983 pp, 2012, DOI: 10.5336/medsci.2011-25720 C. Ustun, I. Tegin, M.F. Geyik
- Health care workers’ mobile phones: A petential cause of microbial cross-contamination between hospitals and community Journal of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene (ISI), 538-542 pp, 2012, DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.697419 C. Ustun, M. Cihangiroglu
- The accuracy and validity of a weekly point-prevalence survey for evaluating the trend of hospital-acquired infections in a university hospital in university hospital in Turkey Int J Infect Dis. (ISI), 684-687 pp, 2011, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.05.010. C. Ustun, S. Hosoglu, M.F. Geyik, Z. Parlak, C. Ayaz
- Resistance rates of hospital-acquired carbapenem-resistant and susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to various antibiotics ANKEM Derg, 1-6 pp., 2010. C. Üstün
- Surveillance of nosocomial infections in general surgery unit: Data of ten years period Duzce Medical Journal, 1-6 pp., 2010. C. Ustun, M.F. Geyik, M. Aldemir, R. Tekin, M.K. Çelen, S. Girgin, S. Hosoglu, C. Ayaz
- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Patients Referred to Pediatric Surgery Outpatient Clinic Nobel Med (ISI), 4-9 pp, 2009. C. Üstün, E. Basuguy, U. Deveci
- In-vitro antibiotic resistance of Escherichıa colı and Klebsıella spp. isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infections in pediatric age group ANKEM Derg, 155-160 pp., 2009. C. Üstün, Y.S. Demir, S. Demir, S. Demirören, M.G. Kurtoglu
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: First case in Elazig Klimik Derg, 31-33 pp., 2009. C. Üstün, T. Güven
- Instrument-associated nosocomial infections surveillance in neurosurgical intensive care unit Klimik Derg, 50-53 pp., 2008. C. Üstün, C. Ayaz, A. Güzel, M.K. Çelen, R. Tekin
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