Acibadem Specialist
Prof. Dr. Funda Vesile Çorapcıoğlu
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
32+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Funda Vesile Çorapcıoğlu
Prof. Funda Vesile Çorapcıoğlu is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist with board certification in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (2012). She brings extensive clinical and academic experience to her practice and currently serves with Acibadem Health Group (since 2023), where she focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care of children with blood disorders and cancer. Her work integrates evidence-based medicine with compassionate, family-centered care. Prof. Çorapcıoğlu is active in the international and national pediatric oncology communities as a member of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, the Turkish Cancer Research and Fight Foundation, and the Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group. These affiliations support her commitment to advancing research, improving clinical outcomes, and promoting collaborative approaches to childhood cancer care.
Subspecialties
- Pediatric blood disorders
- Pediatric cancer
- Pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
- Pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Wilms tumor
- Malignant triton tumor
- Pediatric bone malignancies
- NUT midline carcinoma
- Paraneoplastic syndromes in pediatric lymphoma
- Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in childhood cancer survivors
- Pediatric cancer chemotherapy
- Long-term follow-up of childhood cancer survivors
Education
- 2012 Board of Medical Specialization Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
- 2001 Dokuz Eylul University / Pediatrics Pediatric Oncology Residency
- 1999 Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics
- 1994 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2023 Acibadem Health Group
- 2017 – 2019 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine Faculty Administrative Board Membership
- 2011 – 2019 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics / Division of Pediatric Oncology / Prof. Dr.
- 2003 – 2019 Founder and Head of Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics / Division of Pediatric Oncology
- 2006 – 2011 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics / Division of Pediatric Oncology / Assoc. Dr.
- 2003 – 2006 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics / Division of Pediatric Oncology / Assist. Assoc. Prof. Dr.
- 2001 – 2003 Dokuz Eylul University Institute of Oncology, Division of Pediatric Oncology / Pediatric Oncology Specialist. Dr.
- 1999 – 2001 Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics / Division of Pediatric Oncology / Specialty. Dr./ Subspecialty Research Assistant
- 1994 – 1999 Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Pediatrics / Research Assistant
Professional Memberships
- International Society of Paediatric Oncology
- Turkish Cancer Research and Fight Foundation
- Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group
Selected Publications
- More than Ophelia syndrome: Multiple paraneoplastic syndromes in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma. Türk J Pediatr. 2019;61(1): 139-141. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.01.024. PubMed PMID: 31559737. Demirsoy U, Alparslan B, Sen MC, Anık Y, Akansel G, Görür G, Gürel B, Aksu G, Çorapcıoğlu F
- Rare clinical condition during Wilms” tumor treatment: Test wall metastasis Pediatr Int. 2019 Mar;61(3):310-311. doi: 10.111 l/ped.13769. PubMed PMID: 30916857. Demirsoy U, Sen MC, Vural Ç, Çorapcıoğlu F.
- Malignant triton tumor of trigeminal nerve-case report Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 May;34(5):983-986. doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3708-3. Epub 2017 Dec 26. PubMed PMID: 29279963. Mallak. FA, Tanrıkulu B, Çorapçıoğlu F, Özek MM.
- The Performance of Radiographic Criteria for Bone Malignancy When Applied to Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging J Med Imaging RadiatSci. 2018 Mar;49(l):84-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2017.10.003. Epub2017Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 30479294. Onal T, Afacan GO, Akansel G, Arslan AS, Anik Y, InanN, Muezzinoglu B, Corapcioglu F.
- Subclinical anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in long-term follow-up of asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors: Assessment by speclde tracking echocardiography Echocardiography. 2018 Feb;35(2):234-240. doi: 10.1111/echo. 13743. Epub 2017 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 29106752. Cetin S, Babaoglu K, Basar EZ, Deveci M, Çorapcioglu F.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in mothers of children who have undergone cancer surgery Pediatr Int. 2017 Sep;59(9):996-1001. doi: 10.1111/ped.13343. Epub 2017 Aug 7. PubMed PMID: 28613013. Karadeniz Cerit K, Cerit C, Nart Ö, Eker N, Kıyan G, Dağlı T, Ekingen G, Tokuç G, Karaca Ö, Çorapçıoğlu F.
- Staging and evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy response with 18F-FDG PET/CT in NUT-midline carcinoma in a child: a case report and review of the iterature Rev Esp MedNucl Imagen Mol. 2015 Jan-Feb;34(l):53-5. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2014.08.007. Epub 2014 Oct 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 25304847. Ciftci E, Demirsoy U, Anik Y, Gorur G, Corapcioglu F, Demir H.
- Prognostic factors and treatment results of pediatric Flodgkin’s lymphoma: A single-center experience. Turkish J Pediatr. 2015 Jul-Aug;57(4):359-66. PubMed PMID: 27186698. Büyükkapu-Bay S, Çorapçıoğlu F, Aksu G, Anık Y, Demir H, Erçin C.
- Endobronchial recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma mimicking foreign body aspiration. Interv Med Appl Sci. 2015 Sep;7(3): 129-31. doi: 10.1556/1646.7.2015.3.8. Epub 2015 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 26525351; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4609026. Akça A, Karadogan M, Yildiz DK, Çorapcioglu F, Anik Y.
- The effect of childhood cancer therapy on ovarian reserve and pubertal development Reprod Biomed Online. 2015 Feb;30(2);175-80. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.10.010. Epub 2014 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 25498597. Akar B, Doğer E, Çakıroğlu Y, Çorapçıoğlu F, Sarper N, Çalışkan E.
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