Acibadem Specialist
Prof. Dr. Rezan Topaloğlu
Pediatric Nephrology
46+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
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About Rezan Topaloğlu
Prof. Rezan Topaloğlu is a pediatric rheumatologist with formal specialty certification in Pediatric Rheumatology (Medical Specialization Board, 2011). Currently affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group (since 2023), M.D. Topaloğlu brings years of clinical experience in caring for children with rheumatologic and nephrologic conditions. Active in the professional community, M.D. Topaloğlu holds memberships in multiple national and international organizations, including the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), the European Society for Pediatric Nephrology (ESPN), the European Renal Association (ERA), the Pediatric Rheumatology Society, the Child Nephrology Association, and the Turkish Society of Nephrology (TND). These affiliations reflect a commitment to ongoing learning, collaboration, and evidence-based care for pediatric patients.
Subspecialties
- Pediatric chronic kidney disease
- Pediatric kidney transplant care
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Lupus nephritis
- Bartter syndrome
- Cystinosis
- Primary hyperoxaluria type 1
- Distal renal tubular acidosis
- Difficult-to-treat nephrotic syndrome
- Rituximab therapy for nephrotic syndrome
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- IgA nephropathy
- Hereditary C1q deficiency
Education
- 2011 Medical Specialization Board Pediatric Rheumatology
- 1999 – 2000 He has worked on Bartter Syndrome at NIH, Washington DC, United States of America.
- 1999 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / Professor of Pediatrics
- 1994 – 1995 She received a TUBITAK NATO scholarship and worked on chronic renal failure, transplantation and systemic lupus erythematosis at Guys and Hammersmith Hospitals, London, England.
- 1991 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Nephrology
- 1991 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor of Pediatrics
- 1988 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Pediatrics / Lecturer
- 1984 – 1985 He worked at Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Canada.
- 1984 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics
- 1980 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2023 Acibadem Health Group
- 1988 – 2023 Hacettepe Medical Faculty Faculty Member Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology
- 2019 – 2022 Elected president of ESPN (European Society of Pediatric Nephrology)
- 2014 IPNA (International Pediatric Nephrology Association) world young nephrologists education committee chair / Currently
- 2003 – 2012 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Professor Representative, Faculty Board and Faculty Executive Board Member, International Socrates Erasmus Medical Faculty Coordinator
- 1986 – 1988 Samsun State Hospital / Pediatrics / Compulsory Service
- 1980 – 1984 Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, specialization
- He has 341 publications and studies published in international journals. These studies have been cited 7751 times. H index 41
Professional Memberships
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)
- European Society for Pediatric Nephrology (ESPN)
- European Society of Nephrology (ERA)
- Pediatric Rheumatology Society
- Child Nephrology Association
- Turkish Society of Nephrology (TND)
Selected Publications
- Emulation of the control cohort of a randomized controlled trial in pediatric kidney transplantation with Real-World Data from the CERTAIN Registry. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 May;38(5):1621-1632. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05777-x. Epub 2022 Oct 20. PMID: 36264431 Patry C, Sauer LD, Sander A, Krupka K, Fichtner A, Brezinski J, Geissbühler Y, Aubrun E, Grinienko A, Strologo LD, Haffner D, Oh J, Grenda R, Pape L,
- Omic Studies on In Vitro Cystinosis Model: siRNA-Mediated CTNS Gene Silencing in HK-2 Cells. Lab Invest. 2023 Nov 9;104(1):100287. doi: 10.1016/j.labinv.2023.100287. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37949358 Baysal I, Yabanoglu-Ciftci S, Nemutlu E, Eylem CC, Gok-Topak ED, Ulubayram K, Kir S, Gulhan B, Ucar G, Ozaltin F, Topaloglu R.
- Determinants of Kidney Failure in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1: Findings of the European Hyperoxaluria Consortium. Kidney Int Rep. 2023 Aug 4;8(10):2029-2042. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.025. eCollection 2023 Oct. PMID: 37849991 Metry EL, Garrelfs SF, Deesker LJ, Acquaviva C, D”Ambrosio V, Bacchetta J, Beck BB, Cochat P, Collard L, Hogan J, Ferraro PM, Franssen CFM, Harambat J
- Long-term renal survival of paediatric patients with lupus nephritis. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2022 May 25;37(6):1069-1077. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab152. PMID: 33826705 Demir S, Gülhan B, Özen S, Çeleğen K, Batu ED, Taş N, Orhan D, Bilginer Y, Düzova A, Ozaltin F, Topaloğlu R.
- Distal renal tubular acidosis: ERKNet/ESPN clinical practice points. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Aug 27;36(9):1585-1596. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfab171. PMID: 33914889 Trepiccione F, Walsh SB, Ariceta G, Boyer O, Emma F, Camilla R, Ferraro PM, Haffner D, Konrad M, Levtchenko E, Lopez-Garcia SC, Santos F, Stabouli S,
- Rituximab for Children With Difficult-to-Treat Nephrotic Syndrome: Its Effects on Disease Progression and Growth. Front Pediatr. 2019 Jul 30;7:313. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00313. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31417883 Topaloglu R, Gülhan B, Çelegen K, İnözü M, Hayran M, Düzova A, Ozaltin F.
- The Clinical and Mutational Spectrum of Turkish Patients with Cystinosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Oct 6;12(10):1634-1641. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00180117. Epub 2017 Aug 9. PMID: 28793998 Topaloglu R, Gulhan B, Inözü M, Canpolat N, Yilmaz A, Noyan A, Dursun İ, Gökçe İ, Gürgöze MK, Akinci N, Baskin E, Serdaroğlu E, Demircioğlu Kiliç B,
- Genetic basis of cystinosis in Turkish patients: a single-center experience. Pediatr Nephrol. 2012 Jan;27(1):115-21. doi: 10.1007/s00467-011-1942-6. Epub 2011 Jul 24. PMID: 21786142 Topaloglu R, Vilboux T, Coskun T, Ozaltin F, Tinloy B, Gunay-Aygun M, Bakkaloglu A, Besbas N, van den Heuvel L, Kleta R, Gahl WA
- A candidate gene for familial Mediterranean fever. Nat Genet. 1997 Sep;17(1):25-31. doi: 10.1038/ng0997-25. PMID: 9288094 A Bernot, C Clepet, C Dasilva, C Devaud, J L Petit, C Caloustian, C Cruaud, D Samson, F Pulcini, J Weissenbach, R Heilig, C Notanicola, C Domingo, M R
- Molecular basis of hereditary C1q deficiency associated with SLE and IgA nephropathy in a Turkish family. Kidney Int. 1996 Aug;50(2):635-42. doi: 10.1038/ki.1996.359. Topaloglu R, Bakkaloglu A, Slingsby JH, Mihatsch MJ, Pascual M, Norsworthy P, Morley BJ, Saatci U, Schifferli JA, Walport MJ.
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