Prof. Dr. Rüştü Serter
Endocrinology

About Rüştü Serter
Prof. Rüştü Serter is a distinguished endocrinologist with a long-standing career in clinical practice, education, and leadership in metabolic disease care. He earned his associate professorship in 1996 at Ankara Training and Research Hospital and has served in prominent clinical roles, including with the Acibadem Health Group since 2010. His work focuses on diabetes, obesity, nutrition, and endocrine disorders. He is active in national and international professional communities, holding memberships in the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Mediterranean Group for the Study of Diabetes (MGSD), Turkish Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Obesity, Nutrition and Diabetes Association, National Nutrition Platform Association, Turkish Diabetes Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Turkish Obesity Foundation. Combining clinical expertise with collaborative research and policy engagement, he contributes to improving prevention, treatment, and education in metabolic health.
Subspecialties
- Diabetes mellitus
- Obesity
- Metabolic syndrome
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Hirsutism
- Insulin resistance
- Primary hypothyroidism
- Subclinical hypothyroidism
- Diabetic autonomic neuropathy
- L-thyroxine replacement therapy
Education
- 1996 Ankara Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor
- 1996 Ankara Training and Research Hospital Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
- 1991 Ankara Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine
- 1986 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2010 Acibadem Health Group
- 2006 – 2010 Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine, Clinical Chief
- 2005 – 2006 Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine, Clinical Chief
- 1998 – 2005 Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, Deputy Chief
- 1996 – 1998 Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, Chief Resident
- 1993 – 1996 Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, Subspecialization
- 1991 – 1993 Ankara Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine, Chief Resident
- 1987 – 1991 Ankara Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine, Residency Training
- 1986 – 1987 Gaziantep S.S.K. Dispensary
Professional Memberships
- Diabetes Federation (IDF)
- European Society of Endocrinology (ESE)
- European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
- Mediterranean Group for the Study of Diabetes (MGSD)
- Turkish Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Obesity, Nutrition and Diabetes Association
- National Nutrition Platform Association
- Turkish Diabetes Foundation Board of Trustees
- Turkish Obesity Foundation
Selected Publications
- A case with Fever of Unknown Origin Diagnosed as Wegener’s Granulomatosis. Turkish Journal of Rheumatology; 25(3): 159-161,2010 Bayrak E, Donderici O, Serter R, et al.
- Serum Fibroblast growth factor 21 Levels in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Gynecological Endocrinology 26(11): 819-826,2010 Gorar S, Culha C, Uc Z, Dellal F, Serter R, Aral S, Aral Y.
- Effects of L-thyroxine Replacement Therapy on Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism. Cakal E, Turgut AT, Demirbas B, Ozkaya M, Cakal B, Serter R, Aral Y. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2009 ; 117: 294
- Association of Hypoadiponectinemia with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Gulcelik NE, Aral Y, Serter R, Koc G, Journal of the National Medical Association;100(1):64-68,2008
- Association of Hypoadiponectinemia with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Gulcelik NE, Aral Y, Serter R, Koc G. Journal of the National Medical Association;100(1):64-68,2008
- Metabolic Syndrome (book). R.Serter (editor). Scientific Medicine Publishing House; Ankara,2008
- Comparison of the clinical efficacy of flutamide and spironolactone plus ethinyloestradiol cyproterone acetate in the treatment of hirsutism: A randomized controlled study. Adv Ther. 2008; 25(4): 321-328,2008 Karakurt F, Sahin I, Guler S, Demirbas B, Culha C, Serter R, Aral Y, Bavbek N.
- Homocysteine and Fibrinogen changes with L-thyroxine in subclinical Hypothyroid patients. J Korean Med Sci; 22: 431-5,2007 Cakal B, Cakal E, Demirbas B, Ozkaya M, Karaahmetoglu S, Serter R, Aral Y.
- Adiponectin is an independent determinant of insulin resistance in women withpolicystic ovary Syndrome. Gulcelik NE, Aral Y, Serter R, Demir Y, Culha C, Gynecol Endocrinol. 22(9):511-5,2006
- Helicobacter pylori prevalence in diabetic patients and its relationship with dyspepsia and autonomic neuropathy. Gulcelik NE, Kaya E, Demirbas B, Culha C, Koc G, Ozkaya M, Cakal E, Serter R, Aral Y, J Endocrinol Invest. 28:214-217,2005
- The effect of L-thyroxine replacement therapy on lipid-based cardiovascular risk in subclinical hypothyroidism Serter R, Demirbas B, Korukluoglu B, Culha C, Cakal E, Aral Y. J Endocrinol Invest. 27:897-903,2004
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