Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Göncü Ayhan
Gynecology & Obstetrics

About Şule Göncü Ayhan
Assoc. Prof. Şule Göncü Ayhan is a perinatology specialist with advanced training and leadership in maternal-fetal medicine. She completed perinatology training in 2019 at Health Sciences University Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Gynecology Training and Research Hospital. Currently affiliated with Acibadem Health Group since 2025, she combines clinical expertise with a commitment to improving outcomes for pregnant patients and newborns. She serves on the Board of the Turkish Perinatology Association and is a member of the World Perinatology Association, contributing to professional collaboration, education, and research in perinatal care.
Subspecialties
- High-risk pregnancy
- Preeclampsia
- Threatened preterm labor
- Preterm delivery
- Preterm premature rupture of membranes
- Twin pregnancy
- COVID-19 infection in pregnancy
- Carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnancy
- Uterine artery Doppler ultrasound
- Umbilical artery Doppler ultrasound
- Fetal Doppler assessment
- Cervical sliding sign assessment
- Fetal cardiac function assessment
- Fetal thymus ultrasound assessment
Education
- 2019 Health Sciences University Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Gynecology Training and Research Hospital Perinatology
- 2012 Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics
- 2006 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2025 Acibadem Health Group
- 2023 – 2024 MEMORIAL BAHÇELIEVLER HOSPITAL, ISTANBUL / Perinatology Specialist – Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist
- 2022 – 2023 BAŞAKŞEHİR ÇAM and SAKURA CITY HOSPITAL, ISTANBUL / Perinatology Specialist – Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialist
- 2019 – 2022 ANKARA CITY HOSPITAL, ANKARA / Perinatology Specialist – Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist
- 2014 – 2015 MERSIN Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital, MERSIN / Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist
- 2012 – 2013 GELIBOLU STATE HOSPITAL, ÇANAKKALE / Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialist
Professional Memberships
- Board Member of Turkish Perinatology Association
- World Perinatology Association
Selected Publications
- THE UTILITY OF PULSATILITY INDEX AND DIASTOLIC NOTCH PRESENCE IN UTERINE ARTERY DOPPLER ULTRASOUND BETWEEN 18-24 WEEKS FOR PREECLAMPSIA PREDICTION? Medical Journal of Gynecology-Obstetrics and Neonatology, 18(3), 933-937. AYHAN, Ş. G., ARISOY, R., & MİHMANLI, V.
- Cervical sliding sign; does it have a contribution in cases of threatened preterm labor in singleton pregnancies with intact membranes? Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Nov;302:56-60. Özkavak OO, Tanacan A, Özden Tokalıoğlu E, Atalay A, Şerbetçi H, Göncü Ayhan Ş, Kara Ö, Şahin D.
- Umbilical artery half peak systolic velocity deceleration time: a novel Doppler parameter for prediction of neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with p Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Jul;310(1):245-251. Tokalioglu EO, Tanacan A, Ayhan SG, Serbetci H, Agaoglu MO, Kara O, Sahin D.
- Role of cervical sliding sign in predicting preterm delivery in pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of membranes Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023;160(3):886-891. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14384 Uyan Hendem D, Oluklu D, Menekse Beser D, Besimoglu B, Goncu Ayhan S, Sahin D
- Ultrasonography for carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnancy: a prospective cross-sectional study J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Mar 9:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2036970 Goncu Ayhan S, Ayhan E, Çaglar AT, Sahin D
- Fetal thymus size in pregnant women with COVID-19 infection. Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 27(2), 84-88. (2021) Ayhan, S. G., Oluklu, D., Sinaci, S., Atalay, A., Erol, S. A., Tokalioglu, E. O., … & Sahin, D.
- COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in pregnant women Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Aug;154(2):291-296. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13713. Epub 2021 May 1 Goncu Ayhan S, Oluklu D, Atalay A, Menekse Beser D, Tanacan A, Moraloglu Tekin O, Sahin D
- Assessment of fetal Doppler parameters in pregnant women with COVID-19 infection: a prospective case-control study J Perinat Med. 2021 Mar 3;49(6):697-701. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0512. Ayhan SG, Tanacan A, Atalay A, Sinaci S, Tokalioglu EO, Sahin D, Tekin OM.
- Systemic immune-inflammation index in twin pregnancies compared to singleton pregnancies. Perinatal Journal, 29(3), 250-254. Turgut, E., Sakcak, B., Oluklu, D., Ayhan, Ş. G., & Şahin, D.
- Effects of nifedipine on fetal cardiac function in preterm labor. J Perinat Med. 2020 Sep 25;48(7):723-727. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0160. Yilmaz O, Göncü AŞ
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