Specialist Dr. Burca Takar

Academic Title :

Specialist Dr.

Department	Work location
Department of Internal Medicine	Liv Ankara

Dr. Burca Takar is a Specialist Dr. in Chest Diseases, currently practicing in the Department of Internal Medicine at Liv Hospital Ankara. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, completed her specialty training at Dokuz Eylul University, and holds outstanding clinical experience in managing acute and chronic respiratory disorders and intensive care.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (2010 - 2016)
Specialization in Chest Diseases from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine (2018 - 2022)
Specialized training course in Thoracic Ultrasonography
Specialized training course in Intensive Care

Areas of Interest

Infectious Lung Diseases
Bronchial Asthma
Pulmonary Thromboembolism (Pulmonary Embolism)
Interstitial Lung Diseases
Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases
Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure
End-stage Lung Diseases and Palliative Care in Turkey
Intensive Care for Thoracic Patients
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
Thoracentesis and Pleural Effusion Management
Lung Abscess and Severe Pneumonia
Lung Cancer and Early Diagnosis

Work Experience

Darica Farabi Training and Research Hospital in Kocaeli, Compulsory Service (2016 - 2018)
Chest Diseases Clinic at Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Resident Doctor (2018 - 2022)
Battalgazi State Hospital in Malatya, Compulsory Service (2022 - 2024)
Department of Internal Medicine at Liv Hospital Ankara (2024 - Present)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Turkish Thoracic Society
European Respiratory Society (ERS)

Research & Publications

Medical Specialty Thesis (2022): Follow-up results, malignancy rates, and malignancy predictors of solitary and multiple pulmonary nodules evaluated in the Chest Diseases Council of Dokuz Eylul University in the last 10 years.
Published Article (2022): Tuberculous mastitis: A masquerading face of granulomatous mastitis.
Published Article (2022): Types of fundus involvement in intraocular tuberculosis.
Presented Paper (2022): A case report of diagnostic challenge of pulmonary nodules: primary or metastasis? Turkish Thoracic Society 25th Annual International Congress.
Case Report (2021): Pulmonary effusion in a patient with brucella. European Respiratory Society International Congress.

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