Asst. Prof. Cansu Altuntas

Asst. Prof. Cansu Altuntas
Academic Title :
Asst. Prof.

Department Work location
Pediatrics Liv Bahcesehir

Asst. Prof. MD. Cansu Altuntaş is a highly distinguished specialist in gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional diseases in children, currently practicing at Liv Hospital Bahcesehir. She has extensive academic and clinical expertise in pediatric gastroenterology, liver transplantation, and childhood nutrition.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medicine from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in English, 2009
  • Specialization in Pediatrics from Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, 2014
  • Subspecialization in Pediatric Gastroenterology from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2018

Areas of Interest

  • Pediatric liver transplantation
  • Childhood liver diseases
  • Healthy child and infant nutrition
  • Therapeutic nutrition in chronic diseases
  • Gastritis and reflux
  • Food allergies and cow's milk allergy
  • Functional constipation
  • Celiac disease
  • Pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures in Turkey
  • Resident Physician at Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, 2009–2014
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist at Professor Doctor Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital, 2018–2021
  • Assistant Professor at Istinye University and Liv Hospital Bahcesehir, 2021–Present
  • Turkish Pediatric Society
  • Turkish Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Association
  • European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation
  • Diagnostic Workup and Micronutrient Deficiencies in Children With Failure to Thrive Without Underlying Diseases, published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2019
  • Assessment of cow's milk-related symptom scoring awareness tool in young Turkish children, published in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2020
  • Evaluation of children with chronic cough including obstructive sleep apnea: a single-center experience, published in European Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
  • Very-early-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an Infant with a Partial RIPK1 Deletion, published in 2024
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