Prof. Dr. Emel TORUN

Medical Interests

• Child Nutrition
• Growth and Development Monitoring
• Childhood Vaccination
• Childhood
• Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation in Childhood
• Breastfeeding and its Benefits

Resume

Education

• 1998–2003 – İstanbul Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Uzmanlık: Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları
• 1992–1998 – İstanbul Üniversitesi – Lisans: Tıp Fakültesi

Experience

• 2023–Günümüz – Biruni Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Prof. Dr., Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD
• 2020–2023 – Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Prof. Dr., Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD
• 2015–2020 – Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Doç. Dr., Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD
• 2014–2015 – Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Yard. Doç. Dr., Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD
• 2010–2014 – Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Uzman Öğretim Görevlisi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD
• 2003–2010 – Tem Hastanesi, Medical Park – Uzman Dr.
• 1998–2003 – İstanbul Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi – Asistan Dr., Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Languages

• İngilizce

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Scientific Publications

Scientific Memberships

• Türk Pediatri Derneği
• Milli Pediatri Derneği

Publications

• Torun E, Demir AD, Gönüllü E, Öktem F. Therapy strategies in vitamin D deficiency with or without rickets: efficiency of low-dose stoss therapy. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012;25(1-2):107-110. DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2011-0368 Alpınar A, Torun E, Özkaya E, Uzuner S, Erenberk U. Anne sütü ve mama ile beslenen süt çocuklarında toplam antioksidan düzeylerinin karşılaştırması. Türk Pediatri Arşivi. 2012;47:95-98. DOI: 10.4274/tpa.755 Cakir E, Torun E, Uyan ZS, Akca O, Soysal O. An unusual case of foreign body aspiration mimicking cavitary tuberculosis in adolescent patient: Thread aspiration. Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 2012;38:17-30. Torun E. What is the priority in nutritional rickets: prevention or therapy? Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012;25(9-10):1041-1042. DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0218 Torun E, Genç H, Gönüllü E, Akovalı B, Özgen İT. The clinical and biochemical presentation of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children and adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013;26(5-6):469-475. DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0245 Torun E, Gursoy E, Guler S, Kolukisa M, Tatli B. Characteristic features of migraine in schoolchildren and adolescents and its relationship with autonomic nervous system disorders. Neuropediatrics. 2013;44(5):252-256. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1347934 Torun E, Gönüllü E, Özgen İT, Cindemir E, Öktem F. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in obese children and adolescents and its relationship with insulin resistance. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2013. DOI: 10.1155/2013/631845 Erenberk U, Torun E, Ozkaya E, Ozkaya S, Uzuner S, Demir AD, Dundaroz R. Skin temperature measurement using an infrared thermometer on patients who have been exposed to cold. Pediatrics International. 2013;55:767-770. DOI: 10.1111/ped.12188 Arslan H, Torun E, Akkan JCU, Guler S, Bayraktar S. The evaluation of physiological and biochemical parameters and the autonomic nervous systems of children with breath-holding spells. Neuropediatrics. 2013. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1363093 Torun E, Cakir E, Aktas EC, Gedik AH, Deniz G. Intracellular cytokine and cathelicidin secretion from monocytes and neutrophils in childhood tuberculosis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2014;33:224-226. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000109 Goknar N, Oktem F, Arı E, Demir AD, Torun E. Is oxidative stress related to childhood urolithiasis? Pediatric Nephrology. 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2773-z Cakir E, Torun E, Gedik AH, Umutoglu T, Aktas EC, Topuz U, Deniz G. Cathelicidin and human beta-defensin 2 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of children with pulmonary tuberculosis. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2014. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0831 Torun E, Gökçe S, Özgen İT, Aydın S, Cesur Y. Serum paraoxonase activity and oxidative stress and their relationship with obesity-related metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children and adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014. DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2013-0337 Torun E, Özgen İT, Gökçe S, Aydın S, Cesur Y. Thyroid hormone levels in obese children and adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology. 2014;6:34-39. DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.1155 Göknar N, Oktem F, Özgen İT, Torun E, Küçükkoç M, Demir AD, Cesur Y. Determination of early urinary renal injury markers in obese children. Pediatric Nephrology. 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2829-0 Torun E, Aydın S, Gökçe S, Özgen İT, Dönmez T, Cesur Y. Carotis intima-media thickness and flow mediated dilation in obese children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014. DOI: 10.4318/tjg.0871 Torun E, Gedik AH, Cakir E, Umutoğlu T, Gok O, Kilic U. Serum paraoxonase 1 activity and oxidative stress in pediatric patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Medical Principles and Practice. 2014. DOI: 10.1159/000363700 Torun E, Kahraman FU, Osmanoglu NK, Kucukkoc M, Donmez T, Orucoglu S, Ozgen IT. Vitamin D-containing supplements for children between 1-3 years of age: Are they essential for bone health? Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014. DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2014-0009 Torun E, Cakir E, Özgüç F, Özgen İT. The effect of obesity degree on childhood pulmonary function tests. Balkan Medical Journal. 2014;31:235-238 Özgen İT, Torun E, Ergen A, Cesur Y, Karagedik H, Zeybek Ü, Aksu MŞ, Öktem F. Myeloperoxidase 463 G>A and superoxide dismutase Ala16Val gene polymorphisms in obese children. The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics. 2014.