Department of Emergency Medicine

Professor Murat YÜCEL

Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine

Education: 1995-2001 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, 2001-2006 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine (Speciality training)

Institutions he worked for: 2006-2007 Şırnak 23rd Gendarmerie Division Command, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Ambulance Helicopter Doctor, 2006-2011 Kayseri Training and Research Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic, Emergency Medicine Specialist, 2011-2017 Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Member (Assist. Assoc. Dr.), 2017-2021 Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Member (Assoc. Dr.), 2018-Present SBU Samsun Training and Research Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic Training Supervisor, 2021-Present Samsun University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Member (Assoc. Dr.)

 Research Areas: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management, emergency trauma, emergency toxicology, ultrasonography in emergency medicine, neurological emergencies, cardiological emergencies, surgical emergencies, experimental studies, simulation models, emergency department architecture and management.

Selected Works: He has published 31 articles in international journals and 11 articles in national journals with an H index of 8 and 319 citations. He has more than 100 papers presented at international and national scientific meetings and published in the proceedings book. He has authored 9 book chapters and translated 5 book chapters. He has supervised 14 thesis. His most cited works;

YÜCEL MURAT, KOTAN DÜNDAR DİLCAN, GÜROL ÇİFTCİ GÖNÜL, ÇİFTCİ İHSAN HAKKI, ÇIKRIKLAR HALİL İBRAHİM (2016).  SERUM LEVELS OF ENDOCAN CLAUDIN 5 AND CYTOKINES IN MIGRAINE. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 20(5), 930-936.

YÜCEL MURAT, AVŞAROĞULLARI ÖMER LEVENT, DURUKAN POLAT, AKDUR OKHAN, ÖZKAN SEDA, SÖZÜER ERDOĞAN MÜTEVELLİ, İKİZCELİ İBRAHİM, YÜRMEZ YUSUF (2016).  BNP SHOWS MYOCARDIAL INJURY EARLIER THAN TROPONIN I IN EXPERIMENTAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 20(6), 1149-1154.

YAZAR HAYRULLAH, YÜCEL MURAT, BOZKURT BERNA, PEKGÖR AHMET, KADILAR ÖZLEM (2016).  A New Method for the Prevention of Pre Analytical Errors due to Haemolysis Intensive Training.  Clinical Laboratory, 62, 1501-1505.

CİNEMRE HAKAN, KARACAER CENGİZ, YÜCEL MURAT, ÖĞÜTLÜ AZİZ, CİNEMRE FATMA BEHİCE, TAMER ALİ, KARABAY OĞUZ (2016).  Viral etiology in adult influenza like illness acute respiratory infection and predictivity of C reactive protein.  The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 10(07), 741-746.

ÇIKRIKLAR HALİL İBRAHİM, YÜRMEZ YUSUF, GÜNGÖR BUKET, AŞKIN RÜSTEM, YÜCEL MURAT, BAYDEMİR CANAN (2016).  Violence against emergency department employees and the attitude of employees towards violence.  Hong Kong Medical Journal, 22(5), 464-471.

ÇIKRIKLAR HALİL İBRAHİM, UYSAL ONUR, EKİCİ MEHMET ALİ, ÖZBEK ZÜHTÜ, TURGUT COŞAN DİDEM, YÜCEL MURAT, YÜRMEZ YUSUF, BAYDEMİR CANAN (2016).  Effectiveness of gfap in determining neuron damage in rats with induced head trauma.  Turkish Neurosurgery, 26(6), 878-889.

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Assoc. Prof. Murat GÜZEL

Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine

Education: Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine (1996-2003). Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Specialization Training (2004-2009).

Research Areas: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, critical patient management in the emergency department, trauma, toxicology, studies on patient density in the emergency department, biomarker research in the diagnosis and follow-up of critical patients.

Institutions he worked for: He received the title of Emergency Medicine Specialist with his thesis titled “The Role of Serum I-FABP Level in the Diagnosis of Cases with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia” (2009). He has a total of 19 scientific publications, including 17 original research articles and 2 case reports, published in journals scanned within the scope of SCI and SCI-Expanded. There are 7 research articles, 3 case reports and one review published in journals scanned by international indexes other than SCI and SCI-Expanded. He has 13 oral and poster presentations presented at international symposiums and congresses and published in the abstract book. There are 15 oral and poster presentations published as summary text in the proceedings book of national symposiums and congresses. He is the editor of 1 internationally published book and 1 book chapter author. He is the author of 3 domestically published book chapters and 3 book chapter translators within the scope of translation books. He has 2 international projects, one of which is the executive. He supervised 3 medical specialization theses. The H index is 8 and the number of citations is 307.

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Assoc. Prof. Metin YADİGAROĞLU

Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine

Education: 2006, Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine – 2013, Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine

Research Areas: Complications of respiratory diseases. Establishment of methods to improve and develop the practical skills of medical students at the training stage. Investigation of the levels of various new biochemical parameters in acute emergency disease states. Determination of various diseases and conditions that may be associated with disease by creating experimental animal models. Examination of periodic changes in emergency department patient applications. Trauma in emergency medicine. Use of ultrasonography in emergency department. Development of imaging methods in emergency department. Principles of emergency department management.

Selected Studies: He has published 7 articles and 1 case report in international journals within the scope of the index, his H index is 2 and the number of citations is 28. He has 7 oral presentations presented at international scientific meetings and published in the proceedings book; 41 poster presentations presented at international scientific meetings and published in the proceedings book; 7 poster presentations presented at national scientific meetings and published in the proceedings book; 5 chapter authorship in 3 different books published by well-known international publishing houses.In addition, he received the second best assistant presentation award with his “Delibal” presentation in an international congress and the third best poster award with his “Acute Appendicitis and Amyand Hernia” poster in a national symposium. Between 2016-2018, he served as assistant representative at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine and YÖK representative representing the faculty. His articles and works scanned in indexes are as follows. ”An unusual cause of sore throat and neck swelling”. Emergency Medicine Journal, (2015). ”A novel method for improving chest tube insertion skills among medical interns. Using biomaterial-covered mannequin.”’ Saudi Med J. (2017). ”Diagnostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 in Acute Appendicitis.” J Invest Surg. (2017). ”Effect of Ramadan on Emergency Department Attendances: A Retrospective Study.” Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, (2019). ”The Ameliorative Effects of Ethyl Pyruvate and Dimethyl Sulfoxide on Ischemic Tissue Injury in Experimental Carbon Monoxide Intoxication.” Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine,(2019). ”The Value of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) Levels in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage” Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, (2020). ”The Value of Cardiotrophin-1 in the Diagnosis, Severity, and Prognosis of Pulmonary Emblolism.” Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, (2020). ”Potential therapeutic effects of ethyl pyruvate and N-acetyl cysteine in an experimental rat model of corrosive esophageal.” Arab Journal of Gastroenterology, (2020).

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin OCAK

Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine

Education: Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine (2003-2010). Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Specialization Training (2011-2015).

Institutions he worked at: 2010-2011: Ağrı Tutak State Hospital, emergency physician (general practitioner), 2011-2015: Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine (Research Assistant), 2015-2017: Hakkari State Hospital, Emergency Medicine Specialist 2017-2018: Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine (Assistant Professor), 2018-2023: Samsun Gazi State Hospital, Emergency Medicine Specialist, 2019 (6 months): Nyala Sudan Turkey Training and Research Hospital, Emergency Medicine Specialist, March 2023-September 2023: Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Emergency Medicine Specialist, education officer

Research Areas: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, critical patient management in the emergency department, trauma, toxicology, cardiac emergencies, neurological emergencies, studies on burnout levels of emergency department workers, biomarker research in critical patient diagnosis and follow-up, studies on code blue applications in clinical practice, COVID-19 research, studies investigating the diagnostic and prognostic effectiveness of ECG parameters.

Selected Studies: In 2015, he became an Emergency Medicine Specialist from Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine by preparing his thesis titled “The Relationship Between Serum Nesfatin-1, Leptin and Ghrelin Levels and Clinical Severity and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Presenting to the Emergency Department”.  He has a total of 13 scientific publications, including 12 original research articles and 1 case report published in journals scanned within the scope of SCI and SCI-Expanded. He has a total of 15 scientific publications, including 9 research articles and 6 case reports, published in journals indexed by international indexes other than SCI and SCI-Expanded. He has a total of 3 scientific publications, including 2 research articles and 1 case report in journals scanned by ULAKBIM. He has 26 oral presentation/poster papers presented at international and national symposiums and congresses and published in the abstract book. He has 2 internationally published book chapter authorships and 1 book chapter authorship published domestically. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin OCAK’s scientific publications have been cited in many international/national journals.

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