Gökhan Okan
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| Born | 2 March 1972 |
| Nationality | Turkish |
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| Fields | Dermatology |
| Institutions | Memorial Bahcelievler Hospital Istanbul Kemerburgaz University |
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Gokhan Okan (born March 2, 1972) is a Turkish physician and author. He is European Board Certified as an associate professor dermatologist (Skin and Venereal Diseases).[2][3][4] He took part in 23rd World Congress of Dermatology which was conducted in Vancouver in the year 2015.[5][6][7] For his work, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,[1] of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and of the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Education
[edit]Gokhan Okan was born on 2 March 1972 in Istanbul. He earned his medical degree from the Istanbul University Cerrahpasa faculty of medicine in 1994. He completed his dermatology residency in 1998 at Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty.[8]
Research and career
[edit]Okan worked as a research fellow for one year at the Cleveland Clinic, USA. He studied wound care after laser resurfacing. He participated in the clinical and research activities of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Dermatology Department, published several clinical research articles and conducted clinical research projects. His research interest has focused on psoriasis, vitiligo, rosacea, laser and dermatologic signs of systemic diseases and wound healing.[9][10]
In April 2015, Okan published a popular book about dermatology, "Krem-Cilt Sağlığının ABC'si" ("Cream: The ABC's of Skin Care").[7] The book reflects day-to-day clinical experience and direct knowledge of cutting edge advances, advising people to choose cosmetic products carefully, and to maintain proper nutrition and hydration. He particularly advises parsley, nettle, chamomile, ginseng, thyme, melon, broccoli, and carrot, as well as Vitamin A, Vitamin B3, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Vitamin H, zinc and iron.[7] In other media, Okan has also deemed a good-quality sunscreen to be the best defense against aging.[3] Later in 2015, he participated in 23rd World Congress of Dermatology, in Vancouver.[5]
Okan is a European Board Certified dermatologist and passed the Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Dermatology in the UK. In October 2016, he was selected as a "full member" of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,[1] one of only a handful of Turkish nationals to receive that honor, marked by a ceremony in which Okan's membership diploma was bestowed upon him by then-President of the Royal College, and later director of the National Institute for Health Research, Derek Bell.[1] In November 2020, he was awarded an FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of London, and in January 2021 awarded an FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.[citation needed]
In his early days, he started his career as a dermatologist at Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital and later worked Medical Park Hospital and Memorial Bahcelievler Hospital as an associate professor and also as a skin diseases specialist. He founded and chaired the Dermatology Department at Istanbul Kemerburgaz University in 2013. He volunteered with Health Volunteers Overseas as part of the Dermatology program at Preah Kossamak Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[11] He assisted in the training of dermatology students, provided continuing education regarding current and new trends of dermatologic diagnosis and treatment and provided training to nurses and physicians involved in dermatologic care.[2][12]
In 2021, Okan and his team reported their findings that psoriasis patients had unusually high levels of neurofilament and Tau protein, which act as a skeleton in the nerve cells in these patients. These levels were higher than those of non-sick individuals, especially when compared to the levels of those with severe psoriasis under the age of 40.[4][13]
Awards and honors
[edit]Okan won the Publication Incentive Award for his work.[14] In addition to his election to the fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh, Ireland and London; his memberships include the Turkish Society of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatology, Health Volunteers Overseas, and European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.[15]
Publications
[edit]Okan has published several articles in many leading journals. Some of his notable contributions are:
- Gokhan Okan, Adile Merve Baki, Eda Yorulmaz, Semra Doğru‐Abbasoğlu, and Pervin Vural. "Serum Visfatin, Fetuin‐A, and Pentraxin 3 Levels in Patients with Psoriasis and Their Relation to Disease Severity". Journal of clinical laboratory analysis.[16]
- Gokhan Okan, and Halil Ibrahim Canter. "Nicolau syndrome and perforator vessels: a new viewpoint for an old problem". Journal of Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology.[17]
- Gokhan Okan, and Can Baykal. "Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola: treatment with topical retinoic acid". Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.[18]
- Gokhan Okan, Serpil Yaylaci, Onder Peker, Sabahattin Kaymakoglu, and Murat Saruc. "Vanishing bile duct and Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with ciprofloxacin treated with tacrolimus". World Journal of gastroenterology.[19]
- Can Baykal, Gökhan Okan, and Rifkiye Sarica. "Childhood bullous pemphigoid developed after the first vaccination". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.[20]
- Gökhan Okan, "Atopik dermatitin baş boyun lokalizasyonlarında pityrosporum ovalenin rolü". ("The role of pityrosporum ovalen in head and neck localization of atopic dermatitis.")[21]
- Gokhan Okan, Adile Merve Baki, Eda Yorulmaz, Semra Dogru-Abbasoglu, Pervin vural. A preliminary study about neurofilament light chain and tau protein levels in psoriasis: Correlation with disease severity. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Turkish Doctor Became A Member Of Royal College of Physicians". Turkey Health Guide. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b "HIS Medical Travel | Doctors | Assoc. Prof. Gökhan OKAN". www.hismedicaltravel.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Pürüzsüz bir cilt için yaşınıza göre ürün seçin". Sabah. 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Sedef Hastalığı Alzheimer Hastalığı ile İlişkili Olabilir mi?". Medimagazin. 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b Talking with Derm.City - Poster Presentations - Gokhan Okan, retrieved 17 December 2019
- ^ Saksham Chaudhry, Hospitals Around the World (2020), p. 252.
- ^ a b c Güncelleme, Son (9 May 2015). "İşte sağlıklı bir cilt için altın kurallar". CNN Türk.
- ^ "Doç. Dr. Gökhan Okan - Görüşleri incele ve randevu al". DoktorTakvimi (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Okan, Gökhan; Tarikci, Nagehan; Gokdemir, Gonca (2017). "The Effect of Long-Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser for the Treatment of Onychomycosis". Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 107 (1): 54–59. doi:10.7547/15-137. ISSN 8750-7315. PMID 28271946.
- ^ Okan, Gokhan; Rendon, Marta I. (1 August 2011). "The effects of a high glycerin content hydrogel premolded mask dressing on post-laser resurfacing wounds". Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy. 13 (4): 162–165. doi:10.3109/14764172.2011.594063. ISSN 1476-4172. PMID 21699364. S2CID 46368829.
- ^ "Health Volunteers Overseas 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Health Volunteers Overseas. 2018.
- ^ "Doç.Dr.Gökhan OKAN". www.tavsiyeediyorum.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Gokhan Okan, Adile Merve Baki, Eda Yorulmaz, Semra Dogru-Abbasoglu, Pervin vural. "A preliminary study about neurofilament light chain and tau protein levels in psoriasis: Correlation with disease severity." Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis.
- ^ "Hakkımda". Doç. Dr. Gökhan Okan (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Royal College Of Physicians". Doç. Dr. Gökhan Okan (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Okan, Gökhan; Baki, Adile Merve; Yorulmaz, Eda; Doğru‐Abbasoğlu, Semra; Vural, Pervin (2016). "Serum Visfatin, Fetuin-A, and Pentraxin 3 Levels in Patients With Psoriasis and Their Relation to Disease Severity". Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 30 (4): 284–289. doi:10.1002/jcla.21850. ISSN 1098-2825. PMC 6807040. PMID 25867925.
- ^ Okan, Gokhan; Canter, Halil Ibrahim (1 March 2010). "Nicolau syndrome and perforator vessels: a new viewpoint for an old problem". Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. 29 (1): 70–72. doi:10.3109/15569520903496753. ISSN 1556-9527. PMID 20038267. S2CID 11874939.
- ^ Okan, Gökhan; Baykal, Can (1999). "Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola: treatment with topical retinoic acid". Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 13 (3): 218–220. doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.1999.tb00887.x. ISSN 1468-3083. PMID 10642060. S2CID 41778928.
- ^ Okan, Gokhan; Yaylaci, Serpil; Peker, Onder; Kaymakoglu, Sabahattin; Saruc, Murat (2008). "Vanishing bile duct and Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with ciprofloxacin treated with tacrolimus". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14 (29): 4697–700. doi:10.3748/wjg.14.4697. ISSN 1007-9327. PMC 2738797. PMID 18698687.
- ^ Baykal, Can; Okan, Gökhan; Sarica, Rifkiye (1 February 2001). "Childhood bullous pemphigoid developed after the first vaccination". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 44 (2): 348–350. doi:10.1067/mjd.2001.103034. ISSN 0190-9622. PMID 11174412.
- ^ "Atopik dermatitin baş boyun lokalizasyonlarında pityrosporum ovalenin rolü". ("The role of pityrosporum ovalen in head and neck localization of atopic dermatitis.") (1998), noted in Devlet Basımevi, Türkiye bibliyoğrafyası (2000), p. 1336.