Date of Birth : 12 September 1965

Medical Education : Hacettepe University, Turkey

GMC Registration : 4449601

Qualifications :

Tip Doktoru
Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 1989

Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 1994

MRCOG (Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

Royal Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, London, UK, 1997

CCST (Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges, London, UK, 2004

Sub-specialist in Reproductive Medicine
Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges, London, UK, 2004

MBA (Masters in Business Administration)

University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, 2004

Kadin Hastaiklari Ve Doğum Doçenti

Ankara 2006

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

University of London, University Collage London, Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, London, 2006

Laparoscopic Training Certificate, RCOG, 2004

Hysteroscopic Training Certificate, RCOG, 2004

 Honors: Best Student in Data Management Compaq Challenge Award 2001
Runner-up in MRCOG, 1997

Placed 7th at the National entrance examination for specialist training (TUS), Turkey, 1989.

Placed 32nd at the National entrance examination for higher training (ÖSY), Turkey, 1983.

PRESENT APPOINTMENT

11.08.2008 Consultant

Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Sub-specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Minimal Accesses Surgery

Reproductive Medicine Unit

Acıbadem Hospital, İstanbul

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

01.03.2004 – 18.6.2008 Consultant

Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Sub-specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Minimal Accesses Surgery

Reproductive Medicine Unit

Assisted Conception Unit

University College London Hospital

01.07.2001– 29.02.2004 Senior Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Sub-specialty in Reproductive Medicine

Lecturer

University College London Hospital

London

01.07.1999 – 30.06.2001 Clinical Research Fellow

Assisted Reproduction Unit

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

University of Aberdeen

02.09.1998 – 30.06.1999 Specialist Registrar

Obstetrics and Gynecology

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford, Kent

01.04.1998 – 01.09.1998 Specialist Registrar

Obstetrics and Gynecology

King George Hospital

Ilford, Essex

01.02.1997 – 31.03.1998 Specialist Registrar

Obstetrics and Gynecology

University College London Hospital

London

01.02.1996 – 31.01.1997 Specialist Registrar

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Whittington Hospital

London

01.10.1994 – 31.01.1996 Senior House Officer

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Gravesend and North Kent Hospital

Gravesend, Kent

01.12.1989 – 31.08.1994 Specialist Training

Obstetrics and Gynecology Ankara, Turkey

01.2.1992 – 01.4.1993 Urology, Surgery, Anaesthesiology, Histology Rotations

Specialist Training of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ankara, Turkey

MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

British Fertility Society

British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy

British Menopause Society

I have been acting as a referee for the Human Reproduction Journals and for the Journal of Royal Society of Surgeons (Edinburgh).

THESES

MD Thesis

Clinical Aspects of Embryo Implantation: From the Perspective of Tissue Perfusion

MBA Thesis

Measuring Service Quality in Assisted Conception

THESIS SUPERVISED

MsC Thesis

Assessment of Relationship between Estradiol Levels on Day of hCG Administration and Number of Follicles Produced, Oocytes Retrieved and Pregnancy Outcome. J. Mayer MsC in Perinatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine, 2005

Reproductive Outcome after Chromosome Analysis in Couples with Multiple Implantation Failure.

Fawa Alhomoud, MsC in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine, 2006

Association between Ovarian Reserve, Ovarian Response to stimulation, Embryological Variables and Miscarriage in IVF/ICSI Treatment Cycles.

Priyanka Varma, MsC in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine, 2007

PUBLICATIONS

Banerjee I, Shevlin M, Taranissi M, Grudzinskas G, Abdulla S, Ozturk O, Barnes J and Sutcliffe A. Health of Children conceived after Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: a preliminary outcome study Reprod Biomed Online 2008 16 (3) 376-381

Sahu B, Ozturk O, Deo N, Fordham K, Ranierri M, Serhal P. Response to controlled ovarian stimulation and oocyte quality in women with myotonic dystrophy type I. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2008 Jan; 25(1):1-5.

Sahu B, Ozturk O, Ranierri M, Serhal P. Comparison of oocyte quality and intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome in women with isolated polycystic ovaries or polycystic ovarian syndrome. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2007 Sep 25 [E-pub ahead of print]

Appasamy M, Muttukrishna S, Pizzey AR, Ozturk O, Groome NP, Serhal P, Jauniaux E. Relationship between male reproductive hormones, sperm DNA damage and markers of oxidative stress in infertility. Reprod Biomed Online. 2007 Feb;14(2):159-65.

Sharma S, El-Refaey H, Mitchel H, Ozturk O, Rodeck C. Mifepristone vaginally in an early medical abortion regimen: a pilot study. Contraception. 2006 Mar; 73(3): 261-264.

Bahadur G, Ozturk O, Wafa R, Muneer A, Ralph D, Minhas S. Posttreatment azoospermia in cancer patients is subgroup dependent. Fertil Steril. 2006 Feb; 85 (2): 531-533.

Bahadur G, Ozturk O, Muneer A, Wafa R, Ashraf A, Jaman N, Patel S, Oyede AW, Ralph DJ. Semen quality before and after gonadotoxic treatment. Hum Reprod. 2005; 20(3):774-81.

Ozturk O, Saridogan E, Jauniaux E. Drug intervention in early pregnancy after assisted reproductive technology. Reprod Biomed Online. 2004 Oct;9(4):452-65.

Pandian Z, Bhattacharya S, Ozturk O, Serour G, Templeton A. Number of embryos for transfer following in-vitro fertilisation or intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004 Oct 18(4):CD003416.

Ozturk O, Bhattacharya S, Saridogan E, Jauniaux E, Templeton A. Role of utero-ovarian vascular impedance: predictor of ongoing pregnancy in an IVF-embryo transfer programme. Reprod Biomed Online. 2004 Sep;9(3):299-305.

Ozturk O, Bhattacharya S, Serour G, Templeton A. Number of embryos for embryo transfer following in-vitro fertilisation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment. Protocol for a Cochrane Review. In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software.

Ozturk O, Greaves M, Templeton A. Aspirin dilemma. Remodelling the hypothesis from a fertility perspective. Hum Reprod. 2002 May;17(5):1146-8.

Ozturk O, Templeton A. In-vitro fertilisation and risk of multiple pregnancy.

Lancet. 2002 Jan 19;359(9302):232.

Ozturk O, Armstrong K, Bhattacharya S, Templeton A. Fetal antecedents of male factor sub-fertility: how important is the birth weight? Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2238-2241

Ozturk O, Bhattacharya S, Templeton A. Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: Evaluation and implementation of new strategies. Hum Reprod 2001; 16: 1319-1321.

Kalsi JS, Bahadur G, Muneer A, Ozturk O, Christopher N, Ralph DJ, Minhas S. Novel PDE5 inhibitors for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. Reprod Biomed Online. 2003 Oct-Nov;7(4):456-61.

Kiserud T, Jauniaux E, West D, Ozturk O, Hanson MA. Circulatory responses to maternal hyperoxaemia and hypoxaemia assessed non-invasively in fetal sheep at 0.3-0.5 gestation in acute experiments. Br J Obstet Gynaecol April 2001; 108: 1-6.

Ozturk O, Gazvani R. Large loop excision of transformation zone: An out patient procedure. Turk J Med Sci, 2001; 31: 435-438

Jauniaux E, Kiserud T, Ozturk O, West D, Hanson MA. Amniotic gas values and acid-base status during acute maternal hyperoxemia and hypoxemia in the early fetal sheep. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 3:661-5.

Jauniaux E, Watson A, Ozturk O, Quick D, Burton G. In-vivo measurement of intrauterine gases and acid-base values in human pregnancy. Hum Reprod 1999;11:2901-4.

Ozturk O, Preiser W, Brink NS. Hepatitis C infection in pregnancy. Current Medical Literature. Gynaecology & Obstetrics. 1998; 4(2): 35-39.

Ozturk O, Dabakoglu T. The acute puerperal uterine inversion. Case presentation and literature review. Medical Network Clinical Science Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1995; 1(5): 31

In submission

Testicular vs epididymal spermatozoa in ICSI treatment cycles (HR)

Prognostic role of tissue perfusion in fresh IVF/ICSI treatment cycles (HR)

Prognostic role of tissue perfusion in frozen-thawed embryo placement cycles (HR)

In preparation

Prediction of spontaneous first trimester miscarriages in women with diminished ovarian reserve.

INVITED LECTURES

Prognostic Role of Tissue Perfusion in ART: VEGF(R) and Dopler, 2nd Annual Meeting, UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health, london. Aralık 2006.

Factors Affecting the Outcome of IVF Cycles, 1st Annual Meeting, UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health, london. Aralık 2005.

IVF Pregnancies and Drug Interventions, 6th International Symposium on Preimplantation, London. Mayıs 2005.

ORAL and POSTER PRESENTATION

Value of Ovarian Scoring in the Outcome of Assisted Conception

Poster Presentation

British International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4-6 July 2007

Role of ovarian reserve tests in predicting pregnancy loss in pregnancies following In Vitro fertilisation Poster Presentation 3rd Annual Meeting of IoWH 7 December 2007

Comparison Of Oocyte Quality And Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcome In Women With Isolated Polycystic Ovaries Or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Poster Presentation 3rd Annual Meeting of IoWH 7 December 2007

An experience with Blastocyst Transfer Oral Presentation, 2nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women's Health, UCL, 8 December 2006

Prognostic Role of VEGF and sVEGFR in Assisted Conception Oral Presentation, 2nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women's Health, UCL 8 December 2006

Factors affecting the Outcome of IUI Poster presentation, 2nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women's Health, UCL 8 December 2006

3906 Cycles of Super ovulation IUI: When is super ovulation is Super ovulation?

Poster presentation, 2nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women's Health, UCL 8 December 2006

ICSI Outcome with Surgically Retrieved Spermatozoa Poster presentation, 2nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women's Health, UCL 8 December 2006

Evaluation of a Scoring System for Ovarian Reserve Poster presentation, 2nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women's Health, UCL 8 December 2006

Sperm DNA damage and its relationship with seminal antioxidant capacity, semen parameters and the outcome of assisted reproductive cycles Oral presentation, Royal Society of Medicine, Obsteric and Gynaecology Section Registrars’ Prize Meeting (Second Prize) 17 February 2006

Ovarian reserve as a tool for predicting multiple pregnancy rates.

Poster presentation, Royal Society of Medicine, Obsteric and Gynaecology Section Registrars’ Prize Meeting 17 February 2006

Saline hystero-contrast sonography as a screening tool for intrauterine pathology in IVF patients Oral presentation, 1st Annual Meeting Institute for Women’s Health, 2 December 2005 and Poster presentation, International Congress of Gynaecological Imaging, RCOG, 15-17 December 2005

GIFT as an alternative treatment for patients with reduced ovarian reserve

Poster presentation, 1st Annual Meeting Institute for Women’s Health, 2 December 2005

Consumer evaluation of the infertility services

Poster presentation, 30th British congress of obstetrics and gynecology

7 July 2004

Role of tissue perfusion in fertility treatment

Poster presentation, 30th British congress of obstetrics and gynecology

7 July 2004

Laparoscopic technique for oophoropexy and ovarian tissue biopsy for cryopreservation to conserve ovarian function prior to lumbo-sacral irradiation. Poster presentation.

2002

Predictive role of utero-ovarian vascular impedance in assisted conception.

Poster presentation in the Registrar’s Prize Meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine.

16 February 2001

Low dose aspirin co-treatment in IVF protocols.

Oral presentation in the North-eastern Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society Annual Meeting, 2 June 2000.

Clinical and embryological factors with prognostic significance in IVF treatment.

Poster presentation in the North-eastern Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society Annual Meeting.

2 June 2000.

Intra-amniotic infection in preterm premature rupture of membranes: The diagnostic procedures and their correlation with maternal and neonatal infection.

Book of Abstracts of the First World Congress on Labor and Delivery, Jerusalem, Israel.

1994.

Value of interval period for the mother and the neonate in preterm premature rupture of membranes: The effect of the antibiotic use on the interval period.

Book of Abstracts of the First World Congress on Labour and Delivery, Jerusalem, Israel.

1994.

Steroid and antibiotic use in preterm premature rupture of membranes: What are the risks and benefits for the mother and the neonate.

Book of Abstracts of the First World Congress on Labour and Delivery, Jerusalem, Israel.

1994.

The importance of NST, fetal breathing movement and amniotic fluid index in the clinical follow up of the preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Book of Abstracts of the First World Congress on Labor and Delivery, Jerusalem, Israel.

1994.

CHAPTERS In BOOKS

Ozturk O, Templeton A. Multiple Pregnancies in Assisted Conception. WHO Technical Series, WHO, 2001.

Gazvani MR, Ozturk O, Templeton A. Care of the infertile couple. Reproductive Medicine in the Twenty-first Century. Parthnon Publishing, 2002, pp107-122.

Turkish Translation: Cagdas Obstetrik and Jinekoloji Teshis ve Tedavi. A Lange Medical Book. Ed: M L Pernoll.. Bars Kitapevi, Istanbul, 1994, pp: 143-164.

ABSTRACTS

Ozturk O, Bhattacharya S, Hamilton M, Templeton A. Predictive role of Utero-ovarian vascular impedance in assisted conception. 17th Annual Meeting of ESHRE, Lausanne, 2001.

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Cadaver Dissection Workshop for Gynae-oncologist

London

26-28 March 2007

Northwick Park Microsurgery Workshop

London

11-15 November 2002

Advanced Laparoscopic Gynaecology Course

29 October – 1 November 2002

European Surgical Institute, Hamburg

MEETINGS ATTENDED

3rd Annual Meeting Institute for Women’s Health, 7 December 2007

2 nd Annual Meeting Institute for Women’s Health, 7 December 2006

The Inaugural Stirmas Christmas Meeting on “Recurrent Miscarriage and IVF, and Stem Cells-Where are we now?", Roben's Suite, Guy's Hospital Tower, 7 December 2006. 1st Annual Meeting Institute for Women’s Health, 2 December 2005

13th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization Assisted Reproduction & Genetics Istanbul, Turkey, 26-29 MAY 2005 6th International Symposium on Preimplantation, 19-21 May 2005

Natural Killer Cells and Reproduction Meeting, Guy’s Hospital, 10 September 2004