Associate Professor Birgül Karaaslan, M.D.

Career Summary:

• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Pendik Training and Research Hospital / 2006-2019 (Residency Training)
• Şanlıurfa Balıklıgöl State Hospital and Şanlıurfa Children's Hospital / 2012-2014 (Specialist Physician)
• Istanbul Esenler Maternity and Children's Hospital / 2014 (Specialist Physician)
• Istanbul Medipol Mega University, Nisa Hospital / 2015 (Specialist Physician)
• University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital / 2015-2020 (Specialist Physician)
• University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Training and Research Hospital / 2020-2024 (Specialist Physician)
• University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Training and Research Hospital / 2024 -2026 (Associate Professor, MD)

Fields of Study:

• Pediatric urology – my primary field of interest
• Posterior urethral valves and vesicoureteral reflux
• Hypospadias surgery
• Antenatal hydronephrosis
• Bladder diverticula
• Undescended testis, inguinal hernia, and hydrocele
• Varicocele surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic surgery)
• Ovarian torsion, ovarian cysts, and pediatric adnexal pathologies
• Hirschsprung disease
• Anorectal malformations
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernias
• Pancreatic diseases, cysts, and tumors in children
• Splenic cysts
• Hepatobiliary surgery and choledochal cysts
• Biliary atresia
• Childhood tumors, including Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma
• Pediatric thoracic surgery and bronchoscopy
• Congenital anomalies

Professional Publications:

• Recurrent Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gürsu Kıyan, Birgül Karaaslan, Halil Tuğtepe, Tolga E. Dağlı, Journal of Pediatric Surgery 23(3):104-109
• Increasing the reliability of the grading system for voiding cystourethrograms using ultrasonography: an inter-rater comparison, S Ozaydin, S Celebi, I Caymaz, C Besik, B Karaaslan, O Kuzdan, ...Nephro-urology monthly 8 (5)
• Penetrating injury caused by a long iron bar: A case report, S Ozaydin, A Gulleroglu, B Karaaslan, S Celebi, C Besik, MK Toker, ...Northern clinics of Istanbul 5 (1), 75
• Unusual presentation of duplex kidneys: ureteropelvic junction obstruction, C Başdaş, S Çelebi, S Özaydın, B Karaaslan, ER Alim, Ü Güvenç, ...Advances in urology
• Meckel Diverticulum in Childhood: 30 Years of Experience, S Çelebi, S Özaydın, C Başdaş, B Karaaslan, Ü Güvenç, ER Alim, Journal of Pediatric Surgery 30 (3), 128-132
• Formed of ingested foreign bodies Gastrointestinal Surgery Problems, Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Journal, Seyithan Özaydın,Meltem Erol,Suleyman Celebi,Cemile Başdaş,Ünal Güvenç,Birgül Karaaslan,Serdar Sander
• The Effect of Technical Problems on the Operation Process in Pediatric Laparoscopy, MÖ Kuzdan, R Alim, B Karaaslan, S Çelebi…Şişli Etfal Hospital
• Giant Infantile Hepatic Hemangioma: Case Report and Surgical Technique, MÖ Kuzdan, A Alim, R Alim, S Çelebi, S Özaydın, B Karaaslan, C Beşik The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital 54 (1), 108
• Wilms Tumor: Review of the Current Literature with 32 Years of Experience of a Single Center, Seyithan Özaydın, Birgül Karaaslan, University of Health Sciences, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul, Türkiye DOI: 10.4274/iksstd.2021.81557
• THE EFFECT of PENIL LENGTH TO THE SURGICAL RESULTS OF HYPOSPADIAS REPAIRED USING THE SNODGRASS TECHNIQUE, Dr. Birgül Karaaslan, Dr. Mehmet Özgür Kuzdan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Çelebi, Prof. Dr. Halil Tuğtepe, International Anatolia Academic Online Journal Health Sciences, Year 2021, Volume 7, Issue 2, 29-41, 30.08.2021
• Shift towards minimally invasive surgery of adnexal pathologies in children: A predictive model study, European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences 2023; 27: 9880-9886, DOI:10.26355/eurrev_202310_34165,  Birgül Karaaslan
• Direct bilirubin to lymphocyte ratio can discriminate acute appendicitis and ovarian torsion: A comparative study , European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences 2023; 27: 9809-9814 , Dr. Birgül Karaaslan, Dr. Mehmet Özgür Kuzdan
• Could the percutaneous intracorporeal ring suturing method be the primary surgical option for the treatment of Morgagni hernia in children? 10.3306/AJHS.2023.38.05.103 ,Birgül Karaaslan 
• Predictor of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis: A regression analysis,Experimental Biomedical Research, Vol.7, Issue 1, pp. 39-48, Birgül Karaaslan, Mehmet O. Kuzdan, Mehmet Yazıcı
• Clinical and urodynamics outcomes in pediatric primary bladder diverticula: a comparative study CIRUGIA Y CIRUJANOS (ENG) ,Cir Cir (Eng). 2024;92(1):77-81 
  Birgül Karaaslan, Mehmet O. Kuzdan
• Indocyanine Green (ICG)-Guided Laparoscopic Palomo Varicocelectomy, Mustafa Azizoğlu,Secil Yüksel, Beril Kayrancıoğlu,Esra Karakas,Birgul Karaaslan,Fatma Sarac, PMID:39765366, DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162134

Book Chapters:

• “Management of the Surgical Intervention Process in Children,” 2021.
• Baş A, Karaaslan B. “Surgical Diseases of the Pancreas in Children.” In: Pancreatic Diseases in Childhood. Türkiye Klinikleri, 2025; pp. 114–118. [In Turkish]

Magazine:

• European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
• Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• Cirugía y Cirujanos
• Experimental Biomedical Research
• Nephro-Urology Monthly
• Advances in Urology
• Northern Clinics of Istanbul
• The Medical Bulletin of Şişli Etfal Hospital
• International Anatolia Academic Online Journal Health Sciences

Events:

• 2026 Child-Friendly Congress, Istanbul – Session Chair
• 7th International Congress on Medical and Health Sciences Research – Oral Presentation
• 6th International Congress on Medical and Health Sciences Research
• 42nd National Congress of Pediatric Surgery – Oral Presentation
• 36th National Congress of Pediatric Surgery – Oral Presentation
• Asian Society for Pediatric Urology & World Federation of Societies for Paediatric Urology Joint Meeting – Scientific Presentations
• Participation in educational activities, congresses, symposia, and courses in pediatric surgery and pediatric urology

Certificates:

• Pediatric Thoracic Surgery Course – İnönü University, Malatya, 2009
• Pediatric Urology Course – Istanbul Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, 2011
• Pediatric Surgical Endoscopy Course – İzmir, 2019
• 7th International Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
• 6th International Congress on Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2021
• Symposium on Urinary Incontinence in Children, Istanbul, 2011
• Asian Society for Paediatric Urology VIIth Biannual Meeting & Global Plenum on Paediatric Urology
• 27th National Congress of Pediatric Surgery
• Symposium on Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition in Children
• Laboratory Animal Use Certification Training
• Basic First Aid and Occupational Health Training
• Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons Pediatric Urology Course
• Basic Training Courses I and II for Residents

Actively Performed Professional Duties

• Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery
• Clinical patient management and surgical procedures in pediatric surgery
• Teaching and training of residents and specialist physicians
• Scientific research and publication activities
• Thesis supervision
• Supervision of the ongoing thesis entitled “Establishment of an Experimental Model of Hirschsprung Disease Using Benzalkonium Chloride and Functional,
• Radiological, and Histological Confirmation of the Disease Model,” initiated in 2026

Memberships:

• Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons
• Istanbul Medical Chamber