Associate Professor Osman Elbek, M.D.

Career Summary:

• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, Samandağı State Hospital and No. 1 Health Center / General Practitioner / 1993 – 1995
• Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases / Research Assistant / 1995 – 2000
• Eskişehir Red Crescent Dispensary / Specialist Physician / 2000 – 2001
• Gaziantep Social Security Regional Hospital / Specialist Physician / 2001 – 2004
• Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases / Assistant Professor / 2004 – 2009
• Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases / Assistant Professor / 2009 – 2012
• Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases / Associate Professor / 2012 – 2016
• Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases / Associate Professor / 2016 – 2022
• İstanbul Bilim University / Professor / 2018 – 2018
• Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Associate Professor / 2022 – 2026
• Yeditepe University Hospitals / Associate Professor / 2026 – present

Areas Of Interest:

• Tobacco Control
• Social Determinants of Health
• Medical Humanities

Books:

Authored the following book:

• Author of The Social Condition of Health (2019, Notabene Publishing)

Contributed chapters to the following books:

• The Masks Dropped by the Pandemic: An Accounting of the COVID-19 Outbreak (2021, İletişim Publishing).
• Health, Politics, and Market in Turkey (2015, Notabene Publishing)
• Capitalism Is Harmful to Health (2013, Hayykitap)
• This Is Not Medicine (2012, İthaki Publishing)
• Neoliberalism and Privacy (2011, Metis Publishing).

Book Chapters:

• Poverty and Health (Ill-Health), “Poverty and Lung Diseases for Clinicians,” Toraks Books, 2026
• How to Prevent Violence in Healthcare, “Specialization under Difficult Conditions: Personnel Rights in Chest Diseases,” Toraks Books, 2026
• The Future of Medicine and Chest Diseases, “Chest Diseases: A Reference from Fundamentals to Current Practice,” Toraks Books, 2025
• Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Early Diagnosis and Staging, “Current Molecular Applications in Lung Cancer,” Türkiye Klinikleri, 2024
• Are We Successful in National Tobacco Control: “Collapse in Leadership,” “Tobacco Control in All Aspects,” Türkiye Klinikleri, 2024
• Socioeconomic Inequalities and Tobacco Use, “Current Threats in Tobacco Control – Toraks Book,” Toraks Books, 2022
• National Tobacco Data, “Current Threats in Tobacco Control,” Toraks Books, 2022
• The Ethico-Politics of Healthcare Workers’ Rights during the Pandemic, “The Ethics of Those Who Resist in Healthcare,” Hipokrat Publishing, 2021
• LGBTI+ and the COVID-19 Pandemic, “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Social Determinants of Health,” TTD COVID-19 e-Book, 2020
• The COVID-19 Pandemic Threatening the Prison Population, “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Social Determinants of Health,” TTD COVID-19 e-Book, 2020
• The Values of the Turkish Thoracic Society and Its Distinct Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic, “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Social Determinants of Health,” TTD COVID-19 e-Book, 2020
• COVID-19 Caused by SARS-CoV-2: Questions and Answers, TTD Respiratory Infections Working Group Book, 2020
• COVID-19 Data as a “State Secret,” “Personal Health Data IV. National Congress Book,” 2020

Professional Awards:

• Turkish Thoracic Society National Lung Health Award, 2026
• Turkish Thoracic Society Tobacco Control Working Group Oral Presentation First Prize, 2025
• Turkish Thoracic Society Environmental Issues Working Group Oral Presentation Third Prize, 2025
• Turkish Thoracic Society Tobacco Control Working Group Oral Presentation First Prize, 2024
• Turkish Thoracic Society Health Policies Working Group Oral Presentation First Prize, 2024
• Turkish Thoracic Society Dr. Hafız Cemal Foundation Sarıay Oral Presentation Third Prize, 2024
• Turkish Thoracic Society Health Policies Working Group Oral Presentation Third Prize, 2024
• Turkish Thoracic Society Health Policies Working Group Oral Presentation First Prize, 2023
• Turkish Thoracic Society Tobacco Control Working Group Oral Presentation Award, 2021
• Turkish Thoracic Society Health Policies Working Group Oral Presentation Award, 2021
• Turkish Thoracic Society 2016 Overseas Publication Third Prize, 2016
• Turkish Thoracic Society Tobacco Control Working Group Poster Presentation Award, 2016
• Turkish Thoracic Society Promising Research Award, 2013
• Turkish Thoracic Society Lokman Hekim Foundation Sarıay Presentation First Prize, 2012

Certificates:

• Turkish Thoracic Society Smoking Cessation Training Platform Certificate
• Turkish Thoracic Society SÖZ Project Train-the-Trainers Course Certificate
• The ILO National Training Workshop on Prevention of Pneumoconiosis Certificate

Memberships And Associations:

• European Respiratory Society
• Human Health and Education Foundation
• Health Institute Association 
• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Thoracic Society