Taner Yavuz, MD

Professor of Pediatric Cardiology

Speciality: Pediatric Cardiology

Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology,

Faculty of Medicine, Okan University, Istanbul

Areas of Expertise

Pediatric Cardiology & Pediatric 

Education & Training

Graduation:

1983-1989

• MD | Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul

Post-Graduation:

1995-1999

• Pediatrics | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul

2003-2006

• Pediatric Cardiolog | Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul

Board Certification:

• Pediatric Cardiology
• General Pediatrics

Residency:

• Pediatrics | Istanbul Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul

Fellowship:

• Pediatric Cardiology | Istanbul Medical Faculty Hospital, Istanbul

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• A1. Yavuz, T., A. Akcay, R. E. Omeroglu, R. Bundak ve M. Sukur, “Ultrasonic Evaluation of Early Atherosclerosis in Children and Adolescent with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus”, J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 15, 1131-1136 (2002).
• A2. Akcay, A., T. Yavuz, S. Semiz, R. Bundak ve M. Demirdoven, “Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1 and Respiratory Distress Syndrome”, J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 15, 1557-1561 (2002).
• A3. Yavuz, T., A. H. Parlak ve K. Kocabay, “Varicella Complicated by Scarlet Fever”, Indian Pediatr, 40, 1002-1004 (2003).
• A4. Yavuz, O., T. Yavuz, C. Kahraman, N. Yesildal ve R. Bundak, “The Relationship Between Iron Status and Thyroid Hormones in Adolescents Living in an Iodine Deficient Area”, J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 17, 1443-1449 (2004).
• A5. Ozturk, C. E., I. Sahin, T. Yavuz, A. Ozturk, M. Akgunoglu ve D. Kaya, “Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children in Post-Disaster Situations Years After Earthquake”, Pediatr Int, 46, 656-662 (2004).
• A6. Ozturk, C. E., T. Yavuz, D. Kaya ve M. Yucel, “The Rate of Asymptomatic Throat Carriage of Group A Streptococcus in School Children and Associated ASO Titers in Duzce, Turkey”, Jpn J Infect Dis, 57, 271-272 (2004).
• A7. Parlak, A. H., S. Koybasi, T. Yavuz, N. Yesildal, H. Anul, I. Aydogan, R. Cetinkaya ve A. Kavak, “Prevalence of Oral Lesions in 13- to 16-Year-Old Students in Duzce, Turkey”, Oral Dis, 12, 553-558 (2006).
• A8. Yavuz, T., O. Yavuz, I. Ozdemir ve Y. Afsar, “Cord Blood Lipoprotein Profile After Magnesium Sulphate Treatment in Pre-Eclamptic Patients”, Acta Paediatr, 95, 1224-1227 (2006).
• A9. Akcay, A., S. U. Baysal ve T. Yavuz, “Factors Influencing Outcome of Inpatient Pediatric Resuscitation”, Turk J Pediatr, 48, 313-322 (2006).
• A10. Ozturk, A., F. Demirci, T. Yavuz, S. Yildiz, Y. Degirmenci, M. Dosoglu ve Y. Avsar, “Antenatal and Delivery Risk Factors and Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in Duzce (Turkey)”, Brain Dev, 29, 39-42 (2007).
• A11. Yavuz, T., K. Nisli, C. Yilmaz ve A. Dindar, “Large Pleural Effusion Necessitates Chest-Tube Drainage in a Patient with Kawasaki Disease”, J Paediatr Child Health, 43, 191-192 (2007).
• A12. Nişli, K., U. Aydoğan, T. Yavuz ve M. Sezer, “Stenting the arterial duct and atrial balloon septoplasty in one performance”, Anadolu Kardiyol Derg, 7, 233-234 (2007). Turkish
• A13. Kaya, A. D., C. E. Ozturk, T. Yavuz, C. Ozaydin ve T. Bahcebasi, “Changing patterns of hepatitis A and E sero-prevalences in children after the 1999 earthquakes in Duzce, Turkey”, J Paediatr Child Health, 44, 205-207 (2008).
• A14. Yavuz, T., K. Nisli, N. Oner, A. Dindar, U. Aydogan, R. E. Omeroglu ve T. Ertugrul, “The effects of surgical repair on P-wave dispersion in children with secundum atrial septal defect”, Adv Ther, 25, 795-800 (2008).
• A15. Kaya, A. D., E. Gencay, C. E. Ozturk ve T. Yavuz, “Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children in Northwest Region of Turkey: Relationship with Iron Deficiency Anemia”, J Trop Pediatr, 54, 353-354 (2008).
• A16. Yavuz, T., K. Nisli, N. Oner, A. Dindar, U. Aydogan, R. E. Omeroglu ve T. Ertugrul, “Long term follow-up results of 139 Turkish children and adolescents with rheumatic heart disease”, Eur J Pediatr, 167, 1321-1326 (2008).
• A17. Ermis, B., N. Oztas, M. Yildirim, M. Hosnuter ve T. Yavuz, “Pulmonary hypoplasia in a newborn with Goldenhar syndrome”, J Pediatr, 156, 161 (2010).
• A18. Nisli, K., T. Yavuz, N. Oner, Z. Salcioglu, Z. Karakas, A. Dindar, U. Aydogan, R. Eker ve T. Ertugrul, “Electrocardiographic markers for the early detection of cardiac disease in patients with beta-thalassemia major”, J Pediatr (Rio J), 86, 159-162 (2010).
• A19. Yavuz, T., K. Nişli, N. Öner, T. Ertuğrul, Z. Şalcıoğlu, G. Aydoğan, Z. Karakaş, Ü. Aydoğan, A. Dindar ve R. E. Ömeroğlu, “Assessment of diastolic function in children and adolescents with beta-thalassemia major by tissue Doppler imaging”, Turk Arch Ped, 46, 26-32 (2011).
• A20. Öner, C. N., R. E. Ömeroğlu, K. Nişli, T. Yavuz, H. Bornaun, Ü. Türkoğlu, Ü. Aydoğan, A. Dindar ve T. Ertuğrul, “Endothel function and thrombotic system evaluation of children whose parents had early onset coronary heart disease”, Turk Arch Ped, 46, 20-25 (2011).
• A21. Ermiş, B., M. A. Cil, M. Hosnuter, T. Yavuz, “Visual diagnosis: fused eyelids in a preterm baby”, Neoreviews, 12, pp. e183, (2011).(doi: 10.1542/neo.12-3-e183)
• A22. Atasoy, H. I., T. Yavuz, S. Altunrende, M. Guven, A. Kılıcgun, O. Polat, E. Yesiller ve S. Duzenli, “A unique case of right-sided Poland syndrome with true dextrocardia and total situs inversus”, Eur J Pediatr, 172, 269-272 (2013).
• A23. Yavuz, T., O. Uzun, A. Macit, C. Comunoglu, O. Yavuz, C. Silan, H. Yuksel ve H. A. Yildirim, “Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate attenuates the development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension”, Pathol Res Pract, 209, 302-308 (2013).
• A24. Atasoy, H. I., E. Tug, T. Yavuz ve N. Cine, “Unique variant of Adams-Oliver syndrome with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart block”, Pediatr Int, 55, 508-512 (2013).
• A25. Celtik, C., O. Durmaz, N. Oner, T. Yavuz, S. Gökce, A. Aydogan, K. Nisli, H. H. Emiroglu, R. E. Omeroglu ve S. Sökücü, “Investigation of cardiomyopathy in children with cirrhotic and noncirrhotic portal hypertension”, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 60, 177-181 (2015).
• A26. Emre-Yavuz D., U. Karabacak, T. Yavuz ve Y. I. Ayhan, “Applying manual pressure before benzathine penicillin injection for rheumatic fever prophylaxis reduces pain in children”, Pain Manag Nurs, 16, 328-335 (2015).
• A27. Topcuoglu, S., G. Karatekin, T. Yavuz, D. Arman, A. Kaya, T. Gursoy ve F. Ovalı, “The relationship between the oxidative stress and the cardiac hypertrophy in infants of diabetic mothers”, Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 109, 104-109 (2015).
• A28. Serce Pehlevan, O., G. Karatekin, V. Koksal, D. Benzer, T. Gursoy T, T. Yavuz ve F. Ovali, “Association of vitamin D binding protein polymorphisms with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a case-control study of gc globulin and bronchopulmonary dysplasia”, J Perinatol, 35, 763-767 (2015).
• A29. Göksu Çetinkaya A. P., T. Yavuz ve G. Karatekin, “Eustachian valve fungal endocarditis in neonate”, J Case Reports, 5, 532-534 (2015).
• A30. Demirci O., T. Yavuz, R. Arisoy, O. Pekin, H. Acar, H. Aydin, A. Cetinkaya, A. Karaman, E. Erdoğdu ve P. Kumru, “Agenesis of the ductus venosus–a case with Noonan syndrome”, Genet Couns, 26, 373-376 (2015). (letter)
• A31. Akar S., N. Karadag, T. Gokmen Yildirim, H. H. Toptan, E. Dincer, A. Tuten, T. Yavuz, S. Topcuoglu, H. O. Karatepe, E. Ozalkaya, G. Karatekin ve F. Ovali, “Does platelet mass influence the effectiveness of ibuprofen treatment for patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants?”, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 3,1-4 (2016).
• A32. Aykanat A., T. Yavuz, E. Özalkaya, S. Topçuoğlu, F. Ovalı ve G. Karatekin, “Long-term prostaglandin E1 infusion for newborns with critical congenital heart disease”, Pediatr Cardiol, 37, 131-134 (2016).
• A33. Sancak, S., T. Gokmen Yildirim, S. Topcuoglu, T. Yavuz, G. Karatekin ve F. Ovali, “Oral versus intravenous paracetamol: which is better in closure of patent ductus arterious in very low birth weight infants?”, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 29, 135-139 (2016).
•  A34. Murat, G., T. Yavuz, G. Celik ve G. Uludag, “Persistence of retinopathy of prematurity in an Infant with tetralogy of Fallot”, Case Reports in Pediatrics, Article ID 7070316 (2016).