Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Akbaş

Education

Medical education

Hacettepe University, School of Medicine (English),Ankara,Turkey. 2000 - 2006

Residency

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine,Istanbul,Turkey.2006 - 2011

Subspecialty Fellowship

Division of Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Manisa Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa,Turkey.2016-2019

Qualifications

Medical Doctor - June 2006

Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist - February 2012

Perinatology Specialist - November 2019

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - November 2020

Language proficiency

Turkish: Native proficiency

English: Full professional proficiency

Practice experience

Compulsory Public Service as an Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist

Ağrı Public Hospital, Ağrı, Turkey.

May 2012 – January 2014

Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist

Okmeydani  Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

January 2014 - September 2016

Compulsory Public Service as a Perinatology Specialist

Manisa City Hospital, Manisa, Turkey.

January 2020 – September 2021

Private practise, İzmir, Turkey

February 2022 -

Memberships

Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TJOD), Turkey

Society of Specialists in Perinatology (PUDER), Turkey

Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Perinatology Society of Turkey (TMFTP), Turkey

Aegean Perinatology Association, Turkey

Perinatology and High Risk Pregnancy Association (PERIDER), Founding member , Turkey

Awards

Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Rising Star Award. 2019

Certifications

Clinician Training on Emergency Obstetric Care

Public Health Institution of Turkey, Ankara. 2014

Neonatal Resuscitation Program Practitioner Training

Manisa Provincial Health Directorate, Manisa. 2019

Peer- reviewed articles

1. Özalp M, Akbaş H, Kızılırmak R, Albayrak M, Yaman H, Akbaş M, Aran T, Osmanağaoğlu MA. Maternal serum sortilin levels in gestational diabetes mellitus. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2021 Oct;37(10):941-944.doi: 10.1080/09513590.2021.1972966.

1. Özalp M, Demir Ö, Özbay G, Akbaş M, Aran T, Osmanağaoğlu MA.  The utility of foetal splenic artery Doppler measurement in the diagnosis of late-onset foetal growth restriction. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Jul;42(5):1179-1185. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2028276.
2. Akbas M, Koyuncu FM, Artunc-Ulkumen B, Akbas G. The relation between second-trimester placental elasticity and poor obstetric outcomes in low-risk pregnancies.  J Perinat Med. 2021 May;49(4):468-473doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0464.

1. Akbas M, Koyuncu FM, Bülbül Y, Artunc-Ulkumen B, Çetin A. The impact of invasive prenatal testing on anxiety and sleep quality in pregnant women with a screen-positive result for aneuploidy. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2021 Mar;42(1):15-21 doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2019.1708320.
2. Akbas M, Koyuncu FM. The Utility of myometrial and cervical ultrasound shear wave elastography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 Sep;46(9):2215-2221. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.04.035.
3. Akbas M, Koyncu FM, Erenel H, Ülkümen BA, Oludağ T. The relationship between placental elasticity and prenatal serum screening markers and Doppler indices. East J Med 2020 25(2):184-190. doi: 10.5505/ejm.2020.29981.
4. Akbas M, Koyuncu FM, Artunc-Ulkumen B, Taneli F, Ozdemir H. Maternal serum perlecan levels in women with preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy.2020 Feb; 39(1):70-76. doi: 10.1080/10641955.2019.1711390.
5. Akbaş M, Koyuncu FM, Artunç Ülkümen B, Taneli F, Özdemir H. Maternal serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 as a marker in pregnancies with antenatal hydronephrosis: a preliminary and descriptive study. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. 2020 Mar; 21(1): 41–45.doi:10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0101.

1. Akbas M, Koyuncu FM. Evaluation of maternal renal cortical elasticity in pregnancies with early- and late-onset preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Apr;33(8):1434-1440. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1671347.
2. Akbas M, Koyuncu FM, Artunç-Ulkumen B. Placental elasticity assessment by point shear wave elastography in pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction. J Perinat Med. 2019 Oct 25;47(8):841-846. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2019-0238.
3. Akbas M, Koltan SO, Koyuncu FM, Artunc Ulkumen B, Taneli F, Ozdemir H. Decreased maternal serum cortistatin levels in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med.  2020 Apr;33(7):1239-1244.  doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1627321.
4. Akbas M, Birge O, Arslan D, Ozbey EG. Opinions of university students about female genital mutilation in Sudan. East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Jun 4;25(4):225-229. doi: 10.26719/emhj.18.033.
5. Akbas M, Mumtaz Koyuncu F, Oludag Mete T, Taneli F, Ozdemir H, Yilmaz O. Serum levels of spexin are increased in the third trimester pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2019 Dec;35(12):1050-1053.  doi: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1616690. 
6. Akbas M, Mihmanli V, Bulut B, Temel Yuksel I, Karahisar G, Demirayak G. Myomectomy for intramural fibroids during caesarean section: A therapeutic dilemma.  J Obstet Gynaecol. 2017 Feb;37(2):141-145.doi: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1229272.

1. Birge Ö, Akbaş M, Özbey EG, Adıyeke M. Clitoral keloids after female genital mutilation/cutting.  Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep;13(3):154-157. doi: 10.4274/tjod.32067.
2. Demirayak G, Kılık T, Çetinkata FN, Bulut B, Akbaş M, Kılınç A, Kılıç BŞ, Şahin O, Kılıçkaya A, Mihmanlı V. Laparoskopik histerektomi deneyimlerimiz. Okmeydanı Tıp Dergisi 2016; 32(4): 198 – 203.
3. Akbas M, Mihmanli V, Pektaş A, Pasmakoglu E, Sisman S. Sezaryen Skarında İnsizyonel Endometriozis: İki Olgunun Sunumu ve Literatürün Gözden Geçirilmesi. Okmeydanı Tıp Dergisi 2015; 31(3):161-163.
4. Akbaş M, Omeroğlu I, Birge O. Spontaneous uterine rupture with retroperitoneal hematoma in the first trimester: Case report. Turkiye Klinikleri J Gynecol Obst 2015;25(3). doi:10.5336/gynobstet.2014-39032.
5. Akbaş M, Şen C, Calay Z. Correlation between first and second trimester uterine artery Doppler velocimetry and placental bed histopathology. Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Jul 13;2014:890534. doi: 10.1155/2014/890534.
6. Uludag S, Guralp O, Akbas M, Aydin Y, Sen C, Uludag S. Bladder exstrophy. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2012 Aug;31(4):225-9. doi: 10.3109/15513815.2011.650286.
7. Cift T, Aydogan B, Akbaş M, Aydın B, Demirkiran F, Bakkaloglu DV, Ilvan S. Case report: gastric carcinoma diagnosed at the second trimester of pregnancy. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011:532854. doi: 10.1155/2011/532854.
8. Çamur D, Vaizoğlu SA, Akbaş M, Başaran D, Batmaz AG, Bilgin E, Bulam MH. Oyuncak alıcı ve satıcılarının oyuncak güvenliği ve yönetmeliği konusundaki bilgi düzeyleri. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2008; 51: 31-38.