Prof. Dr. Alaattin Yıldız

Education

• Professor of Nephrology (2003–present)
  Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Department of Nephrology

• Associate Professor of Nephrology (1996–2003)
  Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Department of Nephrology

• Specialist in Nephrology (1992–1996)
  Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Nephrology Division

• Internal Medicine Specialist (1987–1992)
  Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Department of Internal Medicine

• Medical Doctor (1987–1992)
  Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Professional experience

• October 1995 – February 1996
  Completed clinical training in nephrology and transplantation at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.

• December 2001 – May 2004
  Served as an ISN Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, focusing on diabetic nephropathy and podocyte biology.

Languages

• English

Additional professional roles & achievements

• Completed a four-month observer program in clinical nephrology and transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University (1996).

• Conducted research on diabetic kidney disease and podocyte biology as an ISN Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA (2001–2004).

• President, Hypertension Dialysis and Transplantation Society (2011–2017)

• Vice President, Turkish Society of Nephrology (2017–2021)

• President, Turkish Society of Nephrology (2021–2024)

• Head of the Department of Nephrology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Division (since November 2024)

Medical interests

• Kidney Transplantation

• Hemodialysis

• Diabetic Kidney Disease

• Clinical Nephrology

• Glomerular Diseases