Prof. Özlem Budakoğlu
Eye Diseases Specialist
Curriculum Vitae
Place and Date of Birth
Ankara, 1967
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree: Hacettepe University 1985–1991
Specialist Training in Medicine: Ophthalmology, SSK Ankara Eye Centre and Eye Bank, 2nd Eye Clinic 1992–1996
Consultant: Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital 1996–2013
Associate Professor: Department of Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, 2013–2020
Professor, Head of Department: Department of Ophthalmology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, 2020–2025
Language Skills
English
Case Experience
30 years’ clinical and surgical experience. Experience with over 20,000 cases
Society Memberships
- Member of the Turkish Medical Association
- Member of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association and General Assembly Delegate
- Member of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association Ocular Traumatology and Medicolegal Ophthalmology Active Unit and Unit Executive Board
- Active Member of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association Vitreoretinal Surgery Unit
- Active Member of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association Medical Retina Unit
- Reviewer for the Retina-Vitreus Journal
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology (2012–2016)
- Reviewer for the Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Ophthalmology
- Reviewer for the MN Ophthalmology Journal
- International Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Reviewer for the Beyoğlu Eye Journal
- Reviewer for the International Ophthalmology Journal
- Reviewer for TÜSEB Strategic R&D Project Development
Certifications
- Successfully completed the “Planning in Clinical Research Training” approved by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health and received a certificate of achievement. 5–25 February 2019
- Successfully completed the “Basic Course on Understanding Biostatistics for Clinicians” approved by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health and received a certificate of achievement. 16 December 2019 / 26 January 2020