Leyla Elmas

EXPERIENCE

2025 – Present, Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL BAHÇELİEVLER HOSPITAL

Dermatology Specialist

2024 – 2025, Hakkari/Turkey

YÜKSEKOVA STATE HOSPITAL

Dermatology Specialist

2019 – 2023, Ankara/Turkey

HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Dermatology Research Assistant

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EDUCATION

2019 – 2023, Ankara/Turkey

HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Specialization Training in Dermatology

2012 – 2018, Istanbul/Turkey

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, CERRAHPAŞA FACULTY OF MEDICINE (English Program)

Medical Doctor (MD) Degree

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Turkish Society of Dermatology (TDD)

• Ankara Association of Dermatology and Venereal Diseases (ADZHD)

• Hacettepe Dermatology Association (HDD)

• Istanbul Medical Chamber

• Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS)

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PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, HONORS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Graduated from Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, English Program, with a GPA of 3.89/4.00, ranked 2nd in the class

• 2024 AAD Strauss & Katz World Congress Scholarship

• 2023 ASDS International Observership Program – Selected as the International Dermatology Specialist of the Year

• San Diego, California, USA

• New York City, New York, USA

• 10 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals

• 1 national unreviewed patent

• 2 oral presentations and 5 poster presentations at national and international scientific meetings

• Translation of 2 book chapters for national and international publications

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PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, COURSES, AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts Eye & Ear, ENT Clinic – Observership as a Medical Student, 2015

• Johns Hopkins University – Gastroenterology / Hepatology Clinic – Research Internship, 2015

• King’s College London – Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, ENT Clinic – Clinical Exchange Program, 2016

• ASDS 2023 Annual Meeting, November 2–5, 2023, USA

• AAD 2024 Annual Meeting, March 8–12, 2024, USA

• IMCAS World Congress, January 29–31, 2025, Paris, France