Overview
Aynur Sahin is an associate professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology consultant at the University of Health Sciences. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU)in 2012, PhD degree in toxicology at Dokuz Eylül University Department of Pharmacology in 2018, and her medical toxicology fellowship at Emory University in 2019 . She became the first and only medical toxicologist across the country as medical toxicology is not a recognized subspecialty in Turkiye. After graduation from the fellowship program, she established the first medical toxicology consultation service and inpatient unit at KTU Department of Emergency Medicine that serves the whole Black Sea Region in Turkiye. In 2022 she established Istanbul Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital Medical Toxicology ICU which is the first and only kind of advanced ICU for poisoned patients. She is currently a board member of MENATOX, fellow of ACMT.
Title and Affiliation
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
- University of Health Sciences Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul, Turkiye Board Member, MENATOX
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA