After completing my training in Anesthesiology with a subspecialty in Pain Medicine, I have been working as a Consultant Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist at Alrijne Hospital since 2016.
In addition to my clinical practice, I have held several leadership and educational positions within the hospital, including Director of the Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Residency Program, Chair of the Pain Management Center, and Chair of the Neuromodulation Working Group. I obtained my PhD from the University of Amsterdam with a dissertation entitled Therapeutic Strategies for the Protection of Renal Oxygenation in Experimental Models of Acute Kidney Injury. I am also certified as a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) and Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS), internationally recognized qualifications demonstrating advanced knowledge and technical expertise in interventional pain management.
Specialty / Areas of interest
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
Facial Pain
Cancer Pain Management
Ultrasound-Guided Pain Interventions
Languages
Dutch
English
Turkish
Work experience
112 Ambulance Services, Istanbul
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam – PhD Research
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam – Adult Intensive Care Unit
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein – Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care
Alrijne Hospital – Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Education
Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein – Residency in Anesthesiology with a subspecialty in Pain Medicine
Extracurricular positions / memberships
Wilderness and Outdoor Medicine
Diving and Marine Medicine
Mountain Medicine
Thesis
Therapeutic Strategies for the Protection of Renal Oxygenation in Experimental Models of Acute Kidney Injury
Publications
- Almac E, Siegemund M, Demirci C, Ince C. Microcirculatory recruitment maneuvers correct tissue CO₂ abnormalities in sepsis. Minerva Anesthesiology, 2006.
- Almac E, Ince C. The critically ill red blood cell. Yearbook of ICU, 2007.
- Almac E, Ince C. The impact of storage on red cell function in blood transfusion. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anesthesiology, 2007.
- Yuruk K, Almac E, Ince C. Hydroxyethyl starch solutions and their effect on the microcirculation and tissue oxygenation. Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine (TATM), 2007.
- Legrand M, Almac E, Mik EG, Johannes T, Kandil A, Bezemer R, Payen D, Ince C. L-NIL prevents renal microvascular hypoxia and increased renal oxygen consumption after ischemia-reperfusion in rats. American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology, 2009.
- Bezemer R, Faber DJ, Almac E, Kalkman J, Legrand M, Heger M, Ince C. Evaluation of multi-exponential curve fitting analysis of oxygen-quenched phosphorescence decay traces for recovering microvascular oxygen tension histograms. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2010.
- Yuruk K, Almac E, Bezemer R, Goedhart P, de Mol B, Ince C. Blood transfusions recruit the microcirculation during cardiac surgery. Transfusion, 2011.
- Almac E, Aksu U, Bezemer R, Jong W, Kandil A, Yuruk K, Demirci-Tansel C, Ince C. The acute effects of acetate-balanced colloid and crystalloid resuscitation on renal oxygenation in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock. Resuscitation, 2012.
- Severs D, Almac E, Biemond-Moeniralam HS. Biomarkers in the diagnosis and assessment of kidney function and renal insufficiency. A&I, 2012.
- Bezemer R, Almac E, Yuruk K, Ince C. The impact of storage on red cell physiology, function, and survival in vivo. Hematology Education, 2013.
- Almac E, Johannes T, Bezemer R, Mik EG, Unertl KE, Groeneveld ABJ, Ince C. Activated protein C ameliorates impaired renal microvascular oxygenation and sodium reabsorption in endotoxemic rats. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2013.
- Almac E, Bezemer R, Kandil A, Aksu U, Milstein DMJ, Bakker J, Demirci-Tansel C, Ince C. Bis maltolato oxovanadium (BMOV) and ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury in rats. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2014.
- Almac E, Bezemer R, Hilarius-Stokman PM, Goedhart P, de Korte D, Verhoeven AJ, Ince C. Red blood cell storage increases hypoxia-induced nitric oxide and methemoglobin formation in vitro and in vivo. Transfusion, 2014.
- Ergin B, Zuurbier CJ, Bezemer R, Kandil A, Almac E, Demirci C, Ince C. Ascorbic acid improves renal microcirculatory oxygenation in a rat model of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury. Journal of Translational Internal Medicine, 2015.
- Van den Brink L, Peeters MCM, Glas AS, van der Vegt MH, Almaç E, van der Stroom EMC, Schout BMA. Superior hypogastric plexus block and ganglion impar block in urological patients with pelvic or bladder pain: A case report. Dutch Journal of Urology, 2023.
- 1-Year European Real-World Outcomes with ECAP-Controlled, Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation: The DR Study Results. American Society of Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN) Conference, July 2023.
- Durability of Evoked Compound Action Potential (ECAP)-Controlled, Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation in a Real-World European Chronic Pain Population. Pain Therapy, October 2024.
- Driving Pressure During General Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery (GENERATOR): Study Protocol of a Randomized Trial. BMJ Trials, 2024.
