I trained at Erasmus MC and obtained my PhD in cell biology and genetics. Since 2011, I have worked as a general internist across various departments within internal medicine. In addition, I am active in primary care as a medical specialist, providing patient-centered advice close to home when needed. I consider it very important that patients are well informed, enabling them to make their own decisions. Every individual is unique and, in my view, highly valuable. I strive to give each person the attention they deserve by listening carefully and treating them with genuine care.
Specialization / areas of interest
General Internal Medicine
Languages
Dutch, English, Turkish
Work experience
01-01-2023 – present: General Internist in The Hague for MCV; and General Internist at Laila General Practice; providing extended primary/secondary care services
01-01-2023 – 01-02-2023: General Internist at Kroonkliniek Lelystad
01-01-2019 – 01-12-2022: General Internist at Medisch Punt Zuid, Rotterdam; extended primary/secondary care
01-06-2016 – 01-06-2020: General Internist at MC de Veluwe, Apeldoorn
01-06-2016 – 01-12-2016: Hematologist at Groene Hart Hospital
01-09-2013 – 01-06-2016: General Internist at AZ Vesalius (Belgium)
June 2011 – 01-09-2013: Resident in training for Hematology
2005 – 15-03-2011: Resident in training for General Internal Medicine
2002 – 2004: Resident in Clinical Genetics (oncogenetic counseling)
Education
September 2013: Registered as a Hematologist (currently not practicing)
15-03-2011: Registered General Internist (MSRC)
09-03-2005: PhD defense
March 1998: Medical Degree (MD)
1995 – 1997: Clinical rotations
1991 – 1995: Erasmus University Rotterdam
1989 – 1991: Mencia de Mendoza Lyceum (pre-university education, VWO)
1987 – 1989: Mencia de Mendoza Lyceum (HAVO)
1983 – 1987: Virgo Maria MAVO
Thesis
09-03-2005: PhD defense: The Mouse Mutant Claw Paw: Cellular and Genetic Aspects
1998 – 2002: PhD research at the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, under the supervision of Dr. Ir. D.N. Meijer and Prof. Dr. F.G. Grosveld
1996: Research in Clinical Neurophysiology on nerve conduction in subjects, compared with patients with GBS, HMSN, and CIDP (Supervisor: Dr. J. Meulstee)
1995 – 1996: Graduation research in Neuroimmunology on antibodies against neural proteins in GBS patients (Supervisor: Drs. B. Jacobs)
1992 – 1993: Research in Neuroanatomy on cerebellar structure and vestibular nuclei in rabbits (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J. Voogd)
Publications
2011: A Kidney Transplant Patient With Rapidly Progressive Kidney Failure and a Radiopaque Pyelum Wall. American Journal of Kidney Diseases
2006: The claw paw mutation reveals a role for Lgi4 in peripheral nerve development. Nature Neuroscience
2004: Cell autonomy of the mouse claw paw mutation. Developmental Biology
1997: Decreased electrical excitability of peripheral nerves in demyelinating polyneuropathies. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
