Mustafa Turhan Sahin

Biography

Mustafa Turhan Sahin has completed his Medical education in Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey in 1989. His Dermatology residency was in Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey (between 1992 and 1997), during which he has worked hard on Dermoscopy. His thesis was on Dermoscopy, namely “Dermoscopy in Melanocytic Melanotic Lesions”. This thesis was the first thesis on Dermoscopy in Turkey. Till now, he has presented many studies and case reports on Dermoscopy in national and international congresses, and given lectures as an instructor in many Dermoscopy courses which were held in national congresses and regional meetings.He is currently working as a Professor in the Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty Department of Dermatology, Manisa, Turkiye. He has won a Poster Award in national congress in 1999. Many of his studies and case reports were published in national and international journals. In 2013, he has attended to the Dermatology Department of UCSF as a visiting Professor, and had given two lectures on Dermoscopy to the residents. He is currently a Member of Dermatovenereology Association of Turkey, Turkish Dermatology Association, Turkish Dermatopathology Association, Turkish Skin and Venereologic Diseases Association, International Society of Dermatology (ISD), European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) (Since 2001). Moreover, he is also a Board Member in International Dermoscopy Society (IDS). Mustafa Turhan Sahin has completed his Medical education in Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey in 1989. His Dermatology residency was in Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey (between 1992 and 1997), during which he has worked hard on Dermoscopy. His thesis was on Dermoscopy, namely “Dermoscopy in Melanocytic Melanotic Lesions”. This thesis was the first thesis on Dermoscopy in Turkey. Till now, he has presented many studies and case reports on Dermoscopy in national and international congresses, and given lectures as an instructor in many Dermoscopy courses which were held in national congresses and regional meetings.He is currently working as a Professor in the Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty Department of Dermatology, Manisa, Turkiye. He has won a Poster Award in national congress in 1999. Many of his studies and case reports were published in national and international journals. In 2013, he has attended to the Dermatology Department of UCSF as a visiting Professor, and had given two lectures on Dermoscopy to the residents. He is currently a Member of Dermatovenereology Association of Turkey, Turkish Dermatology Association, Turkish Dermatopathology Association, Turkish Skin and Venereologic Diseases Association, International Society of Dermatology (ISD), European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) (Since 2001). Moreover, he is also a Board Member in International Dermoscopy Society (IDS).

Research Interest

Dermatology, Dermascopy,Venereologic diseases