Background
- Associate Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkiye
- Emerging Professionals Network Co-chair
Melis Pehlivantürk-Kizilkan
MD, PhD
Melis Pehlivantürk-Kızılkan is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and an adolescent medicine specialist at the Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. She serves as a lecturer, researcher, and a supervisor in the Adolescent Health Doctoral Program at the Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health. She is the assistant program coordinator of the third year medical students and serves as member of the Pediatrics Residency Education Board at the Hacettepe University. Melis is also an active member of the Turkish Society of Adolescent Health. Her research interests include eating disorders, bone health, and internet gaming disorder. She is interested in reducing health inequities and she has served in various underserved regions of Turkiye. She is passionate about advancing adolescent health education nationally and globally.