Oğuz Kaan Ünal

Assoc. Prof. Oğuz Kaan Ünal is an experienced endocrinologist specializing in metabolic diseases. He completed his training in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2011. Since 2018, he has been practicing at Acıbadem Health Group, where he provides patient-centered care for a range of endocrine and metabolic conditions. He is an active member of the Turkish Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, contributing to professional development and staying current with advances in the field. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, thorough, and committed to improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.

Education

• 2011 Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
• 2006 Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Internal Medicine
• 2000 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 2018 Acibadem Health Group
• 2011 – 2013 Aksaray State Hospital / Compulsory Service
• 2008 – 2011 Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases / Research Assistant
• 2001 – 2006 Department of Internal Medicine, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine / Research Assistant

Memberships

• Turkish Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Publications

• A rare cause of hypoglycemia in a type 2 diabetic patient: insulinoma.
  J Diabetes Complications.2012; 26(1): 65-7 Cander S, Oz Gul O, Yildirim N, Unal OK, Saraydaroglu O, Imamoglu S.
• Effect of cycline D1 (CCND1) gene polymorphism on tumor formation and behavior in patients with prolactinoma.
  Gene. 2012; 509(1): 158-63. Cander S, Erturk E, Karakucak M, Oz Gul O, Gorukmez O, Yakut T, Unal OK, Ersoy C, Tuncel E, Imamoglu S.
• A rare complication due to propylthiouracil use: lupus-like syndrome.
  Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche 2012; 171(2): 237-9 Oz Gul O, Unal OK, Cander S, Tuncel E, Imamoglu S.
• Rapid Preparation of Hyperthyroid Patients for Thyroidectomy.
  Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2011; 31(4): 890-895. Kiyici S, Oz Gul O, Cander S, Kirdak T, Duran C, Unal OK, Ersoy C, Tuncel E, Erturk E, Imamoglu S.
• Preoperative parathyroid hormone levels are correlated with parathyroid adenoma volume and bone mineral density but not serum calcium levels.
  Minerva Endocrinol 2011; 36(2): 123-128 Kiyici S, Cander S, Oz Gul O, Sigirli D, Unal OK, Duran C, Saraydaroglu O, Ersoy C, Tuncel E, Erturk E, Imamoglu S.
• Effect of sitagliptin monotherapy on serum total ghrelin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011; 94: 212-216. Öz GÜl O, Kıyıcı S, Ersoy C, Cander S, Yorulmaz H, Gul CB, Unal OK, Sarandol E, Kirhan E, Siğirli D, Erturk E, Tuncel E, Imamoglu S.
• The Relationship between Minor Alterations in Thyroid Function in Euthyroid Patients and Obesity.
  The Endocrinologist 2010; 20(6): 304-307. Oz Gul O, Ersoy C, Gul CB, Guclu M, Ibanoglu M, Cangur S, Kiyici S, Cander S, Unal OK, Erturk E, Tuncel E, Imamoglu S.
• Effect of levothyroxine treatment on QT dispersion in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.
  Endocr Pract. 2007 Nov-Dec;13(7):711-5.? Unal OK, Erturk E, Ozkan H, Kiyici S, Guclu M, Ersoy C, Yener F, Imamoglu S