
Birthplace
KDZ EREĞLİ
Languages
ENGLISH
Prof. Aygül Güzel, MD was born in Karadeniz Ereğli in 1977. She completed her primary, secondary, and high school education in Kozlu district of Zonguldak. She completed her medical education at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and her specialization in Chest Diseases at Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital in 2006, earning the title of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Specialist. Her specialization thesis was on ""The Role of Serum Leptin, Insulin, Lipid Profile, and C-reactive Protein in Weight Loss Due to Tuberculosis.
Following her specialization, she worked as a Chest Diseases Specialist at Hakkari Yüksekova State Hospital, Edirne Central Tuberculosis Control Dispensary, Edirne Chest Diseases Hospital, Edirne State Hospital, and Samsun Dr. Kamil Furtun Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital. Subsequently, in 2012, she started working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pulmonology at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, and received her Associate Professorship title in 2017. From 2012 to 2018, she served as the clinical head of the Sleep Laboratory at the Department of Pulmonology, Ondokuz Mayıs University. In 2025, she received her Professorship title in the Department of Pulmonology at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine.
Her areas of interest include Chronic Airway Diseases (COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis), Interstitial Lung Diseases, Sarcoidosis, Lung Cancer, Lung Infections, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, and Sleep Disorders. She performs interventional procedures such as thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy, polysomnography (sleep test), and skin prick tests.
Prof. Aygül Güzel, MD has numerous articles published in international and national journals, and posters and presentations at national and international conferences. She has participated in a total of six projects focusing on acute lung injury, sleep disorders, and lung cancer staging using endobronchial ultrasound. Her project, ""Investigation of the Relationship Between Cushing Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome,"" was supported by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). Throughout her academic career, she has contributed theoretically and practically to assistant training and supervised two specialization theses.
Prof. Dr. Aygül Güzel, MD is a member of national and international pulmonary associations.
She currently works in the Pulmonology department at Medipol University Bahçelievler Hospital.
Prof. Dr. Aygül Güzel, MD aims to provide the patients with internationally recognized healthcare services by combining the academic knowledge and extensive clinical experience in the field of Ophthalmology with current and scientifically based treatment approaches.
2023 - 2023
Istanbul Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Hospital
2021 - 2023
Medicina International Istanbul Hospital
2021 - 2021
Istanbul Atlas University
2020 - 2021
Medicine Hospital
2018 - 2020
Özel Echomar Hospital
2012 - 2018
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases
2010 - 2012
Samsun Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Hospital
2009 - 2010
Edirne State Hospital
2006 - 2009
Edirne Chest Diseases Hospital
2006 - 2006
Yüksekova State Hospital
2006 - 2006
Edirne Central Tuberculosis Control Dispensary
2001 - 2006
Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
2006
Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
2001
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine
A. Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals: A1. Guzel, A., UN. Basaran, B. Aksu, M. Kanter, O. Yalcin, C. Aktas, A. Guzel and S. Karasalihoglu, "Protective Effects of S-methylisothiourea Sulfate on Different Aspiration Materials-induced Lung Injury in Rats," Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol, 72(8), 1241-1250 (2008). A2. Guzel, A., M. Kanter, B. Aksu, UN. Basaran, Ö, Yalçın, A. Guzel, H. Uzun, D. Konukoğlu and S. Karasalihoglu, "Preventive Effects of Curcumin on Different Aspiration Material-induced Lung Injury in Rats," Pediatr. Surg. Int, 25(1), 83-92 (2009). A3. Güzel A, Günaydin M, Güzel A, Alaçam H, Murat N, Gacar A, Güvenç T., ''Infliximab attenuates activated charcoal and polyethylene glycol aspiration-induced lung injury in rats,'' Exp Lung Res. 2012 Apr;38(3):147-56. A4. Gunaydın M, Guzel A, Guzel A, Alacam H, Salis O, Murat N, Gacar A, Guvenc T., ''The effect of curcumin on lung injuries in a rat model induced by aspirating gastrointestinal decontamination agents,'' J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Sep;47(9):1669-76. A5. Güzel A, Güzel A, Günaydin M, Alaçam H, Saliş O, Şükrü Paksu M, Murat N, Gacar A, Güvenç T., ''The role of iNOS inhibitors on lung injury induced by gastrointestinal decontamination agents aspiration,'' J Mol Histol. 2012 Jun;43(3):351-60. A6. Guzel A, Kanter M, Guzel A, Pergel A, Erboga M., ''Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of infliximab on acute lung injury in a rat model of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion,'' J Mol Histol. 2012 Jun;43(3):361-9. A7. S.Kayhan, A.Guzel, L.Duran, S.Tutuncu, A.Guzel, M.Gunaydın, O.Salis, A.Okuyucu, M.Y.Selcuk., ''Effects of leflunomide on inflammation and fibrosis in bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis in wistar albino rats,'' J Thorac Dis. 2013 Oct;5(5):641-9. A8. A. GÜZEL, A. KARADAĞ, A. OKUYUCU, H. ALAÇAM, Y. KÜÇÜK, ''The Evaluation of Serum Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) Levels as a Biomarker of Lung Injury in Tuberculosis and Different Lung Diseases,'' Clinical Laboratory. 2014 60(7):1091-1098, Doi:10.7754/Clin.Lab.2013.130323. A9. Güzel A, Köksal N, Aydın D, Aslan K, Gören F, Karagöz F., ''A rare clinical presentation of sarcoidosis; gingivitis,'' Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013 Oct;116(4):e280-2. A10. Alaçam H, Karlı R, Alıcı Ö, Avcı B, Güzel A, Kozan A, Mertoğlu C, Murat N, Şaliş O, Güzel A, Sahin M., ''The effects of α-tocopherol on oxidative damage and serum levels of Clara cell protein 16 in aspiration pneumonitis induced by bile acids,'' Hum Exp Toxicol. 2013 Jan;32(1):53-61. A11. Guzel A, Kanter M, Guzel A, Yucel AF, Erboğa M., "Protective effect of curcumin on acute lung injury induced by intestinal ischaemia/reperfusion,'' Toxicol Ind Health. 2013 Aug;29(7):633-42. A12. Katı C, Alacam H, Duran L, Guzel A, Akdemır HU, Sısman B, Sahın C, Yavuz Y, Altuntas N, Murat N, Okuyucu A., ''The effectiveness of the serum surfactant protein D (Sp-D) level to indicate lung injury in pulmonary embolism,'' Clinical Laboratory, 60(9), 1457-1464. A13. Akdemir HU, Güzel A, Katı C, Duran L, Alaçam H, Gacar A, Güvenç T, Murat N, Sişman B., ''The evaluation of different treatment protocols for trauma-induced lung injury in rats,'' J Thorac Dis. 2014 Feb;6(2):66-73. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.12.54. A14. Yilmaz MZ, Guzel A, Torun AC, Okuyucu A, Salis O, Karli R, Gacar A, Guvenc T, Paksu S, Urey V, Murat N, Alacam H., ''The therapeutic effects of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory drug quercetin on aspiration-induced lung injury in rats,'' J Mol Histol. 2014 Apr;45(2):195-203. doi: 10.1007/s10735-013-9542-3. A15. Duran L, Kayhan S, Guzel A, Ince M, Kati C, Akdemir HU, Yavuz Y, Zengin H, Okuyucu A, Murat N., ''The prognostic values of GDF-15 in comparison with NT-proBNP in patients with normotensive acute pulmonary embolism,'' Clin Lab. 2014;60(8):1365-71. A16. Ozsu S, Ozlu T, Sentürk 3, Uçar EY, Kırkıl G, Kadıoğlu EE, Altınsoy B, Saylan B, Selimoğlu HŞ, Dabak G, Tutar N, Uysal A; TUPEG Study Investigators. ''Combination and comparison of two models in prognosis of pulmonary embolism: results from TUrkey Pulmonary Embolism Group (TUPEG) study.'' Thromb Res. 2014 Jun;133(6):1006-10. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.02.032. A17. Güzel A, Duran L, Köksal N, Çağlar Torun A, Alaçam H, Cirit Ekiz B, Murat N., ''Evaluation of serum endothelial cell specific molecule-1 (endocan) levels as a biomarker in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis.'' 2014 Apr;25(3):272-6. A18. Günbey E, Güzel A, Karlı R, Ünal R., ''The relationships between the clinical and polysomnographic findings and the olfactory function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.'' Sleep Breath. 2015 Dec;19(4):1301-7. doi: 10.1007/s11325-015-1165-3. A19. Yilmaz MZ, Torun AC, Guzel A, Murat N, Okuyucu A, Yilmaz N, Gacar A, Guvenc T, Guzel A., ''Ameliorative effect of Leflunomide on lung injury following an aspiration.'' Bratisl Lek Listy. 2015;116(3):177-83. A20. Guzel A, Kayhan S, Tutuncu S, Guzel A, Duran L, Alacam H, Gunaydin M, Torun AC, Yilmaz MZ, Selcuk MY, Murat N., ''Attenuation of bleomycin induced lung fibrosis by erdosteine and inhibition of the inducible nitric oxide synthase.'' Bratisl Lek Listy. 2015;116(3):196-202. A21. Güzel A, Köksal N, Gök A, Elmalı M., ″Leflunomide-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease: A Case Report.'' Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology, 17(1), 67-69. A22. Güzel A, Yavuz Y, Şişman B, Duran L, Altuntas M, Murat N,. ″A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients Admitted to Emergency Departments with Pulmonary Thromboembolism.'' Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 14(1), 8-11. A23. Senturk A, Yılmazel Ucar E, Berk S, Ozlu T, Altınsoy B, Dabak G, Cakır E, Ekbic Kadıoglu E, Selımoglu Sen H, Ozsu S, Guzel A, Tatar D, Ekici A, Günay E, Demirdögen E, Kayhan S, Çelikel S, Tutar N., ″Should Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin be Preferred Over Unfractionated Heparin After Thrombolysis for Severity Pulmonary Embolism?.'' Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 22(4), 395-399, Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 22(4), 395-399., Doi: 10.1177/1076029614564863. A24. Senturk A, Ozsu S, Duru S, Cakır E, Sarinc S.U, Demirdogen E, Kayhan S, Guzel A, Yakar F, Berk S., '' Prognostic importance of central thrombus in hemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism'' Cardiology Journal, 24(5), 508–514., Doi: 10.5603/CJ.a2017.0021 A25. Gokosmanoğlu F, Guzel A, Kan E.K, Atmaca H, '' Increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Cushing's syndrome compared with weight- and age-matched controls.'' European Journal of Endocrinology (2017) 176, 267–272. DOI: 10.1530/EJE-16-0815. A26. Guzel A, Gunbey E, Koksal. ''The performance of critical flicker frequency on determining of neurocognitive function loss in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome'' J Sleep Res. (2017) 26, 651–656. Doi: 10.1111/jsr.12531 A27. Ursavaş A, Öztürk Ö, Köktürk O, Mutlu P, Kılıç H, Guzel A. ''Determination of anthropometric measurements playing a role in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in the Turkish population'' Tuberk Toraks 2019;67(4):248-257 doi: 10.5578/tt.68595 A28. Aslan K, Polat V. A, Guzel A, Öztürk M. '' Assessment of the association between pre-treatment and post-treatment left atrium size and severity of disease in patients with acute pulmonary embolism by using computed tomography pulmonary angiography'' Tuberk Toraks 2019;67(1):1-7. doi • 10.5578/tt.67305 A29. Aygul Guzel, Osman Salış. '' The role of serum C-Fos and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels in detecting the severity of obstructive sleep apnea'' Sleep Breath. 2024 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s11325-024-03069-2. C. Articles published in national peer-reviewed journals: B1. A. Özgül, F. Kadakal, A. Turna, M. Metin, A. Sayar, A. Güzel, S. Elibol, V. Yılmaz, A. Gürses (2003). ″Endobronchial Metastasis of Solid Tumors.'' Heybeliada Medical Bulletin, 9(3), 80-82. B2. Aygül Güzel, Akif Özgül, Figen Kadakal, Banu Küçük, Veysel Yılmaz (2006). ″A Rare Case of Pseudochylothorax.'' Respiratory Diseases, 17(2), 95-98. B3. Esra ERTAN, M. Akif ÖZGÜL, Pınar YILDIZ, Aygül GÜZEL, Figen KADAKAL, Hakan ÇAMLICA, Aziz YAZAR, Veysel YILMAZ (2006). ″Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Bronchial Asthma Patients.'' Respiratory Diseases, 8(4), 151-155. B4. Aygül Güzel, M. Akif Özgül, Pınar Yıldız, Esra Ertan, Z. Senem Elibol, Sedef Kaya, Figen Kadakal, Veysel Yılmaz (2007). ″Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma (Case Report).'' Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Pulmonary Archive, 8(2), 68-70. B5. Ahmet GÜZEL, Aygül GÜZEL, Mustafa TEKİN, Süleyman AYVAZ, Burhan AKSU (2011). ″A Seven-Year-Old Child with a Tracheobronchial Toy Bow Foreign Body: A Case Report.'' Academic Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, 2(3), 42-44. B6. Aygül Güzel, Pınar Yıldız, Günnur Deniz, Gaye Yıllar, Veysel Yılmaz (2011). ″The Role of Serum Leptin, Insulin, Lipid Profile and C-reactive Protein in Tuberculosis-Related Weight Loss.'' Haseki Medical Bulletin, 49(1), 9-13. B7. Nurhan KÖKSAL, Servet KAYHAN, Aygül GÜZEL (2012). ″Lung Diseases in Rheumatoid Arthritis.'' Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Immunology Rheumatology-Special Topics, 5(2), 32-39. B8. Esengül KAYA, Aygül GÜZEL, Mustafa BAKIRTAS (2012). ″A Case of Bilateral Inguinal Scrofuloderma Mimicking Hidradenitis Suppurativa.'' Düzce Medical Journal, 14(3), 90-93. B9. Aygül GÜZEL (2013). ″Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Reorganized Treatment Regimens.'' Kocatepe Medical Journal, 14(1), 55-63. B10. Aygül Güzel, Şule Paksu (2013). ″Foreign Body Aspirations in Children and Adults.'' Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, 30(1S), 81-85. B11. Aygül GÜZEL (2014). ″Sleep-Related Hypoventilation and Hypoxemia Disorders.'' Current Chest Diseases Series, 2(2), 213-224. B12. Aygül Güzel, Nurhan Köksal, Fatma Zeynep Özen, Ayşenur Arlı. ''Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with Multi-Organ Involvement; A Case Report'' ATLAS UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES • ISSUE: 2 • OCTOBER 2021