Prof. Dr. PERVİN KORKMAZ

Assoc. Prof. Pervin Korkmaz, MD was born on August 24, 1978, in Çatalca/Istanbul. She received her medical education at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medical School between 1996 and 2002. Between 2002 and 2009, she completed her specialization training in Pulmonology at Ege University Faculty of Medicine. Her specialization thesis, titled ""The effectiveness of eight-week pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),"" was prepared under the supervision of Prof. Ertürk Erdinç, MD. 

 After completing her mandatory service as a pulmonologist, she continued to work as a specialist doctor in the Department of Pulmonology at Ege University Faculty of Medicine from November 2011. In July 2018, she received the title of ""Associate Professor."" In the same year, she successfully completed the exams for both the HERMES (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists) (European Board Certificate, European Examination in Adult Respiratory Medicine) and the Turkish BOARD Certificate (Turkish Thoracic Diseases Specialist Qualification Certificate) and earned the right to receive them.

 In addition to general thoracic diseases such as COPD, asthma, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, lung infections, and tuberculosis, she has focused particularly on lung infections in immunocompromised patients, lung transplantation, cystic fibrosis, respiratory failure, and pulmonary embolism. She worked in the pulmonary intensive care unit and served as the head faculty member responsible for pulmonary intensive care between January 2020 and September 2023. She served as a pulmonologist in the heart-lung transplant team between 2011 and September 2023. She performs interventional procedures such as thoracentesis, pleural catheterization, bronchoscopy, and endobronchial ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy.

 Pervin Korkmaz, MD, who left the Department of Pulmonology at Ege University in September 2023, has been working at Medipol Bahçelievler University Hospital since September 2025.

 She has 71 articles published in international and national peer-reviewed journals. She has authored 13 book chapters in 13 books. Her citation count exceeds 900, and her H-index is 14. She has received numerous awards at international and national congresses for her scientific work.

 Korkmaz, who is a member of national and international professional associations, has actively participated in many national and international studies, including projects supported by the World Health Organization and TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). With her academic knowledge and professional experience, she continues her professional life with a current and scientifically sound treatment approach.