About — Dr. Özlem Akın

Education & Career

2008 — Present

Assistant Professor · Director of Residency Education

Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology

2005 — 2008

Instructor / Assistant Professor

Maltepe University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology

2000 — 2005

Residency — Dermatology

Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology

Thesis: Efficacy of intralesional PPD vs. placebo in treatment-resistant warts · Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Deniz Yücelten

1999 — 2000

Research Assistant

Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery

1991 — 1998

MD — Medicine

Marmara University School of Medicine

Researcher Identifiers

ORCID

0000-0002-9605-8738

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Google Scholar

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Scopus Author ID

23026742800

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Web of Science

JNE-5849-2023

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Selected Publications

A1

2026 · BMC Primary Care

Psychological and behavioral burden of scabies: a comprehensive cross-sectional analysis of pruritus, anxiety, behavioral adaptation, and quality of life

Ö Akın, Ö Tanrıöver

A2

2026 · Medicina (Kaunas)

Clinical Factors Associated with Disease Severity in Symptomatic Dermographism: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ö Akın, MO Taşkapan, A Cömert Erkılınç, Ö Tanrıöver

A3

2026 · Journal of Clinical Medicine

Prolonged Post-Scabietic Pruritus: Clinical Characteristics and Unmet Management Needs in a Real-World Cohort

Ö Akın, MO Taşkapan, Ö Tanrıöver

A5

2025 · Dermatology Review

Association Between Rhesus-D Blood Group and Vitiligo

O Akın, A Keskin

A6

2024 · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Effectiveness of exosome treatment in androgenetic alopecia: outcomes of a prospective study

M Ersan, E Ozer, O Akın, PN Tasli, F Sahin

A4

2026 · Biotechnology & Bioengineering

The Impact of Oxygen and Antimicrobial Tea Tree Oil Carrying Biomaterial on Cell Viability Under Hypoxic Conditions

YD Demir, D Tepeli, MD Güvensen, F Soyer, Ö Akın, NS Kehr

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Patent

TR 2025 002367 A1 · Turkish Patent and Trademark Office · Published: 21 Sep 2026

A wound dressing releasing essential oil, vitamins and oxygen for chronic wound care applications

Akın Ö, Kehr NS, Soyer Dönmez F. A biomaterial-based wound dressing technology providing simultaneous oxygen release, antimicrobial action and vitamin supplementation for chronic wound management.

Professional Memberships

Turkish Medical Association

Society of Dermatology and Venereology (DZHD)

Turkish Dermatology Society

European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)

Certifications

Basic Phototherapy Course

Prof. Dr. A. Lütfi Tat Symposium, Ankara, 2011

Dermoscopy Course

DZHD, Istanbul, 2004 · National Dermatology Congress, Cappadocia, 2002

Laser Course

DZHD Dermatology Spring Symposium, Istanbul, 2005

Writing Learning Objectives

Yeditepe University Faculty Development Programme, 2012

Teaching

Courses delivered to Year V Medical Students and Year IV Dental Students (2024–2026; 26 lecture hours per academic year):

Course	Programme	Hours/yr
Bacterial Infections of the Skin	Medicine Year V	3
Viral Infections of the Skin	Medicine Year V	2
Fungal Infections of the Skin	Medicine Year V	2
Parasitic Infestations of the Skin	Medicine Year V	2
Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases	Medicine Year V	2
Pigmentary Disorders of the Skin	Medicine Year V	1
Malignant Melanoma	Medicine Year V	2
Granulomatous Skin Diseases	Medicine Year V	2

107 students per cohort, 3-week rotation in 7 groups. Additional 10 lecture hours per year for Year IV Dental students.