About

Dr. Erkan Aktas worked as a Gynaecologist and Obstetrician in Turkey for many years. He also had a position as a medical article and book translator.
He provides consultancy services on health tourism, especially with regard to in vitro fertilization and other health branches in London.

Educational Background

High School:

Niwot High School, Longmont, Colorado, 1983

University:

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (M.D.degree: 1990)

Residency Training:

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Dept. of OB/GYN (1990-1995)

Awards/Honors

"As a doctor who has completed 30 years in the profession, it is a very different and exciting situation to serve in a different country after a certain period of life..."

*Graduated from medical school in the top 1% of the class
*Received an award in The Medical Sciences Competition for being one of the top ten students nationwide in 1990 and 1991
*Ranked 8th out of 15,000 candidates in the National Residency Examination

Medical Writer Experience

*Ixir Healthcare Communications, Medical writer, medical editor (Part time) 2010-2019Istanbul, Turkey

Book Translations (English to Turkish)

*Mother and Baby Care (A guide for pregnant women) 1993
* A Color Atlas of Childbirth and Obstetrics Techniques (A textbook for midwives) 1995
* Quiet Impact - How to Be a Successful Introvert 2016
* The Gut-Mind Connection 2017
* Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods 2018
* The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind (pending publication) 2020
* Memory-wise: How memory works and what to do when it doesn’t 2020

Books written and published (In Turkish)

* Nelere gebesiniz? 1999
* Giris Katı 1999
* Yag ya da Mur 2001
* Menopoz: Girdiginize Pisman Olmayın (Pending Publication)