GÜLSEREN ELAY

GÜLSEREN ELAY is an Associate Professor at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medical Sciences, specifically in the Division of Internal Medicine. She has been serving as a Doctor Academic Member at Gaziantep University since 2019.

Her educational background includes undergraduate studies at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1991-2002), followed by specialist training in Internal Medicine at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine (2006-2012 and 2016-2020).

Dr. Elay specializes in Critical Care Medicine with research interests spanning Sepsis Management, Mechanical Ventilation, Hemodynamic Monitoring, and Nutritional Support in ICU settings. Her work demonstrates a strong focus on improving outcomes for critically ill patients through evidence-based approaches to sepsis treatment, ventilator management, and nutritional interventions.

Her 15 most recent publications (2020-2023) reveal a consistent research trajectory in critical care medicine, with significant contributions to understanding sepsis management protocols, mechanical ventilation weaning practices, COVID-19 outcomes in critically ill patients, and various complications in intensive care settings. Her work often takes a multicenter or international collaborative approach, as evidenced by studies conducted across 50 countries.

• Second place award for presentation on comparison of pulmonary artery catheterization versus central venous catheterization in sepsis management

Dr. Elay has supervised three specialist theses completed between 2021-2023, focusing on prognostic scoring in COVID-19 patients, diastolic heart failure parameters in pneumonia patients, and cytokine adsorption column application in severe COVID-19 pneumonia. She has also contributed to 13 book chapters on critical care topics including septic shock syndromes, rhabdomyolysis, advanced hemodynamic monitoring in critical care, and mechanical ventilation.

Her professional activities include numerous national and international speaking engagements, particularly at intensive care conferences where she presents on hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and critical care protocols. She has participated in various research projects related to infection control in ICUs, mechanical ventilation courses, and sepsis symposiums.