Yonca Bulut

Dr. Yonca Bulut is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. She holds board certifications in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care from the American Board of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on iron metabolism, hepcidin's role in bacterial infections, and anemia management in ICU settings. She is a member of the UCLA Center for Iron Disorders and contributes to disaster management protocols in pediatrics.

Dr. Bulut's education includes an MD from Ankara University School of Medicine (1987), pediatric residency at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron (1994), and a pediatric critical care fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital (1997). She previously served at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.

Her awards include the Golden Apple Teaching Award (1999), Robert C. Neerhout Faculty Award (2021), and repeated recognition as a Super Doctor in Southern California (2008–2025). She chairs the PICU elective program for UCLA medical students and advocates for gender equity in medicine.

Dr. Bulut’s clinical interests span transfusion practices, pediatric acute liver failure, and emergency preparedness. She collaborates with national organizations like the Society of Critical Care Medicine and contributes to high-impact journals in immunology, infectious diseases, and critical care.