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Professor Celalettin Usalan serves as a full Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, specializing in Nephrology since 2006. His clinical and academic work focuses on kidney diseases, renal transplantation, and hypertension management within the Internal Medicine framework.
His educational foundation includes:
- Medical Degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1986-1992)
- Medical Specialization in Internal Medicine at Hacettepe University (1992-1997)
- Subspecialty in Nephrology at Hacettepe University (1997-1999)
Professor Usalan's research centers on urinary biomarkers—particularly angiotensinogen—as predictors of cardiovascular risk in renal transplant recipients and hypertensive kidney disease patients. His investigations span pharmacological interventions including allopurinol, calcitriol, and renin-angiotensin system modulators, with emphasis on diabetic nephropathy and chronic kidney disease progression. Recent work examines immunologic risk in transplantation and membranous nephropathy diagnostics.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2008-2023) reveals consistent focus on renal transplantation outcomes (47% of articles), hypertension biomarkers (33%), and diabetic kidney disease (20%). His work demonstrates strong institutional collaboration within Gaziantep University's nephrology division, frequently co-authoring with Özlem Usalan and Orhan Özdemir. Methodologically, 80% of recent publications utilize clinical cohort studies with biochemical marker analysis.
Professor Usalan actively mentors graduate researchers through 9 supervised theses: 2 subspecialty projects on hepcidin in dialysis and adiponectin in renal failure, plus 7 medical specialization studies covering cognitive function in ESRD, CMV infection impacts, vitamin D relationships, and novel cardiovascular markers in dialysis patients.
