Olcay Neyzi

Professor Olcay Neyzi, (born July 27, 1927) is a Turkish doctor[1] and the former Director of the Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine[2][3] (1979 – 1994). As the first author of the most comprehensive pediatric textbook in Turkish, she greatly contributed to improving the level of medical education in Turkey.

Biography

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, the daughter of Ahmet Şükrü Ataman.

From 1979-94, she was the Head of Department of Pediatrics at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, as well as the Director of Institute of Child Health, University of Istanbul. During that time, Olcay Neyzi initiated the Woman and Child Research and Education Unit within the hospital area of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. She also initiated the Family Health Department with a multidisciplinary team within the Institute of Child Health of Istanbul University.

Her two children are Mehmet Ali Neyzi and Leyla Neyzi.

References

  1. ↑ Rock, Bard College. Simon's (1999). New perspectives on Turkey. Simon's Rock of Bard College. p. 117. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Neyzi, Olcay; Hülya Alp; Alper Orhon (1975). "Sexual maturation in Turkish girls". Annals of Human Biology 2 (1): 49–59. doi:10.1080/03014467500000561. ISSN 0301-4460.
  3. ↑ "Türk çocukların boyu uzuyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 3 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

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