Ahmet Demir

Dr. Ahmet Demir is a well-known pediatric oncologist and oncohematologist in Turkey.

He has been workig at Ankara Memorial Hospital since 2014, where he treats children with various blood pathologies and performs bone marrow transplantation.

• Neuroblastoma
• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Acute myeloid leukemia
• Lymphoblastic lymphoma
• Burkitt’s lymphoma
• Diffuse large cell lymphoma
• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
• Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Brain tumors
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Ewing’s sarcoma
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Wilms tumor
• Retinoblastoma
• Hepatoblastoma
• Germ cell tumors

• Ahmet Demir studied and received his bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Jerrahpasha University (1993-2000).
• Received specialization at the Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University in Ankara (2000-2005)
• He completed his residency at the Institute of Oncology of Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric Oncology (2005-2009), defended his Master’s thesis in Pediatric Oncology and received the title of Master of Science.
• Passed the exam for the title of Associate Professor on December 19, 2012 and received the title of Associate Professor in the specialty “Health and Diseases of Children”.
• In February 2020, he was appointed as a professor at Istanbul Gelishim University.

• Until 2008, he worked at the Siirt military hospital.
• From 2009 to 2014 worked at the Children’s Teaching and Research Hospital in Ankara.
• Since 2014, he has been a member of the highly qualified team of the Memorial Hospital.

• Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support Training Course, Hacettepe, Ankara
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Practitioner Course, 18-20 March 2004, Ankara
• I. Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases Course, 15-16 November 2001, Ankara
• “Gene toCure” course, Amsterdam School of Pediatric Oncology, 14-17 January 2008, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
• Basic Oncology Course, 19-23 April 2007, Antalya
• 4. Febrile Neutropenia Postgraduate Training Course, 23-25 ​​February 2007, Ankara
• Hacettepe University Strategic Planning Basic Training, 14 October-17 December 2006, Ankara
• Training of Trainers Course, 2012, Ankara
• Advanced Good Clinical Practices Training Meeting, 18-19 April 2013, Antalya
• Good Clinical Practices Training Meeting, 1-2 May 2012, Bolu
• RocheClinicalTrials School, 1-2 May 2012, Bolu
• Center Preparationaccordingto JACIE Standards, 8th March 2012, Antalya
• Nutrition Support for Children with Cancer, 8 January 2011, Antalya
• V. Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia Symposium 17-19 December 2010, Bolu
• Support Care Course in Pediatric Oncology, 21.05.2008, Antalya
• Strategic Planning Basic Education Program, 14 October – 17 December 2006, Ankara

The doctor is the author of numerous articles in international and national medical publications, reports presented at specialized conferences. He also authored sections of 12 scientific books.

1. Primary solid breast tumors in children, Hacettepe, 2005.
2. Comparison of sulbactam/cefoperazone and carbapenem monotherapy in children with febrile neutropenia, solid tumors and lymphoma, Hacettepe, 2009.
3. Primary benign breast tumors in children, Hacettepe, 2009.

1. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
2. Pediatric hematology and oncology
3. Pediatrics
4. Children’s Nervous System
5. Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
6. Drug design, development and therapy

• International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), 2006
• Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group (TPOG), 2009
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Turkish Pediatric Cancer Group (TPOG), 2013
• Eastern and Mediterranean Group of Pediatric Oncology, Member of the Board, 2013