Prof. OKAN GÜLBAHAR

Biography

Prof. Dr. Okan Gülbahar is an allergy and immunology expert. He is working on allergic rhinitis and asthma, urticaria and angioedema, bee allergy, anaphylaxis, drug allergy, eczema, contact dermatitis, food allergies, hereditary angioedema, immunodeficiencies, and immunotherapy (allergy vaccine).

He completed his medical education at Ege University, and after receiving his 'Internal Medicine Specialization' at the same university, he built his research and clinical career on 'Allergy and Immunology.'

In 2009, he established the Turkey Hereditary Angioedema Working Group. In 2013, he started the Mobile Hereditary Angioedema School Program to increase the awareness of hereditary angioedema among physicians across Turkey. He is also a founding member of the National Association of Hereditary Angioedema Patients (2015).

He has been working as a professor at Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Immunology and Allergy, Prof.Dr. Okan Gülbahar served as 'Assistant Physician' and 'Quality Coordinator' between 2011-2016.

He is fluent in English and French.