Serkan Yılmaz

As a medical professional and dedicated advocate for public health, I have been closely following your institution’s growing engagement in the field of Emergency Care. I am particularly encouraged by your efforts to expand activities in our region, and I would like to express my sincere interest in contributing to these initiatives. As an Emergency Medicine Specialist and academic, I bring both clinical expertise and a strong background in disaster preparedness and health systems strengthening. I believe that my knowledge and experience can serve as valuable assets in supporting your institution’s mission to improve emergency medical services and enhance community resilience. I would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with your institution in advancing our shared goals and contributing meaningfully to global health efforts.

• Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey, President, 2021-present
• Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey, Board Member, 2017-present
• European Society of Emergency Medicine, Council Member, 2021-present
• Turkish Medical Association (TMA), Chairman of the Board of Kocaeli Medical Chamber, 2014-2016
• TMA/Specialty Societies Coordination Board, Executive Committee Member, 2018-present
• TMA/Specialty Qualification Boards Coordination Board, Executive Committee Member, 2021-present

• Supervised Doctoral Theses/
• Determination of factors associated with mental disorders in Syrian refugees and psychological triage Creation of a Scale, Yeşim
• Sıdıka TY, Yılmaz S., 2020, Kocaeli University Mental Trauma and Disaster Studies Applied Mental Health Doctoral Program, Kocaeli
• Emergency response, and community impact after February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık and Elbistan Earthquakes: reconnaissance findings and observations on affected region in Türkiye, Şenol Balaban Meltem, Doğulu Canay, Akdede Nil, Akoğlu Haldun, Karakayalı Onur, Yılmaz Sarper, Yılmaz Serkan, Ajobiewe Tolulope, Güzel Selin, İkizer Gözde, Akın Müge
• Nal Kılıç Yeşim, Karancı Ayşe Nuray, 2024, Bull Earthquake Eng, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-024-01867-3
• February 6th, Kahramanmaraş earthquakes and the disaster management algorithm of adult emergency medicine in Turkey: An experience review, Yılmaz S, Tatlıparmak AC, Karakayalı O, Türk, Uras N, İpek M, Polat D, Yazıcı MM, Yılmaz S., 2024, Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 10.4103/tjem.tjem_32_24
• Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey Disaster Committee summary of field observations of February 6th Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, Yılmaz S, Karakayali O, Yilmaz S, Çetin M, Eroglu SE, Dikme O, Özhasenekler A, Orak M, Yavaşi Ö, Karbek Akarca F, Günalp Eneyli M, Erbil B, Akoğlu H., 2023, Prehosp Disaster Med
• Issues Identified by an Immediate Frontline Assessment Team for the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake, Serkan Yilmaz M.D. Prof FEMAT, 2023, ACEP Disaster Medicine Section Newsroom, https://www.acep.org/disastermedicine/newsroom/august-2023/issues-identified-by-an-immediate-frontline-assessment-team
• AFETLER VE UZMANLIK DERNEKLERİ, Yilmaz S, 2023, Toplum ve Hekim, 38, 5, 388 - 390
• Deprem Büyük Yıkım. Sesimi Duyan Var mı?, S Yilmaz, IU Özturan, 2022, TOTBİD Dergisi, 21, 253-259