Adnan Tolga Oz

Dr. Adnan Tolga Öz is an assistant professor specializing in pulmonary medicine at Medicalpoint International Hospital. He focuses on interventional pulmonology — a branch of medicine that uses minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat lung diseases. His work includes treating respiratory conditions such as lung cancer and COPD. Dr. Öz has authored 7 peer-reviewed articles investigating medical costs and ocular changes in sleep apnea.

Specialization and Areas of Interest

Dr. Öz treats patients aged 16 and older. He focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of malignant and chronic lung diseases. His research interests improve care for interstitial lung diseases and pleural disorders — conditions affecting the tissue and space around the lungs.

• Diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis
• Management of asthma, sleep apnea, and sleep disorders
• Treatment of respiratory failure and lung infections
• Care for bronchiectasis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Work Experience

• 2012–Present – Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Medicine Department, Medicalpoint International Hospital, İzmir
• 2009–2010 – Pulmonologist, Dr. Yusuf Azizoğlu State Hospital, Silvan, Diyarbakır

Education and Training

• 2001 – Medical Degree, School of Medicine, Ege University, Turkey
• 2009 – Residency in Pulmonary Medicine, Ege University, Turkey
• 2009 – Fellow Program, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Ege University

Research and Publications

Dr. Öz has published 12 proceedings and 7 articles in peer-reviewed journals. This data includes research on hospital costs and infectious diseases. His scientific focus also encompasses pulmonary tuberculosis and the use of specialized antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

• "Changes in Choroidal Thickness in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome" – Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina (2014)
• "Clinical Factors Affecting The Costs of Hospitalized Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations" – Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
• "Colistin use in ventilator-associated pneumonia due to panresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii" – Mikrobiyol Bul (2009)
• "Cost of asthma hospitalizations in a pulmonary clinic of a state hospital" – Asthma Allergy Immunol (2014)
• "A rare tumor of the lung: pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (pneumocytoma)" – Respir Med (2013)
• "Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" – Global Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (2015)
• "Evaluation of the serological response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen fractions" – Ege Journal of Medicine (2009)
• "Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus bacteremia in a patient with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia" – Pan Afr Med J (2014)
• "Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pseudo-outbreak at a University Hospital Bronchoscopy Unit in Turkey" – West Indian Med J (2014)

Professional Memberships

The specialist participates in societies to advance respiratory medicine. He currently serves in two specific study groups in Turkey. These roles allow him to contribute to the development of new clinical protocols.

• Turkish Thoracic Society – Member of Lung and Pleural Malignancies Study Group
• Turkish Respiratory Society – Member of Interventional Pulmonology Study Group
• European Respiratory Society
• American Thoracic Society
• Turkish Sleep Medicine Society
• Turkish Society of Lung Cancer