Yusuf Yalcin, MD
Quincy,MA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Resident
Steward Carney Hospital
05.2024 - 07.2025
- Formulated the residency program schedule, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and optimal coverage of clinical duties.
- Organized and facilitated comprehensive orientation sessions and intern bootcamps, streamlining the onboarding process and enabling smooth transitions for incoming residents.
- Played an active role in policy creation, actively contributing to the development and implementation of guidelines that promoted effective patient care and resident well-being.
- Diligently supervised and guided residents by providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to patient care protocols and best practices.
- Maintained strong relationships with attending physicians, nursing staff, and administrative personnel to promote effective interdisciplinary communication and coordination.
Internal Medicine Resident
Steward Carney Hospital
07.2022 - Current
- Actively engaged in ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices in internal medicine and deliver cutting-edge medical care.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments for accurate diagnoses and effective treatment planning.
- Assisted attending physicians with complex cases requiring critical thinking skills and advanced diagnostics or interventions for improved patient management strategies.
- Enhanced continuity of care by effectively communicating with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless transitions between healthcare settings.
- Trained and supervised medical students and subordinate staff in using medical equipment and software.
- Served as a mentor for junior residents, facilitating growth through constructive feedback and practical guidance during clinical rotations.
Resident
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Gastroenterology
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Completed a 4-weeks of Gastroenterology elective at a tertiary academic medical center.
- Gained exposure to areas including general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, motility disorders, and advanced endoscopy
- Participated in gastroenterology consultations for inpatients on other services and outpatient clinics
- Obtained medical history, performed physical examinations, developed treatment plan, wrote notes and presented it to faculty in both inpatient consult service and outpatient clinics
- Observed elective and urgent endoscopic procedures including upper endoscopies, colonoscopies, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies
- Participated in weekly gastroenterology didactic sessions and conferences
Resident
BIDMC - Gastroenterology-Hepatology
10.2023 - 10.2023
- Completed a 2-weeks of Gastroenterology and Hepatology elective at a tertiary academic medical center.
- Gained exposure to areas including general gastroenterology, autoimmune and cholestatic liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, drug-induced liver Injury, liver failure, liver transplantation and viral hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, motility disorders, and advanced endoscopy
- Participated in gastroenterology consultations for inpatients on other services and outpatient clinics
- Obtained medical history, performed physical examinations, developed treatment plan, wrote notes and presented it to faculty in both inpatient consult service and outpatient clinics
- Observed elective and urgent endoscopic procedures including upper endoscopies, colonoscopies, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies
- Participated in weekly gastroenterology didactic sessions and conferences
Resident
Tufts Medical Center - Gastroenterology
06.2023 - 06.2023
- Completed a 2-weeks of Gastroenterology elective at a tertiary academic medical center.
- Gained exposure to areas including general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, motility disorders, and advanced endoscopy
- Participated in gastroenterology consultations for inpatients on other services and outpatient clinics
- Obtained medical history, performed physical examinations, developed treatment plan, wrote notes and presented it to faculty in both inpatient consult service and outpatient clinics
- Observed elective and urgent endoscopic procedures including upper endoscopies, colonoscopies, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies
- Participated in weekly gastroenterology didactic sessions and conferences
Intern
Kocaeli University Faculty Of Medicine
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Completed compulsory one-year rotatory internship including outpatient and inpatient settings, emergency service and ICU duties.
- Rotated in departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health.
- Took detailed history, performed physical examinations, learned how to order accurate laboratory tests in various clinical settings, and counseled patients in the outpatient services.
- Monitored the admitted patients, performed various procedures like IV cannulation, urinary catheterization, suturing, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, and intubations as part of my inpatient and ICU duties.
- Carried out 24-hour emergency room shifts every other day for a month, which trained me to respond promptly to common emergencies.
Education
Institution: Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine
Dates Attended: 09/02/2013 - 07/01/2019
Location: Kocaeli / TURKEY
Degree: M.D.
Research Experience
Research Fellow|BIDMC-Gastroenterology / Hepatology
Boston, MA - August 2019 - July 2022
- Worked as a research fellow conducting translational research in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Skills required; basic RNA/DNA working, protein experiments, in vitro studies, cell culture, qPCR, gel electrophoresis, enzyme activity assays, ELISA, lipoprotein isolation and extraction, lipidomics.
- Presented data in weekly lab meetings and progress meetings with Dr. Gordon Jiang.
- Participated in Gastroenterology Rounds every week at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
- Participated in weekly journal club of Gastroenterology Department at BIDMC.
- Participated in monthly Gastroenterology Intercity Rounds that have rare cases.
- Attended yearly AASLD Liver Meetings.
- Involved Projects:
1)VLDL association with nonalcoholic liver disease by lipidomics of human serum
2)Comparison of ADA2 activity with other fibrosis diagnostic tools in MESA study NAFLD patients’ samples.
Clinical Research Assistant|European Students Research Collaborative
Kocaeli, TURKEY - March 2016 - July 2016
- Aimed to determine whether obesity is associated with excess risk of major post-operative complications in a European cohort and determine the feasibility of a future, dedicated study on patients undergoing surgery for inflammatory bowel disease.
- Collected data from 2519 patients across 127 centers over Europe.
- Failed to show the obesity as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications.
- Identified obesity to be associated with increased risk in cancer surgery but decreased risk in benign surgery.
Volunteer
Institution: Whitetulip Health Foundation
Date: September 2019 - Present
Position: Director of Public Health in Boston
- Organized multiple blood drives with Red Cross and collected 120 units of blood and platelets in total during this time.
- Provided personal protective equipment to health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Planned health seminaries for public in various common health issues.
- Arranged a funding for minority groups who needs.
- Mentored international graduates in the residency application process and USMLE
exam preparation.
Institution: Sky Academy
Date: July 2021 - August 2021
Position: Summer Camp Physician
- Worked as a physician under supervision of pediatrics attending to 150 campers ages 13 to 16 during the summer camp of middle school students in the
infirmary.
- Tested students for COVID-19 infection to provide a secure camp before they started.
- Triaged patients based on their urgencies.
- Taken detailed history of sick students and done physical examination.
- Been a counselor when a patient required to admit to urgent care.
Institution: Whitetulip Health Foundation
Date: November 2019 - December 2019
Position: Physician
- Established a mobile clinic to address the social and biological determinants of health in underserved areas of Haiti.
- Examined over 300 orphanages during the term of medical trip.
- Provided nutritional supplements and anti-parasitic medications under supervision of a pediatric pulmonary attending.
- Taught the families about importance of using clean water.
Exams
Name: USMLE Step-1
Date: June 2018
Score: 231
Name: USMLE Step-2 CK
Date: February 2019
Score: 248
Name: USMLE Step-3
Date: December 2023
Score: 222
Certification
Massachusetts Physician Limited License- May 2022
ECFMG Certification - October 2020
Languages
English - Advanced
Turkish- Native
Hobbies
Biking
- Although I have been cycling for years, it particularly became a hobby for me during the pandemic. In less than a year, I have biked more than 1000 miles. I especially like trying new trails, as I believe it is one of the best ways to get to know a city.
Chess
- Watching people playing chess has awed me for a long time, and that was what inspired me to begin playing it myself. I have been taking chess classes and play 2-3 matches every day. It is also a great way for me to recharge.
Honors & Awards
- 2nd place award at Community Sensitivity Project of Kocaeli University School of Medicine (TODUP) with the project of " Importance of Sign Language to be able to communicate more effectively with patients in need."
- Ranked at the 99th percentile among 2 million high school graduates at the Annual Nationwide University Entrance Exam of Turkey, 2013
Memberships
American College of Physicians
American College of Gastroenterology
American Association for The Study of Liver Diseases
Massachusetts Gastroenterology Association
Massachusetts Medical Society
Oral Presentations
Tasdelen,A. & Arslaner,G.& Yalcin,Y. & Bekmez,H.& Guder,S.& Meral,F.. (2014, May 01). Importance of Sign Language to be able
to communicate more effectively with patients in need.
Baskent University School of Medicine 16. Student Symposium/Ankara, TURKEY.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Title: A single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomic atlas of the COVID-19 liver reveals topological, functional,
and regenerative organ disruption in patients
Authours: Yered Pita-Juarez, Dimitra Karagkouni, Nikolaos Kalavros et al.
Status: Published as pre-print - PMID: 36324805
Date: October 2022
Title: Lipoprotein Z, a hepatotoxic lipoprotein, predicts outcome in alcohol-associated hepatitis
Authors: Kunpeng Hu, Maria C Perez-Matos, Josepmaria Argemi et al.
Status: Published at Hepatology
Date: April 2022
Title: Adenosine deaminase 2 produced by infiltrative monocytes promotes liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Authors: Shilpa Tiwari-Heckler, Eric U Yee, Yusuf Yalcin et al.
Status: Published at Cell Reports - PMID: 34706243
Date: October 2021
Title: Global deletion of NTPDase3 protects against diet-induced obesity by increasing basal energy metabolism
Authors: Bynvant Sandhu, Maria C Perez-Matos, Stephanie Tran et al.
Status: Published at Metabolism - PMID: 33631144
Date: May 2021
Title: Body mass index and complications following major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, international cohort study and meta-analysis
Authors: EuroSurg Collaborative
Status: Published - PMID: 29897171
Date: August 2018
Abstracts:
Title: Hospitalizations for Multiple Myeloma in the United States from 2011 to 2019: An Analysis of Trends and Disparities
Authors:Zeeshan Solangi, Emeka Agudile, Arun Kumar, Ghulam Shah, Amirta Devi, Yusuf Yalcin, Ahda Solangi, Olga Kozyreva, Darren M. Evanchuk
Status: Accepted to ASCO as e-poster
Date: June 2024
Title: Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma: a rare case and literature review
Authors: Dmitry Khan, Yusuf Yalcin, Ahda Solangi, Muhammad Talha Ugurlu, Marina Khan, Zeeshan Solangi
Status: Presented as poster at SEMC Research Day (Honorable Mention Award Winner)
Date: May 2024
Title: An exceptionally rare case of statin induced autoimmune necrotizing myopathy treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.
Authors: Anda Solangi, Yusuf Yalcin, Dmitry Kahn, Ghulam Shah
Status: Presented as poster at SEMC Research Day
Date: May 2024
Title: Unveiling the Chilaiditi Syndrome: A Case Report and Management Implications
Authors: Ibrahim Kamel, Yusuf Yalcin, Reid Ponder, Ibrahim Elkhawas, Zeeshan Solangi
Status: Online Published- PMID: 38707147
Date: April 2024
Title: Atraumatic Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Secondary To Tick-Borne Infection
Authors:Yusuf Yalcin, Dmitry Kahn, Zeeshan Solangi, Kamran Manzoor, Simone Wildes, Frank Schembri
Status: Presented at Massachusetts Medical Society Meeting as poster
Date: March 2024
Title: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Patient with Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome) and Hereditary Angioedema
Authors: Dmitry Kahn, Marina Khan, Anthony Sposato, Yusuf Yalcin, Amirta Devi, Lisa Bajpayee, Harinder Singh
Status: Submitted to CHEST Annual Meeting as abstract
Date: March 2024
Title: Atraumatic Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Secondary To Tick-Borne Infection
Authors:Yusuf Yalcin, Dmitry Kahn, Zeeshan Solangi, Kamran Manzoor, Simone Wildes, Frank Schembri
Status: Presented at Massachusetts Medical Society Meeting as poster
Date: March 2024
Title:Unmasking the Enigma of Weil's Disease: A Case Report
Authors: Yusuf Yalcin, Ibrahim Kamel, Harinder Singh
Status: Online Published - PMID: 38420296
Date: February 2024
Title: VLDL Lipidomic Profiling Reveals Altered Glucosylceramide Metabolism in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Related Liver Fibrosis
Authors: David Francisco Guardamino Ojeda, Yusuf Yalcin, Michelle Lai, Zhenghui Gordon Jiang
Status: Presented at AASLD 2023 as poster and presented at DDW 2024 as poster
Date: November 2023
Title: A Multi-Omics Study Reveals A Mechanistic Link Between Adenosine Deaminase 2 And Liver Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Authors: Scott B. Minchenberg, David Guardamino Ojeda, Yered Pita-Juarez, Sebastian Niezen, Yusuf Yalcin et al.
Status: Presented at AASLD 2023 as poster
Date: November 2023
Quality Improvement Projects
Title: Handoff Heroes: Revolutionizing Patient transitions in Internal Medicine
Status: Implementation
Date: July 2023 - Present
Timeline
Chief Resident
Steward Carney Hospital
05.2024 - 07.2025
Resident
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Gastroenterology
04.2024 - 05.2024
Resident
BIDMC - Gastroenterology-Hepatology
10.2023 - 10.2023
Resident
Tufts Medical Center - Gastroenterology
06.2023 - 06.2023
Internal Medicine Resident
Steward Carney Hospital
07.2022 - Current
Intern
Kocaeli University Faculty Of Medicine
07.2018 - 07.2019
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