Istanbul, Turkey
Professor Esra Aşıcıoğlu is a distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine at the Marmara University School of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey. She earned her specialization in Internal Medicine from Marmara University in 2007 and has since developed extensive clinical and academic expertise in nephrology and systemic autoimmune diseases.
Her research interests encompass systemic lupus erythematosus, ANCA-associated vasculitis, peritoneal dialysis, and hepatic complications in autoimmune diseases. Professor Aşıcıoğlu has supervised numerous postgraduate and specialist theses addressing topics such as hepatic fibrosis detection in lupus using FibroScan, infection risks with rituximab therapy in vasculitis and lupus, cardiovascular risk factors in vasculitis, and biochemical markers in peritoneal dialysis.
A respected clinician and educator, she has been a full professor at Marmara University since 2014, contributing actively to medical education, postgraduate training, and collaborative research within the fields of internal medicine and nephrology. Her work bridges clinical practice and academic scholarship, with a focus on improving the management and outcomes of patients with complex systemic and renal diseases.