Assoc. Prof. MD. Adem Dursun
Pediatric Health
Areas Of Interests
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Dursun: Leading Pediatric Intensive Care with Compassion, Precision, and Advanced Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Dursun is a highly respected Pediatric Intensive Care specialist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, recognized for his exceptional expertise in managing complex, life-threatening conditions in newborns, infants, and children. With an unwavering commitment to child-centered, family-oriented care, he provides advanced treatments supported by state-of-the-art medical technology and clinical precision. His approach focuses on stabilizing critical conditions while protecting long-term development, comfort, and emotional well-being, ensuring that both the child and their family are supported through every step of the healing process.
Dr. Dursun has extensive experience in managing respiratory failure, sepsis, congenital disorders, neurological emergencies, and post-operative intensive care cases. He is known for applying minimally invasive ventilation strategies, advanced hemodynamic monitoring systems, modern resuscitation techniques, and evidence-based pediatric critical care protocols. These advanced methods minimize complications and promote faster, safer recovery outcomes.
At Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, he works within a multidisciplinary ecosystem where pediatricians, surgeons, cardiologists, neurologists, nutrition specialists, and rehabilitation teams collaborate seamlessly. This integrated model allows every child to receive a tailored treatment plan designed specifically for their medical needs and developmental stage. Families are kept informed and involved, ensuring transparency, trust, and emotional reassurance during even the most challenging treatment phases.
Beyond his leading clinical role, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Dursun is an accomplished academic who has made meaningful contributions to the field of pediatric critical care medicine. He has authored numerous scientific publications on topics such as pediatric respiratory management, metabolic and infectious diseases in critical care, fluid balance in intensive therapy, and neonatal emergency responses. His research has appeared in respected international journals and continues to influence modern pediatric critical care protocols.
Dr. Dursun has been actively involved in medical education, training young doctors, pediatric specialists, and intensive care teams across Türkiye. His role as an educator emphasizes evidence-based medical reasoning, ethical patient care, and the importance of emotional communication in family-centered pediatric medicine. Many of his students now continue to serve in leading medical institutions, carrying forward his standards of compassionate and high-precision care.
He is also a member of several national and international pediatric and critical care associations, where he contributes to professional guidelines, scientific meetings, and collaborative research networks.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Dursun’s integrated role as a clinician, researcher, and educator ensures that every patient benefits from the latest scientific advances, the safest treatment methods, and the highest level of care, reaffirming his position as a trusted leader in pediatric intensive care at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul.
- Dursun A, Özsoylu S, Akyıldız BN. Outcomes and prognostic factors for pediatric cancer patients admitted to an intensive care unit in a university hospital. Turk J Pediatr. 2020;62(2):252-258. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.02.011. PMID: 32419417.
- Dursun A, Bayram AK, Tekerek NÜ, Akyıldız BN, Per H. A case of DRESS syndrome associated with carbamazepine treatment. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2018 Mar 1;53(1):48-50. doi: 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2017.3671. PMID: 30083075; PMCID: PMC6070217.
- Dursun A, Özsoylu S, Akyıldız BN. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume can be useful markers to predict sepsis in children. Pak J Med Sci. 2018 Jul-Aug;34(4):918-922. doi: 10.12669/pjms.344.14547. PMID: 30190753; PMCID: PMC6115542.
- Dursun A, Özsoylu S, Emeklioğlu B, Akyıldız BN. Evaluating the basic life support knowledge among schoolteachers: A cross-sectional survey in Kayseri, Turkey. Turk J Pediatr. 2018;60(6):702-708. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.06.011. PMID: 31365207.
- Dursun A, Özsoylu S, H Kılıç, AU Kılıç, BN Akyıldız. Antibiotic susceptibilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from patients in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Özsoylu S, Akyıldız BN, Dursun A. Ogilvie syndrome presenting with septic shock. Turk J Pediatr. 2018;60(2):225-227. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.02.020. PMID: 30325135.
- Özsoylu S, Akyıldız BN, Dursun A, Pamukçu Ö. Could you say that was an atrial flutter or not? Turk J Pediatr. 2019;61(4):608-610. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.04.021. PMID: 31990482.
- Koca SB, Takcı MZ, Deniz R, Özcan S, Çeleğen M, Dursun A. RE: Comment On: Change in the Frequency of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes in the Central Anatolia Region of Türkiye Over the Years Before and After the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Turk Arch Pediatr. 2024 May 6;59(4):427–8. doi: 10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2024.246202. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38797997; PMCID: PMC11332428.
- Özsoylu S, Dursun A, Çelik B. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Single-center Experience. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct;25(10):1189-1192. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23985. PMID: 34916754; PMCID: PMC8645823.
- Beştepe Dursun Z, Korkmaz S, Türe Z, Kaynar L, Dursun A, Çelik İ. Efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. J Clin Apher. 2021 Jun;36(3):390-397. doi: 10.1002/jca.21875. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PMID: 33485278.
- Serkan Ö, Adem D, Nur AB. Comparison of direct laryngoscopy and video-assisted laryngoscopy in pediatric intensive care unit. Arch Pediatr. 2021 Nov;28(8):658-662. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2021.09.021. Epub 2021 Oct 20. PMID: 34686426.
- Sık G, Inamlık A, Akçay N, Kesici S, Aygun F, Kendırlı T, Atay G, Sandal O, Varol F, Ozkaya PY, Duyu M, Bırbılen AZ, Ozcan S, Arslan G, Kangın M, Bayraktar S, Altug U, Anıl AB, Havan M, Yetımakman AF, Dalkıran T, Zengın N, Oto A, Kıhtır HS, Gırgın Fİ, Telhan L, Yıldızdas D, Yener N, Yukselmıs U, Alakaya M, Kılınc MA, Celegen M, Dursun A, Battal F, Sarı F, Ozkale M, Topal S, Kocaoglu C, Yazar A, Alacakır N, Odek C, Yaman A, Cıtak A; Turkish MIS-C Study Group. Mortality risk factors ...
- Turkish Paediatric Society Kayseri Branch Presidency
- Member of Turkish Paediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Society