Dr. Gokce Isil Kurmus

Dr. Gokce Isil Kurmus, born on July 7, 1985, in Sivas, is a medical professional specializing in dermatology. She completed her medical education at Mersin University Faculty of Medicine in 2009, graduating as one of the top students in her class. Dr. Kurmus obtained her specialization in dermatology in 2015 from Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital. Her specialization thesis focused on the "Relation Between Serotonin Expression in Tissue and Depression/Anxiety in Lichen Planus Patients."

Following her specialization, Dr. Kurmus served at Iğdır State Hospital from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, she enhanced her professional skills through an observership at Johns Hopkins Hospital Dermatology Clinic in the United States, supported by the Türkan Saylan scholarship.

Fluent in English, Dr. Kurmus is currently engaged in professional activities at Private Medical Park Ankara Hospital. Her academic background includes completing high school at Adana Anatolian High School and proceeding to Mersin University for her undergraduate and medical education. Dr. Kurmus has contributed to several research publications in the field of dermatology, focusing on skin conditions and their systemic effects.

Her practice areas encompass general dermatology and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on laser applications. Dr. Kurmus is a member of various professional organizations such as the Turkish Dermatology Association and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. Her work has been recognized within the professional community, notably through her scholarship for an observership at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

• M.D.: Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey, 2003-2009.
• Residency: Dermatology, Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 2010-2015.
• Observership: Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2016.

• Specialist Doctor, Medical Park Ankara Hospital, 2017-present
• Observer Doctor, Johns Hopkins Hospital Dermatology Clinic, Baltimore/USA, 2016
• Specialist Doctor, Iğdır State Hospital (Compulsory Service), 2015-2017
• Resident Assistant, Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital, 2010-2015

• Turkish Dermatology Association Prof. Dr. Türkan Saylan Scholarship - Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Dermatology, Baltimore, USA - Observership, 2016

• Turkish Dermatology Association
• Ankara Skin and Venereology Association
• Cosmetology and Dermatology Academy Association
• European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

• 24th EADV, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-11 October 2015 (oral eposter)
• International Dermatology and Cosmetology Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 March 2016
• 14th EADV Spring Symposium, Brussel, Belgium, 24-27 May 2017 (oral presentation)
• 11ͭ ͪ EADV Spring Symposium, Belgrade, Serbia, 22-25 May 2014
• XXI. Prof.Dr. Lütfü Tat Symposium, Ankara, 13-17 November 2013

• "Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: a rare entity in adolescence." Presented at the 14th EADV Spring Symposium, Brussel, Belgium, 24-27 May 2017 (oral presentation)
• "An unusual presentation of proliferating trichilemmal tumor arising in psoriatic plaque." Presented at the International Dermatology and Cosmetology Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 March 2016
• "Serotonin expression in the lichen planus lesions and its relation with depression/anxiety." Presented at the 24th EADV, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-11 October 2015 (oral eposter)

• "Serotonin expression in lichen planus lesions and its relationship with depression/anxiety." Ann Dermatol Vol. 31, No. 2, 2019.
• "The relationship between lichen planus and carotid intima media thickness." Acta Cardiol Sin 2016;32:738-43
• "Assessment of systemic inflammation with neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in lichen planus." Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2016;33:188-92