Dr. Gul Erkin Ozaygen

Dr. Gul Erkin Ozaygen currently holds the position of Specialist Dermatologist at Royal Street Dermatology and Perth Skin Specialists in Perth, Western Australia, a role he has been in since 2023. His responsibilities involve the comprehensive practice of dermatology, encompassing various aspects of patient care and dermatological treatments.

Between November 2021 and February 2023, Dr. Ozaygen focused on expanding his dermatological expertise through further professional development in dermatology, including adult and pediatric care. His academic involvement includes a role as an Editorial Board Member for the Dermatopathology Journal from 2014 to 2020.

Dr. Ozaygen's earlier professional experiences include serving as the Professor and Head of Dermatology at Ankara Guven Hospital in Turkey from October 2014 to April 2017. His tenure at Hacettepe University spanned from September 1996 to September 2014, during which he was a Professor of Dermatology and also held the position of Associate Dean from December 2010 to March 2012.

His educational background includes a medical degree (M.D) from Hacettepe University, where he also completed his specialization in Dermatology and Venereology. Post-graduation, he pursued a Dermatopathology Fellowship at New York University (2001 - 2002) and a postdoctoral research fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine (1995 - 1996), focusing on p53 immunostaining in cancer tissues.

Dr. Ozaygen has been certified with a Diploma in Dermatopathology by the International Committee for Dermatopathology and the International Board Of Dermatology since 2005, and holds an ECFMG Certificate obtained in 1996.

In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Ozaygen has been active in various professional organizations. He has served as President of the Diagnostic Dermatopathology Society since January 2012 and was President of the Ankara Society of Dermatology and Venereology from December 2009 to December 2011.

• M.D.: Medicine (English) from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey (1982 - 1989)
• Specialist: Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Residency Program at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ankara, Turkey (1990 - 1994)
• Visiting Fellow: Dermatopathology at New York University, Department of Dermatology, Dermatopathology Section, USA (2001 - 2002)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow: p53 immunostaining in cancer tissues at Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, USA (1995 - 1996)

• Specialist Dermatologist, FACD at Royal Street Dermatology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (2023 - Present)
• Specialist Dermatologist, FACD at Perth Skin Specialists, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (2023 - Present)
• Upskilling in Dermatology at Royal Street Dermatology, Perth Skin Specialists, Adult&Paediatric Dermatology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Nov 2021 - Feb 2023)
• Professor, Head of Dermatology at Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (Oct 2014 - Apr 2017)

• Diploma in Dermatopathology from the International Committee for Dermatopathology and the International Board Of Dermatology (Issued Jan 2005)

• Best Oral Presentation Award at XVI.A.Lütfü Tat National Dermatology Symposium (Jan 2003)
• Second Best Presentation Award at XIV.A.Lütfü Tat National Dermatology Symposium (Jan 1999)
• Dermatology Research Project Award issued by Roche (Jan 1997)

• President of Diagnostic Dermatopathology Society (Since Jan 2012)
• President of Ankara Society of Dermatology and Venereology (Dec 2009 - Dec 2011)
• EADV (European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology) and European Society of Dermatopathology

• Congress President, Lutfu Tat Symposium, Ankara Society of Dermatology and Venereology (Nov 2011)