Hasan Yazici
Prof. Hasan Yazici is the chairman of the Department of Medicine and the Division of Rheumatology at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty of University of Istanbul. He also is the current chairperson of the Society for Research and Education and Rheumatology (Turkey) which, along with a group of colleagues, he founded in 1993. His main research interests are Behçet’s syndrome and clinical research methodology.
Prof. Yazici has published widely on Behçet’s disease. The dedicated outpatient clinic he has started with a group of his colleagues 33 years ago currently has around 8000 registered patients. He has published many original articles in peer reviewed journals in addition to his text book contributions, editorials and reviews. He has recieved a number of prestigious awards and has a long list of memberships in the editorial boards and scientific societies, which includes being a full member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences.
