Dr. Damla Tosun

• Regional anesthesia - peripheral nerve blocks
• Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery anesthesia
• Neonatal and pediatric anesthesia
• Transplant anesthesia
• Obstetric anesthesia - painless vaginal delivery (labor analgesia) and cesarean section anesthesia

• Specialization in Anesthesiology and Reanimation: SBÜ Ankara City Hospital, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara (2019-2022)
• Specialization in Anesthesiology and Reanimation: SBÜ Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara (2017-2019)
• Medical School: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine on behalf of Hitit University, Ankara (2010-2016)

• Özel Koru Ankara Hospital — Specialist in Anesthesiology (2025 - present)
• T.C. Ministry of Health Hitit University Çorum Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital — Specialist in Anesthesiology (2022-2025)
• Ortaköy State Hospital, Aksaray — General Practitioner (2016-2017)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Cankar Dal H, Yalnız KY, Tosun D, Gözükara B, Şirin H, Doğu C, Öztürk Kazancı D, Turan S. Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume-to-platelet count ratio for predicting mortality in critical COVID-19 patients. J Health Sci Med. 2022;5(6):1512-1517. DOI: 10.32322/jhsm.1160392
• Parpucu ÜM, Turan S, Cankar Dal H, Tosun D, Yalnız KY, Aydemir S, Öztürk Kazancı D. Which factors are predicting the mortality in patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit? J Med Palliat Care. 2023;4(4):368-372. DOI: 10.47582/jompac.1333211

Specialization Thesis

• Comparison of Two Different Approaches in Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Applied in Femur Fracture Surgeries. Ankara, 2022.

Scientific Presentations

• Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation 54th National E-Congress, 2020 — Poster presentation: "Bartter Syndrome: An Update with a Pediatric Case." (Damla Koçak, Handan Güleç, Ezgi Erkılıç)
• Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation 56th National E-Congress, 2022 — Oral presentation: "Comparison of Two Different Approaches in Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Applied in Femur Fracture Surgeries." (Damla Tosun, Semih Başkan, Mehmet Şahap, Ayşe Lafçı)
• UHS 3rd International Symposium of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, 2023 — Oral presentation: "From Forest to ICU: Unveiling the Mask of Hallucinogenic Mimicry, Mycetism-Induced Cardiac Complications." (Damla Tosun, Ezgi Uysal)

Book Chapters and Translation

• Neonatology and Anesthesia. Hipokrat Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9786256429079 — "General Approach to Neuroaxial Anesthesia in Neonates."
• Neonatology and Anesthesia. Hipokrat Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9786256429079 — "Spinal Epidural Caudal Anesthesia and Analgesia in Neonates."
• Hadzic's Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia — Chapter 55: Lumbar Plexus Block Via Anterior Approach (Femoral Nerve, 3-in-1, Fascia Iliaca Block), 2023 (book chapter translation).

Scientific Memberships

• TARD — Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation
• RAD — Turkish Society of Regional Anaesthesia
• TAD — Turkish Algology Society
• ESRA — European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy