Serap Erdine

Professor Serap Erdine graduated as Medical Doctor at the Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul in 1979 with first degree honors and the University Medal. She was resident in Department of Internal Medicine of Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul in 1979-1984. Associate Professor of Medicine in 1987. Fellowship in Clinical Cardiology in 1986-1993 in Cardiology Research Center, University of Istanbul. Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Istanbul in 1993. Scholarship from the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Association in 1970-1979. Guest fellowship in University of Grosshadern-München in 1990. Founder Member and Secretary of the Turkish Society of Hypertension and Atherosclerosis in 1991 and President since 1999. Vice-President of the European Society of Hypertension (2005-2007), Secretary of the Board of the ESH for the European Hypertension Specialists. Member of the Guidelines Committee of WHO –ISH (1999) and the European Society of Hypertension-European Society of Cardiology (2003,2007,2013,2018). Representative of the European Society of Hypertension in UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists) and EBAC (European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology). Scientific Council Member of the International Society of Hypertension (2000-2008). Executive Officer of the ISH International Forum, Member of the Strategic Planning Committee of the International Society of Hypertension, ISH International Forum Nominee of the WHO-ISH Liaison Committee(2000-2008). Member of the Board of Management of Journal of Hypertension. Board Member of the European Society of Cardiology (2000-2002). Chairman of the Working Group on Hypertension and the Heart of the European Society of Cardiology. Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society of Hypertension and Bulgarian Society of Hypertension. Professor Erdine has been the Steering Committee Member and national coordinator of several clinical and epidemiological studies on hypertension. She has been invited to give lectures at national and international meetings and serves as a member of the Editorial Board of various national and international journals. Professor Serap Erdine is honoured with IBM “Shared University Research –SUR- Award, first time given in medical classification, for her study on “Web-Based Observational Study to Assess the Critical Situation in Hypertension and Related Diseases”. Professor Erdine has been awarded by Beyazit-International Rotary as succeeded woman of Turkey in Medicine for her dedicated hard work in 2013 on March 8, International Women's Day. Professor Serap Erdine is currently Member of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Educational Committee. Professor Erdine is Consultant for the Prevention Project of the Ministry of Health. Professor Erdine is the Leader of the Working Group 5-Dissemination of HyperChildNET COST Action. Leader of WP 8 and Chair of the Communication and Innovation Board of eprObes (Early prevention of Obesity ) Europenan Union Project.