Duygu Ayhan Başer

Hacettepe University Facuty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara Turkey, Türkiye

Qualification

General Practitioner/Family Doctor

Short Bio

Dr. Ayhan Başer graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine (English program) and completed her Family Medicine residency at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2014. Between 2014 and 2018, she served as a family physician and trainer in maternal health, reproductive health, and screening programs at Kocaeli Provincial Health Directorate, Derince District Health Directorate, and Topçular Family Health Center. Since 2018, she has been a faculty member at Hacettepe University, Department of Family Medicine, earning her associate professorship in 2021. She has been the department chair since 2020 and, as of 2024, serves as the deputy director of Hacettepe University Vaccine Institute. She teaches in undergraduate and graduate programs across the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Institute, and Vaccine Institute. Having pursued additional training in epidemiology and statistics, her research focuses on primary care development, lifestyle medicine, women’s health, immunization, chronic disease management, periodic health examinations, clinical research, and evidence-based guidelines. She holds leadership roles in the Evidence-Based Medicine Association and various national and international organizations, including TAHUD, WONCA Europe, EGPRN, EUROPREV, EURACT, EFPC, and Policy Advocacy SIG. She is also the secretary of the WONCA Working Party on Research.