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Elif Soysal, MD

  • Fellow, PGY-1

Elif Soysal, MD, joined the Department of Pediatrics residency program as a trainee of the Pediatric Scientist Development track in 2019. Originally from Turkey, she completed medical school at Koc University School of Medicine in Istanbul Turkey. During medical school, she developed an interest in neuroscience and translational research. Following medical school, she joined the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research as a postdoctoral researcher, where she studied oxidative stress and cell death pathways in animal models of pediatric sepsis and asphyxial cardiac arrest. She continues her training on pediatrics with an emphasis on pediatric emergency medicine. Her current research involves studying the dysregulated cerebral microcirculation in animal models of cardiac arrest.

Resident Biographical Details

Hometown

Istanbul, Turkey

College or Medical School

Koc University School of Medicine

Hobbies and Interests

Bouldering, sailing, cooking, hiking

Personal Details

A turkish stray cat - Kisnis and a black lab - Cheddar

Travel Interests and Languages

Turkish, English, German

Education & Training

  • MD, Koc University School of Medicine, 2016

Selected Publications

Soysal E, Yang, Q, Gao Y, Lamade, AM, Johnson CJ, Kagan, VE, Clark RSB, Bayir, H “Ascorbate Improves Mortality and Mitigates Acute Kidney Injury by Preventing Inflammatory Cell Death in a Rat Model of Sepsis” – Manuscript in preparation

Soysal, E, Horvat, CM, Simon DW, Wolf, MS, Tyler-Kabara, E, Gaines, BA, Clark, RSB, Kochanek, PM, Bayir, H. “Predictors of Clinical Deterioration and Neurocritical Care Utilization in Pediatric Patients with Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury.” Pediatric Critical Care Medicine – Accepted, in Publication

Wolf MS, Manole M, New LA, Chen Y, Soysal E, Kochanek PK, Bayir H, Clark RS. “Ascorbate Deficiency Confers Resistance to Neurodegeneration in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.” Pediatric Research – Accepted, in Publication

Lamade, AM., Kenny EM, Anthonymuthu TS, Soysal E, Clark SB, Kagan VE, Bayır H. “Aiming for the Target: Mitochondrial Drug Delivery in Traumatic Brain Injury.” Neuropharmacology 145 (2019): 209–19. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.07.014.

Demirkol, D., Aktuglu Z., Karacabey M., Cesur Y., Ataman Y, and Soysal E.. “The Role of Supportive Treatment in the Management of Hyperammonemia in Neonates and Infants.” Blood Purification 48, no. 2 (2019): 150–57. https://doi.org/10.1159/000495021.

Aktas, O. N., Gursoy, T., Soysal, E., Esencan, E., & Ercin, S. (2017). Thyroid hormone levels in late preterm, early term and term infants: a study with healthy neonates revealing reference values and factors affecting thyroid hormones. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 30(11). doi:10.1515/jpem-2017-0215    

Soysal, E., Gries, H., & Wray, C. (2016). Pediatric patients on ketogenic diet undergoing general anesthesia—a medical record review. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 35, 170-175. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.04.010

Academic and Research Interests

  • Critical care medicine
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cerebral microcirculation
  • Vascular dysregulation