More about the doctor
Sinem Civriz Bozdağ, MD, is a hematologist and professor at Koç University School of Medicine who sees patients at Koç University Hospital in Istanbul. Her clinical focus is blood cancers and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (bone marrow transplant). According to the hospital, she completed her internal medicine residency in 2005, and she has worked in hematology since 2007.
She trained at Ankara University School of Medicine, graduating in 2000, then completed a residency in internal medicine and, in 2007–2011, a fellowship in hematology. In 2011–2012 she trained in haploidentical stem cell transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University in the United States.
She then worked as a hematologist at Ankara Oncology Hospital and, from 2014 to 2022, as an associate professor in the bone marrow transplant unit of Ankara University. She is now a professor at Koç University, according to the hospital.
A consultation with her makes sense if you need to know whether a bone marrow transplant is indicated, or want a second opinion on treatment of a blood cancer.
Education and career
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1994–2000
Medical degreeAnkara University School of Medicine
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2000–2005
Residency in internal medicineAnkara University School of Medicine
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2005–2007
Internal medicineAnkara University School of Medicine
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2007–2011
Fellowship in hematologyAnkara University School of Medicine
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2011–2012
Haploidentical stem cell transplantationThomas Jefferson University, USA
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2012–2014
HematologyAnkara Oncology Hospital
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2014–2022
Hematology, bone marrow transplantationAnkara University School of Medicine
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since 2022
Hematology, stem cell transplantationKoç University School of Medicine; Koç University Hospital
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2014
Associate professorAnkara University School of Medicine
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2022
ProfessorKoç University
Hematologist in Istanbul: what Prof. Civriz Bozdağ treats
Sinem Civriz Bozdağ is a hematologist at Koç University Hospital who manages patients with blood cancers and performs hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. These are her two clinical interests listed by the hospital.
Her base specialty is internal medicine: before moving into hematology she completed an internal medicine residency (in 2005, according to the hospital) and worked as an internist from 2005 to 2007.
Bone marrow transplant in Turkey
A bone marrow transplant replaces blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells, using either the patient's own cells (autologous) or donor cells (allogeneic). According to the hospital, its stem cell transplantation unit performs both.
Prof. Civriz Bozdağ built her transplant experience in Ankara and the US: in 2011–2012 she trained in haploidentical transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University (USA), then worked in the bone marrow transplant unit of Ankara University from 2014 to 2022.
Education and experience
Medical degree, residency and hematology fellowship: Ankara University School of Medicine. Positions: Ankara Oncology Hospital, then the Ankara University bone marrow transplant unit, and now Koç University. Dated stages are listed under "Education and career".
Publications
According to PubMed, she has co-authored papers on brentuximab vedotin consolidation after autologous stem cell transplant in high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma (multicenter study, 2021), on real-world outcomes in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma in Türkiye (2025), and on diagnosing VEXAS syndrome (2025). Her 2026 papers list the Department of Hematology, Koç University School of Medicine, as her affiliation.
Where she practices
Koç University Hospital is a university hospital in the Topkapı district of Istanbul. Hematology and bone marrow transplantation is one of its main fields; according to the hospital, it has a dedicated adult stem cell transplantation unit.
What to prepare for a consultation
For a review of your records, hospitals usually ask for discharge summaries with the diagnosis, bone marrow biopsy results and a summary of treatment so far. The hospital does not list which languages she speaks; according to the hospital, interpreters are provided for international patients.
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