Biography

Professor Mehmet Faruk Geyik is a highly experienced and respected Infectious Diseases Specialist with over 30 years of expertise in diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide range of infectious diseases. With a strong academic background and significant clinical experience, Professor Geyik specializes in bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections, both in the community and hospital settings. His clinical expertise extends to intensive care infections, travel medicine, fever of unknown origin, vaccine management, and epidemic diseases, including COVID-19 and monkeypox. Additionally, he is highly skilled in microbiological diagnostics and the management of sexually transmitted infections and complex cases such as osteomyelitis and spondylodiscitis. His contributions to the field include a deep commitment to both patient care and advancing the education of future medical professionals. Education & Training Medical Doctor (MD), 1992 Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine Specialty Training in Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, 1998 Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases Clinic Minor Specialty in Intensive Care, 2014 Certified by the Board of Specialty in Medicine (2 years intensive care training) Academic Career Professor of Infectious Diseases Institution: Duzce University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Years: 2008 – Present Currently serving as Professor in the field of Infectious Diseases, supervising academic research, teaching medical students and residents, and leading clinical patient management in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, 2003 - 2007 Duzce University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, 2007-2008 Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases 2000 - 2003 Areas of Expertise Infections of All Tissues and Organs Microbiological Diagnosis and Screening Tests Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic, and Pyrionic Diseases Infectious Diseases (With and Without Fever) Community and Hospital-Acquired Infections Epidemic-Associated Diseases (e.g., Influenza, COVID-19, Monkeypox) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Diagnosis, Screening, and Treatment) Travel-Related Infections and Counseling Adult Vaccination (Including Intact and Patient Vaccines) Unexplained Fever Causes Intensive Care Infections Respiratory Tract Infections (Upper and Lower) Bone and Joint Infections (Osteomyelitis, Spondylodiscitis) Cellulitis and Skin Infections Acute and Chronic Hepatitis Urinary Tract Infections (Cystitis, Pyelonephritis) Parasitic Diseases (Malaria, Tapeworm, Pinworm) Acute Intestinal Infections (Diarrhea, Dysentery) Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Infectious Diseases: AIDS (HIV), HPV, Sepsis, Meningitis, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Brucellosis