Sevil Ari Yuca

About doctor Sevil Ari Yuca

Sevil Ari Yuca is an experienced pediatric endocrinologist in Turkey. The doctor is engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of disorders of the endocrine system in children, including problems of puberty, growth retardation, diabetes mellitus, thyroid and adrenal diseases.

In addition to clinical practice, Sevil Ari Yuca is actively engaged in scientific activities, attends thematic medical congresses and symposiums, and exchanges experience with colleagues from other countries. She is the author of over 40 scientific articles published in prestigious international journals and is the author and editor of an English book on the treatment of obesity and hypothyroidism in children.

Professional experience

• Van City Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology;
• Konya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology;
• Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Konya.

Doctor’s specialty

The main areas of clinical practice and scientific activity of Dr. Ari Yuca are:

• growth monitoring in children (stunting, short stature, tall stature);
• diagnosis and treatment of growth hormone deficiency;
• diagnosis and treatment of Turner’s syndrome;
• diagnosis, treatment and follow-up for hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodule, goiter;
• diagnosis of obesity, overweight, treatment and follow-up in children;
• early or delayed puberty (diagnosis, treatment and follow-up);
• problems of puberty in girls (asymmetry of the mammary glands, menstrual irregularities, polycystic ovaries, excessive body hair growth);
• puberty problems in boys (gynecomastia, micropenis, undescended testicles);
• diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children;
• diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar in children);
• violations of sexual development in newborns and older children (undescended testis, micropenis, labial adhesions, discharge from the genital organs, enlargement of the mammary glands);
• healthy bone development in childhood and adolescence (metabolic bone disease, rickets, osteoporosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, parathyroid hormone deficiency);
• deficiency or excess of vitamin D;
• diseases of the adrenal glands (deficiency and excess of adrenal hormones);
• drug treatment and follow-up for prolactinomas and pituitary adenomas in children.