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Asthma, allergic rhinitis, skin allergies, food allergies

High School	Istanbul Erkek Lisesi 1981
Univercity	Istanbul Üniversitesi Istanbul Tıp Fakültesi 1987
Academic Background	Postgraduate / Specialty / Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları 1994 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk immünolojisi ve Allerjik Hastalıklar 1996
Foreign Experience / Education	Pennsylvania University Philadelphia Children's Hospital & United Kingdom Southampton University Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
Foreign Language	English and German

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: bsekerel@hacettepe.edu.tr