Associate Program Director,
Baptist Health –University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences IM Residency Program

Associate Professor of Medicine,
Section of General Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 

Academic Interests:

Resident, fellow and medical student teaching for 20 years, breast cancer prevention, screening and treatment.

Clinical Interests:

Primary care, geriatrics, inpatient medicine consults, post-acute care, wellness and prevention in the adult population.

Selected Academic/Professional Activities & Scholarship:

1. Priyambada P, Joshi K, Ozdemir B. Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna (HFI): A case report and review of literature. Case Reports in Internal Medicine 4.1(2017): 57
2. Ozdemir B, Hutchinson L. Chemoprevention reduces Breast Cancer Risk.
   Today’s Geriatric Medicine, September/October 2013
3. Ozdemir B,Frost M, Hayes J, Sullivan DH. Placement of nasoenteral feeding tubes using magnetic guidance: retesting a new technique. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 19(4):446-51, 2000 August.
4. Ozdemir B, Goodin JB. Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Clinic for Elderly women: Promoting Prevention. Poster Presentation, American Geriatrics Annual Meeting, 2017
5. Ozdemir BZ, Podrazik PM. False Information about Breast Cancer Screening. JAMA Intern Med. 178(2):299-300, 2018, January.

Additional Competencies:

Residency evaluation & Clinical Competency Committee member, Geriatrics fellowship

Training:

Geriatrics Fellowship,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Geriatrics Fellowship,
New York University, NY

Chief Resident in Medicine,
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Internal Medicine Residency,
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Ophthalmology Residency,
Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

M.D.,
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Current Certifications:

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Diplomate, Geriatrics Medicine