Prof. Gülfem Elif Çelik
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey Executive Board Member, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Prof. Gülfem Elif Çelik is a senior allergist and immunologist with a distinguished career at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, where she worked from 1997 to 2023. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University and completed fellowships in pulmonary medicine and allergy, with a thesis on aspirin-induced asthma. She became a full professor in 2008 and served as Vice Dean (2012–2017) and Dean (2017–2021), leading initiatives in medical education and accreditation.
Her research focuses on asthma, drug allergy, and aspirin hypersensitivity. She has authored over 80 scientific publications and has an Hirsch index of 28. Internationally, she trained at Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, and Lodz Medical University.
Prof. Çelik is a member of the EAACI Executive Committee and the Biologics Working Group. She currently coordinates the Turkish Adult Asthma Registry and practices in a private clinic, continuing to contribute actively to allergy care and research.
