NEONATOLOGY (NEWBORN)
Neonatology Medical Science is a subspecialty which requires three years training after specialty in pediatric residency and it provides service as NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Our Neonatology Unit of Ankara City Hospital has the capacity of 150 beds in total as 130 of those are in level 3 and 20 of those are in level 2. Neonatology Unit is one of the rare neonate units in the world and the biggest NICU in Turkey. The center has advanced technical equipment for treatment such as high frequency ventilation, advanced respiratory support methods and devices, whole body hyperthermia, inhaled nitric oxide therapy, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) which are applied in only selected centers. Our academic staff consists of 13 neonatology physicians including 1 professor, 5 associate professors/academic members, 5 neonatology minor assistants, 13 pediatrics specialists, 2 pediatric cardiologist including one associate professor, 2 pediatric surgeons and 3 opthalmologists including one associate professor in Ankara City Hospital. We also work as a referral center of featured services for occurence of eye diseases in premature babies in Turkey. High risk pregnancies, complications of prematurity and premature babies are followed in this unit. Babies and their development are also followed after discharge as we perform their hearing test. We try to meet all the requests of referral throughout the country for all babies who need advanced intensive care and treatment including pediatric surgery, pediatric brain surgery, pediatric cardiovasvular surgery and pediatric opthalmology. We are also in a quite successful position considering our academic publishing and scientific research as a clinic besides our service and treatment achievements. We possess the title of the most prolific clinic for international publishing and research in our field. We 7/24 provide service at the maximum academic level by benefiting from the most advanced technical equipment for our country's newborn health and science. We put all of our effort to provide the best treatment for patients and premature births and deliver them to their families as happy and healthy.