ÖMER FARUK TARIM

Dr. Ömer Tarım is the Director of Pediatric Endocrinology in Uludag University of Bursa, Turkey. He completed his medical and pediatric training in Hacettepe University of Ankara in his native country. Dr. Tarim was trained by Dr. Fima Lifshitz in Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY between 1991-1995 where he was board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology. He was awarded for the best scientific paper published in JACN in 1997. He established the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology in Uludag University in his home country where he also served as vice dean and the chairman of pediatrics. Dr. Tarim was one of the founders of national neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism in Turkey. He was a visiting professor in Pittsburgh University Children’s Hospital between 2003-2004.