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Dr. Abdullah Nedim Sarsmaz
Founding Chairman · Internal Medicine Specialist
About
Dr. Abdullah Nedim Sarsmaz laid the foundations of Türkiye’s first private dialysis center by founding RENMED in 1983. He has dedicated more than forty years of his professional life to treating kidney patients and expanding access to dialysis services.
In addition to his pioneering work in holiday dialysis and health tourism in Türkiye, he was among the founding members of the Association of Private Dialysis Centers (DİADER). With his patient-centered approach and the principle of “Happy Staff, Happy Patients”, he continues to lead the management of the center.
Expertise and areas of interest
Education
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1969 – 1975
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Doctor of Medicine
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1977 – 1981
Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Specialization in Internal Medicine
Experience
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1981 – 1983
Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine Specialist
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1983 – Present
RENMED Dialysis Center Founding Chairman
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1990
American Hospital Intensive Care Dialysis Unit Unit operation
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2013 – 2014
Liv Hospital Ulus and Ankara Dialysis Units Unit operation
Articles and research
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2019
Conference Paper Continuity of care in foreign guest dialysis patients: 25 years of single-center experience ERA Congress (European Renal Association)
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2012
Research The relationship between interdialytic weight gain and blood pressure control in chronic hemodialysis patients Turkish Journal of Nephrology
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2006
Conference Paper Patient satisfaction in holiday dialysis: a single-center experience National Congress of Nephrology, Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation
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1998
Article The development of private dialysis centers in Türkiye and an evaluation of service quality Turkish Journal of Nephrology
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