MD, Pelin Doğa Üstüner

Education

• Ted Ankara College (1998)
• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (2004)
• Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Dermatology-Specialization (2010)
• Demiroğlu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Dermatology – Associate Professorship (2018)
• Nişantaşı University Faculty of Medicine Dermatology (2021-present)

Experience

• Private Rize Şar Hospital (2012-2014)
• Medipol University Faculty of Medicine Mega Hospitals complex (2014-2018)
• Demiroğlu Bilim University Private Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (2018-2020)
• BHT Clinic Tema Hospital (2020-2023)

Areas of interest

• Psöriasis
• Acne Vulgaris
• Atopic Dermatitis
• Cosmetic Dermatology (Fillers-Botox-Mesotherapy Applications)
• Laser Applications

Memberships

• Cosmetology and Dermatology Academy Association, Member, 2017
• Member of the Skin and Venereology Association, 2017
• Turkish Pediatric Dermatology Association Member, 2012
• EADV (European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology) Üye, 2008
• Turkish Dermatology Association Member, 2007
• Turkish Dermatology Association, Cosmetic Dermatology Working Group Member, 2019
• Turkish Dermatology Association, Psoriasis Working Group, Substitute Member, 2022-present

Awards

• Üstüner Pelin, Durdu Murat, Baba Mete. A Case of Pemphigus Herpetiformis Mimicking Dyshidrotic Eczema. XVIII. Prof. Dr. A. Lütfü Tat Symposium, 6-10 November 2007, Ankara (Dermatology poster awards, Second Prize).
• Üstüner Pelin, Karadağ Köse Özlem, Güleç Tülin, Özen Özlem. Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy; 2 Case Reports. XVIII. Prof. Dr. A. Lütfü Tat Symposium, 6-10 November 2007, Ankara (Dermatology poster awards, Third prize).

Publications

Research

Uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayınlanan araştırmalar (SCI & SSCI & Arts and Humanities) 
1. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M.  Efficacy and safety of mascara dyeing as an adjunct to Alexandrite and Nd:YAG laser applications for removing thin and white-colored facial and axillary hair. J Cosmet Laser Ther [SCI-E] 2016;18(8):459-466. DOI: 10.1080/14764172.2016.1234713.
2. Bedi̇r R, Şehi̇toğlu I, Yurdakul C, Mürtezaoğlu AR, Üstüner P. Chondroid Syringomas: an immunohistopatological analysis. G Ital Dermatol Venereol [SCI-E] 2016;151(4):358-64.
3. Bedir R, Güçer H, Şehitoğlu İ, Yurdakul C, Bağcı P, Üstüner P. The Role of p16, p21, p27, p53 and Ki-67 Expression in the Differential Diagnosis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Keratoacanthomas: An Immunohistochemical Study. Balkan Med J. [SCI-E] 2016 Mar;33(2):121-7. DOİ: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.
4. Balevi A, Engin Uysal S, Doga Ustuner P. Ozdemir M. How I Do It: Treatment of Plantar Calluses and Corns With an Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser. Dermatol Surg [SCI-E] 2016;42(11):1304-1307. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000811.
5. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M. Best dilution and corticosteroid for intralesional injection in the treatment of localized alopecia areata in adults. J Dermatolog Treat. [SCI-E] 2017;28(8):753-761. DOİ: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1329497.
6. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M. A split-face, investigator-blinded comparative study on the efficacy and safety of Q-switched Nd:YAG laser plus microneedling with vitamin C versus Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of recalcitrant melasma. J Cosmet Laser Ther. [SCI-E] 2017;19(7):383-390. DOİ: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1342036.
7. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Erbium Yttrium Aluminium Garnet laser versus Q-switched Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminium Garnet laser for the treatment of xanthelesma palpebrarum. J Cosmet Laser Ther [SCI-E] 2017;19(2):100-105. DOİ: 10.1080/14764172.2016.1256488.
8. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Sümeyye A. Kakşi, Ozdemir M. Narrow band UV-B phototherapy; an effective and reliable treatment alternative for extensive and recurrent pityriasis versicolor. J Dermatolog Treat [SCI-E] 2018;29(3):252-255. DOİ: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1364690.
9. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Salicylic acid peeling combined with vitamin C mesotherapy versus salicylic acid peeling alone in the treatment of mixed type melasma: a comparative study. J Cosmet Laser Ther. [SCI-E] 2017;19(5):294-299. DOİ: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1314501.
10. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Use of Er:YAG for the treatment of recalcitrant facial verruca plana. J Dermatolog Treat [SCI-E] 2017;28(4):368-371. DOİ: 10.1080/09546634.2016.1244601.
11. Ali Balevi, Olmuşçelik O, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Is There Any Correlation Between Red Cell Distribution Width and Psoriasis Area Severity Index in Patients Under Treatment for Psoriasis? Acta Dermatovenerol Croat [SCI-E] 2018;26(3):199-205.
12. Özkur E, Karadağ AS, Üstüner P, Aksoy B, Eşme P, Çalışkan E, et al. Clinical and demographic features of hidradenitis suppurativa: a multicentre study of 1221 patients with an analysis of risk factors associated with disease severity. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1111/ced.14478.
13. Bedir R, Sehitoglu I, Yurdakul C, Saygin I, Üstüner P, Dilek N. The Importance of Cytokeratin 19 Expression in the Differentiation of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Trichoepithelioma. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2015;9(1):EC01-EC04. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/10915.5414.
14. Ustuner P, Güleç AT, Demirbilek M. Clinical and bacteriological evaluation of nadifloxacin 1% cream versus erythromycin 4% gel in the treatment of mild-to-moderate facial acne vulgaris: a randomized study. Türkiye Klinikleri Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 2015;35(2):97-105 DOI: 10.5336/medsci.2015-43531.

Research published in national peer-reviewed journals
1. Balevi A, Eren A, Ustuner P, Özdemir M. Low-frequency ultrasonography in plaque morphea. Turk J Dermatol 2017; 11(3): 123-130. DOI: 10.4274/tdd.3256.
2. Pelin Üstüner. Role of anti-oxidant thiol/disulfide homeostasis in vitiligo: a new inflammatory marker. İKSST Journal 2018;10(1):12-18. DOI: 10.5222/iksst.2018.012
3. Pelin Üstüner, Ahmet Mahmut Tekin, Erkan Soylu. Evaluation of the Postoperative Cutaneous Findings in Rhinoplasty Patients. Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Magazine 2017;70(3):175-181. DOI: 10.1501/Tıpfak_000000983
4. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. The efficacy of adalimumab in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. Dicle Medical Journal 2018;45(1):19-27. DOI: 10.5798/dicletip.407240
5. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir. Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Q-Switched Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser and Long Pulsed NeodymiumDoped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser in the Treatment of Erythemotelangiectatic and Papulopustular Rosacea. Turk J Dermatol 2018;12:90-5. DOI: 10.4274/tdd.3535
6. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir. Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide and Methotrexate Injections in the Treatment of Hand Nail Psoriasis. Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 2018;71(2):145-151. DOI: 10.4274/atfm.43534
7. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir, Oktay Olmuşçelik, Gözde Ülfer, Türkan Yiğitbaşı. The role of thiol/disulfide homeostasis in patients with psoriasis vulgaris: Could it be a new inflammatory marker? Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereology 2018;52(4):120-5. DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.62558.

Publications

Uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayınlanan makaleler (SCI & SSCI & Arts and Humanities) 
1. Üstüner P, Aşkın Ü, Seçkin D, Özen Ö. Hairy plaque on the thigh. Diagnosis: Congenital smooth muscle hamartoma. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [SCI-E] 2008;74(6):701. DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.45145.
2. Üstüner P, Dilek N, Gücer H. Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma Mimicking a Venereal Disease Accompaning With a Chronic Well-healed Scar Tissue. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [SCI-E] 2012;78(2):195-7. DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.93644.
3. Ustuner I, Bedir R, Ustuner P, Bagci P, Gucer H, Sehitoglu I, Fedakar O, Guven SG. Clinical and Histopathologic Differential Diagnosis of Venous Malformation of the Uterine Cervix. J Low Genit Tract Dis [SCI-E] 2013;17(4):e22-5. DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e318284d982.
4. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M.  Efficacy and safety of mascara dyeing as an adjunct to Alexandrite and Nd:YAG laser applications for removing thin and white-colored facial and axillary hair. J Cosmet Laser Ther [SCI-E] 2016;18(8):459-466. DOI: 10.1080/14764172.2016.1234713.
5. Bedi̇r R, Şehi̇toğlu I, Yurdakul C, Mürtezaoğlu AR, Üstüner P. Chondroid Syringomas: an immunohistopatological analysis. G Ital Dermatol Venereol [SCI-E] 2016;151(4):358-64.
6. Bedir R, Güçer H, Şehitoğlu İ, Yurdakul C, Bağcı P, Üstüner P. The Role of p16, p21, p27, p53 and Ki-67 Expression in the Differential Diagnosis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Keratoacanthomas: An Immunohistochemical Study. Balkan Med J. [SCI-E] 2016 Mar;33(2):121-7. DOİ: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.
7. Balevi A, Engin Uysal S, Doga Ustuner P. Ozdemir M. How I Do It: Treatment of Plantar Calluses and Corns With an Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser. Dermatol Surg [SCI-E] 2016;42(11):1304-1307. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000811.
8. Ustuner P, Balevi A, Özdemir M, Turkmen I. Atypical pityriasis rosea presented with the herald patch lesion on the healed site of herpes zoster: Wolf’s isotopic response. Eur J Dermatol [SCI-E] 2016;26(1):102-3. DOİ: 10.1684/ejd.2015.2670.
9. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M. Best dilution and corticosteroid for intralesional injection in the treatment of localized alopecia areata in adults. J Dermatolog Treat. [SCI-E] 2017;28(8):753-761. DOİ: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1329497.
10. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M. A split-face, investigator-blinded comparative study on the efficacy and safety of Q-switched Nd:YAG laser plus microneedling with vitamin C versus Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of recalcitrant melasma. J Cosmet Laser Ther. [SCI-E] 2017;19(7):383-390. DOİ: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1342036.
11. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Erbium Yttrium Aluminium Garnet laser versus Q-switched Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminium Garnet laser for the treatment of xanthelesma palpebrarum. J Cosmet Laser Ther [SCI-E] 2017;19(2):100-105. DOİ: 10.1080/14764172.2016.1256488.
12. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Sümeyye A. Kakşi, Ozdemir M. Narrow band UV-B phototherapy; an effective and reliable treatment alternative for extensive and recurrent pityriasis versicolor. J Dermatolog Treat [SCI-E] 2018;29(3):252-255. DOİ: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1364690.
13. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Salicylic acid peeling combined with vitamin C mesotherapy versus salicylic acid peeling alone in the treatment of mixed type melasma: a comparative study. J Cosmet Laser Ther. [SCI-E] 2017;19(5):294-299. DOİ: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1314501.
14. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Use of Er:YAG for the treatment of recalcitrant facial verruca plana. J Dermatolog Treat [SCI-E] 2017;28(4):368-371. DOİ: 10.1080/09546634.2016.1244601.
15. Ali Balevi, Olmuşçelik O, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. Is There Any Correlation Between Red Cell Distribution Width and Psoriasis Area Severity Index in Patients Under Treatment for Psoriasis? Acta Dermatovenerol Croat [SCI-E] 2018;26(3):199-205.
16. Özkur E, Karadağ AS, Üstüner P, Aksoy B, Eşme P, Çalışkan E, et al. Clinical and demographic features of hidradenitis suppurativa: a multicentre study of 1221 patients with an analysis of risk factors associated with disease severity. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1111/ced.14478.

Articles published in other international peer-reviewed journals
1. Üstüner P, Köse OK, Güleç AT, Özen O. A moderate response to plasmapheresis in nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Clinics and Practice 2011;1(4):e124. DOI:10.4081/cp.2011.e124.
2. Üstüner P, Güleç AT. Retronychia in a Renal Transplant Patient. Asian Journal of Dermatology 2012;4(1):6-10. DOI:10.3923/ajd.2012.6.10.
3. Üstüner P, Dilek N, Dilek AR, Saral Y, Bedir R. Eosinophilic panniculitis presenting with Kaposi’s sarcoma-like plaques in a patient who is human immunodeficiency virus positive: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2012;6(1):387. DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-387.
4. Üstüner P, Dilek N, Saral Y, Ustuner I. Coexistence of aplasia cutis congenita, faun tail nevus and fetus papyraceus. J Dermatol Case Rep. 2013;7(3):93-6. DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2013.1148
5. Ustuner P. Angioedema Due to Systemic Isotretinoin Therapy: A Case Report. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2014;2014:595914. DOI: 10.1155/2014/595914.
6. Şentürk Ş, Üstüner P, Balık G, Kağıtcı M, Ural ÜM, Şahin FK. Labial adhesion with acute urinary retention secondary to vaginitis. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2014;2014:259072. DOI: 10.1155/2014/259072.
7. Bedir R, Sehitoglu I, Yurdakul C, Saygin I, Üstüner P, Dilek N. The Importance of Cytokeratin 19 Expression in the Differentiation of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Trichoepithelioma. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2015;9(1):EC01-EC04. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/10915.5414.
8. Üstüner P, Bedir R. Case of Recurrent Type B Pigmentary Demarcation Lines in a Pregnant Woman. Asian Journal of Dermatology 2015;7(1):13-16. DOI:10.3923/ajd.2015.13.16.
9. Ustuner P, Güleç AT, Demirbilek M. Clinical and bacteriological evaluation of nadifloxacin 1% cream versus erythromycin 4% gel in the treatment of mild-to-moderate facial acne vulgaris: a randomized study. Turkish Clinics Journal of Medical Sciences 2015;35(2):97-105 DOI: 10.5336/medsci.2015-43531.
10. Üstüner P, Dilek N, Saral Y. Low dose methotrexate induced perilesional bullous erythema in plaque type psoriasis: a case report. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine 2016;7(Suppl 2):118-20. DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.1754

Ulusal hakemli dergilerde yayınlanan makaleler
1. Üstüner P, Durdu M, Baba M. Dizhidrotik ekzemayı taklit eden pemfigus herpetiformis olgusu. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2008;18(4):249-52.
2. Üstüner P, Ada S, Deniz S. Atopik dermatit ve hijyen hipotezi. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2008;18(3):153-9.
3. Üstüner P, Ada S, Güleç AT, Arıkan Ü. Anüler Elastolitik Dev Hücreli Granülom: Bir Olgu Sunumu. Türk Dermatoloji Dergisi 2008; 2(4): 212-4.
4. Ada S, Üstüner P. Hemodiyalizle ilişkili çalma sendromu: Bir olgu sunumu. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2010;20(3):154-7.
5. Dilek N, Ustuner P, Saral Y, Dilek A. Ramazan, Kırbaş S. Herediter Duyusal ve Otonomik Nöropati Tip I: Akral Nöropatik Ülserlerin Eşlik Ettiği Bir Olgu Sunumu. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2012;22(1):51-57.
6. Üstüner P, Ada S, Güleç AT, Özen Ö. Ürtikerya Pigmentozayı Taklit Eden Bir İnfantil Nodüler Uyuz Olgusu. Dermatoz 2013;4(1):17-20.
7. Pelin Üstüner, Gülşah Balık, Hasan Güçer, Mehmet Kağıtcı, Şenol Şentürk, Işık Üstüner, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven. Premenopozal bir kadında vulvar siringoma: Olgu sunumu. Kafkas J Med Sci 2015; 5(1):25–27. DOI: 10.5505/kjms.2015.07830.
8. Pelin Üstüner, Gülşah Balık, Şenol Şentürk, Mehmet Kağıtcı, Işık Üstüner. Acute Urinary Retention Due to Labial Adhesion as the Presenting Symptom of Lichen Sclerosus in an Adolescent Girl. Ordu Tıp dergisi (ODU) J Med 2016;3(1):34-36.
9. Pelin Üstüner, Mustafa Özdemir, Ali Balevi. Atypical multiple cutaneous ulcers in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with rituximab. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol. 2016;26(1):32-37. DOI:10.5336/dermato.2015-44114.
10. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir, Ülkü Tuğba Parlakkılıç, İlknur Türkmen, Oktay Olmuşçelik. A case of familial subcutaneous sarcoidosis with an asymptomatic nodular lesion on the upper eyelid accompanied by chronic osteomyelitis. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol. 2016;26(1):54-58. DOI:10.5336/dermato.2015-46271.
11. Balevi A, Ustuner P, Ozdemir M, Çakır EA. Unilateral segmental fixed drug eruption induced by sertraline. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2017;27(2):72-74. DOI:10.5336/dermato.2016-51179.
12. Balevi A, Ozdemir M, Ustuner P, Toy H. Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides Associated with Alopecia in a Case. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2017;27(1):20-3. DOI: 10.5336/dermato.2016-51209.
13. Balevi A, Eren A, Ustuner P, Özdemir M. Plak morfeada düşük frekanslı ultrasonografi. Turk J Dermatol 2017; 11(3): 123-130. DOI: 10.4274/tdd.3256.
14. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Sümeyye Kakşi, Mustafa Özdemir, İlknur Türkmen. Dokuz-Aylık İnfantil Olguda Saçlı Deride Kalıcı Halka Şekilli Alopesi. Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol 2017; 27(1):1-5. DOI: 10.5336/dermato.2016-53573.
15. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Ozdemir M, Erdogan ÇA. Cold induced Neutrophilic Figurate Erythema. A Case Report. Turkiye Clinics J Dermatol 2017; 27(3):117-21. DOI: 10.5336/dermato.2016-53745
16. Özlem Karadağ Köse, Özcan Hız, Hilal Gökalp, Pelin Üstüner. Acute sacroiliitis due to oral isotretinoin use in patients with acne vulgaris: Four case reports. Van Med J. 2017;24(4):372-377. DOI: 10.5505/vtd.2017.06078
17. Pelin Üstüner. Role of anti-oxidant thiol/disulfide homeostasis in vitiligo: a new inflammatory marker. İKSST Journal 2018;10(1):12-18. DOI: 10.5222/iksst.2018.012
18. Pelin Üstüner, Ahmet Mahmut Tekin, Erkan Soylu. Evaluation of the Postoperative Cutaneous Findings in Rhinoplasty Patients. Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Magazine 2017;70(3):175-181. DOI: 10.1501/Tıpfak_000000983
19. Ali Balevi, Pelin Üstüner, Ozdemir M. The efficacy of adalimumab in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. Dicle Medical Journal 2018;45(1):19-27. DOI: 10.5798/dicletip.407240
20. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir, Cuyan Demirkesen. Specific cutaneous involvement of mixed type mature plasmacytoid dendritic cell tumor in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereology 2018;52:70-3. DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.25675
21. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir. Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Q-Switched Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser and Long Pulsed NeodymiumDoped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser in the Treatment of Erythemotelangiectatic and Papulopustular Rosacea. Turk J Dermatol 2018;12:90-5. DOI: 10.4274/tdd.3535
22. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir. Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide and Methotrexate Injections in the Treatment of Hand Nail Psoriasis. Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 2018;71(2):145-151. DOI: 10.4274/atfm.43534
23. Pelin Üstüner, Ali Balevi, Mustafa Özdemir, Oktay Olmuşçelik, Gözde Ülfer, Türkan Yiğitbaşı. The role of thiol/disulfide homeostasis in patients with psoriasis vulgaris: Could it be a new inflammatory marker? Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereology 2018;52(4):120-5. DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.62558.