Academic Activities

Scientific Societies & Memberships

Prof. Dr. Serap Erdine’s leadership in international hypertension and cardiology societies reflects her global recognition and scientific authority.

Founder Member and President (since 1999) of the Turkish Society of Hypertension and Atherosclerosis

Vice-President (2005–2007) of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH)

Board Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (2000–2002)

Scientific Council Member of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) (2000–2008)

Representative of the European Society of Hypertension in UEMS and EBAC

Member of the Guidelines Committee of WHO–ISH (1999) and the ESH–ESC Joint Task Force (2003, 2007, 2013, 2018)

Awards & Honors

International awards highlight Prof. Erdine’s pioneering research and her contributions to hypertension and cardiovascular medicine.

IBM Shared University Research (SUR) Award – awarded for her pioneering web-based observational study on hypertension and related diseases; the first time this award was given in the field of medical classification.

Beyazıt-International Rotary Award (2013) – recognized as “Succeeded Woman of Turkey in Medicine” on International Women’s Day.

Honorary Memberships – Hungarian Society of Hypertension and Bulgarian Society of Hypertension.

Scientific Publications

Professor Erdine has authored and co-authored numerous national and international publications. Extensive publications on hypertension, cardiometabolic health, and cardiovascular prevention demonstrate Prof. Erdine’s impact in medical science.

Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Hypertension and other peer-reviewed journals.

Author of guideline chapters in multiple editions of the European Society of Hypertension / European Society of Cardiology Guidelines.

Over 100+ peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and international conference papers on hypertension, cardiometabolic risk, and cardiovascular prevention.

https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=LnTh8NEwl1QC&hl=en&oi=ao

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20047629/

Honorary Memberships

Honorary memberships from European societies emphasize her outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research and education.

Honorary Member, Hungarian Society of Hypertension

Honorary Member, Bulgarian Society of Hypertension

Guest Fellow, University of Grosshadern–München (1990)

Research Projects

Prof. Erdine leads groundbreaking research projects in hypertension, obesity, and cardiometabolic health with national and international collaborations. Prof. Erdine has been the principal investigator and national coordinator of numerous clinical and epidemiological studies, including:

HyperChildNET (COST Action) – Leader of Working Group 5: Dissemination

eprObes (EU Project) – Chair of Communication and Innovation Board

TRES-1 Study – National clinical trial coordination

Several multi-center observational studies on hypertension, obesity, and cardiometabolic diseases

International Roles

Global roles in WHO, ESH, ESC and ISH underline her influence in shaping international hypertension and cardiology guidelines.

Executive Officer of the ISH International Forum

Member of the Strategic Planning Committee of ISH

WHO–ISH Liaison Committee Nominee (2000–2008)

Representative of ESH in European accreditation bodies (UEMS, EBAC)

Invited speaker at numerous international congresses and symposia