Underwater & Hyperbaric Therapy Specialist
She graduated from Istanbul University’s Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and Marmara University’s Department of Business Administration (English Program). She completed her clinical training in Neurology at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine and Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital. She completed her specialty training in Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.
She specializes in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Underwater Medicine, as well as complementary medicine fields such as ozone therapy, phytotherapy, aromatherapy, mesotherapy, reflexology, and cupping therapy.
Academic Publications & Research
Dr. Çakkalkurt's research focuses on hyperbaric oxygen therapy, spanning wound healing, hearing loss, diving medicine and oncology.
Digital Publications
7 · PDFShould we give priority to plasma exchange and hyperbaric oxygen treatment before deciding on amputation for severe crush injuries?
Tanyıldız M, …, Çakkalkurt A, Bilge I · 8 authors
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2025; 67(1): 90–100
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Post-COVID-19 Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients
Sümen SG, …, Çakkalkurt A · 5 authors
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2023; 34(3): 283–288
Symptomatic Middle Ear and Cranial Sinus Barotraumas as a Complication of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
Mirasoğlu B, Çakkalkurt A, Çimşit M
Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 2016; 79(4): 147–152
Antitrombotik tedavi dekompresyon hastalığını provoke edebilir mi?: Olgu sunumu ve literatür taraması
Can antithrombotic therapy provoke decompression sickness? A case report and literature review
Çakkalkurt A, Toklu AS
5th National Congress of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Istanbul, 2012, pp. 102–113
Also presented as “Are antithrombotic agents provocative for decompression sickness?” at the UHMS 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, USA, 2012
Güncel literatürlerin ışığında HBO
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the light of current literature
Toklu AS, Çakkalkurt A
4th National Congress of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Istanbul, 2011, pp. 9–23
Diyabetik ayak ve hiperbarik oksijen tedavisi ile ilgili randomize çalışmalardan öğrendiklerimiz
Diabetic foot and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: lessons from randomised trials
Toklu AS, Çakkalkurt A
4th National Congress of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Istanbul, 2011, pp. 24–31
Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of central retinal artery occlusions in Turkey: 331 cases
Çakkalkurt A et al.
36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the EUBS, Istanbul, 2010, p. 58
Printed Publications
3Hiperbarik oksijen tedavisinin meme kanseri hücre kültürü üzerine etkileri
Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on breast cancer cell culture
Çakkalkurt A · Advisor: Toklu AS
Istanbul University, Medical specialty thesis, 2012
Also presented at the 6th National Congress of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Istanbul, 2013) and the Tricontinental Scientific Meeting on Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (Réunion, France, 2013)
Yumuşak doku enfeksiyonunda ekstremite kurtarma amaçlı HBOT: Olgu sunumu
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for limb salvage in soft tissue infection: a case report
Çakkalkurt A, Kozanoğlu E, Toklu AS
5th National Congress of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Istanbul, 2012, p. 129
Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of chronic refractory osteomyelitis in Turkey
Çakkalkurt A et al.
36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the EUBS, Istanbul, 2010, p. 153
Editorship
10. Ulusal Sualtı Hekimliği ve Hiperbarik Tıp Toplantısı – Bildiri Kitabı
Proceedings of the 10th National Meeting on Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Editors: Toklu AS, Mirasoğlu B, Çakkalkurt A
Istanbul University, 7–8 April 2017 · ISBN 978-605-07-0616-1