Clinical Insights from Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) COPD Exacerbations: Why Flare-Ups Matter More Than a Bad Breathing Day Many COPD patients say:“I had a bad week.”“My breathing suddenly got worse.”“I needed the rescue inhaler more.”That is usually how it begins.Not always dramatically.Not always with an ambulance.Not always with fever. Sometimes a COPD flare-up […]
Clinical Insights from Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Asthma vs COPD: Why the Difference Matters Before Regenerative Medicine When patients ask me about asthma vs COPD, it is usually not because they want a textbook definition. They come because something does not feel right anymore: more cough, more wheezing, more pauses while walking, more […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on Inflammation in Kidney Disease In kidney disease, what patients feel and what is actually driving the process are often not the same thing. Most patients think in terms of function.“How well are my kidneys working?”“Are my numbers getting worse?” Those are important […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on Diabetic Nephropathy I’m Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, and for more than two decades I have worked with diseases that do not always introduce themselves dramatically. Diabetic nephropathy is one of them.It rarely begins with a scene.No panic.No memorable day.No single moment patients […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on Chronic Kidney Disease I’m Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, and I have worked in medicine for more than two decades. In neurosurgery, some conditions demand immediate action. Trauma does. Hemorrhage does. A spinal cord injury does. Chronic kidney disease usually does not. It […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on CKD and Kidney Failure Patients almost never arrive with clean terminology. They don’t say, “I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease.”They don’t ask, “Am I approaching end-stage renal failure?” They say something more immediate. “My kidneys are weak.”“Something is wrong with my labs.” […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on Chronic Kidney Disease I’m Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, and I have worked in medicine for more than two decades. In neurosurgery, some conditions demand immediate action. Trauma does. Hemorrhage does. A spinal cord injury does. Chronic kidney disease stem cell therapy is usually […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on Friedreich’s Ataxia I’m Prof Dr. Serdar Kabataş and I have worked in neurosurgery for over two decades. Trauma, tumors, degenerative spinal disease – these are conditions that often demand immediate action. Friedreich’s Ataxia does not. It asks for patience. And it asks uncomfortable questions. […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Multiple sclerosis almost never begins with certainty.To understand where regenerative therapy may have a role in multiple sclerosis, it is first essential to understand how the disease itself behaves and progresses. A Personal Perspective from a Neurosurgeon and Stem Cell & Immunology Specialist I am […]
Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) A Personal Perspective I am Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, a neurosurgeon who has spent more than two decades treating disorders of the nervous system – the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves – and the complex consequences they impose on the human body. Over time, […]
