Professor Baris Akinci received his M.D. degree from Ege University, Turkey. He completed his residency and fellowship at Dokuz Eylul University. He worked with Professor Eleanor Scott at the University of Leeds, UK- Diabetes and Cardiovascular Research (2008-2009), Professor Abhimanyu Garg at UT Southwestern, TX, USA- Internal Medicine, Human Nutrition (2011-2012), and with Professor Elif Oral at the University of Michigan, MI, USA- Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes (2018-2021). Dr.Akinci is the founder of the Turkish Lipodystrophy Study Group. His research focuses on the clinical characteristics and natural history of lipodystrophy, and the link to metabolic abnormalities and end-organ complications. Dr. Akinci is a board member of the European
Consortium of Lipodystrophies and a member of the Eclip Lipodystrophy Registry Board. Dr. Akinci has more than 100 published articles in peer-reviewed international indexed journals.
