Curriculum Vitae
WELLCORE® / WELLCORE 3D 2025 – ongoing
Founder
A multi-channel longevity brand encompassing clinical practice, corporate training (CareerSpan) and residential camps (Longevity Camp Bodrum). The brand registration process is currently underway.
Longevity Camp Bodrum for about a year
Programme Designer and Coordinator
Under the WELLCORE 3D umbrella, I designed and ran residential longevity camp programmes that offered participants assessments based on the biology of ageing and lifestyle optimisation.
CareerSpan — Corporate Longevity Literacy for about 6 months
Software Developer at WELLCORE 3D
At WELLCORE 3D, I developed the content and curriculum for a longevity literacy training programme aimed at corporate employees.
Training Courses for Doctors and on Longevity Literacy for a year and a half
Software Developer
I developed the content for longevity literacy training programmes aimed at doctors and the general public, and delivered the training sessions.
PUBLICATION PROJECT
I am currently working on a Turkish book project entitled "If the Healthcare System Is Unhealthy!!!", which explores the theme of the loss of complexity in the age of longevity.
EDUCATION
PhD Programme in Physiology January 2016 – 2019
Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri
Intensive Care Subspecialty Training April 2014 – April 2017
Department of Internal Medicine, Erciyes University
Specialist Training in Internal Medicine May 2007 – June 2012
Erciyes University
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) September 1998 – June 2005
Erciyes University
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Patient Monitoring and Treatment — Focused on Precision Medicine and Longevity 2022 – ongoing
Dr Zahide Karaca’s Surgery-Suadiye/Kadıköy/Istanbul
Consultant in Internal Medicine March 2024 – February 2026
Anadolu Health Centre (affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International), Ataşehir Medical Centre
Post-operative Diabetes Monitoring June 2023 – December 2023
Etiler Private Metabolic Surgery Hospital
Specialist in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care July 2018 – March 2022
Academic Hospital · VM Maltepe Medical Park Hospital · Özel Dünyam Hospital
Consultant in General Practice April 2017 – June 2018
Acıbadem Kayseri Hospital
Compulsory Service September 2012 – April 2014
Bingöl State Hospital
General Practitioner July 2005 – May 2007
Bünyan Elbaşı Health Centre
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Gundogan K, Karaca Z, et al. Investigation of the Relationship Between Serial Ghrelin and Acylated Ghrelin Levels and Mortality. Critical Care Medicine. 2019;47(1):126.
Karaca Z, Sungur M. Mechanical Ventilation, PEEP Titration and Recruitment Maneuvers in ARDS. Turkey Clinics: Journal of Intensive Care. 2015;1(1):71–8.
Coşkun R, Karaca Z, et al. Incidence of Thrombocytopenia in ICU Patients and Factors Affecting Its Development. Turkish J Med Surg Intensive Care. 2016;7(1):3–8.
(The full list and details of the ongoing GeroScience study are available on request.)
CERTIFICATES & MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Functional Medicine — Functional Medicine Training (2020–2022)
School of Holistic Medicine — Basic and Advanced Ozone Therapy Training (2023)
Aromatherapy and Phytotherapy Training (2023) • Basic Ultrasonography and Echocardiography (2016)
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) • Turkish Society of Medical and Surgical Intensive Care • Turkish Thoracic Society