I am an Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology specialist with extensive experience in clinical practice, infectious disease epidemiology, and healthcare-associated infections. I received my medical degree from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and later completed my residency training in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Mersin University. My specialist thesis focused on the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in patient and environmental samples obtained from intensive care units and evaluated the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the Smart-Cycle I-Core diagnostic method in clinical microbiology laboratories. mustafa uğuz özgeçmiş Since completing my specialty training, I have worked within the Turkish Ministry of Health as a physician specializing in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. My professional career has involved both clinical management of infectious diseases and hospital infection control practices. Between 2015 and 2019, I also served in an administrative role as an assistant chief physician, contributing to hospital management and healthcare service organization. In addition to my clinical work, I have been involved in academic teaching activities and have delivered courses in health management at Toros University. mustafa uğuz özgeçmiş My research interests primarily include healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, viral hepatitis, emerging infectious diseases, and infe