Fetal therapies
Exploring prenatal interventions for congenital anomalies and genetic conditions.
PEDIATRIC & FETAL SURGERY
Better futures
begin before birth.
I connect clinical questions with experimental biology, advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to advance fetal and pediatric care.
Prof. Emrah AydınMD, PhD, MBA · Surgeon · Scientist · Educator
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
University of MiamiAssociate Scientist · Fetal Surgery
Istanbul Aydın UniversityProfessor · Pediatric Surgery
My academic journey ↗01 / RESEARCH
Different disciplines.
A shared purpose.
Understanding disease before birth. Developing better ways to see it, study it and intervene.
Developmental biology
Investigating CDH, pulmonary vascular development and the placenta–lung axis.
Imaging & intelligence
Bringing quantitative fetal MRI, reconstruction and machine learning together.
Surgical outcomes
Connecting clinical evidence and collaborative registries with pediatric care.
CLINICAL QUESTIONS. SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITY.02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK
A surgeon's perspective.
A scientist's curiosity.
My research begins with the questions that arise in pediatric and fetal surgery. I work across experimental models, molecular biology, advanced imaging and data science to connect disease mechanisms with diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities.
In Türkiye, I founded and directed a multidisciplinary pediatric surgery laboratory. My academic journey across Türkiye, Spain and the United States has brought together collaborators in medicine, engineering and the biological sciences.
2026 — PresentUniversity of Miami · Associate Scientist
Istanbul Aydın University · Professor
Istanbul Aydın University · Professor
2024PhD · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Lung vasculature in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Lung vasculature in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
03 / PUBLICATIONS
Ideas, tested.
Knowledge, shared.
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04 / TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Science moves forward
through people.
I mentor researchers across medicine, engineering and data science, encouraging curiosity, collaboration and independent thinking.
Current doctoral mentorship
Kaan Kemal Polat
PhD · Mathematical Engineering
Yıldız Technical University · 2023–ongoing
Emel Uğurlu
PhD · Mathematical Engineering
Yıldız Technical University
Graduate alumni
05 / TRANSLATING IDEAS
From clinical insight
to practical innovation.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
The next question
could be ours.
Research collaborations, academic exchange and mentorship.
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