Berkan Gürakan, M.D., was born in 1958 in Ankara. He graduated from Hacettepe University, School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Gürakan completed his Pediatrics residency in 1985 and Neonatology residency in 1992 at Hacettepe University, School of Medicine. Dr. Gürakan stayed in Boston, Harward Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital as clinical observer in 1999. He obtained his Associate Professorship of Pediatrics in 1997 and Professorship of Pediatrics in 2002. He became a member of School of Medicine as a lecturer at Koc University in 2012. Dr. Gürakan has been working as Chief of Department of Pediatrics at V.K.V. American Hospital since 2007.