OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Vedat Şar, M.D.

Psychiatry

Head of Department

He was awarded the title “Associate Professor” in 1990 and “Professor” in 1996.
He was Head of Clinical Psychotherapy Unit He founded at the Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul School of Medicine, from 1993-2014.
He was Head of Dissociative Disorders Research and Treatment Unit that he founded at the Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul School of Medicine from 1994 to2014.
He made studies on self psychology and dynamic psychotherapy at the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Basel from 1992 to 1993.
He authored more than 120 international publications in his field. He made pioneering studies on dissociative identity disorder in Turkey and worldwide.
He was given 9 international awards, including lifetime achievement award for his studies on the effects of childhood traumas and psychotraumatology.
He was the Chairman of International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation from 2007 to 2008.
He was the Chairman of European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies from 2013 to 2015.
He counseled the Classification of Mental Disorders Study Group (DSM-5), American Psychiatric Association between 2010-2013 and 2018-2019.
He was appointed as Head of the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Koç University in 2019.

Principal areas of clinical interest:
- Traumatic stress-related mental disorders,
- Depression stress-related physical complaints, anxiety,
- Personality, identity and behavioral problems,
- Close relationship problems,
- Psychodynamic and trauma focused psychotherapy,
- Dissociative disorders.

Education	Institution	Year
Psychiatry Residency	Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	1981 - 1986
Medical Education	Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University	1975 - 1981

Title	Institution	Year
Head of Departmant / Professor	Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Koç University	2019 - To date
Professor	Department of Psychiatry, American Hospital	2014 - To date
Visiting Lecturer / Professor	Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Koç University	2014 - 2019
Lecturer Chief of Inpatient Clinic	Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University	1992 - 2014
Lecturer / Chief of Inpatient Clinic	Division of Geropsychiatry / Department of Psychiatry, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul University	1989 - 1992