OUR DOCTORS Elif Altuğ, M.D. Pulmonary Medicine Smoking Cessation Center REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT Studied “Motivational Interviewing” in Cardiff, the U.K. in 2016, She has been conducting studies on conscious awareness for employees of the hospital at Code Lotus Mindfulness Center of American Hospital since 2017. Founder and head of Smoking Cessation Unit of American Hospital. Principal fields of clinical interest: COPD, Asthma, Respiratory tract infections, Pulmonary vascular diseases, Smoking cessation, Pulmonary rehabilitation. EDUCATION / TRAINING Education Institution Year Residency in Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1996 - 2001 Medical Education School of Medicine, Istanbul University 1988 - 1994 CAREER Title Institution Year Attending Physician Department of Pulmonary Medicine, American Hospital 2002 - to date