Career
As the first author of the most comprehensive pediatric textbook in Turkish, she greatly contributed to improving the level of medical education in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, the daughter of Ahmet Şükrü Ataman. From 1979-1994, she was the Head of Department of Pediatrics at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, as well as the Director of Institute of Child Health, University of Istanbul.
She also initiated the Family Health Department with a multidisciplinary team within the Institute of Child Health of Istanbul University.
Her two children are Mehmet Ali Neyzi and Leyla Neyzi.