Email

cagri.yildirimtoruner@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics - Rheumatology
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

OFFICE (Office)

1102 BATES AVENUE
SUITE 330
Houston, TX 77030-3411
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1319
Fax: (832) 825-3837
cagri.yildirimtoruner@bcm.edu

Education

MD from Hacettepe University

06/1998 - Ankara, Turkey

Residency at Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School

06/2008 - Newark, New Jersey United States

Fellowship at Columbia University Medical School/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian

09/2011 - New York, New York United States

Postdoctoral Training at Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School Center for Human and Molecular Genetics

05/2005 - Newark, New Jersey United States

Certifications

Fellow

American Board of Pediatrics

Active- renewed in 2021

Fellow

American College of Rheumatology

active- renewed 2021

Honors & Awards

Ambulatory Practitioner Award for Excellence in Patient Experience

Honors and Awards

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX (05/2024)

STAR Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care

Honors and Awards

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (02/2024)

Ambulatory Practitioner Award for Excellence in Patient Experience

Honors and Awards

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX (02/2024)

2019 Best Teacher of the Year

Honors and Awards

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Division of Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Columbus, OH (06/2019)

2018 Best Teacher of the Year

Honors and Awards

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Division of Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Columbus, OH (06/2018)

John P. Shulz, MD Quality Award

Honors and Awards

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (11/2017)

Memberships

American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Member

Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)

Member

Languages

Turkish