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Y. Cem Kaplan
Y. Cem Kaplan
Flo medical advisor, Germany
“Knowing that I help to break medical stigmas and make an impact on people’s well-being is what drives me in my daily work.”
Areas of expertise
  • Medication use during pregnancy and lactation
  • Wearables
  • Medical testing
  • Clinical safety assessment of digital tools
  • Symptom checkers
quote
“My goal in medicine has always been to empower people to take care of their health by translating medical knowledge into individually tailored information — and healthtech is the perfect place to accomplish this. I feel fully aligned with Flo’s core mission to empower users to prioritize their health and am amazed by the huge impact we can make through the app.”
— Y. Cem Kaplan
Career
  • Flo Health Inc. – Medical advisor, since 2022
  • Ada Health – Medical quality specialist, 2021–2022
  • Ada Health – Medical knowledge engineer, 2019–2021
  • Izmir Katip Celebi (IKC) University – Professor of pharmacology, 2011–2019
  • IKC University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital – Physician and head consultant in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, 2011–2019
  • Izmir Teratology Information and Research Center – Founder, director, and lead researcher, 2011–2019
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry – Associate editor for the perinatal psychiatry section, 2022  
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth – Editorial board member, 2020–2022
Awards and achievements
  • Author of over 60 peer-reviewed papers, the majority of which focus on medication use during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Areas of expertise
  • Medication use during pregnancy and lactation
  • Wearables
  • Medical testing
  • Clinical safety assessment of digital tools
  • Symptom checkers
quote
“My goal in medicine has always been to empower people to take care of their health by translating medical knowledge into individually tailored information — and healthtech is the perfect place to accomplish this. I feel fully aligned with Flo’s core mission to empower users to prioritize their health and am amazed by the huge impact we can make through the app.”
— Y. Cem Kaplan
Education
  • The Hospital for Sick Children, Motherisk program – Fellowship, 2014–2015
  • Dokuz Eylul University – Degree in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, 2007
  • Hacettepe University – Medical degree, 2002
Academic memberships
  • European Network of Teratology Information Services
  • Turkish Pharmacology Society
Appearances and publications in other media
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, vol. 11, no. 1,
31 Jan 2023
Major Malformations Risk Following Early Pregnancy Exposure to Metformin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Reproductive Toxicology, vol. 115, pp. 124–46. ,
02 Jan 2023
Pregnancy Outcomes Following Maternal Macrolide Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 88, no. 9, pp. 3962–76.,
01 Sep 2022
Pregnancy Outcomes Following Maternal Exposure to Statins: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Current Neuropharmacology, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1805–24.,
11 Feb 2021
Use of Phenytoin, Phenobarbital Carbamazepine, Levetiracetam Lamotrigine and Valproate in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Risk of Major Malformations, Dose-Dependency, Monotherapy vs. Polytherapy, Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Implications
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, vol. 128, no. 4, pp. 579–82.,
01 Apr 2021
Ondansetron in Pregnancy Revisited: Assessment and Pregnancy Labelling by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC)
Reproductive Toxicology, vol. 86, pp. 1–13.,
03 Jun 2019
Use of Ondansetron during Pregnancy and the Risk of Major Congenital Malformations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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