Research
Papers on cardiac care, patient feedback, and the health of cities.
Papers on cardiac care, patient feedback, and the health of cities.
ORCID: 0009-0007-5662-5842
The city as prescription: Rethinking urban morphology as adjunctive cardiovascular therapy [Commentary]
Erdem, A., Sayın, T., & Tan Kürklü, T. S. (2026) · Cities & Health (Taylor & Francis) Published online October 2026 · Selected as Lead Article https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2026.2736372
This commentary argues that urban design—such as green spaces and walkable infrastructure—should be actively 'prescribed' alongside traditional medical treatments to effectively combat cardiovascular disease at the population level.
The Urban Vegetation Triage Model: Re-evaluating an invasive tree as shade infrastructure in semi-arid city cores [Viewpoint]
Erdem, A., & Erdem, G. (2026) · Anthropocene (Elsevier) · Published online October 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2026.100598
This paper grew out of my Forest Ankara project idea. This viewpoint challenges conventional landscaping by proposing that a resilient invasive tree can be strategically retained as shade infrastructure to cool semi-arid city cores.
Bridging the gap in public healthcare: A legal and structural framework for asynchronous digital feedback in high-volume health systems: The case of Turkey [Commentary]
Erdem, A., & Erdem, G. (2027) · Health Policy and Technology (Elsevier) · Volume 16, Issue 2, 101359 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2026.101359
Using Turkey’s e-Nabız system as its context, this commentary examines the legal and structural barriers to patients giving doctors feedback digitally after a visit.
Restructuring habitual urban mobility and cardiac reverse remodelling in dilated cardiomyopathy [Case report]
Erdem, A., Sayın, T., & Tan Kürklü, T. S. · Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology · In revision
Solisfoco: A winter-focused kinetic façade system for thermo-visual comfort [Research paper]
Erdem, G., & Erdem, A. · Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment (Emerald) · Under review
Computational study of the structural effects of a cardiomyopathy-linked TNNT2 variant Erdem, A. · Mentor: Assoc. Prof. Türkan Seda Tan Kürklü, MD, Ankara University · October 2025–present An independent project. I used PyMOL to compare the normal and variant structures of cardiac troponin T.
IB Biology Extended Essay: the effects of copper on duckweed, combining growth measurements with microscopy of chloroplast degradation and tissue necrosis.
HarvardX (edX), The Health Effects of Climate Change: Verified Certificate, summer 2025. The course illuminated the direct correlation between rising global temperatures and increased cardiovascular stress, cementing my drive to explore climate-resilient urban design as a form of preventative medicine.