B. Handan Özdemir, M.D. MSc is a medical professor and is currently the head of the pathology department at Başkent University. She specializes in Nephropathology, Transplant Pathology, Uropathology, Surgical Pathology, Hematopathology, Immunopathology, Pulmonary Pathology, and Digital Pathology She has received many awards and certifications internationally and has held administrative positions and board memberships in medical associations worldwide. Prof. Özdemir has also been interested in investigating the meeting point between the fields of medicine and the humanities.