Tuna Durakoğlugil, MD

Tuna Durakoğlugil, MD is an anesthesiology specialist working in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital in Muğla, Türkiye. His subspecialty focus is intensive care, and his clinical work covers anesthesia, intensive care treatment and the management of urgent clinical situations. He has more than 20 years in medicine and provides care for both Turkish and international patients.

Dr. Durakoğlugil graduated from İstanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine in 2006. He then completed his specialization at İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 2014. After his specialty training, he worked at Artvin Yusufeli Devlet Hospital from 2014 to 2015 and has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2015. He is a member of the Turkish Association of Anesthesiology and Reanimation and of WWF Türkiye.

Clinical focus

Dr. Durakoğlugil’s areas of expertise center on the care of critically ill and acutely unwell patients. These include intensive care treatment, advanced life support, trauma care, toxicology and emergency interventions. In the intensive care setting, this work typically involves the monitoring and support of patients whose condition requires close observation and organ support, in coordination with the other specialties involved in a patient’s treatment.

His listed areas also include palliative care and pain management. Palliative care focuses on relieving symptoms and supporting comfort for patients with serious illness. Pain management addresses the assessment and treatment of pain as part of overall care; general information on interventional pain management is available on this site. Whether a particular approach is suitable depends on the individual patient’s condition and is decided after clinical assessment.

How Dr. Durakoğlugil works with international patients

Dr. Durakoğlugil consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the hospital’s international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. For international patients, a video consultation can be arranged as an initial step, so that the available records can be reviewed and questions discussed before any decision about travel is made. Given the nature of intensive care, trauma care and emergency interventions, the timing and form of involvement are determined by the patient’s clinical situation and the treating team.