Anesthesiology Prof. Dr. Nigar Baykan
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About Prof. Dr. Nigar Baykan
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Prof. Dr. Nigar Baykan is an anesthesiology specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with more than 35 years of experience.
She focuses on perioperative anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, intensive care management, anesthetic management for craniotomy, supratentorial brain tumor surgery and cerebrovascular interventions, as well as anesthesia for cesarean section, local anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and enteral and parenteral nutrition support. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
Prof. Nigar Baykan is an experienced anesthesiologist and critical care specialist with a medical degree from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (1990) in Anesthesiology and Reanimation. Since 2004, she has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, where she applies her expertise in perioperative anesthesia and intensive care management. Her professional interests include cerebrovascular interventions and advanced nutrition support.
She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study group, the Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Association, the Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care, and the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation. Her combined clinical experience and society involvement support high standards of patient care in anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, and critical nutrition therapies.
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Education
- 1990Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 1983Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
- 1977Bursa Girls High School
Professional Experience
- 2004Acibadem Health Group
- 1994The University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
- 1994The University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA / Department of Neuroanesthesiology, Fellowship
- 1993–1998M.U. Haydarpaşa Vocational School of Health / Head of Anesthesiology Department
- 1993–1998M.U. Haydarpasa Vocational School of Health
- 1991–1992The University of Sheffield School of Medicine in England / Department of Neuroanesthesiology, Fellowship
- 1991–1992The University of Sheffield School of Medicine in England
Professional Memberships
- Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study
- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Association
- Society of Neursurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care
- Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Selected Publications
- Anesthetic Management of a Pregnant Patient Throughout The Emergent Craniotomy for Brain Tumor and Cesarian Section at the Same Session. Baykan N, Gerçek A, Dogan VI, Usseli I. The journal of Anesthesiology 2004; 8: 1
- The Effect of Local Anesthesia on Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Sarac AM, Aktan AÖ, Yeğen C, Baykan N, Yalın R. National Journal of Surgery 1994; 10:287-292
- Refimentanil Use in Supratentorial Tumor Surgery. Baykan N, Isbir O, Hasani A. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 2001; 13:4
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