Ahmad Nejat Ghaffarı, MD

Ahmad Nejat Ghaffarı, MD is a specialist in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, where he practices within the Infectious Diseases Department. His work covers the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infections in adults, with clinical interests that include sexually transmitted infections, lower respiratory tract infections, hepatitis, shingles, HPV and adult vaccination.

Dr. Ghaffarı graduated from Health Sciences University Gülhane Faculty of Medicine in 2020. He then completed specialty training in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, finishing in 2026. In the same year he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. He has more than six years in medicine.

Clinical focus

A significant part of Dr. Ghaffarı’s practice concerns lower respiratory tract infections. He evaluates and treats patients with bronchitis and pneumonia, where the assessment typically involves reviewing symptoms, clinical findings and available laboratory or imaging results in order to identify the likely cause of the infection and select an appropriate course of treatment. Because respiratory infections vary considerably in severity and in the organisms involved, his approach is based on careful clinical evaluation of each patient rather than a single fixed protocol.

Dr. Ghaffarı also sees patients with sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis and HPV. Consultations in this area cover testing, interpretation of results, treatment where indicated, and counseling on prevention and follow-up. He manages patients with hepatitis, where assessment and ongoing monitoring depend on the type of hepatitis and the individual patient’s findings, and he treats shingles, which most often affects adults. Adult vaccination is a further area of his work: he advises on which vaccines may be appropriate given a patient’s age, medical history and exposure risks, and on the timing of doses. These interests reflect the scope of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, which combines direct patient care with laboratory-based identification of the organisms responsible for infection.

How Dr. Ghaffarı works with international patients

Dr. Ghaffarı consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, X-ray or CT reports, discharge summaries and records of previous treatments, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing test results, imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options. For patients who are not yet in İstanbul or who wish to discuss their situation before traveling, video consultations are available and can be used for an initial review of records or for follow-up questions after treatment.