Prof. Ahmet Alanay, MD

Prof. Ahmet Alanay, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology specialist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Orthopedics & Joint Center. His subspecialty is spine health, and his clinical work centers on spinal diseases, spinal deformity and spinal fractures. Dr. Alanay has more than 44 years in medicine and speaks Turkish and English.

Dr. Alanay graduated from Bornova Anadolu High School in 1982 and from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1988. He completed his specialty training in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1996. In 1998 he undertook a Spine Research Fellowship on Spinal Deformity at the University of Kansas Medical Center, USA, and in 2006 he held a Visiting Professorship at UCLA School of Medicine, Comprehensive Spine Center, USA. He was on the staff of the Hacettepe University Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology from 1996 to 2009 and then worked at Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital / Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology from 2009 to 2013. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2012. His professional memberships include the Spine Society of Europe, the European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the American Bone and Joint Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Turkish Orthopedics and Traumatology Association, the Scoliosis Research Society, the North American Spine Society and the Turkish Spine Association. He also holds editorial roles: Advisory Board Membership at Spine, Editorial Board Membership at Spine deformity, Editorial Board Membership and Assistant Editor for Spine Surgery at JBJS Reviews, and Advisory Board Membership at the European Spine Journal.

Clinical focus

Dr. Alanay’s listed areas of expertise are spine health, spinal diseases, spinal deformity treatment, spinal fracture treatment, kyphosis, scoliosis, kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty. In spinal deformity care he assesses and treats scoliosis and kyphosis. Whether observation, non-surgical measures or surgery is considered depends on the individual patient’s age, symptoms and imaging findings, and this is discussed only after a clinical examination and review of the available studies.

In the treatment of spinal fractures, his listed procedures include kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty, which are used for selected vertebral fractures. Suitability for either procedure is determined case by case, and other treatment options are reviewed with the patient where appropriate.

How Dr. Alanay works with international patients

Dr. Alanay 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 medical reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and any previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options that may be relevant to the individual case. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows a preliminary discussion of the case with Dr. Alanay before deciding whether to travel to İstanbul.