Ali Arıkan, MD

Ali Arıkan, MD is an Emergency Service physician at Acibadem Adana Hospital in Adana, Turkey. He has more than 22 years in medicine, and his clinical work centers on the assessment, stabilization, and treatment of patients who present with acute and time-sensitive medical problems. His practice covers a broad range of urgent presentations, from burns and trauma to poisoning, environmental emergencies, and airway compromise, with an emphasis on prompt evaluation and appropriate intervention.

Dr. Arıkan graduated from Selçuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine in 2004. He began his career at Muş Has Köy Devlet Hospital, where he worked from 2005 to 2007, and then practiced at Yüreğir Başkent Hospital from 2007 to 2009. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2009 and has continued his emergency medicine practice there since. His experience in different hospital settings has shaped a practical, systematic approach to emergency care.

Clinical focus

Dr. Arıkan’s areas of expertise include burn treatment, trauma care, and toxicology. In burn treatment, initial care generally involves evaluating the extent and depth of the injury, addressing pain and fluid needs, and protecting the wound while further management is planned. Trauma care in the emergency setting focuses on rapid assessment, identification of injuries, and stabilization of the patient. Toxicology encompasses the evaluation and management of patients who may have been exposed to medications, chemicals, or other toxic substances, where careful history-taking and close monitoring are central.

He also manages environmental emergencies, including drowning, acute hypoxia, and airway obstruction, conditions in which securing the airway and restoring adequate oxygenation are immediate priorities. His practice further includes the assessment and treatment of insect bites and stings, which can range from local reactions to more serious systemic responses that require observation and treatment. Across these areas, Dr. Arıkan performs emergency interventions aimed at stabilizing the patient, evaluating the underlying problem, and determining appropriate next steps in care, including referral to other specialties when needed.

How Dr. Arıkan works with international patients

Dr. Arıkan consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as 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 available options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Arıkan remotely.