Ayça Sözen, MD

Ayça Sözen, MD is a pediatrician at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the Pediatrics unit. She has more than 14 years of experience in medicine and cares for children from the newborn period onward. Her clinical interests include childhood infectious diseases, childhood vaccinations, nutrition monitoring, and newborn follow-up.

Dr. Sözen graduated from Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2012. In the same year she began working as a general practitioner at Bitlis Tatvan Community Health Center. From 2013 to 2017 she trained as a research assistant doctor in the Department of Child Health and Diseases at Maltepe University Hospital, and in 2017 she completed her specialty training at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases. She then worked as a specialist doctor at Yozgat Akdağmadeni State Hospital from 2018 to 2019. From 2019 to 2023 she served as a faculty member doctor in the Department of Child Health and Diseases at Maltepe University Hospital. Her professional experience also includes a role with Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2020.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Dr. Sözen’s practice involves the assessment and management of childhood infectious diseases, including upper respiratory tract infections and the rash illnesses of childhood. She evaluates and treats children with chickenpox, measles, rubella, and scarlet fever. She also provides childhood vaccinations as part of preventive care and advises families on the care and follow-up of common childhood infections.

Dr. Sözen also follows the growth and nutrition of children over time. This includes childhood nutrition monitoring, the evaluation and treatment of iron deficiency and anemia in children, and the management of constipation. In the newborn period she provides follow-up visits, including screening tests, and treats newborn jaundice. Her approach centers on age-appropriate monitoring, assessment of common childhood illnesses, and guidance for parents on preventive care.

How Dr. Sözen works with international patients

Dr. Sözen consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, such as laboratory and pathology results, imaging reports, operative notes, and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing test results and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the options with the family. Video consultations are available for international families who wish to speak with Dr. Sözen before traveling or as part of ongoing follow-up.