Dyt. Aylin Şaşmaz

Dyt. Aylin Şaşmaz is a dietitian in the Nutrition & Diet unit at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul. Her work covers nutrition for metabolic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and psychiatric conditions, as well as dietary planning across different stages of life, including childhood and adolescence, pregnancy, the menstrual cycle and menopause. She has more than three years of experience in the field.

She graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University in 2023. From 2023 to 2024 she provided online diet counseling, and she has worked at Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2024. In her current role she prepares nutrition plans that take into account each patient’s health condition, nutritional needs and treatment goals, working alongside the physicians who manage the underlying medical condition.

Clinical focus

Dyt. Aylin Şaşmaz provides diet therapy for psychiatric disorders and nutrition for metabolic diseases, including dietary support for patients with cardiovascular conditions. Her areas of expertise also include gout nutrition, where dietary choices are one part of the overall management, and celiac disease nutrition, which centers on planning a balanced diet that avoids gluten. She works with patients who have iron deficiency and with patients who have Wilson disease, in whom nutrition is adjusted to the requirements of the condition and the treating physician’s recommendations.

A further part of her practice concerns nutrition at different life stages. She offers weight management for children and adolescents, pregnancy nutrition, menstrual cycle nutrition and menopause nutrition. She also provides sports nutrition guidance for people who are physically active and wish to align their diet with their training and health goals. In each case, dietary advice is individualized and may be revised over time according to the patient’s progress and any changes in their medical situation.

How Dyt. Aylin Şaşmaz works with international patients

Dyt. Aylin Şaşmaz speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who prefer another language. The international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, 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 test results and previous treatments, a clinical assessment and a discussion of the dietary options that may be appropriate. For patients who are unable to travel or who wish to discuss their case before a visit, video consultation is available for international patients, and follow-up of a nutrition plan can be arranged in the same way where suitable.