Bahriye Kılıç, MD

Bahriye Kılıç, MD is an anesthesiologist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. She has more than 23 years of experience in medicine. Her listed areas of expertise are anesthesia assessment, anesthesia planning, perioperative care, postoperative monitoring, and anesthesiology and reanimation.

Dr. Kılıç graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2003. She then completed her specialty training at Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest, Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, finishing in 2010. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2024.

Clinical focus

Dr. Kılıç’s work is centered on the anesthetic care of patients around the time of surgery. Anesthesia assessment involves reviewing a patient’s medical history, current medications, previous anesthetic experiences and relevant test results before a procedure, so that any factors that may affect the choice or conduct of anesthesia can be identified in advance. On the basis of this assessment, anesthesia planning is used to decide on an approach that is appropriate for the individual patient and the planned procedure, and to discuss this with the patient and the surgical team.

Perioperative care covers the period before, during and immediately after an operation. During this time, the anesthesiologist is responsible for administering anesthesia and for following the patient’s vital functions throughout the procedure. Postoperative monitoring continues this observation after surgery, with attention to recovery from anesthesia, pain control and the early detection of any problems. Anesthesiology and reanimation, the broader field in which Dr. Kılıç trained, also includes the support of critically ill patients whose breathing, circulation or other vital functions require close supervision. The specific details of anesthetic care depend on each patient’s condition and the type of surgery, and are decided together with the treating surgeon.

How Dr. Kılıç works with international patients

Dr. Kılıç speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. For patients coming from abroad, 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 options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows a patient to speak with Dr. Kılıç before travelling, although a pre-anesthetic assessment in person is still carried out before any procedure.