Bilgesu Pekcan, Dietitian

Bilgesu Pekcan is a dietitian in the Nutrition & Diet unit at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul. Her clinical work focuses on nutrition for bedridden patients, pregnancy nutrition, nutrition for cardiovascular disease, and iron deficiency anemia. She has more than six years in medicine and sees both local and international patients who need dietary assessment and individualized nutrition planning as part of their broader medical care.

She completed her education at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University between 2020 and 2025. Since 2025, she has worked at Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where she provides nutrition and diet services to patients with a range of clinical needs. Her role involves evaluating each patient’s nutritional status and adapting dietary recommendations to their health condition, current treatment, and daily circumstances.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Bilgesu Pekcan’s practice involves patients whose nutritional needs are shaped by an underlying medical situation. For bedridden patients, she considers factors such as reduced mobility, altered energy requirements, and the practical aspects of feeding, and prepares nutrition plans intended to support the patient’s overall condition during a period of limited movement. In pregnancy nutrition, she advises expectant mothers on balanced intake and dietary adjustments appropriate to the different stages of pregnancy, taking into account any existing health concerns.

She also works with patients who have cardiovascular disease, offering dietary guidance that complements the treatment prescribed by their physicians. In addition, she supports patients with iron deficiency anemia by reviewing dietary sources of iron, factors that may affect absorption, and eating patterns that can be adjusted alongside medical management. General information on anemia treatment is available on this site. In each of these areas, her recommendations are developed in coordination with the patient’s treating team and are adjusted as the patient’s condition or treatment changes.

How Bilgesu Pekcan works with international patients

Bilgesu Pekcan speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, including laboratory and pathology results, imaging reports such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound, operative notes, and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing results and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the available options, including how nutrition planning may fit into the patient’s care. Video consultation is available for international patients, which can be used for an initial review of the patient’s situation or for follow-up on a nutrition plan that has already been started.