Buket Özel Bingöl, MD

Buket Özel Bingöl, MD is an otorhinolaryngology specialist at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri, Turkey, where she works in the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) unit. She has more than 18 years of experience in medicine. Her practice covers ear, nose and throat conditions, with particular emphasis on nasal and sinus surgery, tonsil and adenoid surgery, and diseases of the salivary glands.

Dr. Bingöl graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2008 and completed her specialty training in Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases at Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine in 2014. She subsequently worked at Boğazlayan Devlet Hospital in 2014, at Erzurum Training and Research Hospital from 2014 to 2018, and at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Training and Research Hospital from 2018. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2022. Alongside her clinical work, she has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on topics including reasons for patient dissatisfaction and indications for revision surgery after septoplasty and inferior turbinate surgery, early results of nasal splints compared with Merocel nasal packs in septoplasty, a lymphoepithelial cyst of the palatine tonsil, and imaging-based estimation of tumor regression after chemo-radiotherapy in laryngeal cancer.

Clinical focus

A large part of Dr. Bingöl’s work concerns the nose and paranasal sinuses. She performs diagnostic nasal endoscopy to examine the nasal cavity and sinus openings, and offers septoplasty for a deviated nasal septum, rhinoplasty for nasal aesthetic concerns, and septorhinoplasty when functional and aesthetic goals are addressed in the same operation. For patients with chronic or recurrent sinus disease, she carries out endoscopic sinus surgery and other forms of sinus surgery after clinical and imaging assessment.

Dr. Bingöl also treats conditions of the throat and neck. Her procedures include tonsil surgery and adenoid surgery, and she evaluates and manages salivary gland diseases. Her areas of expertise further include the assessment of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer. Whether surgery is appropriate, and which technique is suitable, is decided on an individual basis after examination and review of the patient’s history and imaging.

How Dr. Bingöl works with international patients

Dr. Bingöl consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example CT or MRI 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, which may include nasal endoscopy, and a discussion of the available options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Bingöl before deciding whether to travel.