Canet Akçin Özbey, MD

Canet Akçin Özbey, MD is an Emergency Service physician at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul. Dr. Özbey works in the hospital’s emergency department, where patients present with sudden or acute conditions that require prompt assessment, stabilization and a decision about further care. The work covers the initial evaluation of a wide range of complaints, from chest pain and breathing difficulty to injuries, acute abdominal symptoms and suspected poisoning.

Dr. Özbey completed medical training at Yeni Yuzyil University, graduating in 2019, and has more than seven years of experience in medicine. In the emergency setting, this experience is applied to rapid triage, bedside examination and point-of-care imaging, with the aim of establishing a working diagnosis and directing the patient toward the appropriate next step in treatment.

Clinical focus

Dr. Özbey’s areas of expertise reflect the core presentations seen in an emergency department. These include acute chest pain evaluation, in which cardiac and non-cardiac causes are considered and appropriate testing is initiated; acute abdominal pain evaluation; and respiratory distress management for patients with breathing difficulty. Stroke recognition and triage is a further area of focus, with the aim of identifying a possible stroke early so that time-sensitive assessment can follow. Dr. Özbey also provides poisoning and overdose care and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation in cases of cardiac arrest.

Trauma and injury care form another part of the clinical work. Dr. Özbey carries out trauma initial assessment, wound care and suturing, and fracture and dislocation management. Emergency ultrasound assessment is used at the bedside to support diagnosis in trauma, abdominal and cardiac presentations. Emergency care is by nature time-limited; the emergency physician’s role is to stabilize the patient, establish a working diagnosis and arrange the next step in care, which may involve discharge with instructions, a period of observation or admission to the hospital. The exact course depends on the individual patient’s findings and cannot be determined in advance.

How Dr. Özbey works with international patients

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 with Dr. Özbey typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options. Interpreters can be arranged so that the assessment and any recommendations can be explained clearly. Because emergency conditions can change quickly, the plan agreed at a first visit may be adjusted as test results become available and the patient’s condition is reassessed.