Cengiz Akbenlioğlu, MD

Cengiz Akbenlioğlu, MD is a pediatrician at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital in Muğla, where he provides care for infants, children and adolescents within the hospital’s Pediatrics unit. With more than 29 years in medicine, his work covers newborn follow-up, child health monitoring, childhood infections, nutrition and growth concerns, and the common digestive and urinary symptoms that bring children to a pediatric clinic.

He graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and completed his specialization in Child Health and Diseases at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Child Health and Diseases in 2002. He has been working with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2016.

Clinical focus

A significant part of Dr. Akbenlioğlu’s practice is dedicated to the newborn period. He carries out newborn follow-up visits and evaluates newborn jaundice, monitoring the infant’s condition over the first days and weeks and explaining to parents what to observe at home. He also sees infants with colic and assesses feeding-related problems, including suspected lactose intolerance in infants. In older children, his work includes the assessment of childhood nutrition disorders and growth disorders, where the child’s history, dietary intake and growth measurements are reviewed over time before any recommendations are made.

Dr. Akbenlioğlu also manages childhood infectious diseases, including upper respiratory tract infections, which are among the most frequent reasons for a pediatric visit. He evaluates iron deficiency and anemia in children, typically through a review of symptoms, diet and laboratory findings, followed by treatment and monitoring where indicated. Digestive and urinary complaints are another area of his practice: he assesses constipation in children, hematuria in children and urinary incontinence in children, aiming to identify the underlying cause and to plan follow-up or treatment appropriate to the child’s age. Where a symptom points to a condition outside general pediatrics, he coordinates further evaluation as needed.

How Dr. Akbenlioğlu works with international patients

Dr. Akbenlioğlu consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, ultrasound reports and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing test results and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. For families living abroad, a video consultation can be arranged to discuss the child’s condition and existing reports before deciding whether a visit to Bodrum is appropriate.