Anesthesiology Dr. Cenk Şahan
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About Dr. Cenk Şahan
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Dr. Cenk Şahan is an Anesthesiology specialist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with 17+ years of experience.
He focuses on perioperative anesthesia, critical care management, COVID-19 pneumonia, therapeutic plasma exchange, cerebral oxygen monitoring during coronary bypass surgery, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, spinal anesthesia, sedation for urgent cesarean section, and intra-knee steroid injection for stage 3-4 gonarthrosis. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
M.D. Cenk Şahan is an anesthesiologist and intensive care physician trained at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, where he completed his specialization in Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 2014. Since 2016 he has been practicing with Acıbadem Health Group, providing perioperative anesthesia and critical care management. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the Turkish Intensive Care Association, the Turkish Medical Chamber, and the Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation.
His clinical focus is on evidence-based intensive care, patient safety in the perioperative setting, and multidisciplinary approaches to complex critical illnesses. Dr. Şahan is committed to continuous professional development and collaborative patient care, bringing both expertise and compassion to his clinical practice.
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Education
- 2014Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 2009Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2016Acibadem Health Group
- 2014–2016Van Regional Training and Research Hospital
- 2009–2014Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Doctor Research Assistant
Professional Memberships
- ESCIM-European Society Of Intensive Care Medicine
- Intensive Care Association
- Turkish Medical Chamber
- Anesthesiology and Reanimation Society
Selected Publications
- Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in intensive care unit: a retrospective study Critical Care volume 24, Article number: 492 (2020). Bulent Gucyetmez, Hakan Korkut Atalan, Ibrahim Sertdemir, Ulkem Cakir, Lutfi Telci & COVID-19 Study Group
- Effects of cerebral oxygen changes during coronary bypass surgery on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients: a pilot study Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, Volume 68, Issue 2, March April 2018, Pages 142-148. Cenk Şahan, Zerrin Sungur, Emre Çamcı, Nükhet Sivrikoz, Ömer Sayin, Hakan Gurvit, Mert Şentürk
- Efficacy of Intra-Knee Steroid Injection in Patients with Stage 3-4 Gonarthrosis Bakirkoy Medical Journal 2018;14:372-76. Alkan Bayrak, Sünkar Kaya Bayrak, Altuğ Duramaz, Cenk Şahan, Ahmet Büyükhatipoğlu, Furkan Çağlayan Aslantaş
- Effects of Sedation on Spinal Anesthesia-induced Maternal Hypotension in Preoperatively Anxious Parturients Underwent Urgent Category-1 Cesarean Section: A Historical Cohort Study Turkiye Klinikleri J Anest Reanim. 2017;15(2):41-9. Cenk Şahan, Emine Aysu Şalviz, Gülçin Hilal Alay, Halide Erten Şahan, Volkan Anaklı, Kamil Mehmet Tuğrul
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