Prof. Ceyda Erel Kırışoğlu, MD

Prof. Ceyda Erel Kırışoğlu, MD is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist who practices in the Pulmonology unit of Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital in İstanbul. With more than 30 years in medicine, her clinical work covers general respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower respiratory tract infections, together with two areas that she has developed as subspecialties: the treatment of sleep disorders and smoking cessation, offered under the Smoke-Free Life service.

Dr. Kırışoğlu graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and completed her specialty training at the Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Chest Diseases in 2002. From 2002 to 2004 she undertook a fellowship at the Stanford University School of Medicine / Sleep Disorders Clinic. She has been with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2004. She is a member of the Toraks Association. Her published work includes articles from 2003 on diaphragmatic paralysis mimicking pulmonary embolism, on smoking and lung cancer, and on the epidermal growth factor receptor and its inhibitors in small cell lung cancer.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Dr. Kırışoğlu’s practice is devoted to sleep disorders. She evaluates and treats patients with insomnia and sleep apnea, an area in which she trained during her fellowship at a dedicated sleep disorders clinic. She also provides smoking cessation care for patients who want to stop smoking, an interest reflected in her published work on smoking and lung cancer.

In general respiratory medicine, she manages asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as lower respiratory tract infections including bronchitis and pneumonia. Her expertise also extends to lung cancer and other thoracic cancers. She performs bronchoscopy, a procedure in which the airways are examined directly and samples can be taken when this is needed for diagnosis. The specific investigations and treatment options in each case depend on the individual patient’s findings and history.

How Dr. Kırışoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Kırışoğlu 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 X-ray 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 and a discussion of the options. For patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling, a video consultation is available. Any recommendation made at a distance is subject to confirmation once the patient has been examined in person and the relevant test results are available.