Ceyhun Solakoğlu, MD

Ceyhun Solakoğlu, MD is an Intensive Care specialist at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. His clinical work is centered on the care of critically ill patients, including intensive care treatment, advanced life support, palliative care and pain management. He has more than 48 years in medicine.

Dr. Solakoğlu graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1984 and completed his specialty training at the Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 1990. Before medical school, he attended Erzurum High School, graduating in 1978. He has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2005. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü.

Clinical focus

Dr. Solakoğlu’s clinical focus is intensive care treatment for patients whose condition requires continuous monitoring and organ support. This includes advanced life support, in which breathing, circulation and other vital functions are supported while the underlying illness is assessed and treated. Care in the intensive care unit is typically planned together with the referring teams and adjusted as the patient’s condition changes, with attention to both the medical situation and the concerns of the patient’s family.

A second area of his work is palliative care, which aims to relieve symptoms and support comfort and quality of life for patients with serious or advanced illness. Closely related is pain management, drawing on his background in anesthesiology and reanimation. Where appropriate, pain treatment may be considered alongside the hospital’s interventional pain management services. The choice of approach depends on the individual patient’s diagnosis, general condition and the findings of the clinical assessment, and is discussed with the patient and, where relevant, with relatives.

How Dr. Solakoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Solakoğlu consults in Turkish and English; interpreters can be arranged for other languages. The international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organises 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 and families who are unable to travel initially, or who wish to review a case in advance, a video consultation is available. Because intensive care patients are often unable to take part in discussions themselves, family members or accompanying persons are usually involved in the exchange of information, and the plan of care is explained in a way that reflects the patient’s current condition and the realistic goals of treatment.