Davit Çukran, MD

Davit Çukran, MD is an Internal Medicine physician at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, where he works in the Internal Medicine unit. His clinical work covers internal medicine and nephrology, with particular experience in dialysis services, hospital dialysis units and the management of dialysis centres. He consults in Turkish and English.

Dr. Çukran attended Robert Koleji from 1976 to 1984 and studied medicine at İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine between 1984 and 1991. He completed postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1995, followed by training in Nephrology at the same faculty in 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he worked in the United States, serving as Dialysis Unit Director at Bay Area Dialysis Center, as Head of the Hospital Dialysis Unit at The Spohn Hospital/Alice Regional Hospital, and at Alice Family/International Medicine Center. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2002. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Transportation and the National Nidhey Foundation Hazeldon Fellowship Society.

Clinical focus

Dr. Çukran’s practice combines general internal medicine with nephrology. In internal medicine, he assesses adult patients with a range of medical conditions, reviewing symptoms, medical history and existing test results to reach a diagnosis and propose a treatment plan. In nephrology, his work concerns the evaluation and management of kidney disease, including patients who require dialysis. His experience extends to dialysis services in a hospital setting and to the organisation of hospital dialysis units and dialysis centres, which informs how he approaches the care of patients on or approaching renal replacement therapy.

His published work includes the abstract TGF-B1 DNA Polymorphisms, Protein Levels and Blood Pressure (September 1998) and TGF-BI Hyperexpression in African-American and Stage Renal Disease Patients (1998). The appropriate course of care in internal medicine and nephrology depends on each patient’s individual findings, and any recommendation is made after a full clinical assessment.

How Dr. Çukran works with international patients

Dr. Çukran 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, such as ultrasound, CT or MRI 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. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Çukran before deciding whether to travel; whether a video consultation is suitable depends on the individual case and on the records already available for review.