Dilek Çoban, MD

Dilek Çoban, MD is a pediatrician at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the Pediatrics unit. Her clinical interests include iron deficiency and anemia in children, infant colic, gas pain, newborn jaundice, child and adolescent health, developmental disorders in children, and routine well-child follow-up. She also evaluates common childhood infectious diseases such as scarlet fever, rubella, and measles. Dr. Çoban has more than 28 years in medicine and sees both local and international families in her practice.

Dr. Çoban completed her secondary education at Kadir Has Anadolu High School in 1998 and graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2004. She completed her specialization in Pediatrics at Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital in 2010. From 2010 to 2012, she worked as a specialist physician in the Pediatrics Clinic at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Rize Training and Research Hospital as part of her compulsory state service obligation. In 2015, she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. Dr. Çoban has co-authored publications in Çocuk Dergisi, including a study on sleep assessment in pediatric oncology patients and their caregivers compared with healthy controls, and an evaluation of cases referred to a pediatric emergency department.

Clinical focus

A significant part of Dr. Çoban’s work involves the general health of children and adolescents, from the newborn period onward. She provides well-child follow-up, in which growth, development, and general health are reviewed at regular intervals, and she evaluates developmental disorders in children when concerns arise. In infants, she assesses and manages newborn jaundice, infant colic, and gas pain, conditions that are common in the first months of life and that often prompt parents to seek advice.

Dr. Çoban also evaluates and treats iron deficiency and anemia in children, which may be identified through routine follow-up or after symptoms are noticed by parents. In addition, she assesses children with infectious diseases seen in pediatric practice, including scarlet fever, rubella, and measles. The approach in each case depends on the child’s age, symptoms, and clinical findings, and any recommendations are made after a clinical examination.

How Dr. Çoban works with international patients

Dr. Çoban speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical reports, imaging, and vaccination or growth records, arranges appointments, and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the available options with the parents. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be used to review a child’s situation before travel or for follow-up after a visit, depending on what is clinically appropriate.