Assoc. Prof. Ender Cesur, MD

Assoc. Prof. Ender Cesur, MD is a psychiatrist in the Psychiatry & Psychology unit of Acibadem Health Group, which he joined in 2022. He has more than 20 years in medicine. His listed areas of expertise are delusional disorder, bipolar disorder, comorbid anxiety in bipolar disorder, suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder, geriatric psychiatric disorders, and forensic psychiatric evaluation.

Dr. Cesur studied at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine from 2006 to 2012 and graduated in 2012. In the same year he worked as a General Practitioner at Serik Community Health Center. From 2013 to 2017 he was a Psychiatry Assistant at Bakırköy Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital, and in 2017 he completed his specialty training in Mental Health and Diseases at Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital. He then served as a Psychiatry Specialist at Bitlis State Hospital from 2018 to 2019 and at Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Psychiatry Association of Turkey, CETAD, and the Turkish Medical Association. His profile lists four publications dated between 2018 and 2021, on subjects including delusional disorder in patients with and without a criminal history, impulsivity, comorbid anxiety and neurocognitive functions in bipolar disorder, metacognitive beliefs in bipolar disorder patients with or without previous suicide attempts, and factors associated with hospitalization in psychiatry of old age patients.

Clinical focus

A central part of Dr. Cesur’s clinical work concerns bipolar disorder, including the assessment and management of comorbid anxiety and of suicidal behavior in patients with this diagnosis. These themes are also reflected in his published research, which has examined the relationship between impulsivity, comorbid anxiety and neurocognitive functions, as well as differences in metacognitive beliefs between bipolar disorder patients with and without previous suicide attempts.

He also evaluates and treats delusional disorder and geriatric psychiatric disorders, and he carries out forensic psychiatric evaluation. His experience as a Psychiatry Specialist at Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute and his published work comparing delusional disorder patients with and without a criminal history relate to this area. Treatment decisions in psychiatry depend on a careful individual assessment, and the approach for each patient is discussed after the history and previous treatments have been reviewed.

How Dr. Cesur works with international patients

Dr. Cesur speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, such as previous psychiatric assessments, discharge summaries, laboratory results and any relevant imaging reports, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing records and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available, so patients abroad can speak with Dr. Cesur before deciding whether to travel.