Erkan Adnan Kelebek, MD

Erkan Adnan Kelebek, MD is a physician in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at Acibadem International Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Cardiology Department. His clinical work is centered on patients who require close cardiac monitoring and prompt medical attention, including those with arrhythmias, high blood pressure or low blood pressure, as well as patients who need emergency interventions or trauma care. He has more than 43 years in medicine and speaks Turkish and English.

Dr. Kelebek graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 1983. Between 1983 and 1985 he worked at Afyon Dinar Verem Savaş Dispanseri. From 1985 to 1990 he worked in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit of the İstanbul University Cardiology Institute, a period that shaped his focus on the intensive care of cardiac patients. In 1990 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where he has continued his work since. He is a member of the İstanbul Medical Chamber.

Clinical focus

The Coronary Intensive Care Unit cares for patients whose cardiac condition calls for continuous observation and rapid response. Within this setting, Dr. Kelebek’s areas of expertise include arrhythmias, in which the heart’s rhythm is abnormally fast, slow or irregular, and emergency interventions for patients whose condition changes suddenly. He also provides trauma care for patients whose injuries require cardiac monitoring and supportive treatment in an intensive care environment.

Blood pressure disorders form a further part of his practice. He assesses and monitors both high blood pressure and low blood pressure, and he uses ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, in which a portable device records blood pressure at intervals over an extended period during normal daily activity. This approach can help distinguish sustained blood pressure changes from readings that vary with circumstances, and it supports decisions about further assessment and treatment. Each patient’s situation is reviewed individually, and the plan of care depends on the findings of the clinical evaluation and any available test results.

How Dr. Kelebek works with international patients

Dr. Kelebek 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 MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound 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 before traveling or as part of follow-up, subject to the nature of the condition and the information available for review.