Erkan Sarıyıldız, MD

Erkan Sarıyıldız, MD is an Internal Medicine physician who sees patients at the Acibadem Bağdat Outpatient Clinic (İstanbul). His work within the Internal Medicine unit centers on functional medicine, wellness and longevity applications, alongside the assessment and management of common metabolic, digestive and chronic conditions, including obesity, anemia, gastroenteritis, hypertension, gastritis and fatty liver disease.

Dr. Sarıyıldız attended Adana Erkek High School from 1980 to 1986 and studied medicine at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine from 1986 to 1992. He completed his Internal Medicine training at the same faculty in 1997. Between 1992 and 1997 he worked at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine. In 1997 he joined Acıbadem Bağdat Caddesi Medical Center, and he has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2005.

Clinical focus

A large part of Dr. Sarıyıldız’s practice involves conditions that are commonly followed in internal medicine. He evaluates and manages patients with obesity, where the assessment typically considers weight history, related metabolic findings and general health status. He also sees patients with hypertension, a chronic condition that usually requires ongoing monitoring and adjustment of treatment over time, and patients with anemia, in which the underlying cause is investigated before a treatment approach is discussed. Digestive complaints form another part of his work: he assesses gastroenteritis and gastritis, and he evaluates patients with fatty liver disease, which is often identified through laboratory or imaging findings and reviewed in the context of a patient’s overall metabolic health.

Within his subspecialty of Functional Medicine, Dr. Sarıyıldız offers care oriented toward wellness and longevity applications. This approach looks at a patient’s health concerns in a broader context, with attention to lifestyle, metabolic and chronic factors that may influence long-term well-being. The specific recommendations depend on the individual’s history, examination findings and available test results.

How Dr. Sarıyıldız works with international patients

Dr. Sarıyıldız speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need them. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory results, ultrasound, MRI or CT reports, pathology findings, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options that may be appropriate. For international patients who would like to discuss their situation before traveling, or to follow up afterward, video consultation is available. Any recommendations made remotely are subject to confirmation through in-person assessment and testing where clinically necessary.