Fatih Gürler, MD

Fatih Gürler, MD is a thoracic surgeon at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri, where he practices within the Thoracic Surgery Department. His clinical work is centered on the diagnostic and surgical management of diseases of the lungs, chest wall, mediastinum and diaphragm, and he has more than 19 years in medicine.

Dr. Gürler graduated from Ondokuzmayıs University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. He began his career as a general practitioner at Van Gürpınar Health Center (2007–2009) and in the Emergency Department of Van Private Hospital (2009–2011). From 2011 to 2016 he was a research assistant at the Erciyes University Department of Thoracic Surgery, completing his specialty training at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Thoracic Surgery in 2016. He then worked as a specialist doctor at Kayseri Training and Research Hospital (2016–2018) and at Kayseri Şehir Hospital (2018–2022) before joining Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2022. His published work includes studies on the role of telomerase in the etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (Turkish Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021), on postsurgical outcomes of patients operated for pulmonary hydatid cyst (Cumhuriyet Medical Journal, 2020) and on prognostic factors for survival in stage I non-small cell lung carcinoma (Erciyes Med J, 2017).

Clinical focus

Dr. Gürler’s areas of expertise include lung cancer and other thoracic cancers, chest wall tumors and diaphragmatic disorders. He also treats the chest wall deformities pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum, as well as pneumothorax. In lung surgery, treatment decisions depend on the type and stage of disease, the patient’s general condition and lung function, and the findings of the preoperative assessment. Not every patient is a candidate for an operation, and the options, including their possible risks and limitations, are discussed on an individual basis.

Diagnostic procedures form part of his practice. Bronchoscopy allows direct examination of the airways and sampling of tissue, while mediastinoscopy is used to assess lymph nodes in the mediastinum, which can be relevant to the staging of lung cancer. These procedures are considered alongside imaging and other tests when planning care and belong to the wider field of cardiothoracic surgery.

How Dr. Gürler works with international patients

Dr. Gürler speaks Turkish and English. For patients coming from abroad, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit; interpreters can be arranged where needed. 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 possible options. Video consultations are available for international patients who wish to discuss their case with Dr. Gürler before deciding whether to travel, although a final assessment and any decision about surgery generally require an in-person examination.