Fatih Pehlivan, MD

Fatih Pehlivan, MD is an Inpatient Clinic Physician at Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir) in İzmir. He supports the assessment and ongoing medical care of patients during their hospital stay, working alongside the treating teams so that day-to-day medical needs are addressed while a patient is admitted. His work is focused on the period between admission and discharge, when close observation and clear communication between departments are important for safe care.

Dr. Pehlivan graduated from Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine in 2022 and has more than four years in medicine. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2026. His areas of expertise are inpatient assessment, inpatient monitoring, treatment coordination and continuity of care.

Clinical focus

Inpatient assessment involves reviewing a patient’s history, current symptoms, medication and available test results at admission and during the stay, so that changes in the clinical picture can be recognized and discussed with the responsible specialist. Inpatient monitoring includes regular clinical review of admitted patients, follow-up of vital signs and laboratory findings, and attention to new complaints or complications that may arise during treatment or after a procedure.

Treatment coordination means helping to align the input of different specialists, nursing staff and diagnostic departments so that the agreed treatment plan is carried out in an orderly way and questions from the patient and family are answered. Continuity of care refers to maintaining a consistent medical overview across shifts and departments, keeping records up to date, and supporting the handover of information at discharge, including instructions and follow-up arrangements. The scope of care provided during a hospital stay depends on the individual patient’s condition and the plan set by the treating team; Dr. Pehlivan’s role is to support that plan as an inpatient physician rather than to replace specialist decision-making.

How Dr. Pehlivan works with international patients

Dr. Pehlivan speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a hospital stay, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organises 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, which may be useful for an initial review of documents or for questions before or after a hospital stay, with the understanding that a remote conversation cannot fully replace in-person assessment. During admission, patients can expect regular clinical review and coordinated communication about their treatment plan.