Fikret Çolak, MD

Fikret Çolak, MD is a radiologist at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital in Muğla, where he works within the hospital’s Radiology unit. His areas of expertise are diagnostic radiology and advanced diagnostic imaging. He has more than 19 years in medicine and speaks Turkish and English.

Dr. Çolak graduated from the Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine in 2007. He worked as a general practitioner at Gülhane Military Medical Academy from 2007 to 2008 and then, from 2008 to 2010, served as a ship medical officer and general practitioner with the Naval Forces Command, Mersin Mediterranean Regional Command, on the TCG İskenderun. From 2010 to 2014 he completed his specialty training in radiology at Gülhane Military Medical Academy, qualifying as a radiologist in 2014. He subsequently held radiology specialist posts at Elazığ Military Hospital (2014–2016), Elazığ E.A.H. (2016–2017) and Milas State Hospital (2017–2023). In 2019 he also began working with Acıbadem Healthcare Services.

Clinical focus

Dr. Çolak’s clinical work centers on diagnostic radiology, the interpretation and reporting of imaging examinations that referring physicians use when assessing a patient’s condition. In hospital-based radiology, this involves reviewing imaging studies, describing the findings in a structured report and, where relevant, comparing them with earlier examinations so that changes over time can be recognized. The radiologist’s report is one element that the treating physician considers alongside the patient’s history, clinical examination and laboratory results.

His second area of expertise is advanced diagnostic imaging. In practice this means working with imaging methods that provide more detailed anatomical or functional information than a basic examination, and interpreting them in the context of the clinical question raised by the referring doctor. The choice of imaging method, and whether an examination is appropriate at all, depends on the individual case and is decided together with the treating physician. Further information on this site is available on coronary CT angiography and PET-CT imaging.

How Dr. Çolak works with international patients

Dr. Çolak communicates 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, such as 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 would like an initial review of their imaging or a discussion of their situation before deciding whether to travel; any further examination or treatment plan is confirmed only after an in-person assessment where this is clinically required.