Prof. Filiz Saçan, MD

Prof. Filiz Saçan, MD is a radiologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the Radiology unit with a subspecialty focus on interventional radiology. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and worked as a general practitioner at Sefaatli State Hospital in 1995. From 1996 to 2000 she was a research assistant at Bezmi-Alem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, where she completed her radiology training in 2000.

Dr. Saçan then held radiodiagnostic specialist positions at Haseki Training and Research Hospital (2000–2003), Bakırköy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2003–2007), Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2007–2008) and again at Bakırköy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (2008–2015). In 2015 she became an Associate Professor Doctor at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, and in 2016 she served there as Radiodiagnostic Clinic Training Officer. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2017 and has more than 32 years in medicine. She is a member of the Turkish Radiology Association, the Turkish Interventional Radiology Association, CIRSE (Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology Society of Europe) and ESR (European Society of Radiology).

Clinical focus

Dr. Saçan’s clinical work centers on interventional radiology, a field in which imaging guidance is used to perform minimally invasive procedures. Her listed areas of expertise include transarterial radioembolization (TARE), an image-guided procedure in which radioactive material is delivered through the arterial system to a target area. Whether such a procedure is appropriate for an individual patient depends on the clinical picture, existing imaging and a multidisciplinary assessment.

Her published work reflects a broad range of image-guided and interventional topics. Co-authored publications have addressed percutaneous cholecystostomy compared with emergency cholecystectomy in high-risk surgical patients, percutaneous treatment of simple hepatic cysts, early radiologic diagnosis and treatment methods in biliary tract injuries, percutaneous management of bile leaks after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, interventional radiology in complications after biliary reconstruction, endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic ruptures, transarterial and transvenous embolization of a pelvic arteriovenous malformation, and the use of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to detect infection in acute pancreatic and necrotic collections.

How Dr. Saçan works with international patients

Dr. Saçan speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who prefer another language. 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, 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 can allow an initial review of the case and existing imaging before any decision about travel is made.