Gülçin Taşkın Ak, MD

Gülçin Taşkın Ak, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist practicing at the Acibadem Bağdat Outpatient Clinic in İstanbul, where she works in the Internal Medicine unit. Her clinical interests include prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, obesity, thyroid diseases, anemia, hypertension, gastritis and fatty liver disease. She provides evaluation and treatment planning for adults with common internal medicine and metabolic health concerns, and thyroid diseases and their treatment form a particular focus of her practice.

Dr. Ak graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1993 and completed her Internal Medicine training at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2001. She has more than 33 years of experience in medicine. Since 2023 she has been working within Acıbadem Healthcare Services.

Clinical focus

A large part of Dr. Ak’s work concerns metabolic conditions that often appear together and may develop gradually. She assesses adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, reviewing blood sugar control, existing medication and related risk factors, and she evaluates patients with obesity as part of a broader internal medicine assessment. Fatty liver disease, which is frequently linked to these conditions, is another area of her practice, and she also follows patients with hypertension, where the aim is to identify the underlying picture and plan appropriate monitoring and treatment.

Within her subspecialty interest, Dr. Ak evaluates and treats thyroid diseases, drawing on the patient’s symptoms, laboratory findings and any available imaging to guide management. She also sees patients with anemia, where determining the likely cause is a central step before treatment is discussed, and with gastritis. In each case the approach is to place the individual condition in the context of the patient’s overall health so that treatment and follow-up can be planned in a coordinated way.

How Dr. Ak works with international patients

Dr. Ak consults 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 laboratory results, ultrasound or other imaging reports, pathology findings 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, followed by guidance on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up for conditions within her areas of practice. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation or review their reports with Dr. Ak before deciding whether to travel.