Gülden Cancan, MD

Gülden Cancan, MD is a General Surgery specialist who sees patients at the Acibadem Bağdat Outpatient Clinic in İstanbul, where she works within the General Surgery unit. She provides surgical assessment and care for patients with general surgical conditions and has more than 20 years of experience in medicine.

Dr. Cancan graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed her specialty training in General Surgery at İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2014. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2025.

Clinical focus

Dr. Cancan’s work centers on the evaluation and surgical management of general surgical conditions. In a general surgery practice, this typically begins with a careful review of the patient’s history, symptoms and any imaging or laboratory results already obtained, followed by a clinical examination. On this basis, she discusses with the patient whether observation, further diagnostic work-up, non-surgical management or an operation is the most appropriate next step. The decision to operate, and the choice of technique, depends on the individual findings and on the patient’s overall health.

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How Dr. Cancan works with international patients

Dr. Cancan consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before the 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 the appointment and the visit to the clinic. A first consultation with Dr. Cancan typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the possible options and what each would involve. Video consultation is available for international patients, which can be used for an initial discussion or a follow-up conversation when travel is not immediately possible; a final decision about surgery usually requires an in-person examination.