Hatem Doğu, MD

Hatem Doğu, MD is an anesthesiologist at Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. His practice includes anesthesia services together with the clinical areas related to critical care that fall within his specialty. His stated professional interests are palliative care and advanced life support, and his day-to-day work centers on supporting patients who require anesthesia and critical care-related management before, during and after treatment.

Dr. Doğu completed his secondary education at Atatürk Anadolu High School in 1983 and graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1990. He then completed his specialty training at the Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 1994. He has been working within Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 1995, and his current clinical position is at the hospital in İstanbul, where he is part of the Anesthesiology & Reanimation team.

Clinical focus

Dr. Doğu’s specialty is anesthesiology, a field that covers the planning and delivery of anesthesia for procedures as well as the monitoring and support of patients during and after those procedures. Within this broader specialty, the two areas listed as his particular focus are palliative care and advanced life support.

Palliative care in this context refers to the medical management of symptoms and the support of patients living with serious or advanced illness. The specific approach depends on the individual patient’s condition and is discussed with the patient and, where appropriate, with family members. Advanced life support refers to the structured management of patients whose vital functions are failing or at immediate risk, provided in a critical care setting. Dr. Doğu’s work in these areas is delivered as part of the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit, in coordination with the other clinical teams involved in a patient’s care. Which measures are suitable for a given patient can only be determined after an individual assessment.

How Dr. Doğu works with international patients

Dr. Doğu 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 MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. 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 that may be appropriate. For international patients who are not yet able to travel, a video consultation is available as a first step; whether an in-person assessment is needed afterward depends on the individual situation and on the treatment being considered.