Hicran Karaca Sönmezer, MD

Hicran Karaca Sönmezer, MD is an anesthesiology specialist working in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri. Her areas of expertise are advanced life support, palliative care and intensive care treatment. She has more than 27 years in medicine, and her career has been spent in anesthesiology and reanimation in university, state hospital and private hospital settings.

Dr. Sönmezer graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1999. She completed her specialization in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. From 2006 to 2011 she worked in the Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation. Between 2012 and 2013 she served as an Anesthesiology and Reanimation Specialist at Yozgat Boğazlıyan State Hospital. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2013. Dr. Sönmezer is a member of the Turkish Medical Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. Sönmezer’s clinical work is centered on anesthesiology and reanimation. Within this field, her listed areas of expertise are advanced life support, intensive care treatment and palliative care. Advanced life support concerns the management of patients whose vital functions are acutely compromised and who require immediate medical intervention. Intensive care treatment involves the close monitoring and support of patients whose condition is serious or unstable and who need continuous medical and nursing attention.

Palliative care is directed at patients with advanced or serious illness, with the aim of relieving symptoms and supporting comfort and quality of life. The suitability of any particular approach depends on the individual patient’s condition, medical history and current findings, and is determined after clinical assessment. Patients and families are encouraged to bring questions about their situation to the consultation so that the options can be discussed in the context of the patient’s own circumstances.

How Dr. Sönmezer works with international patients

Dr. Sönmezer speaks 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, for example 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 that may be appropriate. Video consultation is available for international patients, which can be used to review a case before travel or to follow up after treatment. Any recommendations made during a consultation are based on the information available at that time and may be updated once further examination or test results are complete.