İlker Özmen, MD

İlker Özmen, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa, where he works within the Internal Medicine unit. His subspecialty focus is thyroid diseases and treatment, and his broader practice covers chronic disease management, metabolic disease diagnosis and treatment, and geriatric medicine. He has more than 25 years in medicine and sees adult patients for both initial assessment and ongoing follow-up of internal medicine conditions.

Dr. Özmen graduated from Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and completed his Internal Medicine training at Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 2013. His career began at Mkn. P. Tup. Revizi in Lüleburgaz (2002–2004), followed by Ardahan Asker Hospital in Ardahan (2004–2007) and GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital in İstanbul (2007–2013). He then worked in Erzurum at Erzurum Mareşal Çakmak Asker Hospital (2013–2016) and Erzurum Mareşal Çakmak Devlet Hospital (2016–2017), before moving to Bursa, where he practised at Bursa Memleket Hospital (2017–2019) and Bursa Şehir Hospital (2019–2026). He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2026.

Clinical focus

A central part of Dr. Özmen’s practice is the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disorders. He also manages endocrine and metabolic conditions, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity and other metabolic diseases, where care typically involves establishing a diagnosis, agreeing on a treatment plan and reviewing progress over time. Hypertension and oedema are further areas of his work, as is the long-term management of chronic disease in adults, including age-related health needs within geriatric medicine.

In the digestive field, Dr. Özmen assesses and treats chronic pancreatitis and gastroenteritis, and his clinical interests extend to digestive, liver and biliary tract conditions as well as anaemia. He also sees patients with upper respiratory tract diseases. Treatment recommendations depend on the individual patient’s history, examination findings and test results, and the approach is discussed with the patient before any plan is agreed.

How Dr. Özmen works with international patients

Dr. Özmen 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 — for example ultrasound, MRI or CT 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 available options. For international patients who wish to discuss their situation before travelling, or who need follow-up after returning home, video consultation is available.