İlknur Reyhan Sözenoğlu, MD

İlknur Reyhan Sözenoğlu, MD is an anesthesiology specialist practicing in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul. With more than 40 years in medicine, she focuses on anesthetic care and perioperative support for patients undergoing medical and surgical procedures. Her work spans the period before, during and after a procedure, and is carried out in coordination with the surgical and medical teams responsible for each patient.

Dr. Sözenoğlu graduated from İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1986 and completed her specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 1994. Her early career included positions at Tokat Turhal Devlet Hospital (1986–1987) and Üsküdar Maternal and Child Health (1987–1989). From 1994 to 2010 she worked at SB Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, and from 2010 to 2023 at Ataşehir Memorial Hospital. In 2023 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where she continues her clinical work in hospital-based anesthesiology.

Clinical focus

Dr. Sözenoğlu’s clinical work centers on perioperative anesthesia management. This involves evaluating a patient before surgery, selecting and administering an appropriate anesthetic approach together with the treating team, and monitoring the patient during and after the procedure. Because patients differ in age, general health, existing conditions and the type of surgery planned, she places emphasis on personalized anesthesia care planning, in which the anesthetic plan is adapted to the individual patient rather than applied in a uniform way.

Pain control is a further area of her practice. This includes managing pain around the time of surgery so that patients can be kept as comfortable as their condition allows during recovery. Her expertise also extends to critical care monitoring, meaning the close observation of vital functions in patients whose condition requires continuous attention. In each of these areas, the approach is guided by the patient’s clinical status and the requirements of the planned treatment, and any decisions are made in discussion with the patient and the wider care team.

How Dr. Sözenoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Sözenoğlu consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. 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. 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. Video consultation is also available for international patients who wish to speak with Dr. Sözenoğlu before traveling.