Assoc. Prof. Keramettin Yanık, MD

Assoc. Prof. Keramettin Yanık, MD is a Clinical Laboratory specialist at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Clinical Laboratory unit. His professional background is in medical microbiology and clinical laboratory practice, and he has more than 25 years in medicine. He graduated from Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and worked as a General Practitioner at Avut Village Health Center from 2001 to 2002. He then trained as a Research Assistant Dr. in Medical Microbiology at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine from 2002 to 2007, completing his medical microbiology training in 2007.

Dr. Yanık worked as a Specialist Dr. at Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin State Hospital from 2007 to 2012 and as an Assistant Professor Dr. in Medical Microbiology at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine from 2012 to 2016. He was a Specialist Physician at Özel Erdem Hospital from 2017 to 2022 and at Acıbadem LABMED from 2022 to 2023, and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2023. Between 2023 and 2024 he worked as a Specialist Physician on laboratory projects for private companies in England, Germany and Azerbaijan. In 2024 he held Specialist Physician positions at Özel Esencan Hospital and Acıbadem LABMED. He is a member of the Ankara Microbiology Association, the Turkish Microbiology Society, the Hospital Infections and Control Association, the Clinical Microbiology Specialists Association, the Disinfection Antisepsis and Sterilization (DAS) Association, and the Turkish Medical Association, Samsun Medical Chamber.

Clinical focus

Dr. Yanık’s areas of expertise are clinical laboratory medicine, medical microbiology and clinical microbiology. Laboratory medicine of this kind supports diagnosis and treatment planning by other physicians: samples sent from clinical departments are analyzed, and the resulting findings are reported back to the treating team, who interpret them together with the patient’s history and examination. In clinical microbiology, this typically involves the laboratory identification of microorganisms and the reporting of results that help clinicians decide on further steps.

His further areas of expertise are hospital infection control, disinfection, antisepsis and sterilization. These fields concern the measures used within a hospital to limit the spread of infection, including the cleaning and sterilization of equipment and environments and antiseptic practice around patient care. Dr. Yanık’s memberships in the Hospital Infections and Control Association and the Disinfection Antisepsis and Sterilization (DAS) Association reflect this part of his work.

How Dr. Yanık works with international patients

Dr. Yanık speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need them. The hospital’s international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example laboratory and pathology results, MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, operative notes and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing results and previous treatments, a clinical examination where relevant, and a discussion of the options. Because clinical laboratory work is usually carried out in coordination with the treating physician, laboratory-related questions may be addressed alongside the care provided by other departments. Video consultation is available for international patients.