Levent Karaman, MD

Levent Karaman, MD is an Inpatient Clinic Physician at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul. He supports the medical care of hospitalized patients and works within the hospital care team to help coordinate inpatient treatment. His work is centered on patients who have been admitted to the hospital, rather than on outpatient visits, and it involves attention to their medical needs during the stay and coordination with the relevant care team. Dr. Karaman has more than 22 years in medicine.

Dr. Karaman graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2004. He has been working with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2010, and his current position is at the hospital in Maslak, İstanbul. He speaks Turkish and English.

Clinical focus

Dr. Karaman’s clinical focus is the care of hospitalized patients. As an Inpatient Clinic Physician, he supports the medical care of patients during their admission and works within the hospital care team to help coordinate the treatment they receive while they are on the ward. This role is different from that of a physician who performs a defined set of procedures: it is organized around the patient’s inpatient needs and around communication among the members of the care team involved in the admission.

For international patients, this means physician-led support during the hospital stay. Dr. Karaman’s involvement is directed at the patient’s inpatient medical needs and at coordination with the relevant care team, so that treatment decisions taken by the treating specialists are followed through during the admission. Questions about a specific diagnosis, operation or treatment plan are addressed together with the specialist team responsible for that part of the patient’s care.

How Dr. Karaman works with international patients

Dr. Karaman consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a patient travels, the hospital’s 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; the team also arranges appointments and organises 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 available for international patients who would like to discuss their situation with Dr. Karaman before deciding whether to travel, or who need a follow-up conversation after a hospital stay. During an admission, patients and their families can expect his attention to their inpatient medical needs and coordination with the care team looking after them.