Manolya Hüma Şanlı, MD

Manolya Hüma Şanlı, MD is a pediatrician at Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the Pediatrics unit. She has more than 20 years in medicine and cares for children from the newborn period through adolescence, with an emphasis on routine follow-up, the evaluation of common childhood illnesses and the monitoring of nutrition and growth.

Dr. Şanlı graduated from İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed her specialty training in Child Health and Diseases at Zeynep Kamil Women’s and Children’s Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2012. Her professional experience includes work with Tokat Turhal 112 Emergency Health Services and a specialist position at Amasya Gümüşhacıköy State Hospital. From 2015 to 2022 she served as a specialist doctor at İstanbul Koşuyolu Medipol Hospital. She has been affiliated with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2019 and took up her current hospital position in 2022. She is a member of the Milli Pediatri Association, the Türk Pediatri Association, the Turkish Medical Association and the Kadıköy Volunteers Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. Şanlı’s clinical work centers on child and adolescent health. She provides newborn follow-up and well-child follow-up, in which a child’s growth, development and general health are checked at regular intervals. She evaluates growth disorders in children and monitors pediatric nutritional disorders, including lactose intolerance in infants. She also assesses iron deficiency and anemia in children, taking into account the child’s history, examination findings and laboratory results.

A further part of her practice is the diagnosis and treatment of childhood infectious diseases. This includes upper respiratory tract illnesses in children and chickenpox. In each case, the approach depends on the child’s age, symptoms and overall condition, and Dr. Şanlı discusses the findings and the proposed care plan with the family so that parents understand what is being recommended and why.

How Dr. Şanlı works with international patients

Dr. Şanlı consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, ultrasound or X-ray reports and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing results 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. Şanlı before or after a visit.