Prof. Dr. Mefkür Bakan

Prof. Dr. Mefkür Bakan is an anesthesiology specialist at Acibadem Taksim Hospital in İstanbul, where he practices within the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. His professional focus includes anesthesia and reanimation, with experience in perioperative care, intensive care, cardiovascular anesthesia and pediatric anesthesia. He has more than 39 years in medicine and works with patients in Turkish and English.

Dr. Bakan graduated from Bursa Anadolu High School in 1987 and from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1993. From 1994 to 1997 he worked as a general practitioner at Gazelyakup Health Center in the Tavşanlı district of Kütahya province. He completed his specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and served as a lecturer in the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation there until 2006. In 2005 he spent time as an observer in the pediatric hospital operating room at Kinderkrankenhaus,Cologne in Köln, Germany. In 2006 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services and also worked as a specialist physician at Dünya Eye Hospital (2006–2009) and at Private Levent Surgery and Diagnostic Center (2006–2010). He then moved to Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, first as a lecturer (2010–2011), becoming Assistant Associate Professor in 2011 and Associate Professor in 2015.

Clinical focus

Dr. Bakan’s clinical work covers anesthesia and reanimation across the perioperative period, from preoperative assessment through anesthetic management during a procedure to postoperative care. His areas of expertise also include intensive care, cardiovascular anesthesia and pediatric anesthesia. Anesthetic care is planned around the individual patient’s procedure and clinical needs, and the approach chosen depends on the type of operation, the patient’s age and general health, and the findings of the preoperative evaluation.

His published work reflects these areas and includes studies on venous port implantation techniques in pediatric patients, airway supporting maneuvers during flexible fiber optic bronchoscopy in children, the use of a ketamine-propofol mixture in sedation and analgesia, anesthetic management during elective cesarean section, and the treatment of pain in children with cancer using long-term epidural infusion. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, the Turkish Intensive Care Association, the Chest Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Association and the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology.

How Dr. Bakan works with international patients

Dr. Bakan consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The 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, 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, including how anesthesia may be planned for a proposed procedure. Video consultations are available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling to İstanbul.