Mehmet Ali Sayan, MD

Mehmet Ali Sayan, MD is an anesthesiology specialist at Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. His areas of expertise include anesthesiology, reanimation, advanced life support and palliative care. With more than 43 years in medicine, his work centers on the anesthetic and critical care-related medical management of patients who require these services.

Dr. Sayan completed his secondary education at Gaziantep Anadolu High School in 1983 and graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1990. He then completed his specialization in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2000. In the same year, he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where he has worked since. He is a member of the European Society of İntensive Care Medicine and the Turkish Association of Anesthesiology and Reanimation.

Clinical focus

Dr. Sayan’s clinical work covers anesthesiology and reanimation. Anesthesiology involves the planning and delivery of anesthesia for patients undergoing procedures, together with monitoring during and after the intervention. Reanimation refers to the care of patients whose vital functions need to be supported or restored, and it forms part of the broader field of intensive care-related medical management. In both areas, Dr. Sayan’s role is to assess each patient’s condition and medical history and to contribute to a care plan appropriate to the individual situation.

His professional interests also include advanced life support and palliative care. Advanced life support concerns the structured management of patients in critical or life-threatening situations. Palliative care is oriented toward comfort, symptom control and supportive planning for patients living with serious illness. Dr. Sayan approaches these areas from his background in anesthesiology and reanimation, and his involvement in a given case depends on the clinical picture and on the assessment made together with the treating team.

How Dr. Sayan works with international patients

Dr. Sayan communicates in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, 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 also arranges appointments and organizes 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 that may be relevant to the individual case. Video consultation is available for international patients, which can be used to discuss existing findings or to clarify questions before travel; whether an in-person assessment is subsequently needed depends on the clinical situation and is decided together with the patient.