Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Şehitoğlu

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Şehitoğlu is an otorhinolaryngology specialist who practices in the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) unit at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul. He has been in medicine for more than 53 years, and his stated clinical interest is sinusitis.

Dr. Şehitoğlu graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1973 and completed his training in Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases at the same faculty in 1984. He became an associate professor in 1982 and a professor in 1988. In 1986 he founded the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases at Marmara University, and he worked at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine from 1986 to 2015. From 1993 to 1994 he was at Georgetown Medical Center in Washington, DC. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 1996. He is a member of the European Academy of Otology and Newro-Otology, the European Carnygologycal Society and the Turkish Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Association.

Clinical focus

The area of expertise listed for Dr. Şehitoğlu is sinusitis. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the lining of the sinuses that may be short-lived or persistent, and its symptoms can overlap with other nasal and upper airway conditions. Assessment in the ENT clinic generally starts with the patient’s history and a clinical examination of the nose and sinuses, and existing imaging or prior test results are reviewed when they are available.

Care is planned according to the individual findings. Depending on the picture, this can involve medical management, further evaluation or a discussion of other options, and the appropriate approach is decided together with the patient after the examination. Decisions about treatment are made on a case-by-case basis, taking the patient’s symptoms, previous treatments and general health into account.

How Dr. Şehitoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Şehitoğlu speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need them. Before the visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as CT or MRI reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges the appointment and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be used to review a case before deciding whether an in-person visit is needed; a video call does not replace a clinical examination, and any recommendation given remotely may be revised after the patient is seen in the clinic.