Mehmet Bilhan Hayırlıoğlu, MD

Mehmet Bilhan Hayırlıoğlu, MD is an anesthesiologist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. His work centers on anesthesiology, reanimation care, perioperative assessment and anesthesia management, supporting patients before, during and after medical procedures. He has more than 27 years in medicine.

Dr. Hayırlıoğlu graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and completed his specialist training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at the same faculty in 2005. He then worked at Özel Bağcılar Safa Hospital from 2005 to 2008, at Şırnak Asker Hospital from 2008 to 2009, and at Medicana International İstanbul Hospital from 2009 to 2014. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2014. He is a member of the Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation Association, the Turkish Medical Association and EACTA.

Clinical focus

Dr. Hayırlıoğlu’s clinical work covers the range of tasks that fall within anesthesiology and reanimation. Perioperative assessment involves reviewing a patient’s medical history, current medications and existing test results before a procedure in order to plan the anesthetic approach. Anesthesia management refers to the administration and monitoring of anesthesia during the procedure itself, together with the immediate recovery period. Reanimation care concerns the support of patients whose condition requires close monitoring and stabilization of vital functions.

He has co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to his field. These include the surgical correction of cor triatriatum sinister in the pediatric population (European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2014), the restoration of pulmonary compliance after laparoscopic surgery using a simple alveolar recruitment maneuver (Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2009), anesthesia practices in patients undergoing amputation due to diabetic foot (Journal of Chest-Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Society, 2008), and the effect of pneumoperitoneum on the level of plasma potassium (Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology, 2007).

How Dr. Hayırlıoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Hayırlıoğlu speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. 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 arranges appointments and 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 the anesthetic considerations relevant to a planned procedure. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling.