Mehmet Soner Sarmaşık, MD

Mehmet Soner Sarmaşık, MD is a pediatrician at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa, where he works in the Pediatrics unit and provides care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. He has more than 31 years in medicine. He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 1995 and completed his specialty training in Child Health and Diseases at İstanbul University Institute of Child Health in 2008.

His professional experience combines general pediatric practice with neonatal intensive care responsibilities. From 2000 to 2007 he worked at Bursa Doruk Medical Center, followed by a period at Batman Sason Devlet Hospital from 2008 to 2009. Between 2009 and 2014 he was Responsible Physician for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Doruk Özel Bursa Hospital. He was Founder and Responsible Physician for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Özel Rentıp Hospital from 2014 to 2016 and at Özel Aritmi Osmangazi Hospital in 2016, and he served as Responsible Physician for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Özel Jimer Hospital from 2016 to 2017. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2018. Dr. Sarmaşık is a member of Türk Pediatri Kurumu and the Turkish Medical Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. Sarmaşık’s clinical work centers on child and adolescent health from the newborn period onward. A large part of his practice involves upper respiratory tract illnesses in children and the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases. Assessment in these cases typically includes taking a history of the child’s symptoms, a clinical examination and, where appropriate, laboratory or other investigations to guide treatment decisions.

He also follows children with nutritional disorders, monitoring growth and feeding over time, and provides well-child follow-up and newborn follow-up. Well-child visits allow growth, development and general health to be reviewed at regular intervals, while newborn follow-up focuses on the early weeks of life. His background as Responsible Physician for neonatal intensive care units informs his approach to the care of newborns and young infants.

How Dr. Sarmaşık works with international patients

Dr. Sarmaşık 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 relevant records, such as previous pediatric or neonatal discharge summaries, laboratory results, growth records, vaccination records and any imaging reports, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing results and previous treatments, a clinical examination of the child and a discussion of the available options with the family. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be used for an initial discussion or for follow-up where a physical examination is not required. Any recommendation is made on an individual basis after the child has been assessed.