M.D. Meltem Yücebaş is an anesthesiologist and reanimation specialist with extensive clinical experience. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1995, completing her training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation. Since 2005 she has been affiliated with Acibadem Health Group, where she has provided perioperative anesthesia care and intensive care management. Dr. Yücebaş is an active member of the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, the Society of Chest Cardiovascular Anesthesia, and the Intensive Care Association. Her practice emphasizes patient safety, evidence-based anesthesia techniques, and multidisciplinary collaboration in both operating room and critical care settings.
Education
- 1995 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 1992 Anesthesiology and Reanimation Clinic / Kadriak Anesthesia, Neuroanesthesia, Algology Departments, University of Minnesota Veterans Administration Hospital, United States of America, Internship
- 1982 – 1988 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1979 – 1982 Ted Ankara College
Experience
- 2005 Acibadem Health Group
- 1996 – 2001 Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Marmara Hospital / Assistant Professor
- 2001 Acibadem Health Group
- 1995 – 1996 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Lecturer
- 1995 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Specialist Physician
- 1990 – 1995 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Research Assistant
- 1992 Univ. of Minnesota Veterans Administration Hospital, USA
Memberships
- Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- Society of Chest Cardiovascular Anesthesia
- Intensive Care Association
Publications
- Day-case laparoscopy: a comparison of prophylactic opioid, NSAID or local anesthesia for postoperative analgesia.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000 May;44(5):536-42 Salman M. A., Yücebaş M.E., Coşkun F., Aypar Ü. - Nimodipine Attenuates Lipid Peroxidation During the Acute Phase of Light Head Trauma
Neurosurgical Review (accepted for publication on 27/12/1999) Ercan M., Inci S., Kilinc K., Palaoglu S., Aypar U. - Day Case Laparoscopy: A Randomized Double Blinded Comparison of Three Pre-Emptive Methods
Dolor 1999, 14 (sup.3): 21. Salman M. A., Ercan Yücebaş M., Coşkun F. - Intraarticular morphine administration provides pain relief after knee arthroscopy.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 1997 Mar;14(2):153-6. Kanbak M, Akpolat N, Ocal T, Doral MN, Ercan M, Erdem K. - Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with von Hippell-Lindau Disease: A Combination of Bilateral Phaeochromocytoma and Spinal Cord Haemangioblastoma A Case Report.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology 1996,13:81-83. Ercan M., Kahraman S., Başgül E., Aypar Ü. - Anaesthetic Management in Maple Syrup Urine Disease- A Case Report.
Anaesthesia 1996, 51,575-578. Kahraman S., Ercan M., Akkuş Ö., Erçelen Ö., Erdem K., Coşkun F. - The Effect of Intraarticular 1 and 5 Mg. The Effect of Morphine Dose on Postoperative Pain.
Journal of Pain 1994,6(1),21-24. Kanbak M., Akpolat N., Öcal T., Doral M.N., Erdemli M., Erdem K. - Preoperative i.m. Effect of Diclofenac Administration on Succinyl Choline-Induced Muscle Injury and Myalgia.
Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation Cemiyeti Mecmuası 1992,20(3),161-165. Kahraman S., Erdemli M., Başgül E., Aypar Ü.
