Merve Karaca, MD

Merve Karaca, MD is a specialist in Pediatrics with more than nine years in medicine. She practices at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri, Türkiye, within the Pediatrics unit. Her listed areas of expertise include infant care, adolescent health care, preventive pediatric care, pediatric diagnostic evaluation, pediatric neuroimmunological diseases, and triosephosphate isomerase deficiency.

Dr. Karaca graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2017. She began her professional career at Sarikaya State Hospital, where she worked from 2017 to 2018. From 2018 to 2023 she was at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and she completed her Pediatrics training at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2023. She then worked at Yahyalı State Hospital from 2023 to 2024 before joining Acibadem Health Group in 2024. Her publications include a 2022 chapter, Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Pediatric Neuroimmunological Diseases, in Pediatric Neurology Algorithms And Drug Guide, co-authored with Mehmet Canpolat and Büşra Daşlıdursun, and a 2022 case report, Triosephosphate isomerase deficiency in an infant, published in J Transl Pract Med.

Clinical focus

Dr. Karaca’s clinical work covers the general care of children from infancy through adolescence. Her listed areas include infant care, adolescent health care and preventive pediatric care, which involve monitoring growth and development, addressing common health concerns at each stage of childhood and supporting families with age-appropriate preventive measures. Pediatric diagnostic evaluation is another listed area, in which symptoms and findings are assessed in a structured way to help identify their cause and decide whether further tests or referral to another specialty may be appropriate.

Her areas of expertise also include pediatric neuroimmunological diseases, a group of conditions in which the immune system affects the nervous system in children. Her published work in this field addresses the differential diagnosis of such conditions, which can present with overlapping symptoms and often require careful, stepwise evaluation. She has also co-authored a case report on triosephosphate isomerase deficiency, a rare inherited metabolic disorder, describing its presentation in an infant. The suitability of any assessment or treatment depends on the individual child’s condition and is determined after clinical evaluation.

How Dr. Karaca works with international patients

Dr. Karaca speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. Before a visit, the 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 child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients, allowing families abroad to speak with Dr. Karaca before deciding whether to travel.