Murat Selçuk Eminağaoğlu, MD

Murat Selçuk Eminağaoğlu, MD is a Clinical Laboratory specialist at Acibadem Eskisehir Hospital in Eskişehir. His work centers on clinical biochemistry, laboratory testing and pre-analytical systems, the processes that take a sample from collection through to a reliable result that clinicians can use in diagnostic assessment and patient care. He has more than 26 years in medicine.

Dr. Eminağaoğlu graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He completed his specialty training in Medical Biochemistry at Karadeniz Teknik University Faculty of Medicine in 2005, having worked in the Biyokimya ABD of the same faculty from 2001 to 2005. In 2005 he also received education in pre-analytical systems at the Beckman Coulter Miami Education Center. From 2005 to 2006 he worked at the Osmangazi Faculty of Medicine Department of Thoracic Surgery, and from 2007 to 2017 at Özel Eskişehir Anadolu Hospital. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2017. He is a member of the Türk Biyokimya Association, the Clinical Biochemists Association and the Turkish Medical Association.

Clinical focus

Clinical biochemistry involves the measurement of chemical substances in blood, urine and other body fluids, and the interpretation of those measurements in the context of a patient’s clinical picture. Dr. Eminağaoğlu’s work in this field supports physicians across the hospital who rely on laboratory data when assessing symptoms, following the course of a condition or monitoring the effects of treatment. Laboratory testing in this setting covers routine and specialized biochemical analyses, with attention to how results are produced, checked and reported.

A particular area of his training and experience is pre-analytical systems. The pre-analytical phase includes everything that happens before a sample is analyzed: patient preparation, sample collection, labeling, transport, storage and processing. Errors or variability at this stage can affect the accuracy of a result even when the analytical measurement itself is performed correctly. Dr. Eminağaoğlu’s focus on this phase is directed at reducing such variability so that laboratory results are as consistent and interpretable as possible. Where appropriate, he can also advise treating physicians on the selection of tests and on the interpretation of unusual or borderline findings.

How Dr. Eminağaoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Eminağaoğlu works in 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, including laboratory and pathology results, imaging reports such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound, 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 results and previous treatments, a clinical examination where relevant and a discussion of the options, which in a laboratory context may include which tests are appropriate and how earlier results should be understood. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their laboratory findings or planned testing before traveling.