Mustafa Uğur Özel, MD

Mustafa Uğur Özel, MD is an anesthesiologist at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa, where he works in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. His professional work covers anesthesia and resuscitation, and he has completed observer training in thoracic and orthopedic anesthesia. His background also includes several years in emergency medicine, and he has more than 42 years in medicine.

Dr. Özel graduated from Ondokuzmayıs University Faculty of Medicine in 1991. From 1991 to 1994 he worked as an emergency department physician at Samsun State Hospital, followed by the same role at Merzifon State Hospital from 1995 to 1996. He then trained at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, completing his specialist qualification in 2002, and worked at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine as an anesthesia and reanimation specialist between 1997 and 2002. From 2002 to 2006 he was an anesthesia and reanimation specialist at Bursa Şevket Yılmaz State Hospital, and in 2006 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. In 2012–2013 he was an observer in thoracic and orthopedic anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, USA. He is a member of the Turkish Association of Anesthesiology and Reanimation and the Bursa Medical Chamber.

Clinical focus

Dr. Özel’s clinical work centers on anesthesia and resuscitation. This includes the anesthetic care of patients undergoing surgical procedures, from the assessment before an operation through anesthesia during the procedure and the period of recovery afterward. Resuscitation, or reanimation, refers to the treatment of patients whose breathing or circulation is compromised and who require immediate stabilization and ongoing support.

Within anesthesiology, his areas of expertise include thoracic anesthesia, which concerns anesthetic management for procedures involving the chest and lungs, and orthopedic anesthesia, which concerns anesthetic care for surgery on bones, joints and the musculoskeletal system. Both fields were the subject of his observer training in Boston. His earlier work as an emergency department physician gives him experience in emergency medicine, which complements the acute-care aspects of anesthesiology and resuscitation. The anesthetic approach for any individual patient is decided after a review of that patient’s medical history, current condition and the planned procedure.

How Dr. Özel works with international patients

Dr. Özel speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Acibadem’s 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, arranges appointments and organizes 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. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be useful for an initial review of a case before travel to Bursa.