Mustafa Yücel, MD

Mustafa Yücel, MD is a pediatric surgeon who joined Acibadem Health Group in 2025. He graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2017 and completed his specialty training in pediatric surgery at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 2023. He has more than nine years of experience in medicine, and his clinical work is dedicated to the surgical care of children.

After graduating, Dr. Yücel worked at Yozgat-Boğazlıyan State Hospital from 2017 to 2018. He was then at Erciyes University from 2018 to 2023, the period in which he completed his pediatric surgery training. From 2023 to 2025 he worked at Kayseri City Hospital, where he practised as a pediatric surgery specialist. In 2025 he joined Acibadem Health Group, where he continues to work within the Pediatric Surgery unit.

Clinical focus

Dr. Yücel’s specialty is pediatric surgery, the field of medicine concerned with the surgical assessment and treatment of infants, children and adolescents. Children differ from adults in anatomy, physiology and the way they respond to illness and treatment, and surgical care in this age group is planned with these differences in mind. In pediatric surgery, the decision about whether an operation is needed, and when it should be carried out, depends on the individual child’s age, diagnosis and general health, as well as on the findings of clinical examination and any imaging or laboratory results that are available.

Parents and caregivers are an essential part of this process. A pediatric surgery consultation with Dr. Yücel typically involves reviewing the child’s medical history and the concerns that led to the referral, examining the child, and discussing the possible options with the family. Where surgery is considered, the expected course of treatment, the alternatives and the follow-up that may be required are explained so that the family can take part in decisions about the child’s care. The information given on this page is general and does not replace an individual medical assessment.

How Dr. Yücel works with international patients

Dr. Yücel speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. For families travelling from abroad, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises 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 that may be appropriate. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows families to speak with Dr. Yücel about their child’s situation before deciding whether to travel. Any recommendations made during a video consultation are preliminary and may be revised after an in-person examination and review of up-to-date test results.