Nazmiye Özcan, MD

Nazmiye Özcan, MD is an Emergency Medicine specialist working in the emergency service at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul. Her practice centers on emergency patient assessment, urgent care, and acute clinical care. She graduated from Mersin University Faculty of Medicine in 2015 and completed her specialty training in Emergency Medicine at Health Sciences University Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital in 2022. She has more than 11 years in medicine.

Dr. Özcan trained as an Emergency Medicine Resident at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital between 2018 and 2022. From 2022 to 2024 she worked as an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Bahçelievler State Hospital. In 2024 she returned to Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital as an Emergency Medicine Specialist and also took up a position as a Dr. Faculty Member at Atlas University. In 2026 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services.

Clinical focus

The core of Dr. Özcan’s work is the assessment of patients who present with acute or sudden symptoms. Emergency patient assessment involves taking a focused history, examining the patient, and forming an early judgment about how urgent the situation is and what should happen next. This initial evaluation is the starting point for any further care and helps determine whether a patient can be treated in the emergency setting or needs to be referred onward within the hospital.

Her practice also covers urgent care and acute clinical care, meaning the management of patients whose condition requires prompt medical attention rather than a scheduled outpatient visit. The exact steps taken depend on the individual patient, the findings at presentation, and the results of any tests performed in the emergency service. Decisions about treatment are made on a case-by-case basis after the patient has been examined.

How Dr. Özcan works with international patients

Dr. Özcan speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need support in other languages. The international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical 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 patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be useful for an initial discussion before travel or for follow-up questions after a visit, although it does not replace in-person assessment in an emergency.