Asst. Prof. Neval Yurttutan Uyar, MD

Asst. Prof. Neval Yurttutan Uyar, MD is a Clinical Laboratory specialist at Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital in İstanbul. Her professional focus is clinical microbiology and medical microbiology, with an emphasis on microbiology laboratory testing and the evaluation of laboratory findings that support patient care. She has more than 30 years of experience in medicine.

Dr. Uyar graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and completed her specialty training in Medical Microbiology at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2000. From 1996 to 2000 she worked at the Ankara Training and Research Hospital Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. Between 2000 and 2008 she worked at Ankara Özel Düzen Laboratuarı, and in 2009 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. She is a member of the Turkish Microbiology Society and the Clinical Microbiology Specialty Association, and she speaks Turkish and English.

Clinical focus

Clinical laboratory medicine is a laboratory-based specialty. The results it produces are used by treating physicians to help identify conditions and to guide decisions about care. Within this field, Dr. Uyar’s areas of expertise include clinical laboratory medicine, clinical microbiology, medical microbiology, microbiology laboratory testing and clinical microbiology laboratory practice.

Clinical microbiology laboratory practice involves the testing of patient samples for microorganisms and the interpretation of those results in the context of each patient’s clinical situation. Dr. Uyar’s experience in this area, gained in hospital and private laboratory settings since 1996, is applied to the evaluation of microbiology test results for patients whose care is managed by clinical teams at the hospital. The meaning of any laboratory finding depends on the individual patient’s history and overall clinical picture, so results are reviewed in collaboration with the physicians responsible for treatment rather than in isolation.

How Dr. Uyar works with international patients

Dr. Uyar speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, including laboratory and pathology results, MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and organises 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. Because laboratory medicine is closely connected to the work of treating physicians, questions about specific test results are often addressed together with the clinical team caring for the patient. Video consultation is available for international patients.