Nilsu Küçük, Dietitian

Nilsu Küçük is a dietitian working in the Nutrition & Diet unit at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul. Her professional interests include nutrition for bedridden patients, nutrition in cardiovascular diseases, and dietary support for iron deficiency anemia. She sees patients whose medical conditions, treatment, or recovery call for an individual nutritional plan.

She graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University in 2025 and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in the same year. In the Nutrition & Diet unit, her consultations focus on each patient’s health needs, dietary habits, and care requirements. She provides practical nutritional guidance for medical conditions and for recovery-related needs, adjusting recommendations to the patient’s current situation rather than applying a single standard diet.

Clinical focus

Nutrition for bedridden patients is one of her main areas of work. Patients who are confined to bed for extended periods, whether at home or in hospital, may face changes in appetite, weight, muscle mass, and digestion, and their nutritional needs can differ from those of mobile patients. In these cases, she reviews the patient’s intake and care setting and prepares dietary recommendations that can be followed by the patient and by those assisting with daily care.

She also works on nutrition in cardiovascular diseases, where dietary habits are one component of the overall management plan set by the treating physician. Her role is to translate medical recommendations into a daily eating pattern the patient can realistically maintain. A third area is iron deficiency anemia; dietary support in this condition addresses food sources of iron and factors that affect its absorption, and it complements, rather than replaces, the medical treatment directed by the patient’s doctor. Further information is available on the anemia treatment page.

How Nilsu Küçük works with international patients

Nilsu Küçük consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, such as laboratory results, discharge summaries, and any relevant imaging reports, and arranges the appointment and hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of previous treatments and available reports, a clinical assessment of nutritional status, and a discussion of the dietary options that fit the patient’s condition and daily routine. For international patients who are unable to travel or who wish to discuss their situation beforehand, a video consultation is also available.