Nilüfer Yıldırım, MD

Nilüfer Yıldırım, MD is a General Surgery specialist with more than 23 years in medicine. Dr. Yıldırım practices within the General Surgery unit, and the listed areas of expertise center on diseases of the breast, covering both benign conditions such as mastitis, breast cysts and breast pain, and malignant conditions including breast cancer, hereditary breast cancers and breast cancer during pregnancy.

Dr. Yıldırım graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 2003 and completed specialty training in General Surgery at Taksim Training and Research Hospital in 2010. In 2018, Dr. Yıldırım joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services and has continued to practice there as a General Surgery specialist with a focus on breast diseases.

Clinical focus

Dr. Yıldırım evaluates and treats a range of breast diseases. On the benign side, this includes mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that may require medical or, in some cases, surgical management; breast cysts, which are fluid-filled lesions that are often monitored or drained depending on their features; and breast pain, a common complaint that is assessed to identify or exclude an underlying cause. Careful clinical examination and review of imaging are part of distinguishing these conditions from those that need further investigation.

In the field of breast cancer, Dr. Yıldırım’s listed expertise includes hereditary breast cancers, where a family history or a known genetic predisposition may influence how a patient is assessed and followed, and breast cancer during pregnancy, a situation in which the timing and choice of treatment must take both the patient and the pregnancy into account. Treatment decisions in these areas depend on the individual diagnosis, stage and circumstances, and are discussed with the patient after the relevant reports and imaging have been reviewed.

How Dr. Yıldırım works with international patients

Dr. Yıldırım speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example 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 symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options. For patients abroad, a video consultation with Dr. Yıldırım is available, which allows a preliminary discussion of the case before any decision about travel is made.