Nurcan Öztürk Yumuk, MD

Nurcan Öztürk Yumuk, MD is an anesthesiologist working in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul. Her clinical work covers anesthesiology and reanimation, with an emphasis on regional anesthesia and perioperative anesthesia care, supporting patients before, during, and after procedures that require anesthesia. She has more than 39 years in medicine.

Dr. Yumuk studied at Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine between 1987 and 1994. She then joined Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, where she worked from 2000 to 2005 and completed her specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 2005. From 2005 to 2006 she served as a specialist physician in the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation at the same faculty. She has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2006. She is a member of the Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation Association, the Kocaeli Medical Chamber, and the Regional Anesthesia Association. Her published work includes a report on anesthesia management in Alagille syndrome (Paediatric Anaesthesia, 2007) and a study on the effects of different doses of clonidine added to bupivacaine in pediatric caudal analgesia (Turkish Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, supplementary abstracts, 2003).

Clinical focus

Dr. Yumuk’s practice centers on anesthesiology and reanimation. This includes assessing patients before an operation, planning and delivering anesthesia during the procedure, and following patients in the period immediately afterward. Perioperative anesthesia care involves reviewing the patient’s medical history, current medications, and previous experiences with anesthesia so that the anesthetic approach can be adapted to the individual and to the planned surgery.

A particular area of her work is regional anesthesia, in which specific parts of the body are numbed rather than the whole patient being placed under general anesthesia. Whether regional or general anesthesia, or a combination, is appropriate depends on the type of procedure, the patient’s overall health, and the preferences of the surgical team and the patient. Dr. Yumuk discusses these considerations with patients as part of anesthesia planning. Her reanimation work concerns the care of patients whose vital functions need support, in line with the scope of the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit.

How Dr. Yumuk works with international patients

Dr. Yumuk speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior 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 symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the options, including the anesthetic approach for a planned procedure. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling.