Özcan İnal, MD

Özcan İnal, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist practicing at Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital in İstanbul. He works within the hospital’s Internal Medicine unit, where his subspecialty focus is thyroid diseases and treatment. With more than 34 years in medicine, Dr. İnal provides care for adults with common and complex internal medicine conditions, including metabolic and thyroid-related health concerns.

Dr. İnal graduated from İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He then completed his specialty training at İstanbul Training and Research Hospital Department of Internal Medicine, finishing in 1997. He has been working within Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2024. He is a member of the Turkish Internal Medicine Specialty Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. İnal’s principal area of interest is thyroid disease and its medical treatment. Alongside this, a large part of his practice involves the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disease and the long-term management of chronic conditions. He sees patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity, conditions that frequently occur together and often require coordinated, ongoing medical follow-up rather than a single intervention.

His areas of expertise also include anaemia, upper respiratory tract diseases and geriatric health, reflecting the broad scope of general internal medicine. In practice, this means that Dr. İnal assesses symptoms in the context of the patient’s overall health, reviews existing medication and previous treatments, and discusses medical treatment options and monitoring plans suited to the individual. For older patients in particular, care typically takes into account several coexisting conditions and the medicines already being taken.

How Dr. İnal works with international patients

Dr. İnal consults in 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, such as laboratory and pathology results, ultrasound, CT or MRI reports, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. A first consultation with Dr. İnal 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. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. İnal before deciding whether to travel, or to follow up after an in-person visit. Any recommendations made remotely depend on the completeness of the records provided and may need to be confirmed at an in-person examination.