Remzi Özgür Özay, MD

Remzi Özgür Özay, MD is an anesthesiologist working in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Kent Hospital in İzmir, Türkiye. He has more than 25 years of experience in medicine. His work covers anesthesiology and reanimation, with intensive care listed as his subspecialty, and his areas of expertise include palliative care and advanced life support.

Dr. Özay graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He then completed his specialty training at the Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, finishing in 2007. In 2023 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, and he currently sees patients at the hospital in İzmir.

Clinical focus

Anesthesiology and reanimation is the field concerned with anesthesia for surgical and diagnostic procedures and with the care of patients whose vital functions need support. Within this field, Dr. Özay’s subspecialty is intensive care, meaning the care of critically ill patients who require close monitoring and, where needed, support of breathing, circulation and other organ functions. Intensive care involves working alongside surgeons and other specialists, and the plan of care depends on the individual patient’s condition and on how it develops over time.

Two further areas of expertise are named on his profile. Advanced life support refers to the structured measures used when a patient’s heart or breathing has stopped or is failing, including airway management, medication and the use of monitoring and support equipment. Palliative care is directed at relieving symptoms such as pain and distress in patients with serious or advanced illness, with the aim of supporting comfort and quality of life. Whether and how these approaches apply to a given patient can only be decided after an individual assessment, and Dr. Özay discusses the options with patients and their families as part of that process.

How Dr. Özay works with international patients

Dr. Özay speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need another language. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical documents before the visit, for example imaging reports (MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound), laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows a patient to speak with Dr. Özay before deciding whether to travel.