Reşat Gökağaçlı, MD

Reşat Gökağaçlı, MD is a specialist in anesthesiology working in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa. His clinical work covers anesthesia, reanimation and intensive care, including the assessment of patients before anesthesia and the management of anesthesia throughout the perioperative period. He has more than 33 years in medicine and has held both specialist and administrative roles in hospital settings.

Dr. Gökağaçlı graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1993 and completed his specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1997. From 1997 to 1999 he worked at İznik Vatan Hospital as a Specialist in Anesthesiology and Reanimation and as Chief Physician. Between 1999 and 2005 he was a Specialist in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at Bursa Vatan Hospital, where he also served as Head of the Intensive Care Unit. In 2005 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. He is a member of the Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation Association and the Turkish Algology Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. Gökağaçlı’s areas of expertise are anesthesia, reanimation, intensive care, perioperative anesthesia management and anesthetic assessment. Anesthetic assessment refers to the evaluation of a patient before a planned procedure: reviewing the medical history, current medications, previous experiences with anesthesia and any coexisting conditions that may influence the choice of anesthetic technique. This assessment is used to plan the type of anesthesia and the monitoring that will be needed.

Perioperative anesthesia management covers the period before, during and after surgery. It includes administering the anesthetic, monitoring vital functions during the procedure and supporting the patient’s recovery afterward. In reanimation and intensive care, the focus is on patients whose vital functions need close monitoring or support. Dr. Gökağaçlı has experience in the organization of intensive care services, having led an intensive care unit earlier in his career. The suitability of any anesthetic approach depends on the individual patient and the planned procedure and is determined after assessment.

How Dr. Gökağaçlı works with international patients

Dr. Gökağaçlı speaks Turkish and English. For patients coming from abroad, 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. Interpreters can be arranged if needed. Video consultation is available for international patients and can be used for an initial discussion of a case or for questions about the anesthetic aspects of a planned procedure.