Emergency Service Dr. Rifat Urnal
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About Dr. Rifat Urnal
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Dr. Rifat Urnal is an Emergency Service physician at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 18+ years of experience.
He treats cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, hemorrhagic cerebral infarction, seizures, appendicitis, chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, and persistent cough, and performs point-of-care ultrasonography and bedside ultrasound diagnosis of appendicitis. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
M.D. Rifat Urnal is an emergency medicine physician trained at Izmir Katip Çelebi University’s Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, where he completed his specialist training in 2016. Since 2018 he has been practicing with Acıbadem Health Group, contributing clinical expertise in fast-paced emergency settings. Known for clear clinical judgement and calm leadership under pressure, he focuses on delivering timely, evidence-based care and improving emergency department workflows. Fluent in both clinical assessment and team coordination, M.D. Urnal is committed to patient-centered care and ongoing professional development.
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Education
- 2016Izmir Katip Çelebi University – Ataturk Training and Research Hospital Emergency Medicine
- 2007Gulhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2018Acibadem Health Group
- 2016–2018Erzurum Palandoken State Hospital / Emergency Service
- 2012–2016Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital / Emergency Medicine Assistant
- 2011–2012Bilkent Sports International Health Consultant
- 2010–2011Dogamed Medical Center / Emergency Room Doctor
- 2008–2010Kayseri 1 Commando Brigade 4th Battalion Medical Officer
Selected Publications
- A rare and fatal cause of seizure in the emergency department: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis complicated by hemorrhagic infarction 2017- Dergipark akacemik Zeynep KARAKAYA, Şerife ÖZDİNÇ, Pınar Yeşim AKYOL, Aysen DİKİCİ ERSAN, Olcay KARAKAYA, Rıfat URNAL
- Application of scoring systems with point-of-care ultrasonography for bedside diagnosis of appendicitis World J Emerg Med. 2016 Erden Erol Ünlüer, Rıfat Urnal, Utku Eser, Serkan Bilgin, Mehmet Hacıyanlı, Orhan Oyar, Haldun Akoğlu and Arif Karagöz
- A must diagnosis of persistent cough: chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (Carrinqton diseased ) The American journal of emergency 2016 PH Kara, R Urnal, EE Unluer
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