Salahattin Okur, MD

Salahattin Okur, MD is a pediatrician at Acibadem Adana Hospital in Adana, Türkiye, where he works in the Pediatrics unit. He has more than 11 years in medicine and cares for patients from the newborn period through adolescence. His work covers newborn follow-up, common childhood infectious diseases and longer-term concerns such as growth, nutrition and anemia in children.

Dr. Okur graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2015. From 2015 to 2017 he worked as a general practitioner at Hatay State Hospital. He then trained in pediatrics, working as an assistant doctor at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine Şahinbey Training and Research Hospital from 2017 to 2022 and completing his specialty education at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, in 2021. Between 2022 and 2023 he was a specialist doctor at Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2023.

Clinical focus

In the youngest patients, Dr. Okur provides newborn follow-up and assesses newborn jaundice. He sees infants with colic and evaluates suspected lactose intolerance in infants, as well as pediatric nutrition disorders that can affect feeding and weight gain. Childhood infectious diseases are a routine part of his practice, and he follows children whose growth is slower than expected in order to identify possible growth disorders.

He also assesses and treats iron deficiency and anemia in children. Other areas of his work include constipation in children, hematuria (blood in the urine) and urinary incontinence in children. In these situations, the evaluation usually begins with a detailed history and a clinical examination, and further tests are considered only where they are needed. More broadly, Dr. Okur provides general child and adolescent health care, so families can bring both acute problems and ongoing concerns to the same physician.

How Dr. Okur works with international patients

Dr. Okur speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit, so that relevant records are available when the child is seen. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows parents to discuss their child’s situation with Dr. Okur before deciding whether to travel to Adana.