Salih Demir, MD

Salih Demir, MD is an Internal Medicine physician at Acibadem Eskisehir Hospital in Eskişehir. He works within the Internal Medicine unit, with a subspecialty focus on Thyroid Diseases and Treatment. His clinical work addresses common internal medicine concerns, with particular emphasis on metabolic and thyroid-related conditions, including prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, obesity and thyroid disorders, as well as upper respiratory tract diseases. He has more than 11 years of experience in medicine.

Dr. Demir graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2015. He then completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine at Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine in 2020. In 2022 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where he currently provides assessment and ongoing management for adult patients within the Internal Medicine unit.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Dr. Demir’s practice concerns disorders of glucose metabolism and body weight. He assesses and manages patients with prediabetes, a state in which blood glucose levels are elevated but do not yet meet the criteria for diabetes, and patients with established type 2 diabetes, for whom management typically involves lifestyle measures, medication where appropriate and regular monitoring. He also cares for adults with type 1 diabetes, whose treatment centres on insulin therapy and long-term follow-up. Because excess weight is closely linked to both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, obesity is a further area of his clinical attention, approached through medical evaluation and individually adjusted management.

Dr. Demir’s subspecialty interest lies in thyroid diseases and their treatment. This includes the evaluation of patients with abnormal thyroid function and other thyroid-related complaints, followed by treatment and monitoring as indicated by the clinical findings. In addition, he sees patients with upper respiratory tract diseases, which are among the common conditions managed in general internal medicine. In each case, the plan of care is based on the patient’s history, examination findings and the results of relevant investigations.

How Dr. Demir works with international patients

Dr. Demir 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 medical reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging, laboratory results and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Demir before travelling or as part of follow-up, where this is clinically appropriate.