Sanem Pişkin, MD

Sanem Pişkin, MD is a pediatrician practising in the Pediatrics unit at Acibadem Zekeriyaköy Outpatient Clinic in İstanbul. Her clinical work concerns the general health of children and adolescents, with particular attention to iron deficiency and anemia in children and to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases. She consults in Turkish and English.

Dr. Pişkin studied medicine at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine between 1987 and 1994. After graduating, she completed a Chest Diseases Residency at S.S.K. Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases Hospital in 1994–1995. She then trained in Child Health and Diseases at İstanbul University Child Health Institute, completing this training in 2001. From 2001 to 2004 she undertook Clinical Immunology subspecialty training within Child Health and Diseases at İ.Ü. İstanbul Faculty of Medicine; she did not sit the subspecialty examination. She has worked within Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2007. She is a member of the Immunology Association and of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Association İstanbul Branch.

Clinical focus

A central part of Dr. Pişkin’s practice is the assessment of iron deficiency and anemia in children. This typically involves reviewing the child’s history, feeding and growth, examining the child and interpreting laboratory results before discussing possible causes and an appropriate management plan with the family. Follow-up is arranged according to the individual child’s needs and response.

Her work also covers general child health and adolescent health, including age-appropriate health concerns that arise from infancy through the teenage years. In the field of pediatric infectious diseases, Dr. Pişkin is involved in both diagnosis and treatment, evaluating children with acute or recurrent infections, deciding which investigations are needed and advising on treatment. Her background in clinical immunology training informs her approach to children whose infections raise questions about the immune system, although each case is assessed on its own clinical picture.

How Dr. Pişkin works with international patients

Dr. Pişkin consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who prefer another language. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, ultrasound, X-ray, MRI or CT reports, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing test results, imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. For families who are unable to travel initially, or who wish to discuss existing reports before deciding on a visit, video consultation is available for international patients; this allows Dr. Pişkin to review the information provided and to indicate whether an in-person assessment is advisable.