Embriyolog Seda Özkan, Embryologist

Embryologist Seda Özkan is an embryologist at the In Vitro Fertilization and Reproductive Medicine Center of Acibadem Eskisehir Hospital in Eskişehir, Turkey. Her work centers on the laboratory side of assisted reproduction, where she handles the procedures that underpin each in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. She has more than 15 years of experience in medicine and works in Turkish and English.

Her academic training includes a degree from Dumlupınar University Fen Edebiyat, completed in 2011, followed by further study at Osmangazi University, completed in 2021. In 2025 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. Within the hospital she is part of a multidisciplinary reproductive medicine team and contributes to treatment planning alongside the clinicians of the IVF center and the unit for the treatment of pelvic pain.

Clinical focus

Seda Özkan’s professional focus is embryology and assisted reproductive technology. As an embryologist she is responsible for the laboratory stages of IVF, supporting couples through the technical steps of each treatment cycle while the treating physicians manage the clinical side of care. Her areas of expertise, as listed in her professional profile, are:

• In vitro fertilization (IVF)
• Embryology
• Assisted reproductive technology
• Reproductive medicine
• Pelvic pain treatment

Because embryology is a laboratory discipline, her contribution to a couple’s care takes place in close collaboration with the reproductive medicine physicians who plan, prescribe and oversee treatment. Whether a particular laboratory technique is appropriate for an individual couple is decided by the treating physician after evaluation. Some IVF programs also include embryo genetic screening; general information on genetic testing (PGT/PGD) is available on this site, and any decision about its use is made by the treating team on a case-by-case basis.

How Embriyolog Seda Özkan works with international patients

Seda Özkan works 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 reports and imaging, such as ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, previous fertility treatment records, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation with the reproductive medicine team typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options; the embryology team is involved in the laboratory aspects of any treatment that follows. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling to Eskişehir. Throughout care, communication between the embryology laboratory and the treating physicians continues at each stage of the treatment process.