Assoc. Prof. Seher Tanrıkulu, MD

Assoc. Prof. Seher Tanrıkulu, MD is an endocrinology specialist in the Endocrinology & Metabolism unit at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul. Her subspecialty areas are the treatment of pituitary diseases and thyroid diseases, and her practice also covers type 1 and type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity and morbid obesity, acromegaly, Cushing syndrome and endocrine pancreatic tumors. She has spent more than 18 years in medicine.

Dr. Tanrıkulu graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. After a compulsory public service appointment at Samandıra AÇSAP (2008–2009), she completed her Internal Medicine training at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2013, followed by a compulsory public service appointment in Internal Medicine at Rize State Hospital (2013–2014). She completed her training in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2017 and then served in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at İstanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital as a compulsory public service appointment. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2022. She is a member of the Turkish Endocrinology and Metabolism Association, the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology. Her published work includes studies on glycemic control and hypoglycemia in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, DHEA-S levels in the differential diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome, outcomes of patients with macroprolactinoma desiring pregnancy, and the granulation pattern of corticotroph tumors.

Clinical focus

Pituitary disorders form one of Dr. Tanrıkulu’s subspecialty areas. She evaluates and treats conditions such as acromegaly and Cushing syndrome, as well as other pituitary diseases, and she also sees patients with endocrine pancreatic tumors. Her second subspecialty area is thyroid disease, where she diagnoses and treats thyroid conditions and plans follow-up according to the findings in each case.

Metabolic conditions are another central part of her practice. She manages type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, including the review of glycemic control and treatment adjustment, and she cares for patients with obesity and morbid obesity from an endocrine perspective. She also evaluates and treats osteoporosis. In every case, the approach depends on the individual patient’s history, laboratory and imaging findings and previous treatments, and any recommendation follows a clinical assessment.

How Dr. Tanrıkulu works with international patients

Dr. Tanrıkulu consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging, laboratory results and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options. Video consultation is available for international patients and may be used for an initial review of a case before any decision about travel is made.