Selahattin Özen, MD

Selahattin Özen, MD is a Clinical Laboratory specialist at Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital in İstanbul. His work centers on medical biochemistry and clinical laboratory testing that supports clinical assessment and patient care. With more than 50 years in medicine, he has spent his career in laboratory roles across private laboratories, medical centers and hospitals in Turkey. He speaks Turkish and English.

Dr. Özen completed his studies at the İstanbul State Academy of Engineering and Architecture in 1976 and went on to train in medical biochemistry at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, completing this training in 1981. From 1982 to 2002 he worked as a biochemistry specialist at the Private Özen Medical Analysis Laboratory. In 2002 he served as a biochemistry specialist at Merkez Klinika Hospital, followed in 2003 by a position at the Private Duygu Medical Center. In 2004 he was the responsible biochemistry specialist at İskenderun Private Gelişim Hospital, and from 2005 to 2009 he again worked as a biochemistry specialist at the Private Duygu Medical Center. Between 2009 and 2017 he was a biochemistry specialist at Adana Private Medline Hospital. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2017.

Clinical focus

Dr. Özen’s areas of expertise are medical biochemistry and clinical laboratory testing. Medical biochemistry is the laboratory discipline concerned with analyzing patient samples so that treating physicians can use the results alongside the patient’s history, symptoms and other findings. Laboratory results are one part of a broader clinical picture, and their interpretation depends on the context in which they are requested.

Within the Clinical Laboratory unit, his work supports the diagnostic and follow-up processes of other departments rather than replacing them. Patients seen at the hospital who require laboratory testing may have their samples analyzed and reported within this unit, and the results are then reviewed by the physicians responsible for their care. Dr. Özen’s long experience in different laboratory settings informs this work.

How Dr. Özen works with international patients

Dr. Özen speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need support in other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, including laboratory and pathology results, MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, operative notes and discharge summaries, and also arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing test results, imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination where appropriate, and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be a practical way to review existing laboratory findings before any visit is planned. Any recommendations following such a review are made cautiously and in coordination with the patient’s treating physicians.