Semra Uğur, MD

Semra Uğur, MD is an anesthesiology specialist at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, where she practices within the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit. Her professional interests include palliative care, intensive care treatment and advanced life support. She has more than 20 years of experience in medicine and speaks Turkish and English.

Dr. Uğur graduated from İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed her specialization in the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation at the same faculty in 2014. She began her career as a general practitioner at Bağcılar Demirkapı Health Center in İstanbul (2006–2007). After specialization she worked as a specialist doctor at Gevaş State Hospital in Van (2014–2015), at Ministry of Health, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul (2015–2017) and in the Adult Intensive Care Unit of Koç University Hospital in İstanbul (2017–2024). In 2024 she worked as a specialist doctor at Anadolu Sağlık Merkezi Hospital, and in 2025 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. She is a member of the Turkish Intensive Care Association (TYBD), the European Society of Intensive Çare Medicine (ESICM), the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Çare (ESAIC) and the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (TARD). She has contributed to peer-reviewed publications on mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients and on intraoperative ventilation settings and postoperative pulmonary complications, including as a collaborator in multicenter observational studies.

Clinical focus

Dr. Uğur’s clinical work centers on the care of critically ill adults. Intensive care treatment involves the continuous monitoring and support of patients whose vital organ functions are compromised, for example after major surgery, severe infection or acute illness. Much of her experience in this area was gained in the Adult Intensive Care Unit of Koç University Hospital. Advanced life support refers to the structured medical measures used to stabilize patients whose breathing or circulation has failed or is at risk of failing.

Palliative care is a further area of interest. In the intensive care setting this focuses on relieving distressing symptoms and on supporting patients and their families when a serious illness is advanced. Treatment decisions in each of these areas are made on an individual basis and in coordination with the other specialists involved in the patient’s care.

How Dr. Uğur works with international patients

Dr. Uğur consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical reports and imaging before the visit, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling.