Serdar Özdemir, MD

Serdar Özdemir, MD is a specialist in Internal Medicine at Acibadem Fulya Hospital in İstanbul, where he practices within the Internal Medicine unit with a subspecialty focus on Thyroid Diseases and Treatment. He has spent more than 40 years in medicine and provides assessment and management for adults with a range of general internal medicine concerns, with particular attention to thyroid and metabolic conditions.

Dr. Özdemir graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. He completed his specialty training at the Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Department of Internal Medicine in 2002. His professional experience includes work as a Specialist in Internal Medicine at Osmanoğlu Hospital from 1993, and he has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2010.

Clinical focus

Thyroid diseases form a central part of Dr. Özdemir’s practice. He evaluates and manages patients with thyroid disease and follows their treatment over time, since many thyroid conditions require ongoing monitoring and dose adjustment rather than a single intervention. Closely related to this work is the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease. These conditions frequently occur together, and his approach involves reviewing the patient’s overall metabolic picture, laboratory results and history before discussing suitable options for management.

Dr. Özdemir also sees patients with other common internal medicine problems. These include anemia, where identifying the underlying cause guides treatment; edema, which may point to a number of different underlying conditions and requires careful clinical evaluation; and digestive complaints such as gastritis and gastroenteritis. In addition, he assesses and treats upper respiratory tract diseases. Where a patient’s findings suggest that another specialty should be involved, the appropriate referral is discussed as part of the plan.

How Dr. Özdemir works with international patients

Dr. Özdemir consults 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, for example ultrasound, MRI or CT reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging, test results and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the available options. For patients who are unable to travel initially, or who wish to discuss their situation before making arrangements, a video consultation with Dr. Özdemir is available; any recommendations made remotely remain subject to in-person examination and further testing where this is clinically necessary.