Shabnam Islamova, MD

Shabnam Islamova, MD is a specialist in emergency medicine with more than 13 years in medicine. She sees patients at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. Her listed areas of expertise center on emergency interventions, trauma, burn treatment and toxicology, and extend to acute presentations such as airway obstruction, acute hypoxia, drowning, bee stings and tick bites.

Dr. Islamova graduated from Azerbaycan Medical University Faculty of Medicine in 2013. She then trained in emergency medicine at Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, where she worked as a Research Assistant Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine from 2016 to 2020 and completed her emergency medicine qualification in 2020. In 2021 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. She is a member of the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Emergency Medicine Association, and she consults in Turkish and English.

Clinical focus

Emergency medicine covers the initial assessment and management of patients whose condition is acute or may change quickly. Within this field, Dr. Islamova’s profile lists emergency interventions and trauma, which involve evaluating an injured or acutely unwell patient, identifying conditions that need prompt attention and coordinating the next steps in care. Burn treatment is another listed area; the early phase of burn care typically involves assessing the extent and depth of the injury and planning appropriate management. Toxicology, also listed, concerns patients who have been exposed to or have ingested a harmful substance, where the history of exposure and the timing of symptoms guide the assessment.

Her expertise list also includes several conditions that affect breathing or arise from environmental exposure. Airway obstruction and acute hypoxia are situations in which the supply of oxygen to the body is compromised and which require rapid recognition. Drowning is likewise listed, as are bee stings and tick bites, which can range from local reactions to more serious systemic responses and may need medical evaluation depending on the patient’s symptoms. In each of these areas, the emergency physician’s role is to assess the patient, stabilize the immediate situation where necessary and determine whether further specialist care or observation is required.

How Dr. Islamova works with international patients

Dr. Islamova consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who prefer another language. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, including MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and any previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to speak with Dr. Islamova before deciding whether to travel.