Soner Dileklen, MD

Soner Dileklen, MD is an Internal Medicine physician at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Internal Medicine unit. His subspecialty focus is thyroid diseases and treatment, and his wider practice covers the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, anaemia, oedema and the long-term management of chronic conditions. He has more than 34 years in medicine.

Dr. Dileklen graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed his specialty training in the Department of Internal Medicine at Haseki Training and Research Hospital in 1997. He then worked at Acıbadem Hospital from 1997 to 2000, followed by Pendik Şifa Hospital (2001–2002), Kartal Kızılay Medical Center (2002–2004) and Suadiye Memorial Medical Center (2004–2008). Since 2008 he has practised within Acıbadem Healthcare Services.

Clinical focus

A central part of Dr. Dileklen’s work is the assessment and medical treatment of thyroid disorders. Patients with abnormal thyroid function or other thyroid-related concerns are evaluated within the context of their overall health, and thyroid disease treatment is planned according to the individual findings. He also diagnoses and manages metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, where medical treatment and clinical nutrition are considered together as part of ongoing care.

His practice further includes the medical management of obesity, the investigation of anaemia and oedema, and general chronic disease management, in which several conditions are often followed over time in a coordinated way. Geriatric health is an additional area of his work, with attention to the particular medical needs of older patients. Across these areas, Dr. Dileklen provides internal medicine assessment and medical treatments rather than surgical care, and refers patients to other specialties where this is clinically appropriate.

How Dr. Dileklen works with international patients

Dr. Dileklen consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, laboratory results and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. 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 possible options. For patients who cannot travel immediately, or who wish to have an initial discussion of their situation, a video consultation with Dr. Dileklen is available. Any subsequent care is planned on the basis of the clinical findings and the patient’s individual circumstances.