Suat Sevgen, MD

Suat Sevgen, MD is an Emergency Service physician at Acibadem Adana Orthopedia Hospital in Adana, Turkey. He has more than 39 years of experience in medicine, much of it in hospital emergency settings. His professional interests include trauma, environmental emergencies such as drowning and acute hypoxia, airway obstruction, and reactions to bee stings and tick bites. His clinical background includes emergency service responsibility and the assessment of acute injuries and environmental conditions.

Dr. Sevgen graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1987. From 1993 to 1994 he completed doctoral study in the Ç. Ü. T. F. Department of Public Health. He began his career at Kastamonu SSK Hospital, where he worked from 1987 to 1991, and then practiced at Adana SSK Hospital (Dr. Aşkım Tüfekçi Adana Seyhan Devlet Hospital) from 1991 to 2001. Between 2011 and 2016 he held emergency responsibility at Private Hacettepeliler Cerrahi Medical Center. In 2016 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, and he currently practices at the hospital in Adana.

Clinical focus

Dr. Sevgen’s clinical focus is emergency medicine. He assesses patients presenting with trauma, from injuries after falls and accidents to other acute physical harm, with attention to prompt evaluation and stabilization. A further area of his work is environmental emergencies. These include drowning and the acute hypoxia that can follow it, as well as airway obstruction, in which securing and maintaining the airway is a central priority. His interests also include bee stings and tick bites, which may range from local reactions to more serious systemic responses requiring observation and treatment in an emergency setting.

In emergency care, the initial evaluation typically involves a rapid assessment of vital signs, breathing and circulation, followed by a focused examination and any imaging or laboratory tests judged necessary. The appropriate course of action depends on the individual patient’s presentation and overall condition, and Dr. Sevgen discusses findings and next steps with the patient or their companions as the situation allows.

How Dr. Sevgen works with international patients

Dr. Sevgen consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical reports and imaging, such as 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 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 with Dr. Sevgen before traveling, although emergency conditions themselves require in-person assessment.