Tarık Candan, MD

Tarık Candan, MD is a thoracic surgeon at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa, where he works within the hospital’s Thoracic Surgery Department. His practice is centered on the surgical care of conditions affecting the lungs and chest. The areas he concentrates on include pneumothorax, lung cancer and other thoracic cancers, and lung surgery. He has more than 36 years in medicine.

Dr. Candan graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 1990. He then completed his specialty training in Thoracic Surgery at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2007. He is a member of the Turkish Thoracic Surgery Association, the Bursa Physicians Chamber and the Türk Toraks Association. He speaks Turkish and English.

Clinical focus

A significant part of Dr. Candan’s work involves patients with pneumothorax, a condition in which air collects in the space around the lung. Assessment usually begins with a review of the patient’s history and chest imaging, after which the possible approaches, including surgical options where they are considered appropriate, are discussed with the patient. Decisions about surgery depend on the individual clinical picture and are made together with the patient.

Dr. Candan also evaluates and operates on patients with lung cancer and other thoracic cancers. In this setting, existing imaging, pathology results and any previous treatment are reviewed to determine whether a surgical approach is suitable and, if so, what form it may take. Lung surgery for both benign and malignant conditions forms a core part of his practice. Thoracic surgical care of this kind is described more broadly on the cardiothoracic surgery page of this site. As with all surgical treatment, the suitability of any procedure can only be assessed after an individual evaluation.

How Dr. Candan works with international patients

Dr. Candan 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, such as CT, MRI or X-ray 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 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, which may be used for an initial review of a case or for follow-up, depending on the clinical situation. Any recommendation regarding surgery is made only after the relevant records have been reviewed and the patient has been assessed.