Teoman Şen, MD

Teoman Şen, MD is a Pediatric Surgery specialist at Acibadem Kartal Hospital in İstanbul, where he works in the Pediatric Surgery unit. His subspecialty is Digestive System Diseases and Surgery, and he has more than 34 years of experience in medicine, spanning general practice, public health administration, hospital management and pediatric surgical care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents.

Dr. Şen graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed his Pediatric Surgery specialty training at Ege University Faculty of Medicine between 1995 and 2001. He later completed the Master’s Program in Health Management at İstanbul Okan University, Faculty of Health Sciences (2018–2019). His early career included work as a General Practitioner at Kırşehir Çiçekdağı Boğazevci Health Center and as Head of the Communicable Diseases Department at Kırşehir Provincial Health Directorate. After his specialty training he served as Pediatric Surgery Specialist and Deputy Chief Physician at SSK Manisa Turgutlu Hospital and at Ministry of Health Manisa Turgutlu State Hospital, then as Chief Physician and Hospital Manager at Ministry of Health Manisa Saruhanlı State Hospital, and as Pediatric Surgery Specialist and Deputy Chief Physician at Ministry of Health İzmir Çiğli Regional Training Hospital. From 2020 to 2023 he was a member of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at İzmir Bakırçay University Faculty of Medicine, where he also served as Vice Dean (2020–2021). He subsequently practiced as a Pediatric Surgery Specialist at İstanbul Medicana Hospital Çamlıca and İstanbul Medicalpark Maltepe Hospital before joining Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2025. His published work includes articles in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery on esophageal reconstruction for childhood caustic esophageal strictures, gastric outlet obstruction after acid ingestion in children, and the role of Helicobacter pylori in bleeding of Meckel’s diverticulum.

Clinical focus

Dr. Şen’s clinical work centers on pediatric surgery, with a particular focus on pediatric digestive system diseases and their surgical treatment. He evaluates and treats children with gas pain, constipation and infant colic, and he monitors childhood nutritional disorders. Conditions of the abdomen that he treats include abdominal wall hernias and appendicitis.

He also treats pediatric urological and genital conditions, including undescended testicle, hypospadias, hydrocele and spermatic cord cyst, labial adhesions, hematuria in children and urinary incontinence in children. Newborn and childhood circumcision is part of his practice as well. Treatment decisions are made after assessment of the individual child and discussion with the family.

How Dr. Şen works with international patients

Dr. Şen consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for families who need them. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as ultrasound, MRI or X-ray reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’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 child’s case before traveling.