Tuba Hazal Taş, MD

Tuba Hazal Taş, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist at Acibadem Kartal Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the hospital’s Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit. Her areas of clinical interest include pediatric rehabilitation, robotic rehabilitation, Parkinson’s rehabilitation, the treatment of movement disorders, and muscle and nerve diseases.

Dr. Taş completed her education in Occupational Therapy at Biruni University in 2023 and has more than three years of experience in medicine. Occupational therapy is closely related to the wider rehabilitation field, which is concerned with helping patients restore or maintain their ability to carry out everyday activities after illness, injury or in the presence of a long-term condition.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Dr. Taş’s work involves patients with neurological and neuromuscular conditions. She has a clinical interest in Parkinson’s rehabilitation and in movement disorders treatment, where rehabilitation programs are generally aimed at supporting mobility, balance and independence in daily life alongside the medical management provided by other specialists. She also sees patients with muscle and nerve diseases, for whom rehabilitation is typically planned around the individual’s symptoms, functional limitations and goals.

Dr. Taş also has an interest in robotic rehabilitation, in which device-assisted training is used as part of a broader, therapist-guided program, and in pediatric rehabilitation, where treatment is adapted to a child’s age, developmental stage and family situation. In each of these areas, the suitability of a particular approach depends on the patient’s diagnosis, overall health and previous treatment, and is decided after a clinical assessment.

How Dr. Taş works with international patients

Patients traveling to İstanbul for rehabilitation are supported by the Acibadem international patient team, which coordinates the collection of prior 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 with Dr. Taş 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 rehabilitation options. Where a patient does not share a common language with the clinical team, interpreters can be arranged. Any rehabilitation plan is developed on an individual basis, and the expected course of treatment, including its duration and the need for follow-up, is discussed with the patient and, where appropriate, their family during the consultation.