Assoc. Prof. Umut Dişel, MD

Assoc. Prof. Umut Dişel, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist who works in Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine at Acibadem Adana Hospital in Adana, Turkey. With more than 31 years in medicine, his practice centers on the medical management of solid tumors, hematologic cancers and anemia.

Dr. Dişel graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1995. He completed his Internal Medicine training there in 2001 and his Medical Oncology training in 2005. In 2017 he received the title of Associate Professor in Medical Oncology, and he has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2018. He is a member of the Medical Oncology Association and the Anadolu Medical Oncology Association. His published work in peer-reviewed journals includes articles on biliary stenting in patients with advanced cancer and biliary obstruction, acute infusion reactions to chemotherapeutic drugs, percutaneous metal stent placement in cholangiocarcinoma, and side effects associated with specific cancer medications.

Clinical focus

Dr. Dişel’s areas of expertise cover a wide range of cancers as well as anemia. On the oncology side, he provides medical treatment for breast cancer, lung and thoracic cancers, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer and prostate cancer. He also manages lymphoma, oral cancer, and malignant melanoma and other skin tumors. As an Internal Medicine specialist, he additionally evaluates and treats anemia.

In his oncology work, Dr. Dişel reviews the diagnosis, pathology and imaging findings that describe a patient’s disease and discusses the medical treatment options that apply to the individual situation. Where a patient has already received treatment elsewhere, previous therapies and their results form part of this assessment. His publications reflect an interest in the practical side of cancer medicine, including how treatment-related reactions and side effects are recognized and managed.

How Dr. Dişel works with international patients

Dr. Dişel speaks 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 MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges the 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 options. For international patients, a video consultation with Dr. Dişel is also available, which can be used to review the case and discuss possible next steps before any travel is planned.