Yağmur Kuşçu, MD

Yağmur Kuşçu, MD is an anesthesiologist in the Anesthesiology & Reanimation unit at Acibadem Ankara Hospital in Ankara. Her clinical interests are palliative care, intensive care treatment and advanced life support, and her work centers on the anesthetic and critical care management of patients who need this type of support. She has more than 12 years in medicine and has been working with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2023.

Dr. Kuşçu graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2014 and began her career the same year as a general practitioner at Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital. From 2016 to 2021 she trained as a resident physician at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, completing her specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation in 2021. She then worked as a specialist physician at Horasan State Hospital between 2021 and 2023 before joining her current position. She is a member of the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation.

Clinical focus

Dr. Kuşçu’s practice covers three related areas of anesthesiology and reanimation. In intensive care treatment, she is involved in the monitoring and management of critically ill patients whose condition requires close observation and organ support. Advanced life support refers to the structured emergency measures used when a patient’s breathing or circulation fails and immediate intervention is needed. Her interest in palliative care concerns supportive treatment for patients with serious or advanced illness, where the emphasis is on comfort, symptom control and coordinated planning with the patient and family.

Because these areas overlap, patients and relatives may encounter Dr. Kuşçu in different settings: in the operating room as part of the anesthesia team, in the intensive care unit during a critical illness, or as part of a supportive treatment plan. Decisions about the appropriate level of care are made individually, on the basis of the patient’s clinical condition, existing medical records and discussions with the treating team. Anesthesiology and reanimation is a field that works closely alongside surgical and medical specialties, and Dr. Kuşçu’s role is to contribute the anesthetic and critical care perspective to that shared plan.

How Dr. Kuşçu works with international patients

Dr. Kuşçu speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who prefer another language. Before a visit, the hospital’s 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, arranges appointments and organizes 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 that are appropriate in the individual case. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation or review their documents with Dr. Kuşçu before deciding whether to travel to Ankara.