Yalçın Ünlü, MD

Yalçın Ünlü, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri, where he works in the Internal Medicine unit. His subspecialty focus is thyroid diseases and their treatment, and his broader clinical work covers the assessment and management of common internal medicine conditions in adults, including metabolic and age-related health concerns. He has more than 44 years in medicine.

Dr. Ünlü graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1982 and completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. From 1993 to 2009 he worked at Kayseri Training and Research Hospital. He has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2009. He is a member of the Internal Medicine Association.

Clinical focus

A central part of Dr. Ünlü’s practice is the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases. He also sees patients with metabolic conditions, including type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease, and offers metabolic disease diagnosis and treatment. Because these conditions often occur together and can influence one another, his evaluation typically considers the patient’s overall metabolic picture rather than a single result in isolation.

His areas of expertise further include anaemia, gastritis and upper respiratory tract diseases, as well as geriatric health. For older patients, this may involve reviewing several coexisting conditions and current medications together, and coordinating with other specialists where an internal medicine assessment suggests this is appropriate. The choice of tests and treatment depends on the individual patient’s history, symptoms and existing findings, and is discussed with the patient during the consultation.

How Dr. Ünlü works with international patients

Dr. Ünlü speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as laboratory and pathology results, ultrasound, CT or MRI reports, and discharge summaries, and arranges 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 available options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Ünlü before or instead of traveling, subject to the limits of what can be assessed remotely.