Zeycan Hacıoğlu, MD

Zeycan Hacıoğlu, MD is a pathologist in the Pathology Department at Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir) in İzmir. Her work centers on the laboratory evaluation of tissue and cell samples, with the aim of supporting an accurate diagnosis for the treating clinical teams and the patients in their care. She has more than 11 years in medicine and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2025.

Dr. Hacıoğlu graduated from İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2015 and completed her specialty training in Medical Pathology at Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2024. Her earlier career included work as a general practitioner at the Beyoğlu District Health Directorate and a period as a resident doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Şişli Hamidiye Training and Research Hospital. She trained as a Medical Pathology Resident at Ege University Hospital and subsequently worked as a Medical Pathology Specialist at Şırnak State Hospital. She is a member of the Federation of Pathology Associations and the Ege Pathology Association.

Clinical focus

Dr. Hacıoğlu’s practice covers diagnostic pathology and medical pathology. In this role, she examines tissue and cell samples obtained during biopsies, surgical procedures and other diagnostic investigations, and prepares reports that describe the findings for the referring physician. Tissue evaluation of this kind is often an important step in confirming or ruling out a suspected condition, in characterizing a disease process, and in informing subsequent decisions about treatment made by the clinical team.

Her work also includes laboratory diagnosis more broadly, carried out within the Pathology Department in coordination with the departments that request the examination. Because pathology results are interpreted alongside the patient’s history, clinical examination and imaging, Dr. Hacıoğlu’s assessments are delivered as part of a multidisciplinary process rather than in isolation. For international patients, this means that pathology findings are communicated to the treating physician, who then discusses their meaning and the available options with the patient.

How Dr. Hacıoğlu works with international patients

Dr. Hacıoğlu speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who prefer another language. 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, 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 where relevant and a discussion of the options. Because pathology is a laboratory-based specialty, the review of existing pathology reports and, where appropriate, previously prepared samples may form a central part of the assessment. Video consultation is available for international patients, which can be used for an initial discussion or for reviewing results before or after a visit to İzmir.