Zeynep Göksu Saydam, MD

Zeynep Göksu Saydam, MD is an Emergency Medicine specialist working in the Emergency Service at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul. Her clinical work centers on the assessment and management of patients who need emergency care, covering urgent medical evaluation, emergency assessment, acute medical care and immediate treatment. She has more than ten years of experience in medicine and consults in Turkish and English.

Dr. Saydam graduated from Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2016. Between 2016 and 2019 she worked as a general practitioner at Kastamonu Abana Devlet Hospital. From 2019 to 2024 she completed her Emergency Medicine residency at İstanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, finishing her specialty training in 2024. She then served as an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu State Hospital from 2024 to 2026, before joining Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2026.

Clinical focus

Dr. Saydam’s practice is emergency medicine. Her work involves the initial evaluation of patients presenting with acute symptoms, the rapid identification of conditions that require immediate attention, and the start of treatment while further diagnostic steps are organized. In the emergency setting this typically includes taking a focused history, performing a clinical examination, ordering and interpreting the tests that are appropriate for the presentation, and deciding whether a patient can be treated and discharged, needs observation, or should be admitted or referred to another specialty.

Her areas of expertise include urgent medical evaluation, emergency assessment, acute medical care and immediate treatment. Emergency care is delivered as part of a team, and Dr. Saydam works with the other physicians, nurses and support staff of the Emergency Service. Where a patient’s condition calls for specialist input, she coordinates with the relevant departments so that ongoing care can continue after the emergency phase has been addressed.

How Dr. Saydam works with international patients

Dr. Saydam speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. For patients coming from abroad, 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, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options that follow from the findings. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling or to follow up after a visit; emergency situations, however, require in-person assessment, and a video consultation does not replace attendance at an emergency department when acute care is needed.