In brief: you can reach Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kalko’s practice in Istanbul for information and appointments. International patients are welcome. The notes below explain what to send with your first message, what can and cannot be decided before an examination, and what happens next.
Contact
- WhatsApp / mobile: +90 552 324 45 41
- Landline: +90 212 441 30 31
- Email: info@yusufkalko.com
- Location: Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Türkiye (European side)
- Languages: Turkish, English
WhatsApp is usually the quickest route, because reports and images can be sent with the message itself.
What makes a first assessment more accurate
A remote review cannot replace a clinical examination, but it becomes far more useful when the following arrive with your first message. Send what you already have — there is no need to arrange new tests before getting in touch:
- Your main complaint and how long it has lasted: pain on walking that stops when you stand still? Swelling that builds up through the day? A wound that will not heal? Since when?
- Previous reports: a Doppler ultrasound report, CT or MR angiography, or a catheter angiography report if one was done.
- The images themselves, not only the report, where that is possible — the original scan files are far more informative than a photograph of a page.
- A clear photograph of any wound, in good light, from two angles.
- Chronic conditions and medicines: diabetes (with your most recent HbA1c if you have it), blood pressure, blood thinners, smoking history.
- What you have already been told — if you have been told the vessel “cannot be opened”, or that amputation is the only option, say so plainly and include the reports that decision was based on.
Do not wait for a reply to a message if any of these appear: a leg that becomes suddenly cold, pale and painful; sudden swelling of one calf with pain; sudden weakness in a limb, slurred speech or a drooping face; a foot wound with spreading redness, discharge or fever. These are emergencies — go to the nearest emergency department straight away. Timing is what decides the outcome in these situations.
What happens after you get in touch
- A first reading of what you sent, to judge whether the problem is vascular at all and which test it needs.
- Clinical examination at the practice, including pulse assessment and ankle–brachial pressure measurement where appropriate — see peripheral artery disease for how this is used.
- Non-invasive imaging if needed, most often a colour Doppler scan, which uses no radiation and no contrast dye and can be repeated as often as necessary.
- Discussion of the options once the picture is complete. Follow-up, medical treatment and risk-factor control are a legitimate plan in their own right — not every narrowing needs an intervention.
If you are travelling from abroad
The practice is in Beylikdüzü, on the European side of Istanbul. If you are planning to travel, it is worth arranging the assessment before booking flights rather than after: the kind of procedure that may be needed is what determines how long you stay and how many follow-up visits are involved, and a ticket bought first tends to force the plan to fit it. A word of caution that applies to any clinic you approach: anyone who gives you a definitive plan, a fixed procedure and an exact length of stay before examining you is promising more than can be known at that stage.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get an opinion before travelling?
Yes, and that is the right order. Sending reports and images allows the likely direction to be judged and any missing tests to be identified, along with a rough idea of how long a stay might be. It remains an initial view rather than a final decision, because a clinical examination contributes information that images do not carry.
My report is old — should I repeat the scan first?
Send what you have first. The age of a report alone is not a reason to repeat testing before an assessment; whether new imaging is needed is decided after reading what you already have and hearing whether your symptoms have changed.
Should I stop any of my medicines before the appointment?
Do not stop any medicine on your own, particularly blood thinners, blood pressure medicines and diabetes treatment. Bring a list with the names and doses; any change is decided after the examination.
Which language should my reports be in?
Send them in their original language as well as any translation. Values, measurements and vessel names in the original report are what matter most in the reading, and the original scan images are more useful still.
Where does Prof. Dr. Kalko see patients?
At his private practice in Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, since June 2021. His academic and professional background, with dates and figures, is set out on the about page.
Pages that may help
This content is for information purposes only and does not replace a medical consultation. — Cardiovascular Surgeon Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kalko