Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Ahmet Karakaya
Anesthesiology
About Muhammet Ahmet Karakaya
Assoc. Prof. Muhammet Ahmet Karakaya is an experienced anesthesiologist and intensivist. He earned his medical degree and completed specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine in 2013. Since 2022 he has been practicing with the Acibadem Health Group, where he provides perioperative anesthesia care and manages critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. His clinical interests include advanced regional anesthesia techniques, perioperative pain management, and critical care medicine. He is an active member of professional societies that support clinical excellence and ongoing education: the Turkish Intensive Care Association, the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy (ESRA), and the Association of Regional Anesthesia. Known for a patient-centered approach and collaborative teamwork, he combines evidence-based practice with compassionate care to improve outcomes for surgical and critically ill patients.
Subspecialties
- Critical illness
- Postoperative pain
- Perioperative pain
- Fentanyl-induced cough
- Intensive care unit management
- Perioperative anesthesia care
- Advanced regional anesthesia
- Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia
- Sciatic nerve block
- Ultrasound-guided popliteal block
- Erector spinae plane block
- Type I pectoral nerve block
- Interscalene brachial plexus block
- Superficial cervical plexus block
Education
- 2013 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 2005 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 2018 – 2022 Koç University Hospital Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department / Uz. Dr.
- 2016 – 2018 Istanbul Medipol University Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Assist. Assoc. Prof. Dr.
- 2015 – 2016 Istanbul Medipol University Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Uz. Dr.
- 2014 – 2015 Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital / Uz. Dr.
- 2009 – 2014 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation / Ar. Assist. Dr.
- 2006 – 2009 Palandoken State Hospital / Dr.
- 2006 Aşkale Community Health Center / Dr.
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Intensive Care Association
- Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy (ESRA)
- Association of Regional Anesthesia
Selected Publications
- Assessment of sciatic nerve block success with elastography: new perspective for the nerve blocks Minerva Anestesiol. 2021 Dec;87(12):1380-1381. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.21.15819-5. PMID: 34874137. Karakaya MA, Ince I, Kucukerdem OB, Bas A, Gurkan Y.
- . Case of Calcaneus Fracture with Anderson Fabry Disease; Anesthetized by Ultrasound Guided Popliteal Block New Trend Med Sci 2020;1 (1): 42-45. Karakaya MA, Salgın B, Darçın K, Eren İ, Erçelen Ö
- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study that Evaluates Efficacy of Intravenous Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen for Postoperative Pain Treatment Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery J Gastrointest Surg 24, 780?785 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-019-04220-1 Ekinci, M., Ciftci, B., Celik, E.C. Köse EA., Karakaya MA., Ozdenkaya Y
- Evaluation of pain scoring and free cortisol levels of postoperative analgesic methods in cardiac surgery: A new perspective. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 27(3), 264-303. http://doi.org/10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.15143 ( 2019) Özmen, Ö., Özçelik, F., Kaygın, M. A., Yılmaz, H. and Karakaya, M. A
- The Effect of Hydroxyzine on Fentanyl -Induced Cough in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial SM J Anesth. 2019; 4(1): 1015. Arslan Z, Ozmen O, Cevizci MN and Karakaya MA.
- Erector spinae plane block for peroral endoscopic myotomy analgesia in pediatric patients. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Published Online First: 30 October 2019. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2019-101005 Özkalaycı Ö, Çetin S, Yenigün Y, Karakaya MA, et al.
- . Erector spinae plane block for peroral endoscopic myotomy analgesia in pediatric patients. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Published Online First: 30 October 2019. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2019-101005 Özkalaycı Ö, Çetin S, Yenigün Y, Karakaya MA., Gurkan Y., Ercelen O.
- The Efficacy of Different Volumes on Ultrasound-Guided Type-I Pectoral Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Subpectoral Breast Augmentation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study Aesth Plast Surg 43, 297?304 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-019-01322-8 Ekinci, M., Ciftci, B., Celik, E.C, Karakaya MA, Demiraran Y.
- Comparison of Intravenous Ibuprofen and Paracetamol for Postoperative Pain Management after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. A Randomized Controlled Study Obes Surg 29, 765?770 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3613-1 Ciftci, B., Ekinci, M., Celik, E.C. Kaciroglu A., Karakaya MA., Demiraran Y., Ozdenkaya Y.
- Ultrasound-guided combined interscalene and superficial cervical plexus blocks for anesthesia management during clavicle fracture surgery Ain-Shams J Anesthesiol 11, 28 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-019-0039-5 Kaciroglu, A., Karakaya, M.A., Ahiskalioglu, A. et al
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