Op. Dr. Selda Atar Akal

Op. Dr. Selda Atar Akal is a specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics providing care at Biruni Hospital. Her practice encompasses pregnancy follow-up and delivery, gynecological surgery, infertility treatment, and genital aesthetic procedures.

She graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, where she studied from 1986 to 1992. She subsequently completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Istanbul Bakırköy Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics Training and Research Hospital between 1998 and 2003.

Between her medical education and specialization, Dr. Atar Akal completed compulsory service at Kütahya Simav Family Medicine (1993–1994) and worked at Tekirdağ Çorlu Central Family Medicine (1994–1995) and as an Emergency Physician at Tekirdağ Çorlu State Hospital (1995–1998). Following her residency, she worked at Ankara GATA Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic (2002) and Istanbul Private Bahçelievler Meltem Hospital (2003), completed compulsory service at Malatya Beydağı State Hospital (2003–2005), and practiced at Malatya Private Gözde Medical Center's Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic (2005–2006). She continued her career at Edirne Private Trakya Hospital (2006–2008), Edirne Private Ekol Hospital (2009–2011), Tekirdağ Private Star Medica Hospital (2011–2014), and again at Edirne Private Trakya Hospital (2014–2020). She later worked at Istanbul Private Koşuyolu Medipol Hospital (2020–2021), Istanbul Private Saygı Hospital (2021–2022), and Istanbul Haliç University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Avcılar Hospital (2022–2024). Since 2024, she has practiced at Istanbul Beylikdüzü Cerrahi Medical Center, Istanbul International Acıbadem Hospital, and Istanbul Fulya Acıbadem Hospital, and since 2026 she has also been affiliated with Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital and Istinye University Hospital Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir.

Dr. Atar Akal's areas of clinical interest include pregnancy follow-up and delivery, gynecological diseases, genital aesthetic procedures, infertility, vaginal aesthetic surgery, vaginismus treatment, HPV testing, in vitro fertilization (IVF), endometrioma (chocolate cyst), menstrual disorders, intrauterine insemination (IUI), nausea, natural birth (vaginal delivery), delivery by cesarean section, contraception (birth control), recurrent pregnancy loss, endoscopic surgery, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), female genital tract polyps and their treatment, and menopause.