Prof. Dr. Muhittin Taşkapılı

Biography

Prof. Dr. Muhittin Taşkapılı graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1987. He began his residency in ophthalmology at Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital in 1990 and became a specialist in ophthalmology in 1994.

After completing his residency, he worked for about a year and a half in the Pazar district of Rize. Returning to Istanbul to continue his academic work, he served at Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital as a specialist physician and later as chief assistant. He received the title of associate professor in 2010.

In 2010, he took on responsibility for the Ophthalmology Clinic at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital. He took part in restructuring the clinic, developing its service capacity and running its training activities. In 2012, he was appointed chief physician of the same hospital.

In 2015, he was appointed chief physician of Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, the most long-established and busiest eye hospital in Türkiye. For more than ten years, he held responsibility for the management of the hospital, the continuation of residency training and the training of young ophthalmologists. He was awarded the title of professor in 2017.

In 2017, he completed a master's degree in the Hospital and Health Institutions Management Program.

Having retired from his public-sector post in 2026, Prof. Dr. Muhittin Taşkapılı began sharing the clinical, academic and administrative experience he has built over 36 years in ophthalmology with his patients at his own private practice.

Approach to patients

Every patient's eye structure, general health, daily life and expectations are different. For this reason, diagnosis and treatment plans are not based on a single measurement or complaint alone. Detailed examination findings, the necessary imaging and tests, and the patient's needs are evaluated together.

Prof. Dr. Muhittin Taşkapılı makes a point of explaining the patient's current condition, the possible options and the need for follow-up in clear, understandable language. The aim is for patients to take part in the decision-making process knowing what they are going through and why a particular course is being followed.