Your Health in Your Hands

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A woman wears many hats – that of a nurturer, a partner, a homemaker and career maven. Often, niggling problems of the female anatomy are pushed to the back of the mind in the busy pace of life, to turn up as serious health issues later. The Dr Murat Women’s Clinic in Salmaniya is one place women can have their gender-specific conditions diagnosed and successfully treated, and come away with the knowledge of how best to take care of their bodies.

Founder, Dr Murat Koc, is a German-Turkish national who held top positions at renowned cancer centres and hospitals in Germany before he came to Bahrain in 2012. He is a pioneer of bringing sophistication to women’s healthcare.

“I have been in the field of treating women’s disorders for the last 18 years,” says Dr Murat. “I started off in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics, and then veered into many sub-specialities, including breast and gynaecological oncology, and urogynaecology [problems associated with the dysfunction of the pelvic floor and bladder].”

He has acquired all his many certifications from Germany, and there are certain complex operations that are carried out only by him in Bahrain. His work is prolific; he performs the most number of advanced minimally invasive surgeries every year, the count reaching 1,000 cases last year. This annual number, however, is small compared to the number of procedures that have previously been skilfully undertaken by him at well-known, large-scale hospitals back in Germany.

Dr Murat specialises in minimally invasive surgeries, also known as laparascopic procedures, that employ the most modern, innovative methods. He says: “Over 98 per cent of my cases are treated laparoscopically. The benefits of this technique are many – the surgery involves only small cuts, so patients are not left with big scars. Some of them don’t even need any incision and are day cases. Other advantages include a short hospital stay, very little or no bleeding, and fast recovery time. In an open surgery, one would take three weeks to get back to a normal routine, but our patients are back to regular life in around four days.”

Dr Murat is certified in robotic surgeries (although the practice has not yet come to Bahrain), as well as teaching workshops on the topic of minimally invasive surgery in Europe. He says: “I demonstrate live surgeries and certify other doctors. I have been the keynote speaker at conferences worldwide, on an array of reproductive health topics.

He applauds women for being proactive and taking care of their health. “Once women are given information and guidance about cancers affecting females, especially those that do not have visual symptoms, they are quite responsible about keeping tabs on their health. At my clinic, once a lady is treated for a certain disorder, she is further educated about maintaining overall reproductive health and all the essential screenings in the future, to avert other diseases in the long run. So, it’s a lifelong relationship that we are building with our patients. This is also how the clinic’s services are different and modern, compared to those of others,” he says.

Patient satisfaction during and after treatment is one hundred per cent.

Dr Murat Women’s Clinic facilitates all kinds of genetic testing, radiological diagnostics and laser procedures. “Our advanced ultrasound machines give better images and many viewing options, to get more accurate results. We have tests that can warn a patient about a possibility of a disease in the future and we can take steps to avoid it – cervical cancer is one such example. Genetic testing is done for detecting carrier diseases in pregnant women, possibility of abnormal development of the foetus, or to explain repeated miscarriages,” he says. He also offers laser procedures for cosmetic gynaecology and conditions like stress incontinence and uterine prolapse. “Patients are surprised by the ease of these procedures and wonder why they did not seek treatment sooner,” he reveals.

Being accessible and available to his patients at all times is a key factor for having such a large, loyal clientele.

When a woman depends on Dr Murat for her wellbeing, she knows she is in the most capable hands. He has been shortlisted as an accredited ‘Surgeon of Excellence’ on the global scale and is the only internationally board-certified gyno-oncologist in Bahrain, who carries out procedures related to cancers of the reproductive system. As director of gynaecological oncology and consultant for breast cancer at the King Hamad University Hospital, cases from other hospitals are referred to him for his expertise. He is the consultant for obstetrics, gynaecology and gynaecological oncology at the London Breast Care Centre and carries out his surgical operations at Royal Bahrain Hospital and Middle East Hospital.

As an obstetrician, Dr Murat tackles high-risk pregnancies (when there is potential danger to the wellbeing of the baby or mother due to certain complications) and is involved with the patients throughout their gestation to the delivery and even after.

He says: “At my clinic, patients are given all the information, not just part of it. We explain their condition to them in detail and then lay out all their options before them. We help them to make the right decisions for themselves and guide them every step of the way. For someone who is undergoing a health scare, a first-time or a complicated pregnancy, that kind of information and support is priceless. They are given reading material to better understand their situation. We empower them with awareness and confidence to deal with their problems and overcome them, no matter how severe or complicated the case. We care about a woman’s health so that she can focus on living her life to the fullest.”

Dr Murat Women’s Clinic is located at Al Khaleej Polyclinic, Salmaniya.
Call: 17 230-238 or 17 276-677, WhatsApp  39 539-368, visit www.drmurat-womensclinic.com, or follow @drmuratwomensclinic on Instagram and @drmuratwomensclinic on Facebook.