M.D. Veysel Doğan

My 82-year-old father, Ahmet, fell in our garden in Kozan and fractured his hip. The ambulance brought him to Adana Hospital Acibadem in immense pain. Dr. Veysel Doğan met us in the trauma bay with a calm that immediately settled our panic. He didn't just see an elderly patient; he saw my father—asking about his history with such respect. He coordinated with orthopedics seamlessly for surgery. What struck me was his follow-up the next morning. He sat by the bed, explained the post-op risks for seniors in plain Turkish, and adjusted pain management personally. His hands were both skilled and gentle. We felt guided through a crisis by a true captain.

Our 5-year-old daughter, Elif, swallowed a small toy battery at a family wedding in Adana. Pure terror. At the ER, Dr. Doğan moved with a focused, rapid efficiency I've never seen. He didn't waste a second, yet his voice to our crying child was soft, almost playful, distracting her as his team prepared. He explained the critical timeline to us with clear, direct facts—no sugarcoating, but no unnecessary alarm. He performed the retrieval procedure himself. When he came out holding that tiny battery, the relief was overwhelming. He then gave us a firm but kind lecture on childproofing, handing us a pamphlet. He turned our worst nightmare into a managed emergency.

I'm a long-distance truck driver. I came in for what I thought was just severe heartburn after a spicy meal. Dr. Doğan, during a seemingly routine check for abdominal pain, noticed a subtle asymmetry in my pulse and blood pressure between my arms. He looked skeptical of my 'heartburn' story. He ordered a specific CT scan I'd never heard of. It revealed a dissecting aortic aneurysm—a 'silent killer.' He explained the gravity without sending me into a spiral, his tone factual but urgent. His swift diagnosis and direct handover to the vascular surgery team saved my life on the spot. This wasn't treatment; it was a rescue mission initiated by a doctor who looks beyond the obvious.

Following a complex motorcycle accident where I had multiple facial fractures and a pneumothorax, my follow-up visits with Dr. Doğan were unexpectedly comprehensive. He remembered every detail of my initial trauma from weeks prior. Instead of a quick wound check, he spent time asking about my breathing capacity during my daily walks, my sleep quality, and even my anxiety about scarring. He reviewed all my imaging again with me, pointing out the healing progress I couldn't see. He connected me with a physiotherapist for rib recovery, something I hadn't considered. His care extended far beyond the emergency room; he managed the entire trajectory of my recovery with the precision of a project manager and the empathy of a healer.