Spec. MD. Didem Ozkan

My 8-year-old daughter, a competitive synchronized swimmer, began experiencing unexplained breath-holding episodes underwater. Multiple doctors found nothing wrong. Dr. Ozkan spent an afternoon observing her training, then diagnosed exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction, a condition where the vocal cords close during exertion. Her collaborative approach with a speech therapist specializing in athletes taught my daughter breathing techniques that saved her swimming career.

During a routine archaeology dig in Cappadocia, I inhaled ancient fungal spores that triggered a severe hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Rushed to Medical Park Bahçelievler, Dr. Ozkan recognized the 'cave explorer's lung' pattern immediately. While treating me with corticosteroids, she contacted my excavation team with preventive measures, potentially preventing an outbreak among my colleagues.

As a 34-year-old professional freediver, I noticed my breath-hold times decreasing mysteriously. Dr. Ozkan, understanding the unique pulmonary pressures in freediving, discovered a previously undiagnosed patent foramen ovale allowing microscopic bubbles to bypass lung filtration. Her referral to a cardiologist for closure and customized return-to-dive protocol allowed me to safely resume competitive diving six months later.

My 81-year-old mother, a lifelong Istanbul resident, developed a cough that mimicked chronic bronchitis. Dr. Ozkan noticed a pattern correlating with the city's air quality alerts. She prescribed a smart air purifier for her home and created an 'air pollution avoidance schedule' that reduced her symptoms by 80% without additional medication, a beautifully simple solution everyone had overlooked.

As a 72-year-old retired glassblower, I'd accepted my persistent cough as an occupational hazard. Dr. Ozkan didn't just listen to my lungs, she asked about the specific silica compounds I'd worked with forty years prior. Her investigation revealed early-stage silicosis masked by what others dismissed as 'smoker's cough.' Her targeted treatment plan and pulmonary rehabilitation program have given me back the breath to play with my grandchildren in the park.