Op. MD. Serpil Bilgin Akyagci

As a 72-year-old retired botanist with a rare desmoid tumor near my mesentery, I had been turned away by three surgeons who deemed the risk too high. Dr. Serpil approached my case like a complex puzzle, spending weeks studying my imaging. Her laparoscopic resection was flawless, I was tending my greenhouse seedlings within 10 days, with no recurrence in 18 months.

My 14-year-old daughter, a competitive gymnast, developed sudden severe abdominal pain during training camp. Rushed to Medical Park Bahçelievler, Dr. Serpil diagnosed a rare wandering spleen with torsion. Instead of emergency splenectomy, she performed meticulous splenopexy, preserving the organ. My daughter returned to competition in 3 months, her Olympic dreams intact.

A 41-year-old maritime engineer, I discovered a gallbladder full of stones while working on an oil rig. Dr. Serpil coordinated my single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy during my 48-hour shore leave. The hidden incision beneath my navel was invisible, and I was back at sea in 72 hours with no dietary restrictions.

My 83-year-old mother with advanced Parkinson's developed an incarcerated umbilical hernia. Other surgeons hesitated due to her tremors and medication regimen. Dr. Serpil created a customized surgical plan using regional anesthesia and a novel mesh technique. Mom's recovery was remarkably smooth, her neurologist called it 'a miracle of coordinated care.'

My 67-year-old husband, a retired jazz musician with COPD, needed complex incisional hernia repair after cardiac surgery. Dr. Serpil developed a hybrid open-laparoscopic approach that minimized anesthesia time. She arranged for his incentive spirometer to play his favorite Miles Davis tunes, a detail that exemplified her holistic care philosophy.