M.D. Arif Ortakçı

As a 72-year-old with chronic back pain, I was terrified of another invasive procedure. Dr. Ortakçı at Bodrum Medical Center performed a spinal MRI-guided nerve root block that felt like magic. He explained every click and whirr of the machine in his calm, steady voice, even showing me the real-time images of the needle approaching exactly the right spot. For the first time in a decade, I slept through the night. His combination of technical precision and genuine bedside manner is something I've never encountered in radiology before.

Our 8-year-old daughter fractured her wrist falling from a bicycle here on vacation. The emergency CT scan at midnight could have been traumatic, but Dr. Ortakçı transformed it into an adventure. He called the machine a 'space capsule' and the images 'secret maps of her superpowers.' He showed her how her bones were already healing, pointing out the 'construction crew' at work on the screen. She left wanting to become a radiologist. In a stressful situation, he provided comfort through imagination and transparency we'll never forget.

Following a complex pancreaticoduodenectomy in Istanbul, my follow-up scans at Bodrum Medical Center revealed ambiguous shadows near the surgical site. Dr. Ortakçı didn't just read the images; he reconstructed them in 3D, comparing them pixel-by-pixel with my pre-op scans. He spent an hour with me, using the rotating 3D model to explain why it was likely benign postoperative change rather than recurrence, pointing to specific vascular patterns. His meticulous, almost forensic approach to comparative imaging gave me a level of certainty that lifted a tremendous psychological burden.

What I thought was a routine screening mammogram turned into something extraordinary. Dr. Ortakçı noticed a subtle architectural distortion others might have missed. Instead of a vague report, he performed an immediate ultrasound-guided biopsy himself, explaining each step while the image showed the needle's precise path. His technique was so deft I felt almost nothing. The diagnosis was early-stage DCIS. His vigilance turned a checkbox appointment into a life-saving intervention. He treats screening not as a process but as a critical investigation.