Dr. Fikret Çolak

As a 72-year-old retired marine archaeologist, I discovered a persistent pain in my jaw wasn't dental but a rare osteonecrosis. Dr. Çolak's meticulous analysis of my cone-beam CT revealed the subtle bone changes others had missed for months. His ability to correlate imaging with my history of diving and decompression sickness was extraordinary. The targeted treatment plan he recommended with my surgeon has allowed me to return to documenting shipwrecks.

Our 8-year-old daughter, a budding gymnast, fell awkwardly during practice. The local clinic said it was a sprain, but her wrist pain persisted. Dr. Çolak performed a dynamic ultrasound, watching the ligaments move in real-time as she mimicked her gymnastic poses. He diagnosed a hidden scapholunate ligament tear that static MRIs hadn't captured. His child-friendly approach and precise imaging guided a successful repair, and she's now back on the beam, stronger than ever.

I'm a 45-year-old chef who suddenly lost my sense of taste and smell. ENT specialists were puzzled. Dr. Çolak, reviewing my MRI, didn't just look at the sinuses; he traced the olfactory nerve pathways and identified a tiny, inflammatory focus near the cribriform plate—a finding so subtle it was like finding a single grain of salt in a shaker. His diagnosis of a rare neuralgic condition led to specific treatment, and I gradually regained my culinary senses, saving my career.

During a family vacation in Bodrum, my 60-year-old husband, a diabetic, developed severe abdominal pain. In the emergency room, Dr. Çolak's contrast-enhanced CT protocol for pancreatic assessment was decisive. He identified necrotizing pancreatitis complications hours before typical blood tests showed severity. His rapid, clear communication with the ICU team facilitated immediate intervention. His expertise in that midnight emergency turned a potential catastrophe into a managed recovery.