M.D. Haldun Şentürk

A 72-year-old retired sponge diver from Bodrum, Mehmet, presented with decompression sickness after attempting a deep dive for old shipwrecks. Dr. Şentürk coordinated a complex hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol while managing the patient's previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, discovered during monitoring. The treatment required careful balance of pressure changes due to the cardiac condition, resulting in a full neurological recovery over three weeks.

Elif, a 19-year-old international tourism student from Germany working a summer job, was brought in after a severe allergic reaction to a rare local sea urchin species. Dr. Şentürk had to rapidly identify the specific toxin without standard antivenom available, implementing an innovative plasmapheresis treatment borrowed from snakebite protocols. Her recovery involved two days in ICU and a unique desensitization regimen developed in consultation with marine biologists.

A 45-year-old Syrian refugee fisherman, Ahmed, presented with a complex hand injury involving both traumatic amputation of two fingers and contamination with Vibrio vulnificus from fishing nets. Dr. Şentürk performed emergency microsurgery to reattach digits while managing the aggressive infection with unconventional antibiotic combinations, saving the hand's function essential for the patient's livelihood.

Sofia, a 68-year-old British expat and former marathon runner, collapsed during a coastal hike with symptoms mimicking heat stroke. Dr. Şentürk identified it as a rare presentation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by emotional distress after learning of her dog's death. Treatment involved psychological support alongside cardiac care, with recovery emphasizing her emotional connection to her pet during rehabilitation.