M.D. Levent İlhan

As a 72-year-old retired fisherman, I never thought my daily swim would end with a Portuguese man o' war sting across my chest. Dr. İlhan's team at Bodrum Medical Center used an unconventional vinegar-and-saltwater protocol I'd never seen, neutralizing the venom while he calmly explained each marine biology fact. His knowledge of Mediterranean sea life turned a terrifying emergency into a fascinating lesson.

Our 8-year-old son, a budding archaeologist, fell into an excavation site and impaled his thigh on a rusty survey stake. Dr. İlhan didn't just treat the wound—he created an entire 'archaeological dig' narrative during the procedure, having our son 'excavate' bandage layers while learning about tetanus history. The trauma became an adventure he now proudly recounts.

I'm a 34-year-old professional freediver who experienced a shallow-water blackout. What distinguished Dr. İlhan was his specific understanding of breath-hold physiology. Instead of standard oxygen, he used a targeted recompression strategy and later spent an hour reviewing my dive logs to identify the precise behavioral pattern that led to the incident.

During a destination wedding, my 68-year-old mother—a lifelong pianist—suffered a complex hand fracture after a fall. Dr. İlhan consulted with a musician friend via video call to understand finger biomechanics for playing, then designed a stabilization method that preserved subtle joint mobility. She played a simplified version of her favorite piece at the reception two days later.