Spec. MD. Tansu Altintas

My 8-year-old daughter developed a rare pancreatic pseudocyst after a severe bout of pancreatitis. Multiple doctors recommended waiting, but Dr. Altintas recognized the risk of rupture. He performed a minimally invasive cystogastrostomy with such precision that her recovery was astonishingly swift. What truly distinguished him was how he explained the procedure to her using drawings of balloons and tunnels, she wasn't scared, she was fascinated. We have our active child back.

During my 34th week of pregnancy, acute appendicitis struck. Most surgeons hesitated, but Dr. Altintas coordinated with my obstetrician within hours. He performed a laparoscopic appendectomy with fetal monitoring throughout, keeping both me and my baby safe. His calm assurance during this terrifying emergency was our anchor. Our healthy daughter was born three weeks later, and we credit Dr. Altintas for protecting our family's future.

A workplace accident left my 19-year-old son with a severe liver laceration and internal bleeding. Rushed to Liv Hospital, Dr. Altintas managed not only the emergency surgery to control the hemorrhage but also performed a novel parenchymal preservation technique. He saved 85% of the liver tissue when others might have resected far more. My son, an aspiring engineering student, recovered fully and returned to university in two months, a miracle we attribute to surgical artistry.

Living with morbid obesity and a large ventral hernia, I faced a surgical catch-22: surgeons wouldn't touch the hernia until I lost weight, but the hernia prevented exercise. Dr. Altintas proposed a combined single-stage procedure, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with simultaneous hernia repair. His innovative technique minimized complications. I've lost 45kg, the hernia is gone, and for the first time in 20 years, I can play with my grandchildren without pain.

As a 72-year-old retired ship captain with a complex recurrent inguinal hernia that had failed two previous repairs, I had lost hope of ever being pain-free. Dr. Altintas didn't just see a surgical case; he saw a man who missed walking his dog along the Bosphorus. His innovative laparoscopic approach using specialized mesh placement not only solved the anatomical problem but restored my mobility. Six months later, I'm hiking hills I hadn't attempted in a decade.