Dr. Gönül Zervent

I'm a 72-year-old retired teacher who had lived with debilitating spinal stenosis for years. Other surgeons told me the risks were too high at my age. Dr. Zervent was different. She spent an hour with me and my daughter, explaining a minimally invasive decompression procedure with 3D models. 'Your quality of life matters at every age,' she said. The surgery at Acibadem Eskisehir was last month. Yesterday, I walked to the park without my walker for the first time in five years. Her follow-up care is meticulous—she even called me personally to check on my pain levels. She treats the person, not just the spine.

Our 14-year-old son, a competitive swimmer, developed severe scoliosis that threatened his passion. We saw three specialists who recommended aggressive fusion that would end his athletic dreams. Dr. Zervent proposed a completely different approach: a novel vertebral body tethering technique she had mastered. She explained it wasn't about just straightening the spine, but preserving motion. The surgery was complex, but her confidence was calming. Six months later, his curve is corrected by 85%, and he's back in the pool training. She speaks to teenagers with such respect, making him a partner in his own care. We traveled from Ankara specifically for her expertise.

I came to the emergency department at Acibadem Eskisehir after a horrific car accident—multiple vertebral fractures, unable to feel my legs. The chaos was overwhelming until Dr. Zervent entered. In that crisis, her calm authority was everything. She didn't just see scans; she saw my terror. 'We will move very carefully, step by step,' she told me. The emergency stabilization surgery lasted through the night. She performed a complex reconstruction with cages and instrumentation I can't even pronounce. The real miracle? Sensation returned to my left foot three days post-op. Her post-surgical rounds are legendary—she notices tiny changes in reflexes before the machines do. She saved my spine and my future.

As a 38-year-old office worker, my chronic lower back pain was dismissed as 'just stress' for a decade. Dr. Zervent ordered specific dynamic MRI scans others hadn't—revealing a hidden instability at L4-L5. Instead of jumping to surgery, she designed a six-month conservative protocol with targeted physiotherapy she personally coordinated. When that plateaued, she performed an innovative endoscopic discectomy as a day procedure. Her approach is methodical: exhaust all options, then execute perfectly. What stands out is her documentation; she gave me a detailed, illustrated surgical report that made everything transparent. A year later, I'm pain-free and running half-marathons. She's a diagnostician first, surgeon second.