Spec. MD. Demet Tasan

As a 72-year-old with polymyalgia rheumatica that three other doctors couldn't properly manage, I was in constant pain and despair. Dr. Tasan didn't just look at my lab results, she spent an hour asking about my daily life, how I cooked, even how I slept. She created a tapered steroid plan that felt like it was designed just for me, not from a textbook. What amazed me most was her follow-up: she called me personally two days later to check if I was having side effects. After six weeks, I could lift my grandchildren again. She treats the person, not just the disease.

Our 8-year-old daughter developed unexplained joint swelling and fevers that came and went for months. Pediatricians were baffled. Dr. Tasan at Medical Park Göztepe suspected juvenile idiopathic arthritis immediately but was so gentle explaining it to our terrified child. She used drawings to show how the medicine would 'calm the angry joints' and let our daughter choose the color of the bandage for her injection. She coordinated with our pediatrician seamlessly. It's been a year of treatment now, and our daughter is back in dance class. We drive three hours for appointments because no one else compares.

I came to Dr. Tasan in a true emergency, sudden, excruciating back pain with fever that turned out to be a septic sacroiliitis infection. The ER wanted to admit me for broad antibiotics, but she intervened, insisting on a precise image-guided aspiration first to identify the exact bacteria. She personally came to the radiology suite to supervise. Her decisive action meant I got targeted treatment immediately, avoiding weeks of ineffective medication. She visited me twice daily during my hospital stay, explaining each step. She turned a terrifying, potentially chronic situation into a resolved one in 10 days.

As a 45-year-old athlete with what I thought was routine tendonitis, Dr. Tasan discovered early-stage psoriatic arthritis during a checkup for my sibling's condition. I had no skin symptoms, just 'wear and tear' I blamed on running. Her examination was incredibly thorough, she noticed subtle nail changes and asymmetrical swelling I'd missed. Instead of alarming me, she framed it as 'catching it early to protect your running career.' Her treatment plan combines medication with a tailored physiotherapy regimen she designed with my sport in mind. She emails me studies about athletes with arthritis. It's not just management; it's optimization.