Prof. M.D. Ercüment Yılmaz

My 8-year-old son, Ali, was complaining of chest pain during football practice. We were terrified it could be something serious. Dr. Ercüment Yılmaz was incredibly gentle with him. He didn't just run tests; he explained what an echocardiogram was using a toy model of a heart. He discovered a very minor, harmless mitral valve prolapse that just needs monitoring. His ability to calm a frightened child and his parents while being thorough was exceptional. We left Acibadem Atasehir not scared, but educated.

I'm a 72-year-old retired engineer with a complex history of hypertension and a previous mild stroke. My case wasn't an emergency, but it was a puzzle. Dr. Yılmaz didn't just adjust my medications. He spent an hour cross-referencing my old ECGs, my new Holter monitor results, and even asked about my sleep patterns. He proposed a tailored medication schedule that synced with my body's rhythms, not just a standard prescription. This nuanced, almost detective-like approach to a non-emergency, chronic situation has given me better stability than I've had in years.

It started as severe indigestion at 3 AM. At Acibadem Atasehir's ER, they rushed me to cardiology. Dr. Yılmaz was there, calm amid the chaos. He looked at the initial ECG and said, 'This is not your stomach; a vessel is crying for help.' It was a 95% blockage in a critical artery. He performed the angiogram and stent placement himself. What stood out wasn't just the technical skill—it was how he spoke to my panicked wife during the procedure, giving her clear, minute-by-minute updates in the waiting room. He treated the family, not just the heart attack.

As a 45-year-old apparently healthy woman, my routine checkup with Dr. Yılmaz took an unexpected turn. He was reviewing my stress test and paused at a seemingly minor anomaly in the recovery phase—something others had overlooked for years. He called it 'electrical memory' and insisted on a more advanced cardiac MRI. It revealed early-stage sarcoidosis affecting my heart, a rare condition caught before any damage occurred. This wasn't a follow-up for a known issue; it was a doctor seeing the invisible in a routine visit. His obsessive attention to subtle details in a 'healthy' patient literally changed my life's trajectory.