Prof. M.D. Güngör Boztaş

As a 72-year-old retired marine biologist with a lifelong fear of hospitals, my chronic esophageal spasms had become debilitating. Dr. Boztaş didn't just treat the condition; he spent our first consultation discussing my research on Mediterranean sea sponges. His approach made me feel like a person, not a patient. The tailored motility therapy he designed has given me my first pain-free year in a decade, and I've returned to my coastal walks.

Our 8-year-old daughter, Elif, developed sudden, severe abdominal pain while we were vacationing in Istanbul from Norway. As terrified parents in a foreign country, we rushed to Acıbadem. Dr. Boztaş diagnosed a rare pediatric intussusception with remarkable calmness. He explained everything to Elif using cartoon drawings of her digestive system. The emergency procedure was successful, and his follow-up care included video calls with our pediatrician back in Oslo.

I'm a 34-year-old professional violinist who developed unexplained liver inflammation that threatened my career. Dr. Boztaş, himself a classical music enthusiast, understood the stakes immediately. Instead of standard treatments, he collaborated with hepatology specialists to create a precision medication regimen that protected my liver without causing the hand tremors that would have ended my playing. I performed at the Istanbul Music Festival six months later.

My 58-year-old husband, a former construction worker, had been dismissed by three doctors for 'stress-related stomach issues.' Dr. Boztaş ordered a specific endoscopic ultrasound others had overlooked, revealing early-stage pancreatic cancer. His direct yet compassionate delivery of the news, followed by immediate coordination with oncology, gave us a fighting chance. Two years later, my husband is in remission and tending his olive grove again.