M.D. Halil Algan

As a 78-year-old retired violinist with trigeminal neuralgia, I'd lost all hope of playing again. The electric shock pains in my face made even smiling agony. Dr. Algan didn't just offer medication; he performed a precise radiofrequency ablation after mapping my nerve pathways with incredible patience. The morning I could hold my violin against my cheek without screaming was miraculous. He gave me back music.

My 14-year-old daughter developed complex regional pain syndrome after a seemingly minor ankle sprain. We'd seen seven specialists who dismissed it as 'psychological.' Dr. Algan was the first to truly listen, creating a multimodal plan combining sympathetic nerve blocks, graded motor imagery, and family counseling. He treated her as a whole person, not just symptoms. She's now back on her soccer team.

During a business trip to Istanbul, I suffered a herniated disc so severe I couldn't stand. As a 42-year-old CEO from Singapore, I needed urgent help. Dr. Algan arranged emergency admission and performed an endoscopic discectomy within hours. What impressed me most was his 10 PM follow-up visit to check my mobility. His cross-cultural competence made a frightening situation manageable.

My husband, a 55-year-old carpenter, developed phantom limb pain after his amputation that morphine couldn't touch. Dr. Algan pioneered a mirror therapy protocol combined with targeted nerve injections at the neuroma site. Watching my husband's grimace transform to disbelief when the 'cramping fist' in his missing hand finally released was our first moment of hope in two years.