M.D. İrem Buse Karakum
M.D. İrem Buse Karakum is a physician dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered medical care. A graduate of Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, she brings a strong foundation of medical knowledge to her practice with the Acibadem Health Group. Dr. Karakum is known for her compassionate approach and her commitment to applying the latest evidence-based practices to diagnose and treat her patients effectively.
Her key differentiator lies in her excellent communication skills and collaborative spirit. She ensures her patients fully understand their health conditions and treatment options, fostering a partnership in care. Dr. Karakum actively works with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate the best possible outcomes. Continuously engaged in professional development, she stays current with medical advances, ensuring her patients benefit from both thoughtful clinical expertise and genuine empathy.
Experience
With a career spanning + years, M.D. İrem Buse Karakum has served in various esteemed medical centers, contributing to both outpatient and surgical care across a wide spectrum of cases.
Acibadem Health Group( 2025-01-01 Current)- GÖZTEPE EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER( 2021-01-01 - 2022-01-01)
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M.D. İrem Buse Karakum, a renowned Emergency and Trauma in Istanbul, practices at Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital, Istanbul. You can consult the doctor for expert and personalized care.
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Patient Experience
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As a 72-year-old retired marine engineer, I collapsed at the Kadıköy ferry terminal with a dissecting aortic aneurysm. Dr. Karakum didn't just treat a medical chart—she recognized my naval tattoos and used maritime terminology to keep me calm while her team performed emergency stabilization. Her ability to connect through my life's context made me fight harder to survive.
My 8-year-old daughter swallowed multiple rare-earth magnets while crafting. Dr. Karakum's team at Acıbadem recognized the unique danger—not just intestinal blockage but tissue necrosis from magnetic attraction. She explained the physics of the emergency to us in simple terms while orchestrating a precise endoscopic retrieval that avoided surgery entirely.
During Istanbul's sudden hailstorm, I was struck by a collapsing restaurant awning while dining. With multiple compound fractures and traumatic pneumothorax, Dr. Karakum coordinated a 'disaster within a disaster' response, treating me alongside other storm victims while maintaining individual precision that saved my lung function.
As a visiting astrophysicist experiencing my first anaphylactic reaction to an unknown allergen, Dr. Karakum diagnosed not just the emergency but my underlying mast cell activation syndrome. Her trauma expertise unexpectedly uncovered a chronic condition, using emergency diagnostics to map a lifelong management plan.
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