M.D. İrem Buse Karakum Reviews

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.