Prof. M.D. Mehmet Uğur Özbaydar

My 8-year-old son, Emre, broke his arm falling from his bicycle. We rushed to Acıbadem Kozyatağı in a panic. Dr. Mehmet Uğur Özbaydar was so calm and kind. He didn't just talk to us; he knelt down to Emre's level, explained everything about the cast using funny voices for the bones, and showed him the colorful cast options. The fracture was tricky, near the growth plate, but Dr. Özbaydar handled it perfectly. At the follow-up, he had a small toy ready for Emre for being 'so brave.' He treated my child like a person, not just a small patient. We are forever grateful.

As a 72-year-old with severe osteoarthritis in both knees, I had given up on gardening. Walking was agony. My consultation with Dr. Özbaydar was different. He spent an hour with me, not just looking at the X-rays, but asking about my life, my goals ('I just want to tend my roses again'). He proposed a staged approach: one knee at a time, with a specific type of minimally invasive partial knee replacement he specializes in. The surgery and recovery at Acıbadem were seamless. Six months later, after the second knee, I was back in my garden. He gave me my passion back. His aftercare protocol, including the aquatic therapy he recommended, was genius.

I'm a professional volleyball player. During a crucial match, I landed wrong and felt my ankle 'explode.' It was a complex syndesmotic injury (a high ankle sprain with ligament tears). This wasn't a simple sprain; my career was on the line. Dr. Özbaydar, known for sports orthopedics, ordered a detailed stress MRI. He explained the biomechanics of the injury like a coach. Instead of immediate surgery, he designed an aggressive, precise rehabilitation plan to see if my body could heal it. He monitored me weekly. It worked! I avoided surgery and returned to full competition in record time. His approach is not one-size-fits-all; it's tailored science.

My husband suffered a nasty, comminuted fracture of his femur in a motorcycle accident. It was a mess of bone fragments. The ER called Dr. Özbaydar for this complex trauma case. What impressed us wasn't just the technical skill of the long, intricate surgery to piece the bone together with a special nail and screws—it was the humanity. Dr. Özbaydar came to the ICU late that night just to check on him personally. His follow-up was relentless. He caught a minor infection early at a routine wound check and addressed it immediately. A year later, my husband walks without a limp. Dr. Özbaydar managed the bone, the pain, the fear, and the recovery with equal mastery.