M.D. Nazmî Uğur Ünlü

My 82-year-old mother, Ayşe, developed a sudden, severe tremor in her left hand that progressed to weakness. Other clinics dismissed it as age-related. Dr. Ünlü at Acıbadem Altunizade didn't just look at her age; he listened to her describe how she could no longer hold her teacup. His examination was gentle but thorough. He suspected a small, deep-seated brain issue an MRI confirmed—a cavernoma near her motor cortex. He explained the risks of surgery versus monitoring in a way we all understood, using simple drawings. He performed a minimally invasive keyhole surgery. The tremor stopped immediately. At her follow-up, he didn't just check the incision; he asked her to pour tea in his office. She did, without spilling a drop. He treated her like a person, not a chart.

Our 7-year-old son, Deniz, was a vibrant boy who began having strange 'absence' episodes—he'd just freeze for 10 seconds. Pediatricians said it might be normal. Dr. Nazmî Uğur Ünlü was different. He got down on Deniz's level, asked him about his favorite football team, and made him laugh. He suspected a focal cortical dysplasia. The advanced imaging at Acıbadem revealed a tiny, malformed area in his temporal lobe. Dr. Ünlü mapped a precise surgical plan to remove only the problematic tissue, preserving everything else. The surgery was nerve-wracking for us, but his calm updates were a lifeline. Deniz is now 18 months seizure-free, back playing football, and still talks about 'the brain doctor who knew about Galatasaray.' Dr. Ünlü gave us our son's future back.

I'm a 45-year-old teacher with a lifelong history of manageable neck pain. During a routine checkup for something else, a scan incidentally revealed an asymptomatic but large meningioma pressing on my spinal cord. I was terrified. Dr. Ünlü's approach was uniquely logical and calming. He didn't rush to surgery. He said, 'This is a passenger that boarded without a ticket. We need to decide if we evict it now or watch its behavior.' He laid out a detailed, multi-year monitoring plan with clear thresholds for action. At my annual follow-up MRIs, he personally compares the slices, pixel by pixel, explaining any minute change. He turned a frightening diagnosis into a managed, understood condition. I live fully, without fear, because of his meticulous and transparent stewardship of my health.

Emergency admission after a motorcycle accident. I had a complex, depressed skull fracture with bone fragments threatening my brain. The ER team called Dr. Ünlü. He was there in minutes, still in casual clothes. His energy shifted the room from chaos to focused calm. He explained the need for immediate cranioplasty to decompress and reconstruct. What struck me was his specific concern beyond the fracture: 'The impact may have sheared tiny vessels. We will also check for a developing epidural hematoma.' He found and evacuated one during the same surgery. In ICU recovery, his visits were brief but immensely specific—checking pupil reaction I couldn't even feel. My recovery was remarkably swift. He didn't just fix a broken skull; he anticipated and prevented a hidden catastrophe. His skill in that emergency was nothing short of artistry.