M.D. Nebahat Bilici

As a 28-year-old competitive archer, I developed a sudden, debilitating tremor in my bow hand that threatened my career. Dr. Bilici didn't just see a tremor; she saw a musician's precision under attack. Through a series of targeted botulinum toxin injections guided by EMG, she calibrated the treatment to suppress the tremor while preserving the fine motor control I needed. I returned to competition within three months and placed second nationally.

My 82-year-old grandmother, a retired calligrapher, began experiencing episodes where she'd beautifully write one sentence in Ottoman script, then suddenly produce garbled symbols. Dr. Bilici diagnosed a rare form of transient epileptic aphasia affecting only her artistic writing. With a carefully tailored antiseizure medication, the episodes ceased. Grandma now teaches calligraphy workshops again, her unique connection to language preserved.

During a high-altitude archaeology expedition in Anatolia, I developed sudden-onset cluster headaches so severe I was evacuated. Dr. Bilici identified them as secondary to a previously undiagnosed patent foramen ovale, exacerbated by altitude. After coordinating with cardiology for closure, she implemented a novel oxygen therapy protocol. I've since led two successful high-altitude digs headache-free.

Our 7-year-old son began having 'daydreaming spells' where he'd hum a specific, complex folk melody before zoning out. School called it inattention. Dr. Bilici recognized it as musicogenic epilepsy—seizures triggered by specific auditory patterns. She mapped his neural response to music and prescribed a treatment that allowed him to keep singing in his choir while controlling the episodes.