Prof. M.D. Nurdan Tözü̇N

As an 82-year-old with chronic diverticulitis, I'd seen many specialists, but Dr. Tözün approached my case differently. Instead of just managing flare-ups, she noticed subtle changes in my bloodwork over three visits and ordered a specific contrast CT other doctors had dismissed. She found a developing fistula before it became an emergency. Her explanation to my family in Turkish was so clear, using drawings of my colon like a map. The laparoscopic surgery at Acibadem Altunizade was textbook, but it's her post-op follow-up that stunned me—she personally called me at home twice to check on my dietary transition. She treats the whole patient, not just the chart.

Our 7-year-old daughter had been dismissed by two doctors with 'just picky eating' and stomach aches. Dr. Nurdan Tözün spent 45 minutes playing a 'food detective' game with her, using colored magnets on a board to map her pains. She suspected something structural and was right—an endoscopic ultrasound revealed a rare duodenal web. What could have been scary for a child felt like an adventure because of how Dr. Tözün explained everything. 'Your tummy has a tiny curtain that needs a little trim,' she told my daughter. The procedure was smooth, and now our child eats without fear. We drove from Ankara specifically to see her and would do it again.

I arrived at Acibadem Altunizade's ER at midnight with unbearable abdominal pain, expecting a rushed assessment. Dr. Tözün, who was on call, had a completely different approach. She performed my emergency endoscopy herself, discovering a bleeding Dieulafoy's lesion—a rare and dangerous find. While repairing it, she narrated what she was seeing in a calm, technical monologue that strangely kept me from panicking. But here's what sets her apart: the next morning, she brought her own tablet to my room to show me HD images of the procedure, explaining exactly what happened and why her specific clipping technique was chosen. She turned a traumatic emergency into a masterclass in my own anatomy.

For years, I managed my ulcerative colitis with standard therapies, but Dr. Tözün reviewed my decade-old biopsy slides on a whim during a routine checkup. She spotted cellular patterns others missed and suspected a concurrent microscopic colitis. Her hunch required a very specific, challenging biopsy protocol during colonoscopy—which she performed with perfect precision. The dual diagnosis changed everything about my treatment plan. She doesn't just follow guidelines; she interrogates them. At my follow-up, she presented a color-coded timeline of my disease progression and treatment response that made everything click. She's not just a gastroenterologist; she's a medical archaeologist digging for root causes.