M.D. Sabuha Kara

My 82-year-old father, Ahmet, fell in the garden and fractured his hip. The pain was excruciating. From the moment the ambulance brought him to Acibadem Atakent, Dr. Sabuha Kara took charge with a calm authority that immediately reassured our whole family. She didn't just see a fracture; she saw a man who loved his rose bushes. Her coordination with orthopedics was seamless, but it was her post-op vigilance that saved him. She spotted early signs of a pulmonary complication we all missed and intervened instantly. She spoke to him with such respect, never condescending. He's walking again, slowly, but he is. We credit Dr. Kara for giving him back his independence.

Our 5-year-old daughter, Elif, swallowed a small toy battery. The panic is something I can't describe. At the ER, Dr. Kara was a whirlwind of focused energy. While we were nearly hysterical, she was calmly explaining the precise risks and the necessary urgent endoscopic procedure. Her voice was firm but gentle, especially when speaking to Elif, calling her 'brave little explorer.' She managed the entire situation, liaising with the pediatric GI specialist right there. The procedure was over in what felt like minutes, and Dr. Kara was the one to bring us the good news, with a smile that finally let me breathe. She turned our worst nightmare into a story with a happy ending.

I'm a long-distance runner, and I came in after what I thought was just severe dehydration and cramping after a marathon. Dr. Kara, during a routine-seeming assessment, noticed an irregularity in my heart rhythm I'd dismissed for years. Her demeanor shifted from general care to intense focus. She explained, without causing alarm, the possibility of exercise-induced arrhythmia and insisted on a full cardiac workup then and there. It wasn't an emergency that day, but her expertise turned a routine visit into a potentially life-saving intervention. I'm now under treatment for a condition I never knew I had. Her ability to find the critical detail in a 'non-emergency' is nothing short of remarkable.

I was brought in after a serious multi-vehicle collision on the E-5. My memories are flashes: glass, sirens, pain. Dr. Kara was the steady center of the storm. I later learned I had internal bleeding and a complex laceration. She didn't just treat wounds; she managed my entire shocked system. What I remember most is her voice cutting through my confusion, telling me exactly what she was doing and that I was safe. Her team worked around her like a precision instrument. The follow-up was just as thorough; she personally checked my wounds days later, concerned about infection risk. She treated the trauma to my body and, without even seeming to try, the trauma to my mind. I owe her my life, in the most literal sense.