M.D. Süha Alzafer

Our 8-year-old daughter, a competitive synchronized swimmer, suddenly developed exercise-induced hemoptysis. Multiple doctors found nothing. Dr. Alzafer spent hours reviewing her training videos and identified a rare form of swimming-induced pulmonary edema exacerbated by breath-holding drills. His tailored breathing protocol let her return to the pool within weeks, now with proper technique.

I'm a 34-year-old wildlife photographer who contracted histoplasmosis while documenting bat caves in Eastern Europe. Back in Istanbul with worsening symptoms, Dr. Alzafer was the first to connect my travel history to the fungal shadows on my X-ray. His targeted antifungal treatment saved me from what others misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.

As a 72-year-old retired glassblower, I spent decades inhaling fine particles. My chronic cough was dismissed as occupational hazard until Dr. Alzafer at Acibadem Bakirkoy discovered a rare silicate-induced bronchial stenosis. His precise bronchoscopic dilation felt like someone finally cleaned the soot from my lungs. I can now tend my rose garden without gasping.

During the Istanbul Marathon, my 41-year-old husband collapsed at the 35km mark with sudden respiratory failure. Rushed to Acibadem Bakirkoy, Dr. Alzafer diagnosed exercise-induced anaphylaxis with pulmonary involvement—a condition so rare he'd only read about it. His emergency protocol and subsequent allergy management plan transformed my husband from marathoner to trail hiker, safely.