M.D. Şule Turgut

I'm a 72-year-old retired violinist with chronic arthritis in my hands. For years, the pain stole my music. Dr. Turgut didn't just see 'an elderly patient with joint pain.' She asked about my violin, examined how I held a bow, and designed a targeted nerve block protocol combined with gentle physical therapy exercises that felt like tuning an instrument. At Acibadem Maslak, she treated the musician, not just the arthritis. Last week, I played a simple étude for my grandchildren. The tears in their eyes were nothing compared to the joy in my heart. Her approach is a symphony of precision and profound empathy.

Our 8-year-old daughter, Elif, developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in her leg after a minor playground fall. The pain was so severe she refused to walk or let anyone touch her foot. We saw several specialists who were at a loss. Dr. Şule Turgut was our last hope. She knelt on the floor, spoke to Elif about her favorite cartoon characters, and gained her trust. She explained pain to her using a 'broken alarm system' metaphor a child could understand. Her treatment plan at Acibadem was multidisciplinary and gentle—a combination of carefully calibrated medication, play-based desensitization therapy, and family counseling. Within six weeks, Elif was walking again, slowly, but walking. Dr. Turgut gave us our laughing, dancing girl back. She is a magician who speaks the language of children in pain.

I was rushed to Acibadem Maslak's ER at 3 AM with a sudden, excruciating 'ice-pick' headache unlike anything I'd ever experienced—a trigeminal neuralgia flare. The emergency team stabilized me, but the pain was relentless. Dr. Turgut was consulted immediately. She arrived, calm and focused amidst the chaos, and performed an urgent ultrasound-guided nerve block at my bedside. The relief was instantaneous and profound. What followed wasn't just a discharge; it was a meticulously planned roadmap. She scheduled a follow-up for the very next morning to discuss long-term management, explaining the condition with 3D models. From absolute crisis to controlled management in under 24 hours. Her ability to pivot from emergency intervention to strategic planning is nothing short of masterful.

As a software engineer with a failed back surgery syndrome, I'd become a complex, frustrating case—multiple surgeries, scar tissue, and persistent radiating pain. My file was thick. Dr. Turgut approached me not as a failed procedure, but as a new puzzle. At our first consultation, she spent two hours reviewing every scan, every note, asking about my work posture, sleep habits, and even stress levels. She proposed a novel, staged approach: first, a diagnostic medial branch block to confirm the pain source, then a tailored radiofrequency ablation, followed by a regenerative medicine protocol using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to address the underlying tissue damage. The process was transparent, collaborative, and technologically sophisticated. I'm now six months post-treatment, back to coding marathons (with better ergonomics!). She doesn't just manage pain; she engineers sustainable solutions for the most complicated cases.