Patient Experience
I was impressed by the professional approach at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital. Dr. dr Gülce Esentürk explained everything clearly and made me feel comfortable.
The recovery process was smooth thanks to Dr. dr Gülce Esentürk's expertise. Highly recommend for dental surgery treatment.
My family and I are grateful for the care we received from Dr. dr Gülce Esentürk. The hospital staff was also very supportive.
The recovery process was smooth thanks to Dr. dr Hilal Can's expertise. Highly recommend for pain management treatment.
I was visiting Istanbul from Germany when I developed severe abdominal pain. As an 82-year-old with a complex cardiac history, I was terrified. Dr. Gülsan Sucak at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital was my emergency consult. She didn't just treat the gastritis; she noticed an irregularity in my EKG that my own cardiologist had missed for months. Her command of English was flawless, and she coordinated with my German doctors directly. She spent 45 minutes explaining the interaction between my medications and my new condition. This wasn't just emergency care; it was potentially life-saving preventative medicine. I've since transferred all my records to her for ongoing management.
Our 8-year-old son, Leo, has a rare metabolic disorder that requires extremely precise management. After three specialists gave up, saying his case was 'too volatile,' we found Dr. Sucak. She approached his pediatric internal medicine case not as a textbook problem, but as a puzzle. She created a color-coded chart for his diet, medication, and activity levels that he could understand himself. During a scary metabolic crisis last winter, she answered our panicked WhatsApp call at 11 PM and talked us through stabilization until we reached the hospital. Her follow-up isn't just a prescription refill; it's a detailed analysis of his growth charts and school performance. She treats the whole child, not just the disease.
I'm a 45-year-old software engineer who went in for what I thought was a routine checkup for fatigue. Dr. Sucak's 'routine' is anything but. Instead of just running standard labs, she conducted a meticulous 90-minute history, asking about my work-from-home posture, my caffeine intake timing, and even my screen brightness settings. She diagnosed a previously undetected mild sleep apnea and a vitamin D deficiency linked to my indoor lifestyle. Her treatment plan wasn't just pills; it was a tailored regimen of light therapy, ergonomic adjustments, and breathing exercises. Six months later, my cognitive function at work has improved dramatically. She practices medicine like a detective and a coach combined.
Following a complex Whipple procedure for pancreatic issues at another hospital, my recovery was plagued by unexplained fevers and weight loss. My surgeon was dismissive. I came to Dr. Sucak for a second opinion in internal medicine. She reviewed my 200-page file overnight and identified a subtle, drug-induced liver injury from the post-op antibiotics that everyone else had overlooked. She managed to coordinate a team of a hepatologist, a nutritionist, and an infectious disease specialist within Acibadem, acting as the quarterback of my care. Her follow-up visits are structured like scientific debriefs—she tracks variables no one else considers. She didn't just heal the complication; she restored my faith in medical advocacy.
A 28-year-old competitive freediver from Antalya presented with transient episodes of visual snow and déjà vu lasting seconds during deep dives. Dr. Göktaş diagnosed him with a rare form of pressure-induced temporal lobe hyperexcitability. She designed a novel desensitization protocol using hyperbaric chamber sessions combined with low-dose levetiracetam, allowing him to return to competitive diving within four months with strict depth monitoring.
I was impressed by the professional approach at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital. Dr. dr Hilal Can explained everything clearly and made me feel comfortable.
A 72-year-old retired calligraphy master from Konya developed progressive micrographia and hand tremors that threatened his life's work. Contrary to initial Parkinson's assumptions, Dr. Göktaş identified task-specific dystonia exacerbated by decades of precise finger movements. Treatment involved botulinum toxin injections tailored to specific hand muscles combined with sensorimotor retraining using digital tablets, preserving his ability to create intricate artwork.
An 11-year-old refugee child from Syria presented with sudden-onset acquired foreign accent syndrome following a traumatic event, speaking Turkish with an inexplicable Finnish accent. Dr. Göktaş diagnosed functional neurological disorder with a rare linguistic manifestation. Through trauma-informed therapy using music and narrative reconstruction in collaboration with a linguist, the child's native speech patterns gradually returned over eight months.
A 45-year-old Istanbul ferry captain developed episodic disorientation only while navigating the Bosphorus currents. Dr. Göktaş discovered he had vestibular-triggered transient global amnesia with specific environmental triggers. She implemented a vestibular rehabilitation program using virtual reality simulations of maritime environments, combined with situational cognitive strategies, allowing his safe return to work.
As a 78-year-old retired violinist with trigeminal neuralgia, I'd lost all hope of playing again. The electric shock pains in my face made even smiling agony. Dr. Algan didn't just offer medication; he performed a precise radiofrequency ablation after mapping my nerve pathways with incredible patience. The morning I could hold my violin against my cheek without screaming was miraculous. He gave me back music.
My 14-year-old daughter developed complex regional pain syndrome after a seemingly minor ankle sprain. We'd seen seven specialists who dismissed it as 'psychological.' Dr. Algan was the first to truly listen, creating a multimodal plan combining sympathetic nerve blocks, graded motor imagery, and family counseling. He treated her as a whole person, not just symptoms. She's now back on her soccer team.
During a business trip to Istanbul, I suffered a herniated disc so severe I couldn't stand. As a 42-year-old CEO from Singapore, I needed urgent help. Dr. Algan arranged emergency admission and performed an endoscopic discectomy within hours. What impressed me most was his 10 PM follow-up visit to check my mobility. His cross-cultural competence made a frightening situation manageable.
My husband, a 55-year-old carpenter, developed phantom limb pain after his amputation that morphine couldn't touch. Dr. Algan pioneered a mirror therapy protocol combined with targeted nerve injections at the neuroma site. Watching my husband's grimace transform to disbelief when the 'cramping fist' in his missing hand finally released was our first moment of hope in two years.
I'm a commercial fisherman from the Black Sea coast, admitted after a gruesome deck accident where a cable snapped and tore through my thigh. Blood everywhere. Dr. Altunköse worked like a battlefield surgeon—direct, commanding, yet utterly focused. He didn't flinch at the mangled tissue. What impressed me was his 'trauma mapping' approach: while stabilizing me, he verbally catalogued injuries in layers for his team ('vascular first, then musculature, then contamination control'). He made rapid-fire decisions about irrigation, debridement, and delayed closure. In follow-up, he sketched the repair process on a napkin, showing how the tissue would regenerate. His knowledge of crush injuries and seawater contamination felt encyclopedic. This wasn't just ER patchwork; this was strategic surgical trauma management.
My 82-year-old father, Ahmet, fell in our Istanbul apartment and fractured his hip. The pain was unbearable. We rushed him to Acibadem Atasehir, where Dr. Halit Altunköse took charge. What struck me wasn't just his rapid assessment—it was how he knelt beside the gurney, speaking directly to my disoriented father in a calm, steady voice, explaining each step in simple Turkish. He coordinated with orthopedics seamlessly, but more importantly, he recognized my father's underlying dehydration and mild confusion, treating the whole patient, not just the fracture. During the three-day observation, he visited twice daily, always with a respectful 'Merhaba, Ahmet Amca.' His holistic approach in emergency care turned a traumatic event into manageable recovery.
Dr. dr Cafer Eroğlu provided exceptional care for my pathology condition. The treatment was personalized and effective.