Dr. Esra Karakaş

My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last month, and our world turned upside down. Dr. Esra Karakaş didn't just treat him—she educated our entire family. She spent two hours with us at Kayseri Hospital Acibadem, drawing cartoon pancreas diagrams for my son, explaining insulin in simple terms, and creating a color-coded meal plan. When my son cried about birthday cake, she promised to teach him how to calculate insulin for treats. Her follow-up calls at 8 PM to check his glucose logs show dedication I've never seen. She turned our panic into manageable routine.

As a 72-year-old with osteoporosis and newly discovered thyroid nodules, I feared another specialist would just add pills to my existing ten medications. Dr. Karakaş did the opposite. She reviewed everything, coordinated with my cardiologist, and found three medications that were conflicting. Her gentle hands during the thyroid ultrasound at Acibadem were steady, and her explanation of the biopsy procedure—comparing it to a bee sting—calmed me. She didn't rush; she listened to stories about my late husband while examining me. The nodules were benign, but her compassionate approach healed more than my thyroid.

I arrived at the emergency department at 2 AM with calcium levels at 15.2 mg/dL—confused, dehydrated, and terrified. Dr. Karakaş was called in and immediately recognized it as a parathyroid crisis. Within an hour, she had me stabilized and scheduled emergency surgery. What impressed me wasn't just her clinical skill during the minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, but how she explained everything to my anxious wife in the waiting room, drawing on a napkin. Three months later, my calcium is normal, and the 3cm scar on my neck is barely visible. She saved my life with calm precision.

For years, different doctors dismissed my fatigue and weight gain as 'stress' or 'aging' (I'm 42!). Dr. Karakaş ordered specific pituitary tests others hadn't considered and diagnosed a prolactinoma. Her treatment plan involved careful medication titration instead of immediate surgery. During our six-month follow-ups, she noticed my hesitation about fertility questions and gently opened that conversation herself. She connected me with a reproductive endocrinologist while managing my tumor. Yesterday's MRI showed the tumor shrank by 70%. She treats the whole person, not just the hormone levels.