Spec. MD. Bahar Ozcan Cevirgenoglu

Our 92-year-old grandmother, who has been caring for children her entire life, developed a persistent, rattling cough that her geriatrician couldn't resolve. As a last resort, we brought her to Dr. Bahar, who immediately recognized the sound as a rare pediatric tracheal anomaly she'd only seen in infants, but adapted the diagnosis for an elderly patient with lifelong, undetected anatomy. Her unconventional cross-generational approach and gentle bedside manner with our nervous elder was breathtaking. She coordinated with the geriatric team at Medical Park Mersin to design a hybrid treatment plan. Grandma now calls her 'the child doctor who healed the oldest child.'

During a family vacation in Mersin, our 3-year-old son Theo swallowed a small, magnetic building toy piece. The local ER was ready to send us for invasive surgery. Dr. Bahar was called in as the on-duty pediatric specialist. Instead of rushing to surgery, she spent 45 minutes studying the toy's design manual we had on our phone, realizing the magnet's polarity might allow a non-surgical retrieval if positioned correctly. Using a pediatric endoscope with a modified tip she devised with the surgical team, she navigated the piece like a puzzle and extracted it in one smooth motion. Her calm, almost playful focus turned a traumatic emergency into a story of brilliant, adaptive problem-solving.

For our daughter Elif's routine 5-year checkup, Dr. Bahar did something extraordinary: she conducted the entire examination through a narrative. She transformed the stethoscope into a 'heart storyteller,' the otoscope into a 'cave explorer,' and the reflex hammer into a 'knee-tickling wizard.' Elif, usually terrified of doctors, was enthralled. Dr. Bahar then analyzed Elif's drawings of our family, noticing subtle color patterns that led to questions about mild color perception differences. This wasn't a checkup; it was a diagnostic journey wrapped in a game. She discovered a very mild, benign visual processing trait we never would have noticed, giving us wonderful insights into how our child sees the world.

My 14-year-old son, Kaan, a dedicated competitive swimmer, developed unexplained fatigue and poor performance. Multiple specialists found nothing. Dr. Bahar, reviewing his case, noticed his growth charts showed a subtle, atypical spike in height and arm span over six months. Suspecting a connective tissue adaptation to intense training, she ordered a highly specific echocardiogram not typically used for athletes his age. She discovered a minor, flow-related heart valve variation, benign for most, but potentially significant for an elite swimmer. She collaborated with a pediatric cardiologist and a sports physiologist to create a custom training modulation plan. Her ability to think like a detective, a physiologist, and a coach all at once preserved his health and his dream.