Asst. Prof. MD. Mehmet Cem Basel Reviews

I was rushed to Medical Park Bursa with what I thought was a heart attack at 3 AM. Dr. Basel was on emergency call and met me in the ER looking exhausted but laser-focused. He calmly explained it was a severe pericarditis flare-up, not a coronary event, but required immediate intervention. What struck me was how he sat with my terrified wife while the team prepped the pericardiocentesis, drawing diagrams on a tissue to show exactly what he'd do. His hands were steady during the procedure, and his voice never lost that reassuring calm. Two days later, he visited my room with printouts about autoimmune triggers for my condition. He doesn't just treat the crisis; he investigates the 'why.'

My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that three other cardiologists said required 'watchful waiting.' Dr. Basel reviewed the echocardiograms and noticed a subtle progression everyone else missed. He got down on one knee to explain to my son, using toy cars to show how blood was taking a 'shortcut' that needed fixing. The minimally invasive catheter procedure he performed felt like magic, no scar, home in 48 hours. At our follow-up, he remembered my son's favorite soccer team and had printed a cardiac anatomy coloring book for him. We went from anxious parents to feeling like we had a guardian who sees what others don't.

As a 72-year-old with atrial fibrillation and diabetes, I'd seen many cardiologists. Dr. Basel was different from the first appointment. He spent 40 minutes asking about my gardening habits, sleep patterns, and even my weekly bowling league before discussing medications. He created a personalized 'heart calendar' integrating my medication schedule with my social activities. When he adjusted my blood thinners, he coordinated directly with my endocrinologist, something no other doctor bothered to do. At my last checkup, he noticed slight edema I hadn't and ordered tests that caught early kidney strain from one of my drugs. He treats the whole ecosystem of your health, not just the heart.

I'm a 45-year-old marathon runner who developed unexplained arrhythmias during long runs. Sports cardiologists couldn't find the issue. Dr. Basel requested my GPS watch data and heart rate logs from six months of training. He spotted a pattern: my arrhythmias only occurred when dehydrated and consuming certain energy gels. Instead of medications, he designed a 'hydration-electrolyte protocol' and had me test it while wearing a portable ECG monitor he lent me. He then analyzed the data himself, calling me on a Sunday to say the protocol worked. He approaches cardiology like a detective and an engineer combined. My last three marathons have been event-free thanks to his unconventional, data-driven approach.