Expert opinion with excellent care

AMC has brought together US board certified doctors and the foremost academicians of Turkey to lead the health care field. In addition, multi-lingual nurses and staff, constantly improving their skills through training by Johns Hopkins faculty, provide patients excellent care.

Advanced technology for the right diagnosis and effective treatment

AMC combines with cutting edge technology a patient friendly environment. CyberKnife® is the latest radiosurgery technology. Linear accelerators with IMRT system are also available for cancer treatment. PET-CT, Straton-CT, TIM-MR, PYXIS, PACS, telemedicine and electronic patient record are some of the other state of -the - art Technologies used for the well-being of AMC's patients.

Multi-diciplinary teams and clinical programs

AMC engages physicians from different diciplines to resolve complicated health problems of patients. Tumor Board, for instance, de multi-disciplinary concentrates on precise diagnosis, and effective treatment of patients with cancer. Clinical programs on back pain, stroke, diabetes, cardiac arrhythmia and breast health are other examples of AMC's multi-diciplinary approach.

Etty Rinses-Fastenau
Oss - Holland

When we left Amsterdam Monday evening on the 20th of October we had no idea that our tourist flight to Istanbul would change into a coronary surgery flight. We planned to visit Istanbul for a week: visiting famous buildings like the Aya Sofia and other places of interest, crossing the Bosphorus by the bridges and by ferry and visiting the Grand Bazar. But everything changed when my husband got ill during the flight. After some medical treatment in the plane and at the airport Sabiha Gokcen we arrived by ambulance in the hospital Anadolu Saglik Merkezi. After a while at the first aid and afterwards at the intensive care they succeeded to get the heart rhythm back to normal. Exhausted we had a little sleep at the IC.

After two days of examinations we had to make a decision for coronary surgery. Prof. Dr. Ciçek and his surgery team supported us very well in taking this decision. My stay at the hospital was arranged as well. This was very important for me that we could be together in this very difficult period in our life. It would be good if all hospitals would provide this opportunity. Your international services department, in the person of Mrs. Dilek Oz, also was of great value to us. And as to the nurses on the IC: they were extremely kind and helped us so much! If you are far away from home these aspects are of utmost importance.

On Thursday my husband had his operation and they really did a wonderful job. I got a lot of support during this difficult day. After a few more days at the IC my husband and I could stay in the same room. It really felt like a stay in a 5-star-hotel! The last days we enjoyed the Turkish sun sitting on the terrace in the garden.

The day we left was less pleasant. Some insurance person took much time to verify all the financial aspects and we became afraid to miss our plane. Fortunately Mrs. Dilek Oz remained calm and persistent!

So far so good, we're home again. We did not see Istanbul, but from the windows in the hospital we had a splendid view at the Sea of Marmara, we met a wonderful team, made new friends and surely we'll come back to Istanbul in good health next year.

Anadolu Medical Center, Turkey