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Assoc. Prof. Ali Zirh is a world renowned neurosurgeon from Turkey. He was born on October 8, 1960 in Ankara, Türkiye and completed his primary and secondary education in the same city. He graduated from Ankara Atatürk High School with first place, and he entered the Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine on August 31st, 1983 as a medical doctor. Between the years 1983 and 1985, he carried out his state service obligation in Gaziantep and was rewarded with a commendation by the Provincial Authority for his work in this period. He completed his military service in Istanbul in 1987 and was discharged. In 1988, he started his specialization at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. In 1990, he attended the British Council in Glasgow and Edinburgh; the European Neurosurgery Association (EANS) in Warnemünde, Germany in 1989; Zaragoza, Spain in 1991; Jerusalem, Israel in 1992; Brudge, Belgium in 1993; and in 1994, he attended the World Neurosurgery Association (WFNS) training courses in Antalya, Turkey. Glasgow Institute of Neurological Sciences in 1990, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburg in 1992, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia in 1992, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington in 1992, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital in 1994, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1994 he visited and participated in clinical studies. He became a neurosurgeon in February 1994. He completed his master's degree in neurophysiology at Marmara University Health Sciences Institute in March 1994. In September 1994, he completed the fifth of the European Neurosurgery Association's (EANS) training courses in Izmir, took the exams, and received his EANS diploma. On the same date, he participated in the European Board of Neurosurgery Primary Examination, passed successfully and certified. In line with his field of interest, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, he attended training courses on "Stereotactic Target Calculation" and "Neurostimulation for Pain" in Çeşme İzmir in September 1994. "Stereotactic Neurosurgery Hands-On" in New-Orleans USA in November 1994, "Augmentitative Procedures for Pain" in San Francisco USA in October 1995, "Stereotactic Neurosurgery Hands" in New Orleans-USA in November 1995 , "Deep Brain Stimulation for Treating Parkinson's Disease" in Minneapolis-USA in May 1996, "Interventional Therapies Workshop: Implantable Spinal Cord Stimulation and Drug Infusion Systems" in Washington-USA in May 1996, "Surgical Treatment for Movement Disorders" and" Interventional Therapies in Chronic Pain Management" in Montreal-Canada in October 1996, "Management of Patients with Deep-Brain Stimulators, Expert Course and Workshop"  in Kiel-Germany in June 2001. Dr. Ali ZIRH returned from the United States in 1997 and started to work at the VKV American Hospital, performing functional neurosurgery interventions and DBS insertion with the Microelectrode Recording and Stimulation technique at the single cell level, which is available in only a few centers in the world. He started to work at Medicalpark Bahçelievler Hospital as of January 2009 and implemented these initiatives in a health institution where Social Security Institution patients could also benefit. He continues his surgical interventions at Medipol Bağcılar Hospital as of January 2015. As of September 2018, he continues his academic and clinical studies at Medipol University's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center (PARMER). Over 30 years of clinical and surgical experience in the field of functional neurosurgery, more than 1900 surgical interventions for Parkinson’s and other movement disorder diseases and more than 1400 DBS surgeries that he has successfully performed, made Dr. Ali ZIRH the first name that comes to mind in movement disorder surgery in Turkey and the adjacent geography. He enabled the center where he performs these surgeries to become a Training and Reference Center in the international arena. Dr. Ali ZIRH is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association, Parkinson's Disease Association, European Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, American Academy of Advancement of Science, World Federation of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, International Association for the Study of Pain, American Pain Society, World Neuromodulation, American Neuromodulation Society, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, The Movement Disorder Society, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). At the international congresses and symposiums of these organizations held in different parts of the world at least 4-5 times a year, Dr. Zirh shares his experiences with other colleagues at these meetings, and also follows the progress and developments in his field of expertise day by day. Dr. Ali ZIRH has many publications published in international journals, eight book chapters, more than 150 congress papers and various national / international awards.    Awards For the outstanding results in the field of neurosurgery, Assoc. Prof. Ali Zırh is honored with numerous prizes as: 1995 Turkish Brain Research Foundation Award 1998 Eczacıbaşı Scientific Research Medicine Encouragement Award 1997 Award of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society 1997 International Elekta Award for stereotactic and functional neurosurgery 2017 Golden Palm Award In 2018, Assoc. Prof. Ali Zırh at Medipol broke a Guinness World Record when 329 DBS patients gathered together in one place. Global Health Awards 2021 held in Baku - the best neurosurgeon of the year Assoc. Prof. Ali Zırh was selected. Scientific activity Assoc. Prof. Ali Zırh provides scientific research in neurology surgery. The results of his papers are published in local and international editions as Turkish Neurosurgery Journal, US Advances in Neurology Journal, and many others. Doctor Ali Zirh and Former Head of Bookimed medical coordinators Ekaterina Potapova at Bookimed office   Membership in organizations Neurosurgical Society in Turkey American Parkinson Disease Association European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ESSFN) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) North American Cervicogenic Headache Society (HACHS) International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) International Neuromodulation Society North American Neuromodulation Society International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Op. Dr. Ertuğrul Pınar graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2012 and worked as a general practitioner in Çanakkale and Ağrı before completing his training in the Department of Neurosurgery at Marmara University. He was assigned as a specialist doctor to Şanlıurfa in 2019. In 2021, Dr. Ertuğrul Pınar transitioned to the private sector and is involved in adult and pediatric brain and spine diseases.MEDICAL INTERESTSBrain TumorsGlial TumorsMeningiomasBrain MetastasesSkull Base TumorsPosterior Fossa TumorsIntraventricular MassesPituitary AdenomaScalp and Bone TumorsCerebral EdemaCerebral HemorrhagesCerebral Vascular AneurysmsCerebral Arteriovenous MalformationsCavernomasHead Injuries

EducationEge Faculty of Medicine 1978Specialization in Pediatrics 1982Subspecialty Pediatric Oncology 2002 (EU Faculty of Medicine)Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 2012 (EU Faculty of Medicine)Deputy Chief of Clinic 1988 Tepecik EAHClinical Chief 1993 Tepecik EAHAssociate Professorship 1995Professorship  2002Ege U. Faculty of Medicine, faculty member 1998 – 2022EU Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics 2009-2018Member of Tepecik Education Planning and Coordination Board (1993-1998)SSI Tepecik Hospital Ethics Committee Chairman (1996-1998)Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology "Bone Marrow Transplantation Working Group Co-Chair" (2002-2006)Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology "Bone Marrow Transplantation Working Group" (2006-2008)Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology - Responsible for Bone Marrow Transplantation "Online" Data Registry System 2007-ongoing.Ege University Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Commission Chairman, 2011-2021Institutional MembershipsTurkish Medical Association İzmir and Kocaeli BranchTurkish National Pediatric Association - İzmirEuropean Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT); Ege University Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit was accredited by the European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) in June 2007.Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology - Board Member for two terms (2005-2009)Turkish Society of Hematology - Board Member for two terms (2001/2005)Turkish Pediatric Oncology AssociationBone Marrow Transplantation Foundation (KITVAK) Member of the Board of TrusteesUnits he is the founder of                        1- SSI Tepecik Hospital Pediatric Oncology Clinic (1990) 2- SSI Tepecik Hospital Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (1992) 3- EU Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (1998) 4- FOUNDER of JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, 2014; SCI application was made in 2022.  Transplantation units that he contributed to the establishment of                        1. İzmir BUÇH EAH Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (2019) 2. Ümraniye EAH Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (2020) 3. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman EAH Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (2020) (Transferred to Çam Sakura EAH)AwardsThrombotic parameters in bone marrow stem cell transplant patients, Pediatric Hematology Congress, Trabzon 2003CD133 Antigen in Stem Cell: Pediatric Hematology Congress 2005. Research awardThe role of Toll like receptors in febrile neutropenic patients, Best poster award. Turkish Hematology Congress 2008, Çeşme-İzmirNational pediatric stem cell transplantation activity- Oral presentation second prize, Turkish Hematology Society Stem Cell Transplantation Congress, 2022, AntalyaPublicationsKansoy S. "Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Child Health and Diseases, 1st edition, EU Faculty of Medicine Printing House, 1999, İzmirKansoy S. Bone marrow transplantation in Thalassemia Major III. Aegean Thalassemia Days Book, 2000, IzmirKansoy S. Pediatric KIT Center Standards in Turkey. Childhood Acute Leukemias, Antalya 2000: 73-5Kansoy S. Late Side Effects in Children. Special issue of Bone Marrow Transplantation Journal of Turkish Clinics. 2003Kansoy S. Stem Cell Applications in Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation. Pediatric Oncology Nursing Course Book, İzmir, 2005Kansoy S. Cord Blood as a Stem Cell Source. Stem Cell Special Issue. Turkey Clinics, 2008Kansoy S. Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphomas. General Pediatrics Book, Ed. Prof.Dr.Enver Hasanoglu, 2009Kansoy S, Aksoylar S. Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children. Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017Kansoy S. Rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017Kansoy S. Approach to the child with cancer according to clinical findings. Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017 11. Çetingül N, S.Kansoy, M.Kantar. Oncological Diseases. Pediatrics (Ed. A. Cura), 641-672, Ege University Print house, İzmir, 1999.  (1.05 points)Kansoy S, M.Kantar. Head, Face and Eye Examination. Pediatric Prosthetic Physical Examination and Symptom Information (Ed. A.Cura)Kantar M. Metabolic Emergency Problems in Oncology. Oncologic Emergencies and Supportive Care in Childhood (Ed. N. Çetingül, S. Kansoy), 15-24, Meta Basım, İzmir, 2003. Cord Blood Transplants in Turkey. HEMATOLOGIST, 2016Kansoy S. Central Nervous System Tumors in Children Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017Acute myeloblastic leukemia in children and its treatment. Pediatric Oncology Textbook, Poplack's Turkish, 2020National pediatric stem cell transplant activity, 2020Childhood stem cell transplantation indications, Turkey Clinics - International book 2020In addition to the studies and papers in international journals published in large numbers, he is involved in international multicenter studies in some journals with high impact value.