Award-winning stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon from Turkey, working for over 30 years.
Expert in deep brain stimulation (DBS). Has provided over 850 successful DBS procedures and more than 1,350 neurosurgery procedures. Broke a Guinness World Record for the biggest number of patients after DBS gathered in one place. Was trained in Germany, Spain, Great Britain, Israel, Belgium, and the USA. Cooperates with Bookimed from 2018 and regularly trains and educates the Bookimed’s team for training and education in neurology.
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Read moreGülümser Kızıltaş Tokmak, M.D., graduated from Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University in 2002 and completed residency at Neurology Clinic, Okmeydanı Teaching and Research Hospital in 2008. She holds a master’s degree in Electrophysiology from Istanbul University, and has studied and worked in fields such as EMG, EEG, PSG, Dementia, Headache, and Vertigo. She has worked at Ağrı State Hospital Neurology Clinic, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, and Medical Park Hospitals.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr Göçmen is a Turkey-based neurosurgeon with over 15 years of experience, specializing in functional neurosurgery and Gamma Knife. He is certified in functional neurosurgery, Gamma Knife and Endovascular procedures, and has won the Young Neurosurgeon Award by the German Society of Neurosurgery in 2014. He has written over 35 papers on brain diseases and neurosurgery, and is a member of several neurosurgery and spine organizations.
Read moreDr. X has 10 years of experience in Neurosurgery at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic, Yozgat City Hospital, Private Lokman Hekim Akay Hospital, and Emsey Hospital.
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Work Address: Biruni University Hospital, Department Of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul
Education And Training
Undergraduate: 1997 - 2001 Halkali High School, Istanbul, Turkey
Graduate: 2001 - 2007 Mersin University, School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
Postgraduate: 2009 – 2014 Bakırköy Research And Training Hospital For Psychiatric And Neurological Disease, Department Of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Observer: June-December 2017 University of Wisconsin- Department of Neurological Surgery, Madison, USA
June-August 2020 Acıbadem University- Spine Center, İstanbul, Turkey
Professional Interest: Cranial Surgery, Functional neurosurgery (used to treat movement disorders), Spine Surgery
Licensure And Certification
2007 June: Doctor of Medicine, Turkish Ministry of Health
2014 July: Neurosurgeon, Turkish Ministry of Health
Employment
2014– 2021 Neurosurgeon - Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research And Training Hospital
2021- Neurosurgeon- Biruni University Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery
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Has Participated in 18 National and International Courses, Scientific Meetings (Certified) in Neurosurgery And Spinal Surgery.
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Prof. Yaşar Kütükçü is a neurologist with an education from Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi Medical School and University of California San Francisco. He is a member of Turkish Neurology Society, Parkinson’s Disease Society and International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society and specializes in Neurophysiology (Deep Brain Stimulation) and movement disorders treatment.
Read moreCertificates
1. The Course of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, 1990, Oulu, Finland.
2. European Course participation that holds by EANS for 5 years cycle (Amsterdam/1988, Rostock/1989, Çeşme/1994, Klagenfurt/1995, Aalborg/1996).
3. "Primary Examination" for European Board was passed in Klagenfurt,1995, Austria.
4."Advanced Training on Functional Disorders with Leksell Gamma Knife", 2004, Marseille, France.
5. "Advanced Training on Vestibular Schwannomas and Skull Base Surgery wiyh Leksell Gamma Knife", 2004, Marseille, France.
6. The certificate for "DISC Nucleoplasty in Cervical and Lumbar Disc Diseases", 2004, Freiburg, Germany.
7. "Neuropathfinder" Train - the - Trainer Meeting, 2009, Wien, Austria.
8. " Neuropathfinder" Train - the - Trainer Meeting, 2011, Athens, Greece.
9. The certificate for "Full- Endoscopic Spine Surgery", 2011, Herne, Germany.
Read moreHe was born in Niğde which is the city middle part of Anatolia. He studied high school in Adana. He graduated from Ankara University Medical School of Medicine. He started his career at Bakırköy Neurological Sciences Hospital in Zeki Oral MD.’s Clinic in 1987 and finished his Neurosurgery residency in 1993. During this period, he completed his micro neurosurgery education, which was a breakthrough for him, at Zurich University “Professor M. Gazi Yaşargil’s Clinic”.
Between 1993-2003, he worked as a teaching assistant and then as an assistant professor at the Professor Necmettin Pamir’s Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University. At the same time, he obtained clinical and surgical gains in the field of neurooncology and vascular neurosurgery at Professor Donlin M. Long and Daniele Rigamonti's Clinic at Johns Hopkins University, USA. In 2003, he received the title of Associate Professor of Neurosurgery.
Between 2004-2010, he worked as Chief of Clinic in Göztepe Training and Research Hospital of Ministry of Health. During this period, he led his clinic to become the only accredited clinic by EANS (The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) in Turkey, with its educational and care services. During this period, he completed his endoscopic skull base training starting at the University of Pittsburgh.
In 2010, he started to work for Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine and became a Professor of Neurosurgery. He established the Neurosurgery Department in Medipol University Faculty of Medicine on 2012. He served as a Head of Neurosurgery Department in Memorial Health Group Istanbul Hospitals between 2014-2018. He served Neurosurgery Department of Maslak Hospital of Acıbadem Health Group with his team between 2018- September 2021.
Since 01.10.2021, He have started to work with his team at my private clinic located in Fulya and Ulus Hospital of Liv Health Group.
He served as the founding chairman of ”Skull Base Society” in Turkey. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the European Skull Base Society (ESBS).
There are more than 110 scientific papers which he hs published in international refereed journals (SCI/SCIEx) and in national refereed journals and 18 scientific articles. He Has more than 250 scientific congress presentations, published books and chapters in books.
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He completed his primary education at Şenlikköy Primary School and his secondary education at the Istek Foundation Florya Bilge Kagan High School. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He completed his specialist education in Istanbul Medical Faculty Neurology Department in 2006. In 2006 he worked at the Neurology Clinic and the PharmaZentrum Research Center of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Between 2007 and 2011, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. He worked at Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital in the 3rd Neurology Clinic and in the Dementia and Movement Disorders policlinics. Since October 2011, he has been working at Istanbul University of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, USA.
Experience
İstanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Neurology,
Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital
Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital Neurology Clinics,
Gayrettepe Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital PET department.
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