Neurosurgeon
31 years of experience
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1984 - 1987 : İstanbul Şehremini High school
1987 - 1993 : Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty.
1993 - 1998 : Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Department of Neurology (residency)
1998 - 1999 : Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Department of Neurology, Cerebrovascular diseases and neurosonology department.
2000 - 2005 : Health Sciences University, Istanbul Prof Dr Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Education and Training Hospital, Neurosurgery department (residency)
2005 - 2006 : 70. Yıl Fizik Tedavi Ve Rehabilitasyon Education and Training Hospital, department of Neurosurgery, Consultant
2006 - 2013 : Health Sciences University, Istanbul Prof Dr Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Education and Training Hospital, Neurosurgery department
2013 : Associate Professor
2015 - 2019 : Health Sciences University, Istanbul Prof Dr Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Education and Training Hospital, Chief of Neurosurgery department
2020- : Health Sciences University, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital Education and Training Hospital, Chief of Neurosurgery - İstanbul
Specialities : Functional neurosurgery
Epilepsy surgery (Anteromedial temporal lobectomy for Hippocampal sclerosis))
Movement disorders surgery (DBS for Parkinson’s Disease)
Skull base surgery
Neurooncology
MEMBERSHIPS
Turkish medical association
Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Society of Nervous System Surgery
Vice president of Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Group of Stereotactic Functional Pain and Epilepsy Surgery,
EANS
Invited Presentations
Neuromodulation – Epilepsy. 1. Neuromodulation Congress 2015, İstanbul
Psychosurgery and complications. Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Group of Stereotactic Functional Pain and Epilepsy Surgery, Spring Symposium 2015, Bursa
Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation. 2015 Samsun
Vagal nerve stimulationfor Epilepsy, Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Group of Stereotactic Functional Pain and Epilepsy Surgery, Spring Symposium 2016, Antalya
Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery, XXX. National Neurosurgery Congress 2017, Antalya
Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders. TND İstanbul Meetings, 2016, İstanbul.
Epilepsy surgery for childs to adults. 7. Bakırköy Neuropsychiatry days, 2017, İstanbul
Targets, selection of patients for Deep Brain Stimulation, in Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, 7. Bakırköy Neuropsychiatry days, 2017, İstanbul
DBS for Pain treatment, Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Group of Stereotactic Functional Pain and Epilepsy Surgery, Spring Symposium 2017, Antalya
Last year of Functional Neurosurgery,, XXXI. National Neurosurgery Congress 2017, Antalya
Deep brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease. XVI. World Congress of Neurosurgery Society. 2017 İstanbul
Late complications of head trauma. Health Science University, Neurosurgery Symposium 2018, İstanbul
Deep brain stimulation for complex tremor. Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Group of Stereotactic Functional Pain and Epilepsy Surgery, Spring Symposium 2018, Antalya
Deep brain stimulation for Epilepsy. Neuromodulation congrees (2018), İstanbul
New technics in neuromodulation therapies for Movement Disorders : Parkinson’s Disease İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa medikal faculty (2018), İstanbul
Vagal nerve stimulation, Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Group of Stereotactic Functional Pain and Epilepsy Surgery, Spring Symposium 2019, Antalya
Neuromodulation technics in Epilepsiy. XXXIII. National Neurosurgery Congress. (2019), Antalya
Neurosurgical techniques in neuropathic pain. Nöromodülasyon Araştırma ve Eğitim Derneği 2019 Symphosium, “Baş Boyun Bölgesi Ağrılarında Nöromodülasyon ve İlişkili Tedaviler” (14 - 15 June 2019), Hatay
Targeting in Deep Brain Stimulation . Beyin Ak Madde Diseksiyon Kursu. (2019), Acıbadem Üniversitesi İstanbul.
Neuromodulation and new indications. Nöromodülasyon Araştırma ve Eğitim Derneği 2021 e-symphosium. (25 - 15 June 2019)
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Tuğcu B. Akdemir H. Hemifacial spasm. Türk Nöroşirurji Derneği kitabı 2010.
Tuğcu B. History of Hydrocephalus and Shunt Surgery. Nöroşirurjide Şant Cerrahisi kitabı. Ed Günaldı Ömür, Emel Erhan. Selen Yayıncılık 2014.
Tuğcu B. Complications of Movement disorders Surgery. H2-148 Fonksiyonun Cerrahi Anatomisi. Ed Biçeroğlu Hüseyin. US Akademi 2018
Tuğcu B. Ulutabanca H, Gültekin M. Bölüm 8; Ethical problems for Deep Brain Stimulation. In Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Neurologic and Pschiatric Diseases; Handbook.. Ed Temel Y, Kocabıçak E, Akbostancı C, Doğu O, Savaş A. US Akademi 2019; pp 93-108.
Leentjens AFG, Tuğcu B. Ackermans L. Bölüm 15; Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrom. In Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Neurologic and Pschiatric Diseases; Handbook... Ed Temel Y, Kocabıçak E, Akbostancı C, Doğu O, Savaş A. US Akademi 2019; pp 241-248
Gündüz HB, Tuğcu B. Bölüm 11; Sinir Sisteminin Elektrofizyolojisi ve İntraoperatif Monitörizasyon. Nöroşirurjinin Temelleri. Ed Naderi S, Güzey FK, Tuğcu B. US Akademi 2020; pp77-81
Tuğcu B. Bölüm 14; Nörolojik muayene. Nöroşirurjinin Temelleri. Ed Naderi S, Güzey FK, Tuğcu B. US Akademi 2020; pp95-100
Tuğcu B. Bölüm 86; Epilepside rezektif ve nöromodülasyon cerrahi yöntemleri. Nöroşirurjinin Temelleri. Ed Naderi S, Güzey FK, Tuğcu B. US Akademi 2020; pp537-540
Tuğcu D, Tuğcu B. Bölüm 6; Sinir dokusu tömörleri. Pediyatri. Ed Neyzi O, Ertuğrul T, Darendeliler F. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri 2020: pp1701-1715
Tuğcu B, Haşimoğlu O. Epilepsi Cerrahisinde Nöromodülasyon Teknikleri ve Etki Mekanizmaları, Neuromodulation Technics and Mechanisms of Action in Epilepsy Surgery. Sanus GZ, editör. Epilepsi Cerrahisi. 1. Baskı. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2021. p.89-94.
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