CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Surname: Mustafa Yavuz SAMANCI

Date of birth: 26.05.1983

Place of birth: Kula

Academic Title: Assoc. Prof.

Work Address: Medipol Acıbadem Bölge Hastanesi Acıbadem, Şht. Emin Çölen Sokağı No:4, 34718 Kadıköy/İstanbul

EDUCATION:

Date	Degree	Department	Institution
02/2024-ongoing	Ph.D. program	Neuroscience	Maastricht University, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS)
02/2025	Spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation program	Department of Neurosurgery	Klinik für Stereotaxie und Funktionelle Neurochirurgie, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Almanya
07/2024-09/2024	TUBITAK Postdoctoral Research Scholarship	Department of Neurosurgery	Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
01/2020-12/2021	Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Clinical Fellowship	Department of Neurosurgery	Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul
03/2020	Associate Professor Title	Department of Neurosurgery	Interuniversity Board, Ankara
09/2015-04/2016	TUBITAK Postdoctoral Research Scholarship	Department of Neurosurgery	Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
10/2014-05/2017	Associate degree	Management of Healthcare Institutions	Istanbul University, Istanbul
09/2008-08/2013	Neurosurgery Resident	Department of Neurosurgery	Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
07-08/2005	Exchange student	Standing Committee on Professional Exchange of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association	Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
09/2001-06/2007	Medical Doctor	Faculty of Medicine (English)	Hacettepe University, Ankara

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Date	Position	Department	Institution
04/2025-present	Assoc. Professor	Department of Neurosurgery	Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital, Istanbul
03/2024-04/2025	Assoc. Professor	Department of Neurosurgery	Koç University School of Medicine
02/2023-03/2024	Assistant Professor	Department of Neurosurgery	Koç University School of Medicine
01/2020-04/2025	Assoc. Prof.	Department of Neurosurgery	Koç University Hospital, Istanbul
03/2019-12/2019	Assistant Professor	Department of Neurosurgery	Başkent University Hospital, Istanbul
03/2017-03/2019	Neurosurgeon	Neurosurgery Clinic	Tekirdağ State Hospital, Tekirdağ
03/2013-03/2017	Neurosurgeon	Neurosurgery Clinic	Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
09/2008-08/2013	Resident	Neurosurgery Clinic	Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul
10/2007-08/2008	General Practitioner	-	Kocaeli Yuvacık Primary Healthcare Center, Kocaeli

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

Language	Exam	Date	Score
English	YDS	22.10.2023	92.5/100
	PTE-A	21.08.2015	75/90

PROJECTS:

2015-2016, TÜBİTAK 2015 2219-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Neuroprotective effects of nasopharyngeal perfluorochemical cooling in a rat model of subarachnoid hemorrhage

2024, TÜBİTAK 2024 2219- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Spasticity in Pyramidal Tracts After Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: A Longitudinal 3T MRI and DTI Study in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Cases

AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS:

2015, Prof. Dr. Hakan Caner Overseas Education Scholarship, Turkish Neurosurgical Society

CERTIFICATES:

Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Pediatric Neurosurgery Course Part II, 31.03.2011-03.04.2011, 31/03-03/04/2011
Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Current approach and treatment options for brain metastases, 22.04.2011 -22.04.2011
Codman Hydrocephalus Learning Centre, DePuy Institute, 06/06/2011
Istanbul University Training Program for Certificate of Small Animal Use in Experimental Studies, 12-23/12/2011
Neuro Critical Care Learning Centre, Depuy Institute, 23-24/02/2012
Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Pediatric Neurosurgery Course Part III, 29/03-01/04/2012
Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Pediatric Neurosurgery Course Part I, 09-12/05/2013
Midas Rex Spinal Techniques Course, 28/06/2014
Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Teaching and Training Group Part I, 26-29/06/2014
Temple University Training Program for Certificate of Animal Use (Rodents, Mouse, Sheep and Goats) in Experimental Studies, Temple University, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Learning Library, 06-07/10/2015
Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Teaching and Training Group Part II, 08-11/06/2017
Neuromodulative Interventional Applications in Pain Management (Cadaver Workshop), 10-12/11/2017
Training of Trainers Certification Programme, Istanbul Graduate School of Business, 29/07-04/08/2019
Deep Brain Stimulation, Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver & Programming Course, Turkish Neuromodulation Society, 27-28/05/2022
ESSFN Hands-On Course - Movement Disorders, 10-12 May 2023, Valetta, Malta
Miami Gamma Knife® ICON™ / Esprit Advanced Users Course, 29-30 April 2024, Miami, FL, US

MEMBERSHIP TO SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Date	Name of the organization
08/2013-ongoing	Member, Turkish Neurosurgical Society
01/2015-09/2022	Member, Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Young Neurosurgeons Board
12/2019-ongoing	Member, Turkish Neuromodulation Society
03/2022-09/2024	Treasurer, Turkish Neuromodulation Society
09/2024-ongoing	Secretary, Turkish Neuromodulation Society
12/2019-ongoing	Member, Istanbul Medical Chamber
03/2021-ongoing	Member, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Teaching and Training Group
09/2022-ongoing	Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
12/2023-ongoing	Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, Neurosurgery Steering Committee
10/2022-ongoing	Member, International Epilepsy Surgery Society
02/2023-ongoing	Member, European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
05/2023-ongoing	Member, Deep Brain Stimulation Society
07/2023-ongoing	Member, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
07/2024-ongoing	Member, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, Individual Membership Committee
12/2024-ongoing	Member, International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
09/2023-06/2024	Member, Neurosurgery Publications Board Members & Staff, Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery Speaks! Operations
12/2024-ongoing	Editorial Board Member, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS:

Date	Mission	Program	Organization
03/11/2019	Vodafone 41st Istanbul Marathon – Volunteer Runner	Istanbul-2019 Turkish Alzheimer Association “You Can Change Their Lives”	Turkish Alzheimer Association
07/11/2021	N Kolay 43rd Istanbul Marathon – Volunteer Runner	Istanbul-M-2021 Turkish Alzheimer Association “If You Run, I'll Dance”	Turkish Alzheimer Association
06/12/2022	N Kolay 44th Istanbul Marathon – Volunteer Runner	Istanbul-M-2021 Turkish Alzheimer Association “Run and Get Me Out of the House”	Turkish Alzheimer Association
05/11/2023	Türkiye İş Bankası 45th Istanbul Marathon – Volunteer Runner	Istanbul M-2023 Turkish Alzheimer Association “Take action for support”	Turkish Alzheimer Association
03/11/2024	Türkiye İş Bankası 46th Istanbul Marathon – Volunteer Runner	Istanbul M-2024 Turkish Alzheimer Association “Smart Steps, Safe Lives”	Turkish Alzheimer Association

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