Best Clinics for Arnold Chiari syndrome Treatment in the World: 96 Top-Rated Centers

Dr. Bartolomé Oliver has 47 years of international training and over 5,000 neurosurgeries. The JCI-accredited clinic uses intraoperative MRI for two approaches: traditional decompression or a minimally invasive filum terminale section. A consultation may cost around €565. The surgical package for Arnold-Chiari typically runs €25,000–€35,000. This covers the operation, hospital stay, and post-operative care.

Dr. Ertugrul Pinar has performed 900+ procedures over 19 years of neurosurgery. The JCI-accredited clinic offers Foramen Magnum Decompression and Duraplasty. A consultation with a neurosurgeon may cost around $160 and an MRI of the lumbar spine around $415–$615. The main decompression package costs around $11,000. It includes pre- and post-op consultations, 3 nights hospitalization, meals, airport transfers, and translation.

Memorial Şişli Hospital has a JCI-accredited neurosurgery team led by specialists like Selvinaz Edizer. A neurologist consultation may cost around $120–$220. Brain MRI diagnostics start from $750. Surgical treatment for Arnold Chiari syndrome typically runs $9,950–$19,000 and often includes pre-op tests, ICU care, multi-day ward stay, and meals.

Prof. Dr. Melih Bozkurt is a neurosurgeon with 24 years of experience specializing in Chiari malformation. He performs surgical decompression at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital – a JCI and LEED Platinum-accredited center 5 minutes from the airport. Diagnostics start from around $130 for a consultation. Treatment costs vary; craniotomy typically runs between $13,000–$17,000, while an all-inclusive Chiari surgery package for syringomyelia may cost around €42,500.

Prof. Zafer Orkun Toktas has 16 years of specialized neurosurgery experience with 1,100+ procedures. He performs microsurgical decompression with duraplasty at this JCI-accredited hospital. A neurosurgeon consultation is around $180, and an MRI of one area costs around $600–$1,000. The microsurgical decompression package costs around $11,000–$19,500, including the surgery and a 4-5 day hospitalization.

Prof. Serdar Kahraman has 33 years in neurosurgery and is Johns Hopkins-trained, heading the department at JCI-accredited Anadolu Medical Center. Diagnostics start around $100 for blood work, a neurosurgeon consultation costs $110–$120, and a 3T MRI runs $480–$700. The all-inclusive decompression surgery package is $14,100–$22,000, covering the procedure, 7-day hospital stay with ICU, and airport transfers.

Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) is a top-ranked neurosurgery center specializing in Arnold Chiari syndrome treatment, with Dr. Shlomi Constantini leading the pediatric neurosurgery team. He has performed over 1,000+ procedures and trained at prestigious institutions including Hadassah Medical School, Hippocampal Electrophysiology (Denmark), and Microneurosurgery (Switzerland). The hospital operates advanced neurosurgical suites with intraoperative MRI and neuroendoscopy capabilities.

Prof. Dr. Akin Akakin, with 2 facts, performs complex procedures at this JCI and ISO-accredited hospital. An initial online neurosurgery consultation typically costs around $140. Brain MRI diagnostics cost $500–$700. The posterior fossa decompression surgery package runs $14,200–$19,500 and generally covers the procedure, preoperative consultations, necessary diagnostics, anesthesia, and a 4–5 day hospital stay.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dogan Gucluhan Guclu has 20 years experience with over 1,100 neurosurgical procedures. A full diagnostics panel starts from $50 for blood tests, with a neurologist consultation around $200 and MRI scans from $230. The comprehensive Chiari decompression package costs around $18,000, covering surgery, a 3-6 day stay with ICU nursing, all tests, medications, companion lodging, transfers, and interpreter services.

Prof. Tahta is an expert in Chiari malformation surgery. He works at JCI-accredited Medipol Mega, the largest private university hospital in Turkey. Diagnostics start from $120 for a consultation. MRI scans cost around $400-$450 each. Chiari decompression surgery with dural platy typically runs $11,000-$13,000. This covers the procedure, 2-3 days hospitalization, and pre-op diagnostics.