Ibrahim Ziyal
- Specialization: Neurosurgeon
- 30 years of experience
- Speaks:English, Turkish
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Göztepe Hospital
- Served as Professor and Head of Neurosurgery at Marmara University (2012–2025).
Dr. Ibrahim Ziyal is a neurosurgeon at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul (2025–present). He was Professor and Head of Neurosurgery at Marmara University (2012–2025). Earlier, he held faculty roles at Hacettepe University (2001–2012). He was the Founding Head of Neurosurgery at Abant İzzet Baysal University, Düzce (1999–2001). He also worked as a clinical researcher in brain tumors at George Washington University (1996–1998). He then focused on cerebrovascular diseases at the São Paulo Institute of Neurological Sciences (1998–1999).
Expertise: skull base tumors, pituitary surgery, and aneurysm/AVM/cavernoma surgery. Neurosurgery training: Şişli Etfal Hospital. MD: Trakya University. Memberships: Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Neuro-Oncology Association, AANS, CNS, WFNS, EANS.
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EXPERIENCE
2025 – Present | Istanbul, Turkey
Memorial Göztepe Hospital
Neurosurgery Specialist
2012 – 2025 | Istanbul, Turkey
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Head of Department
2001 – 2012 | Ankara, Turkey
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor
1999 – 2001 | Düzce, Turkey
Abant İzzet Baysal University, Düzce Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Founding Head of Department
1998 – 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Institute of Neurological Sciences
Researcher / Clinical Doctor – Cerebrovascular Diseases
1996 – 1998 | Washington, USA
George Washington University
Researcher / Clinical Doctor – Brain Tumors
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EDUCATION
1990 – 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey
Şişli Etfal Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery
Medical Faculty – Neurosurgery Training
1980 – 1986 | Istanbul, Turkey
Trakya University Faculty of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Turkish Neurosurgical Society
• Neuro-Oncology Association
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
• World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS)
• European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS)
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Professional Trainings, Courses, and Conferences Attended
• George Washington University, USA – Skull Base Tumor Surgery, Neuroanatomy
• São Paulo Institute of Neurological Sciences, Brazil – Aneurysm, AVM, and Cavernoma Surgery
• University of Göttingen, Germany – Pituitary Surgery
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