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Muhittin Emre Altunrende
29
years of experience

Muhittin Emre Altunrende

  • Specialization: Neurosurgeon
  • 29 years of experience
  • Speaks:
    English
  • Online consultations: available
  • Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Author of 18 articles in international journals and a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Society.

    Dr. Muhittin Emre Altunrende is a neurosurgeon at Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul. He specializes in functional neurosurgery and deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Altunrende treats brain and spinal tumors along with degenerative spinal conditions. He has published 18 articles in international medical journals.

    • Performs complex procedures including brain tumor removal and herniated disc surgery.
    • Expertise in treating acoustic neuromas, brain cysts, and spinal stenosis.
    • Member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Society and the Turkish Medical Association.
    • Works at Liv Hospital Ulus, a JCI-accredited facility in Turkey.

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Тарас • Brain tumor removal
Ukraine
Dec 10, 2018
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Thanks a lot!!!
The only doctor who intelligibly explained everything! Attitudes towards the patient are positive! Translator Leisyan thanks! Coordinators Olga and Yana are in touch, they explain everything! I didn’t expect to meet this level of service! Thanks a lot!!!
Тарас • Brain tumor removal
Ukraine
Dec 10, 2018
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Газиз • Herniated disk
Russian Federation
Jan 22, 2021
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"I recommend to everyone, wizards work here - professionals in their field!"Categorized statements: About the doctor: "Easy to communicate, concise, it is immediately clear that the highest level specialist, after the examination, identified the problem and showed it on the MRI scan and explained what was to come
LIV Hospital services are very much in line with and in no way inferior to the world level, believe me, because due to health problems of my family, we had to see clinics in the USA, China, South Korea, Israel. From the very first call I felt great care for me as a loved one. Many thanks to Sabina, Nigina - coordinators / translators, they did a great job, we could contact them at any time of the day and they supported the patient with all their hearts. Please note that everything here is based on Turkish, only doctors can communicate in English. It can be seen how much Turkey has advanced and is self-sufficient. I am grateful to fate that I met the professor - neurosurgeon Chagatay Ozturk. Easy to communicate, concise, it is immediately clear that the highest level specialist, after the examination, identified the problem and showed it on the MRI scan and explained what was to come. An operation was performed to remove the hernia on L5-S1 and a titanium disc was installed. The atmosphere of the team was very favorable and cozy, there was a high level of coherence and discipline. The concern was such that I did not feel any pain or heaviness, although they say that the operation was not an easy one. On the second day after the operation, I already walked and on the sixth day I was already discharged. Finally I got rid of pain and sleepless nights over the years! I recommend to everyone, wizards work here - professionals in their field! Best regards, Gaziz Kissym Kazakhstan
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Saniya Abdulova • Radiotherapy
Kazakhstan
Apr 29, 2019
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The Liv Hospital Clinic confused my diagnosis. Within two hours, I thought I had cancer.  I immediately wrote to them, the answer came in two and a half hours, as they had no time to double-check. During all this time, my family and I went crazy with horror. Now they wrote to me that the translators were wrong. But pituitary adenoma is spelled the same in all languages. A malignant formation of the parotid gland is a completely different diagnosis.
Anonymous • Vertebral plastic
Uzbekistan
Feb 27, 2020
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I'll start my review with Bookimed. Indeed, the guys helped a lot, in particular, Anton, Barbara, Nazrin. From the moment I turned to them, they tirelessly contacted me and provided all third-party support. Meeting, doctor's consultation and after. Really guys thank you! We agreed with Anton that we would go for a consultation at Liv Hospital. Special thanks to you. Now for the Liv Hospital itself. We turned to this hospital with an MRI scan - signs of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine. The central protrusion of the VTh3 - VTh4 disk and vertebral bodies with marginal suspensions, the height of the vertebral bodies is preserved. End plates of vertebral bodies with clear, even contours. In the vertebral bodies Th2 (10mm), Th5 (10mm), Th10 (23mm), Th11 (3mm) and L1 (5mm), round sections with hyper-intense T1 and T2 HI signal characteristics (hemangiomas) are determined. We were prescribed a doctor Chagatai Ozturk. From acquaintances, from reviews and after talking with the doctor, I realized that the doctor is quite a professional in his field. Pros: 1. Modern hospital 2. Attention to the patient is good. 3. Amiable doctor 4. Well done consultants. Cons: 1. Very, well, very expensive treatment in relation to other hospitals in Turkey. For example, Memorial, Azhibadem, Medicana 2. Careful attention to the patient is a maximum of 10-15 minutes. After this time has passed, it seems that the doctor has lost interest in you and begins to engage in others on his computer. (at least I noticed this in relation to us) 3. Does not give other variations of the treatment although this could be given. Since having looked at our MRI remotely, Liv hospital sent us an invoice, we expected that after a live examination, the doctor would offer us other treatment options. 4. The doctor is very honest with the patient. He directly told us that after the operation does not guarantee that we will return to our previous health and will feel like an 18 year old healthy person. I do not know how much this psychologically affects the patient. For example, it negatively affected us or not. 5. We were offered to have an operation the amount of which amounted to $ 23,000 plus treatment and stay in Turkey for 15 days would cost us all this about $ 30,000. For this amount we were offered in Israel and Germany, and in India 3 times cheaper. We asked for a breakdown of this amount, which is included here. Unfortunately, they said they could not give it. I could not understand why. Then we asked to give us a price for hemorrhage vertebroplasty, after a two-day wait they said $ 7,000, although other hospitals asked for $ 3,000- $ 3,500 for vertebroplasty, and after they found out that we would only do vertebroplasty, and we won’t do the spinal surgery, interest our person at the hospital completely disappeared and they did not contact us even though we were there about 10 days after consulting with them. So the next day we went to several other hospitals in Turkey and stayed at the Sisli Momorial Hospital. I want to note that the Memorial is no different from Liv Hospital in terms of modernity and attention to the patient. Doctors are very kind prices are acceptable, the neurosurgeon in whom we were an expert in their field listened without being lazy. We were able to ask him all the questions we were interested in, both during the consultation and after treatment, and he was in contact with us all the time before and after the radio frequency denervation that we had with him. Something like this. All health and goodness
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Qualifications

Muhittin Emre Altunrende is a neurosurgeon at Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul. He authored 18 articles in international journals and one book chapter. Altunrende treats functional neurosurgery cases and complex brain tumors.

Specialization and Clinical Focus

Altunrende performs functional neurosurgery techniques like Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). This procedure involves implanting electrodes in the brain to regulate abnormal electrical signals. He uses this method to treat patients with Parkinson’s disease. The doctor also treats various spinal and brain conditions:

  • Brain and spinal tumors
  • Spinal degenerative diseases
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Herniated disks
  • Acoustic neuroma
  • Brain and spine cysts

Medical Experience

Altunrende served in both state and private healthcare institutions and currently practices at Liv Hospital Ulus. His previous clinical experience includes:

  • Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Brain and Nerve Surgery
  • Taksim Training and Research Hospital
  • Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
  • Private Taksim German Hospital
  • Bolu State Hospital
  • Osmaniye State Hospital

Education and Training

  • Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine – Medical Degree
  • Trakya University Faculty of Medicine – Specialization in Brain and Nerve Surgery

Research and Scientific Contributions

Altunrende contributes to the medical field through laboratory research and international publications. In 2007, he developed a micro-neurosurgery laboratory training model using fresh lamb cadavers. This research focused on the orbita and optical nerves. His academic record includes:

  • 18 articles in international journals
  • 12 international papers
  • 24 national papers
  • 5 articles in national journals
  • Research on the effect of Astaxanthin on NMDA sub units and MRNA expression levels in Primary Cortical Neurons

Professional Memberships

  • Turkish Neurosurgery Society
  • Turkish Medical Association

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