Mustafa Yavuz Samanci
18
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Mustafa Yavuz Samanci
- Specialization: Neurosurgeon
- 18 years of experience
- Speaks:English
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER)
- Member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Neurosurgery Steering Committee and the International Epilepsy Surgery Society.
Dr. Mustafa Yavuz Samanci is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Medipol Acıbadem District Hospital in Istanbul. He has specialized training in stereotactic, functional, and pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Samanci completed a clinical fellowship in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. He has also finished advanced programs in spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation. He received several TÜBİTAK postdoctoral research fellowships and the Prof. Dr. Hakan Caner Overseas Education Scholarship from the Turkish Neurosurgical Society.
Dr. Samanci is an active member of several national and international neurosurgical societies. These include the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, and the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He has served on editorial boards and scientific committees. His work reflects significant contributions to academic neurosurgery and research.
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Learn more about reviews.ANDRII ZHADAN • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
Ukraine
Apr 21, 2025
Ali Zirch is the best and he has a good team
Operation DBS. Ali Zirch is the best and he has a good team . Because setting up the equipment is as important process for patients as the operation to install it. Honestly, I can't imagine that such an operation can be done in Ukraine.... Of course, there are young and promising doctors. But there is no equipment.
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Galina OGARKOVA • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
Kazakhstan
May 11, 2025
Having a personal interpreter, attention at every step, did not leave for a minute, even in the operating theatre! Such support!
Professionalism of doctors!!! Having a personal interpreter, attention at every step, did not leave for a minute, even in the operating theatre! Such support!
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Thank you to my handler Olga! Her persistence and desire to help me, because I was like a kitten! I didn't know where to go and how and where to go
Anonymous • CT (computer tomography)
Ukraine
Jun 6, 2025
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Gulziya Khadieva • Parkinson's disease
Uzbekistan
Nov 15, 2022
Thanks to doctors and translator
Very large modern clinic, helpful and friendly staff. They provided a transfer from the airport to the hotel and to the hospital. The doctor carefully examined and examined (in my opinion) competently explained everything to us, answered all our questions, prescribed treatment. We liked everything. Thanks to doctors and translator
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Desislava • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
Bulgaria
Nov 23, 2022
"But I want to express my deepest and heartfelt thanks to our assistant from the first day, a month before we arrived at Mahmoud Kathab hospital, this young man is gifted with a huge heart, I think he was the person who made me choose MEDIPOL PARMERA etc
I would like to express our satisfaction with the DBS operation, the stay in the hospital, which I dare to say at the world level. Dr. Ali Zirh is an absolute professional, precise, clear, concrete and above all very human. But I want to express my deepest and heartfelt thanks to our assistant from the first day, a month before we arrived at Mahmoud Kathab hospital, this young man is gifted with a huge heart, I think he was the person who made me choose MEDIPOL PARMERA etc. Ali Zarh. Last but not least, I am fascinated by the neurologist Dr. Basak and her team, who for 21 days took care of regulating the exact therapy and impulses of my husband. Our entire stay was reduced to the last detail for our benefit, to feel at home. We have not regretted it for a moment, that we chose MEDIPOL MEGA GROUP, thank you Mahmoud, you were born to help people like us!!!
Please to reword Mahmoud Kathab ,he deserved a lot!!!
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- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Selective Dorsal Neurotomy (SDN Surgery)
- Vagus nerve stimulation
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
- Gamma Knife
- Spinal cord stimulator (SCS)
- Selective Dorsal Cryoablation
- MRI of one area
- CT (computer tomography)
- Brain MRI
- Online Consultation with Neurosurgeon
- Ultrasound
- Brain MRI with contrast (FLAIR sequence)
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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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