Education and Specialization:
- Medical Degree: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1981)
- Specialization in Neurosurgery: Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department
Professional Experience:
- 1994-1998: Associate Professor and Head of the Neurosurgery Department, Kocaeli University
- 1998-Present: Professor and Head of the Neurosurgery Department, Kocaeli University
- Current Position: Neurosurgeon at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital
International Experience:
- 1993: Observer at The Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology, Birmingham, UK
- Trained in syringomyelia and stereotactic neurosurgery under Bernard Williams, M.D., and Edward R. Hitchcock, M.D.
Clinical Experience:
- Performed over 5629 endoscopic surgeries including:
- 4384 Pituitary Adenomas
- 209 Rathke's Cleft Cysts
- 152 Craniopharyngiomas
- 121 Chordomas/Chondrosarcomas
- 98 Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas and other pathologies in the sellar region
Research and Publications: Prof. Dr. Savaş Ceylan has numerous publications in internationally recognized journals, covering a wide range of neurosurgical topics. His research includes pioneering work in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors and other sellar region pathologies.
Professional Memberships:
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica
- International Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (IFNE)
- World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Skull Base Committee
- Turkish Neurosurgery Association
- Turkish Society of Nervous System Surgery
Awards:
- 2016 Turkish Neurosurgery Association Service Award
- Scientific Publication Awards from Kocaeli University