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Cagatay Ozturk
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Cagatay Ozturk

  • Specialization: Orthopedist
  • 29 years of experience
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  • Speaks:
    English, Turkish
  • Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
  • Board Member of the Turkish Spine Association

    Dr. Cagatay Ozturk is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul in Turkey. He treats both adult and pediatric spine deformities, including scoliosis and kyphosis. Dr. Ozturk is a board member of the Turkish Spine Association. He has authored 103 international articles and 12 book chapters on spinal care.

    • Specializes in minimal invasive spinal surgery, laser discectomy, and endoscopic discectomy.
    • Treats complex conditions like spinal column stenosis, disc herniation, and spinal fractures.
    • Works at a JCI-accredited hospital that partners with Boston Children's Hospital for pediatric cases.
    • Maintains membership in the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society.
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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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Mustafa • Surgical treatment of scoliosis
Libya
Feb 18, 2021
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Certifications & accreditations

The North American Spine Society

Qualifications

Prof. Çağatay Öztürk is an orthopedic spine surgeon. He is a Board Member of the Turkish Spine Association. The doctor directs the Spinal Surgery Department at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. He treats children and adults with complex spinal deformities and injuries.

Specialization and Surgical Approach

Prof. Öztürk treats spinal conditions using surgical techniques like cervical disc prosthesis and vertebral plastic procedures. These procedures help patients with spinal column stenosis, disc herniations, and spinal fractures. The doctor also specializes in correcting curvatures such as scoliosis and kyphosis. He treats both pediatric spinal problems and adult spinal deformities.

His practice uses minimally invasive spinal surgery to reduce patient recovery time. This approach includes laser discectomy and endoscopic discectomy for slipped discs. Laser discectomy uses light energy to shrink a herniated disc. Endoscopic discectomy involves a small tube and camera to remove disc material. Additionally, Prof. Öztürk uses stem cell therapy to address specific orthopedic conditions.

Scientific Contributions

Prof. Öztürk contributes to medical literature through research and publication. He has published 103 international articles and 15 national articles. The doctor authored 12 book chapters and presented 167 times at international conferences. Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for five international journals.

Editorial Board Roles

  • Spine
  • European Spine Journal
  • European Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology
  • Acta Orthopedica Turcica
  • Turkish Spine Journal

Work Experience

  • 2015–present — Head of the Spinal Surgery Department at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, Turkey
  • 2004–2015 — Medical doctor at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Turkey
  • 1999–2004 — Specialist at Uludağ University, Medical Faculty, Orthopedics Department
  • 1997–1999 — Medical doctor at Zonguldak Türkali Health Center

Education and Training

  • 1990–1997 — Hacettepe University Medical Faculty (English), Medical Degree
  • 1999–2004 — Uludağ University Medical Faculty, Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology

Professional Memberships

  • Board Member of the Turkish Spine Association
  • Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
  • Aospine
  • European Spine Society
  • North American Spine Society
  • Turkish Orthopedic and Traumatology Association

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