Page 2 - Best Craniostenosis doctors in Istanbul: TOP 24 doctors

Prof. Erkan Kaptanoglu specializes in complex cranial and pediatric neurosurgery, with extensive experience in craniostenosis procedures at Marmara University and Near East University.

• Supervised and attended complex cranial surgeries, including craniostenosis cases
• Published 65 international scientific articles on neurosurgery topics
• Holder of multiple prestigious awards for spinal cord and brain research
• Former Head of Neurosurgery at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
• Active member of EUROSPINE and Turkish Neurosurgical Society

Prof. Dr. Arslan specializes in pediatric neurosurgery and congenital anomalies at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital.

• Over 20 years of neurosurgical experience
• Trained at Helsinki University Central Hospital
• Expert in minimally invasive neurosurgery techniques
• Published extensively on neurosurgical interventions
• Member of Turkish Neurosurgery Association

Dr. Kemal Paksoy specializes in neurosurgery with a focus on craniostenosis, bringing expertise from academic and clinical roles at prestigious institutions.

• Graduated from Karadeniz Technical University in 2007
• Completed neurosurgery specialization at Ondokuz Mayıs University
• Worked at Memorial Hospitals Group Spine Center
• Member of academic staff at Üsküdar University
• Published in numerous international and national journals

Dr. Halil Can is a Professor of Neurosurgery (2025; Associate Professor 2020). He completed neurosurgical training at Istanbul University–Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2007. His clinical focus includes endoscopic and microsurgical spine surgery for fractures, tumors, and degenerative disease; advanced pain procedures; endoscopic skull base and pituitary surgery; and neurovascular, neuro-oncologic, and peripheral nerve surgery.

He has 21 international peer-reviewed papers (SCI/SSCI). Topics include cadaveric morphometry of Kambin’s triangle and the transforaminal triangular working zone, lumbar arterial and anterior approach anatomy, and an in vitro test of a new lumbar fixation device.

His clinical studies include a single-team series of 81 posterior circulation aneurysms, with 13 flow-diversion cases. He also reported five spinal cavernous malformation cases. He conducted Phase I safety and feasibility stem-cell trials in pediatric hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and in chronic complete spinal cord injury.