Best Selective Dorsal Neurotomy (SDN Surgery) Doctors in Istanbul, Turkey — TOP 3

Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Yavuz Samanci specializes in Selective Dorsal Neurotomy at Medipol University Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center.

• Completed a postdoctoral research fellowship on spasticity in pyramidal tracts after SDN
• Member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
• Active in clinical research with TÜBİTAK-funded projects
• Certified in neuromodulative interventional applications for pain management

Dr. Ercan Kaya is a neurosurgery specialist. He earned his M.D. from Marmara University. He completed his residency at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital in 2020. He fulfilled his mandatory service in Mardin. He then served as a neurosurgery specialist at Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital. Since 2026, he has worked as a neurosurgeon at NPİSTANBUL Hospital.

His practice focuses on spine and spinal cord disorders. He gained further experience as an observer in the Complex Spinal Surgery department at The Walton Centre, a leading neurosurgery center in the UK.

Specializes in spasticity surgery, including Selective Dorsal Neurotomy (SDN), with extensive research in spinal cord treatments.

• Over 19 years of experience of neurosurgical experience
• Published multiple studies on spinal cord injuries and treatments
• Performs minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgeries
• Associate Professor at Istanbul University