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Shalom Michowitz
  • New
  • Israel, Petah Tikva, Schneider Center for Children Medicine
  • Dr. Shalom Michowitz is a famous Israeli children's neurosurgeon, doctor of the highest qualification category, head of pediatric neurosurgical department at Schneider Children’s Medical Center at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
     

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Zvi Rappoport
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  • Israel, Petah Tikva, Schneider Center for Children Medicine
  • Dr. Zvi C Jacob is a renowned Anesthesiologist with a specialty in Pediatric Anesthesia. He serves as an associate professor and the Pediatric Anesthesia Section Chief. His credentials include board-certifications in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Anesthesiology. His impressive education includes a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and residencies in Anesthesiology and Orthopedics. Dr. Jacob has also contributed to numerous medical publications.
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Paul Kremer
  • 4.8 Excellent 7 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios Nord Clinic
  • Dr. Paul Kramer is a specialist in brain cancer treatment, spinal surgery, and angiomas. He is the Head of the Neurosurgery Department at Asklepios Nord Clinic and is a world-renowned expert in intraoperative MRI. He has a degree in general medicine from the University of Innsbruck and The University of Kiel, and a specialty in neurosurgery from Heidelberg University Hospital. Dr. Kramer is also actively involved in developing new microsurgical techniques and studying chemiluminescence for laser-induced fluorescence diagnostics and chemotherapy of malignant tumors.

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Aditya Gupta
  • 4.4 Good 17 reviews
  • 26 years of experience
  • India, Gurgaon, Artemis Hospitals
  • Dr. Aditya Gupta is a highly experienced and honored neurosurgeon in India, graduating from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1999. He has trained in the Netherlands, France, Germany, and the USA and currently serves as the Neurosurgery Department Director in Artemis Hospital, providing treatments for epilepsy, deep brain stimulation, nerve and brachial plexus surgery, radiosurgery, and brain aneurysms. He has received awards such as the Sir Dorabji Tata Award, Best Research Paper Award, and Chief of Army Staff Award.
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Herniated disc surgery
$4,410 - $6,615
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
$26,000 - $32,000
Huseyin Ubeyli
  • 4.3 Good 16 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios St. Georg Hospital
  • Spinal surgeon, orthopedist

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Uwe Kehler
  • 4 Good 1 review
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios Altona Clinic
  • Dr. Uwe Kehler is a German neurosurgeon specializing in vascular and spinal neurosurgery, with expertise in brain tumors, nerve dysfunctions, hydrocephalus, and trigeminal neuralgia. He holds a degree in general medicine from the University of Lübeck and is certified in neurosurgery and vascular neurosurgery. Dr. Kehler has performed over 2,000 neurological operations and 350 cerebral tumor operations with success rates up to 90%. He is a member of several professional organizations and has written over 85 research papers.

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Melih Ucer
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  • 17 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Doç. Dr. Melih UÇER
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    Work Address: Biruni University Hospital, Department Of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul 

    Education And Training

    Undergraduate: 1997 - 2001 Halkali High School, Istanbul, Turkey 

    Graduate:   2001 - 2007 Mersin University, School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey 

    Postgraduate: 2009 – 2014 Bakırköy Research And Training Hospital For Psychiatric And Neurological Disease, Department Of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey 

    Observer: June-December 2017 University of Wisconsin- Department of Neurological Surgery, Madison, USA

    June-August 2020 Acıbadem University- Spine Center, İstanbul, Turkey

     

                                   

     Professional Interest: Cranial Surgery, Functional neurosurgery (used to treat movement disorders), Spine Surgery 

     

    Licensure And Certification 

     2007 June: Doctor of Medicine, Turkish Ministry of Health 

     2014 July: Neurosurgeon, Turkish Ministry of Health

     

    Employment

    2014– 2021 Neurosurgeon - Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research And Training Hospital

    2021- Neurosurgeon- Biruni University Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery

     

    Training Courses / Workshops / Meetings / Symposiums 

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    Has Participated in 18 National and International Courses, Scientific Meetings (Certified) in Neurosurgery And Spinal Surgery. 

    • Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease Symposium, 8-11 October 2009 Nevşehir/Turkey
    • 24th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 14-18 May 2010  Antalya / Turkey
    • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Spine And Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education And Training Group: Basic Education Program, 3-6 July 2011 Sapanca / Turkey
    • 27th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 12-16 Apr 2013  Antalya / Turkey
    • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Hands-On Cadaver Course 15-16 November 2013 Istanbul/Turkey
    • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Neurooncology And Neurovascular Surgery Education And Training Group: Unified Symposium. 28-29 December 2013 Istanbul/Turkey
    • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Spine And Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education And Training Group: Lumbar Minimally Invasive Surgery Course. 7 Feb 2014 Istanbul / Turkey
    • 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014    Antalya / Turkey
    • Medtronic Midas Rex Workshop: Cadaver Course 23 May 2014 Istanbul / Turkey
    • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Spine And Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education And Training Group, 26-29 June 2014 Gaziantep/Turkey
    • ISMISS Turkey 2015 Congress, 6-8 November 2015, Istanbul/ Turkey
    • Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery Comprehensive Cadaveric Course, 16-17 April 2016, Istanbul/Turkey
    • 84th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2016 Chicago/Illinois
    • Istanbul Microneurosurgery Course, 26-29 January 2017,  Istanbul/ Turkey
    • Microvascular Surgery Course, December 2017, Madison/Wisconsin
    • 32th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 20-24 April 2018    Antalya / Turkey
    • 33th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 11-14 April 2019    Antalya / Turkey
    • 2019 Turkish Spine Society Eurospine Advance Diploma Course
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    Published Abstracts And Presentations In International Scientific Meetings 

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    • Metastatic prostate carcinoma to the intramural extramedullary spinal compa rtment: a case report, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Erhan Emel, WFNS Seoul, Korea, 8-12 September 2013
    • Radiation-Induced Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Meningioma: Case Report, Hasan Burak Gündüz, Anas Abdallah, Fatih Cesur, Erhan Emel, Betül Güler, Akın Öztürk, Melih Üçer, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
    • Mid-term Surgical Treatment Outcomes Of Intracranial Epidermoid: Experience of 15 Patients, Anas Abdallah, Erhan Emel, Akın Öztürk, Mustafa Levent Uysal, Melih Üçer, Murad Asiltürk,10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
    • Congenital Thecal Sac Defect Terminated In The Skin At L2-3: Case Report, Anas Abdallah, Akın Gökçedağ, Erhan Emel, Melih Üçer, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
    • Intradural Extramedullary Paraganglioma At S1 Level : Case Report, Anas Abdallah1, Erhan Emel, Özden Erhan Sofuoğlu, Melih Üçer, Akın Öztürk, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
    • A Case of Intracranial Hypotension Complicated with Hydrocephalus, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014

     

     

    Published Abstracts And Presentations In National Scientific Meetings 

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    • Eosinophilic granuloma, case report; Baran Bozkurt, Melih Üçer, Levent Uysal, Oral Presentation. 26th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 12-16 April 2012 Antalya / Turkey.
    • Guyon’s Canal Syndrome Due to Tortuous Ulnar Artery: A Case Report, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız,  28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
    • Cerebellar hemorrhage after resection of frontal meningioma.Case report, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
    • Intracranial Migration of Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Catheter, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
    • Migration of Abdominal Catheter of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Scrotum, Melih Üçer, Sarper Polat, Ilhan Aydın, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
    • Armoured brain: a case of bilateral calcified chronic subdural haematoma complicating infantile hydrocephalus, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
    • Long term results of the patients with lumbar stenosis who were opereted on by transspinos method, Oral presentation, Melih Üçer, Erhan Emel, Müslüm Güneş, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
    • Posterior comminican artery aneurysm relation with the tentorium, Oral presentation, İlhan Aydin, Oğuz Baran, Melih Uçer, Barış Küçükyürük, Necmettin Tanrıöver, 29th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 17-21 April 2015    Antalya / Turkey
    • Anterior commissure and classification: neuroanatomical studies, Oral presentation, Serhat Şevki Baydın, Abuzer Gungor, Necmettin Tanrıover,  Melih Ucer, Oğuz Baran, Erhan Emel, Albert Rhoton Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 8-12 April 2016  Antalya / Turkey

     

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Baran Yılmaz
  • 4.3 Good 16 reviews
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istinye University Liv Hospital Bahcesehir
  • Dr. Baran Yılmaz is an experienced neurosurgeon and spine surgeon with over 21 years of practice. He specializes in the treatment of a variety of neurological conditions and spinal disorders. His expertise includes procedures like brain tumor removal, spinal cord tumor removal, surgical treatment of scoliosis, and herniated disc surgery. He has been recognized with the Prof. Dr. Hamit Ziya Gokalp Young Neurosurgeon award and is a member of several professional associations.
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Surgery for syringomyelia
$10,500 - $18,000
Herniated disc surgery
$6,500 - $8,500
Gamma Knife for brain tumor
$5,000 - $5,500
Michael Stoffel
  • 4.3 Good 42 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Germany, Krefeld, Helios Hospital Krefeld
  • Chief physician at Helios Krefeld. Neurosurgeon, radiosurgery and neuronavigation specialist

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Peter Ulrich
  • 4.4 Good 52 reviews
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
  • Dr. Peter Ulrich is the Head of the Neurosurgery Department in Nordwest Clinic, Germany. He specializes in brain, spine, head and vessels microsurgery, and has been practicing since 1985. He offers consultations, MRI, CT and PET-CT tests, and is a member of various medical organizations.

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Radiation therapy for brain tumor
$8,282 - $17,599
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Yu-mi Ryang
  • 4.6 Excellent 84 reviews
  • 26 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Berlin, Helios Hospital Berlin Buch
  • Priv-Doz. Dr. Yu-Mi Ryang is a German neurosurgeon with over 20 years of experience, specializing in spinal neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, and vascular neurosurgery. He currently heads the Neurosurgery Department at Helios Berlin Buch and is a member of various medical organizations. Dr. Ryang is committed to advancing neurosurgery to the highest standards.

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Sajan K Hedge
  • 4.1 Good 9 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • India, Delhi, Apollo Hospital Indraprastha
  • Dr. Sajan K Hegde is a highly experienced spine surgeon with 33+ years of experience, specializing in both surgical and non-surgical treatments. He is a member of various medical associations and holds an MBBS and MS from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

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Surgery for syringomyelia
$11,580 - $15,550
Tongue cancer surgery
$6,100 - $8,300
Minimally invasive fusion surgery
$9,400 - $12,700
Pietro Mortini
  • 4.5 Good 59 reviews
  • Italy, Milan, San Raffaele
  • Professor Pietro Mortini MD is a highly experienced Italian neurosurgeon who specializes in neuro- and radiosurgeries with a focus on minimally invasive spine and brain operations. He is a Visiting Professor at the George Washington University, has a degree in Otorhinolaryngology and Neurosurgery from the University of Milan and University of Verona, and has patented a method of manufacturing a device for regenerating biological tissues. He also provides research in microsurgical therapy of pituitary adenomas and radiosurgery for uveal melanoma and is a member of the Italian Society of the Cranial Base.

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Erkut Attar
  • 3 Good 2 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Yeditepe University Hospital
  • Dr. Erkut Attar is a renowned specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, with a focus on reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and reproductive immunology. He has an extensive academic background with degrees from Istanbul University, Yale University, and Northwestern University. He has held significant positions in both clinical and academic settings and has been recognized with multiple awards like the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Reproductive Immunology Special Interest Group Prize and the American Society for Reproductive Immunology Travel Award. He is also the founder and current president of the Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Society of Turkey.
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Surgical removal of the brain cyst
$35,000 - $80,000
Herniated disc surgery
$5,500 - $20,000
Brain Aneurysm Repair
$35,000 - $80,000
Leonardo Favio Chavez Gasque
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  • 7 years of experience
  • Mexico, Mexico City, DR. LEONARDO FAVIO CHAVEZ GASQUE
  • Dr. Leonardo Favio Chavez Gasque is renowned for his knowledge and expertise in treating orthopedic conditions, specifically related to dupuytren's contracture, floating elbow, brachial plexus injuries, and humeral fractures. He has a deep understanding of biomechanics, including those of the wrist, hand, pelvic limbs, menisci, shoulder, hip, and spine.
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Ali Seydi Ozgul
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  • 17 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, PARKHAYAT
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Gülyüz Öztürk
  • 4.1 Good 7 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Acibadem Altunizade Clinic
Gamma Knife for brain tumor
$6,500 - $6,500
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Brain tumor removal
$20,000 - $50,000
Yaşar Kütükçü
  • 4.6 Excellent 481 reviews
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
  • Prof. Yaşar Kütükçü is a neurologist with an education from Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi Medical School and University of California San Francisco. He is a member of Turkish Neurology Society, Parkinson’s Disease Society and International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society and specializes in Neurophysiology (Deep Brain Stimulation) and movement disorders treatment.

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CyberKnife
$8,500 - $14,000
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Brain tumor removal
$25,000 - $35,000
Murat Dokdok
  • 4.6 Excellent 481 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
  • Dr. Murat Dokdok is an Interventional Radiologist at the Anadolu Medical Center with expertise in Cardiovasculary Imaging, Neuroradyology, and the ability to communicate in both English and Turkish. He has an extensive educational background, having received a degree from the Istanbul University Cerrahpasha School of Medicine and professional experience from Göztepe State Hospital, Minnesota University and Harvard School of Medicine, MGH, and Acibadem Hospital.
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CyberKnife
$8,500 - $14,000
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Brain tumor removal
$25,000 - $35,000
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