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Best Spinal cord abscess neurosurgeons: TOP 126 doctors

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Ozdogan Selcuk
Neurosurgeon
13 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Estexper Clinic

Ozdogan Selcuk

Neurosurgeon
13 years of experience

Assoc. Prof. Ozdogan, M.D., Ph.D., completed his education at Yeditepe University Health Sciences Institute in the Molecular Medicine Doctorate Program under Prof. Dr. Turgay İsbir, and he also studied at Saint Louis University in Arkansas, USA, with Prof. Dr. M. Gazi Yasargil. He pursued a Clinical Fellowship in Brain and Nerve Surgery at Yeditepe University Hospital, guided by Prof. Dr. Yasargil and Prof. Dr. Uğur Türe. Additionally, he underwent specialization training at Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine at Gazi University, and completed his secondary education at İçel Anatolian High School.

Professionally, he has held various positions, including Faculty Member in the Department of Neurosurgery at Haliç University, and Associate Professor at Private Adatip Istanbul Hospital and Biruni University Hospital. He has also served as an Associate Professor at S.B.U. Kartal, Sancaktepe, and Istanbul Training and Research Hospitals, and worked as a Chief Assistant at S.B.U. Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim and Kartal Training and Research Hospitals. His earlier roles include Specialist Doctor at S.B.U. Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Hospital and Mus State Hospital, as well as Clinical Fellow at Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital.

Assoc. Prof. Özdoğan is a member of several professional associations, including the Turkish Neurosurgery Association, Turkish Spine Association, and the Turkish Neurosurgery Society’s Neuroanatomy, Neurovascular, and Neurooncology Groups. He is also affiliated with the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.

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Savas Ceylan
Neurosurgeon
30 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital

Savas Ceylan

Neurosurgeon
30 years of experience

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
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Peter Ulrich
Pediatric neurosurgeon
4.4
52 reviews
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)

Peter Ulrich

Pediatric neurosurgeon

accreditations:

The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Specializes in Spinal cord abscess treatment and neurosurgery.
  • Expert in managing spinal infections through surgical and non-surgical approaches.
  • Treatments include antibiotics, drainage, or surgical removal of abscess.
  • International training in Mexico and Germany enhances diverse expertise.
  • Accredited by the German Society of Neurosurgery and EANS.
  • Consults patients online for initial assessments and follow-ups.
  • Fluent in English and German, facilitating communication with a wide range of patients.
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4.4
52 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
CyberKnife $8331.12 - $14579.46
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Gokalp Silav
Neurosurgeon
30 years of experience
4.6
303 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Memorial Şişli Hospital

Gokalp Silav

Neurosurgeon
30 years of experience

accreditations:

The Turkish Medical Association
The Turkish Neurosurgical Society
  • Dr. Gökalp Silav specializes in Spinal cord abscess treatment.
  • Uses advanced methods: antibiotics, surgery, and drainage if necessary.
  • International practice in the USA at prestigious institutions for neurological expertise.
  • Expert in minimally invasive techniques ensuring precision and reduced tissue damage.
  • Holds leading neurosurgeon position at Memorial Şişli Hospital.
  • Accredited by The Turkish Medical Association and The Turkish Neurosurgical Society.
  • Provides consultations in English and Turkish.
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4.6
303 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
CyberKnife $4750 - $6450
Proton-beam therapy
Removal of spinal cord tumor $12000
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Serkan Kitis
Neurosurgeon
14 years of experience
4.6
303 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Memorial Şişli Hospital

Serkan Kitis

Neurosurgeon
14 years of experience

 Medical Experience

 

- *2023 - Present*: Memorial Şişli Hospital  

 Neurosurgery Specialist / Istanbul

- *2013 - 2023*: Bezmialem University Faculty of Medicine  

 Neurosurgery Specialist / Istanbul

- *2011 - 2013*: Konya Beyşehir State Hospital  

 Neurosurgery Specialist / Konya

- *2010 - 2011*: Bezmialem University Faculty of Medicine  

 Research Assistant in Brain and Nerve Surgery / Istanbul

 

 Medical Education

 

- *2021 - 2023*: Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine  

 / Istanbul / Turkey

- *2006 - 2011*: Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine  

 / Istanbul / Turkey

- *2000 - 2006*: Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine  

 / Istanbul / Turkey

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4.6
303 reviews
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CyberKnife $4750 - $6450
Proton-beam therapy
Removal of spinal cord tumor $12000
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Gedeon Perneczky
Neurosurgeon
45 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Gedeon Perneczky

Neurosurgeon
45 years of experience
Dr. Gedeon Perneczky is a highly skilled neurosurgeon based in Germany. With over 7,000 surgeries performed, he specializes in intervertebral disc surgery and craniocerebral trauma and is an initiator of a neuro-oncology working group. He also has extensive education and experience in general medicine, neurosurgery, microneurosurgery, microneuroanatomy, neuroendoscopy, and craniocerebral trauma courses. He has written over 50 papers on angioma, herniated disc, and brain trauma treatments.Read more
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Manfred Muehlbauer
Spine neurosurgeon
39 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Manfred Muehlbauer

Spine neurosurgeon
39 years of experience

Dr. Manfred Mühlbauer is a spinal neurosurgeon who graduated from Vienna Medical University. He has experience in minimally invasive and reconstructive neurosurgery of the spine and specializes in spinal neurosurgery, microsurgery of hernias of the intervertebral discs and vertebrostenosis, operations on HWS, BWS and LWS, and stabilization operations for spinal instability. He is a visiting professor at the Medical University of Vienna.

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Ilhan Elmaci
Neurosurgeon
37 years of experience
5.0
29 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ilhan Elmaci

Neurosurgeon
37 years of experience

accreditations:

The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
European Skull Base Society

He was born in Niğde which is the city middle part of Anatolia. He studied high school in Adana. He graduated from Ankara University Medical School of Medicine. He started his career at Bakırköy Neurological Sciences Hospital in Zeki Oral MD.’s Clinic in 1987 and finished his Neurosurgery residency in 1993. During this period, he completed his micro neurosurgery education, which was a breakthrough for him, at Zurich University “Professor M. Gazi Yaşargil’s Clinic”.

Between 1993-2003, he worked as a teaching assistant and then as an assistant professor at the Professor Necmettin Pamir’s Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University. At the same time, he obtained clinical and surgical gains in the field of neurooncology and vascular neurosurgery at Professor Donlin M. Long and Daniele Rigamonti's Clinic at Johns Hopkins University, USA. In 2003, he received the title of Associate Professor of Neurosurgery.

Between 2004-2010, he worked as Chief of Clinic in Göztepe Training and Research Hospital of Ministry of Health. During this period, he led his clinic to become the only accredited clinic by EANS (The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) in Turkey, with its educational and care services. During this period, he completed his endoscopic skull base training starting at the University of Pittsburgh.

In 2010, he started to work for Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine and became a Professor of Neurosurgery. He established the Neurosurgery Department in Medipol University Faculty of Medicine on 2012. He served as a Head of Neurosurgery Department in Memorial Health Group Istanbul Hospitals between 2014-2018. He served Neurosurgery Department of Maslak Hospital of Acıbadem Health Group with his team between 2018- September 2021.

Since 01.10.2021, He have started to work with his team at my private clinic located in Fulya and Ulus Hospital of Liv Health Group.

He served as the founding chairman of ”Skull Base Society” in Turkey. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the European Skull Base Society (ESBS).

There are more than 110 scientific papers which he hs published in international refereed journals (SCI/SCIEx) and in national refereed journals and 18 scientific articles. He Has more than 250 scientific congress presentations, published books and chapters in books.

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Professor Shimon Rochkind
Neurosurgeon
45 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Professor Shimon Rochkind

Neurosurgeon
45 years of experience

accreditations:

World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies

Professor Shimon Rohkind MD is an experienced neurosurgeon and pediatric neurosurgeon with over 35 years of practice. He is an expert in neurosurgery, spinal surgery, and peripheral nerve microsurgery, and he uses modern laser and bioengineering technologies to perform the most complex operations with minimal risk of complications. He is also involved in scientific research and is a member of the Israeli Society of Laser Neurotechnologies and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.

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Halil Olgun
Neurosurgeon
14 years of experience
4.7
39 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Valued Med Hub Hospitals

Halil Olgun

Neurosurgeon
14 years of experience
Dr. Halil Olgun Peker is a neurosurgeon with 19 years of experience, specializing in scoliosis, canal stenosis in the spine, neck hernia, neuro-oncology, and disorders of the spine. He is an active member of the Turkish Medical Association and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and has received recognition from the Ministry of Health, Sirnak.Read more
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Lidar Zvi
Spine neurosurgeon
33 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews

Lidar Zvi

Spine neurosurgeon
33 years of experience
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Abubekir Akpinar
Neurosurgeon
8 years of experience
4.7
39 reviews

Abubekir Akpinar

Neurosurgeon
8 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Valued Med Hub Hospitals
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Ramazan Sari
Neurosurgeon
20 years of experience
5.0
29 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Ramazan Sari

Neurosurgeon
20 years of experience

Education:

Medical Faculty, Trakya University,  

Edirne, Turkey (1994-2000)

Professional Experience:

General Practitioner and Emergency Physician

Bartın (2000-2004)

Specialization:  

Department of Neurosurgery, S.B. Göztepe Training and Research Hospital,  

Istanbul (2004-2010)

Participation in the Accreditation Process by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) during  

Specialization (2004-2010)

Completion of Compulsory Service as Specialist Physician

Tokat State Hospital, Tokat (2010-2012)

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat (2012-2014)

Contribution to the Establishment of the Department of Neurosurgery at Medipol University  

(2012-2014)

Lecturer

Medipol University, Istanbul (2012-2014)

Specialist Physician

Memorial Istanbul Hospitals, Istanbul (2014-2018)

Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences

Eurasia University, Istanbul (2014-2021)

Associate Professor in the field of Neurosurgery (2021- )

Specialist Physician

Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul (2018-2021)

Specialist Physician

Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul (2021-2023)

2023 –

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul

Skills and Achievements:

Obtained Associate Professorship in the field of Neurosurgery (2021)

Experience in Academic Teaching and Management (2012-2021)

Proficiency in Turkish (Native) and English (Advanced)

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Salih Murat Imer
Neurosurgeon
39 years of experience
5.0
29 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Salih Murat Imer

Neurosurgeon
39 years of experience

Certificates

1. The Course of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, 1990, Oulu, Finland.

2. European Course participation that holds by EANS for 5 years cycle (Amsterdam/1988, Rostock/1989, Çeşme/1994, Klagenfurt/1995, Aalborg/1996).

3. "Primary Examination" for European Board was passed in Klagenfurt,1995, Austria.

4."Advanced Training on Functional Disorders with Leksell Gamma Knife", 2004, Marseille, France.

5. "Advanced Training on Vestibular Schwannomas and Skull Base Surgery wiyh Leksell Gamma Knife", 2004, Marseille, France.

6. The certificate for "DISC Nucleoplasty in Cervical and Lumbar Disc Diseases", 2004, Freiburg, Germany.

7. "Neuropathfinder" Train - the - Trainer Meeting, 2009, Wien, Austria.

8. " Neuropathfinder" Train - the - Trainer Meeting, 2011, Athens, Greece.

9. The certificate for "Full- Endoscopic Spine Surgery", 2011, Herne, Germany.

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Zvi Lidar
Neurosurgeon
33 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Zvi Lidar

Neurosurgeon
33 years of experience

accreditations:

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Israel Medicine Association
North American Spine Society

Dr. Zvi Lidar is a renowned neurosurgeon and shoulder replacement orthopedic surgeon certified in Israel and the USA. He specializes in neurosurgery in adults and children and has authored 30+ scientific papers on spinal surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Israel Neurosurgical Society, Israel Medicine Association, Israel Spine Society, and North American Spine Society.

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Zvi Ram
Neurosurgeon
35 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Zvi Ram

Neurosurgeon
35 years of experience

accreditations:

European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
American Association of Neurosurgery

Prof. Zvi Ram is a top neurosurgeon and head of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS). He specializes in disorders of the brain and spinal cord, such as aneurysms, brain tumors, and Parkinson's Disease. He has received numerous awards for his innovative approach to neurology treatments and research, and is an expert in neurosurgical operations with brain mapping and deep brain stimulation.

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Grossman Rachel
Neurosurgeon
32 years of experience
4.4
139 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Grossman Rachel

Neurosurgeon
32 years of experience
Dr. Grossman Rachel is a renowned neurosurgeon with over 20 years of experience, specializing in brain tumor surgeries, including the removal of malignant and benign tumors, and developing unique techniques for glial mass removal. She has received international research awards and authored more than 40 scientific publications.Read more
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Bartolome Oliver
Neurosurgeon
48 years of experience
4.7
403 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Médico Teknon

Bartolome Oliver

Neurosurgeon
48 years of experience

accreditations:

Congress of Neurological Surgeons
International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery
  • Specializes in treating spinal cord abscess using microsurgical techniques.
  • Experienced with non-invasive radiosurgery tools like CyberKnife and Novalis.
  • Offers online consultations for spinal cord abscess diagnosis and treatment plans.
  • International practice in Stockholm, Zurich, Montreal, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh.
  • Member of the European Society of the Brain Tumors Neurosurgery.
  • Engages in global medical communities including the American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery.
  • Consults in English and Spanish, ensuring clear communication for patients.
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4.7
403 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Removal of spinal cord tumor $26786 - $37500
CyberKnife $10413.9 - $18745.02
Da Vinci Robotic System $19786.41 - $22910.58
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Gerardo Conesa Bertran
Neurosurgeon
39 years of experience
4.7
403 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Médico Teknon

Gerardo Conesa Bertran

Neurosurgeon
39 years of experience

accreditations:

European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
  • Specializes in Spinal cord abscess treatment with high efficacy.
  • Treatment options include antibiotics, surgical drainage, and decompression.
  • International training in USA (Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Seattle) and France (Toulouse).
  • Expert in brain and spinal cord surgery with advanced techniques.
  • Accredited member of European and Spanish Neurosurgical Societies.
  • Offers online consultations for Spinal cord abscess concerns.
  • Fluent in Spanish and English, catering to a diverse patient base.
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4.7
403 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Removal of spinal cord tumor $26786 - $37500
CyberKnife $10413.9 - $18745.02
Da Vinci Robotic System $19786.41 - $22910.58
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Selçuk Göçmen
Neurosurgeon
21 years of experience
4.6
479 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Anadolu Medical Center

Selçuk Göçmen

Neurosurgeon
21 years of experience
  • Dr. Selçuk Göçmen specializes in Spinal cord abscess treatment.
  • Treatment options include antibiotics, surgical drainage, and spinal stabilization.
  • International training in the USA at Oregon Health and Science University, Cleveland Clinic.
  • Expert in neurosurgery with functional neurosurgery and Gamma Knife certifications.
  • Member of the Turkish Spine Association, focusing on spinal health.
  • Consultations for Spinal cord abscess available online.
  • Fluent in Turkish and English, accommodating a broader patient base.
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4.6
479 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
CyberKnife $8500 - $14000
Da Vinci Robotic System $18000 - $25000
Removal of spinal cord tumor $28000 - $40000
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