Best pediatric neurosurgeons in Turkey: TOP 60 doctors

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Gokalp Silav
  • 4.6 Excellent 306 reviews
  • 31 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
    • Renowned specialist in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Gökalp Silav.
    • Focuses on brain tumors, epilepsy surgery, Spina bifida, and craniostenosis.
    • Uses advanced neuronavigation like Brainlab for precise, safe procedures.
    • International training in the USA at top neurology institutions.
    • No specific Pediatric Neurosurgery success rates mentioned in the biography.
    • Not ranked within Pediatric Neurosurgery in provided information.
    • Holds certifications not specified for Pediatric Neurosurgery.
    • Member of The Turkish Medical Association and The Turkish Neurosurgical Society.
    • Offers online consultations for Pediatric Neurosurgery concerns.
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Craniotomy
$13,000 - $13,000
CyberKnife for brain tumor
$4,750 - $6,450
Radiation therapy for brain tumor
$3,300 - $7,150
Baran Yilmaz
  • 4.7 Excellent 42 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Education and Expertise

    1998 - 2005 - Marmara University Faculty of Medicine

    1998 - 2005 - Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul

    (Head of the Department: Prof Dr Türker KILIÇ)

    2011 - 2012 - Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA (Director: Murat Günel MD. PhD., Professor of Neurosurgery)Cerebrovascular Research Fellowship

     

    Professional Memberships

    2014 + Turkish Neurosurgery Association

    2017 + Turkish Spine Association

    2018 + AOSpine

     

    Awards

    Turkish Neurosurgery Society 31st Scientific Congress “Prof. Dr. Hamit Ziya Gökalp Young Neurosurgeon Encouragement First Prize”, Antalya, 2017.

     

    Courses and Certificates

    1. Member of the Organizing Committee; 12. National Neuroscience Congress, Bahçeşehir University, 28-31 May 2014

    2. Member of the Organizing Committee; 11. ASNO 'Skull-base Anatomy Course', 11-14 September 2014, Istanbul

    3. Instructor / Member of the Organizing Committee; Neurosurgery Course Series – 4 /Prof. Dr. Evandro de Oliveira Skull Base Course 2, Prof. Rhoton Anatomy Lab BAU Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, 2015.

    4. Member of the Organizing Committee; International Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Microelectrode Recording Cadaver Course, Rhoton Anatomy Lab BAU Faculty of Medicine, 6-7 February 2015 Istanbul.

    5. Organization Officer; TND Istanbul Meetings, Istanbul, 2015-2016

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Gamma Knife
$8,500 - $8,500
Pituitary tumor surgery
$15,500 - $15,500
Kamran Aghayev
  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Dr. Kamran Aghayev's Private Practice
  • Dr. Kamran Aghayev is a renowned neurosurgeon with over 23 years of experience, specializing in complex brain and spine procedures. He has performed over 5,000 successful surgeries and holds multiple US patents for inventions related to spinal surgery. He has developed unique surgical techniques and published over 50 scientific papers.
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Bekir Tugcu
  • 4.7 Excellent 42 reviews
  • 32 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Bekir Tugcu is a specialist in brain and nerve surgery with a career starting in 1993 and achieving professorship in neurosurgery in 2020. He has expertise in various areas including general neurosurgery, epilepsy and Parkinson's surgery, and neurovascular surgery. He also provides deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery.
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Gamma Knife
$8,500 - $8,500
Pituitary tumor surgery
$15,500 - $15,500
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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Brain tumor removal
$35,000 - $80,000
Surgical removal of the brain cyst
$35,000 - $80,000
Ali Seydi Ozgul
  • New
  • 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
Canan Yildirim
  • 4.5 Good 148 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
  • The doctor holds a Bachelor in Medicine from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English), is specialized in Child Health and Diseases from Hacettepe University, and has a minor in Neonatology from Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Training and Research Hospital. He has worked in Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine (Neonatogy Specialist-Assoc.), Samsun Maternity and Child Hospital (Neonatology Specialist), Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Training and Research Hospital (Neonatology Minor Assistant), Ayaş State Hospital (Child Health and Diseases Specialist), and Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Pediatric Research Assistant).
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Brain tumor removal
$14,500 - $14,500
Pituitary tumor surgery
$14,400 - $14,400
Sabbri Aydin
  • 4.3 Good 41 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Estophia Hospital
CyberKnife
$6,000 - $6,500
Gamma Knife for brain tumor
$5,000 - $5,000
Surgery for syringomyelia
$10,000 - $25,000
Mustafa Gurelik
  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 36 years of experience
  • Turkey, Sivas, Medicana Sivas Hospital
  • Doctor graduated from Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and completed specialization in 1997. Experienced in working at various medical institutions, including Keskin Closed Prison Medical, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas AnadoluHospital and Malatya Gözde Hospital. Specializes in brain and spinal cord tumors, brain hemorrhages, spine diseases, head and spine traumas, pituitary surgery, shunt and endoscopic surgeries for hydrocephalus, surgical procedures for lumbar and neck hernia, non-surgical treatment methods for lumbar and neck hernia, cerebrovascular aneurysm and carpal tunnel and other nerve congestion.
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Haluk Aydın Topaloğlu
  • 3 Good 2 reviews
  • 47 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Yeditepe University Hospital
Brain tumor removal
$35,000 - $80,000
Surgical removal of the brain cyst
$35,000 - $80,000
Sultan Kavrut
  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 26 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medistate Hospital Istanbul
  • Dr. Sultan Kavrut is an experienced gynecologist with specialized training in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Endometriosis. She offers free consultations and personalized treatment plans with a personal medical coordinator and priority appointments, with a response time of 7 minutes.
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Hasan Mirzai
  • 4 Good 2 reviews
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Kolan Hospital Group
  • Dr. Hasan Mirzai is a professor doctor with expertise in brain and nerve surgery, neurosurgery, spinal surgery, brain tumor surgery, and pediatric brain surgery. He has extensive experience in multiple hospitals and is a member of the World Spine Society, Turkish Medical Association, and Turkish Neurosurgery Association.

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Murat Mutus
  • 5 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 75 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
  • Dr. H. Murat Mutus specializes in pediatric surgery, focusing on a wide range of areas including neonatal surgery, pediatric head and neck surgery, pediatric thoracic surgery, pediatric abdominal surgery, pediatric urology, pediatric gynecology, and pediatric oncological surgery. His work has been recognized through numerous international publications and conference presentations.
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Seyit Ali Kizilkaya
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Bewell Health Assistance
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Mehmet Onur Ozturk
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Bewell Health Assistance
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Mehmet Ozek
  • 4.1 Good 7 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Acibadem Altunizade Clinic
  • Dr. Aşkın Şeker is a highly respected Neurosurgeon with 23+ years of experience and numerous awards and achievements. He has interests in endoscopic skull base surgery, neuroanatomy, functional neurosurgery, movement disorders, spinal surgery, herniated disc, neck hernia and endoscopic surgeries. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and has 47 articles published in SCI international journals, papers presented in 33 international scientific meetings, 10 articles in national journals, and wrote chapters for 2 international books.

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Gamma Knife for brain tumor
$6,500 - $6,500
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Brain tumor removal
$20,000 - $50,000
Kenan Kapici
  • 4.7 Excellent 42 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Education and Expertise

    GATA Military Medical Faculty

    GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic (Specialization)

    Beykent University Hospital and Health Institutions Management (Master's)

     

    Experience

    GATA Military Medical Faculty Trainee Doctor (6 months)

    Samsun Sahara Medical School Comm. (3 months)

    Naval Command War Squadron TCG Diligence Medical Officer (2 years)

    Dz.K.K. Submarine Battery Factory Infirmary Doctor (3 months)

    Naval Forces Command Infirmary Doctor (3 months)

    GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Chief Assistant (12 years)

    Kasımpaşa Marine Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic Chief (5 years)

    Bahçelievler Medical Park Hospital Neurosurgery Specialist (11 years)

    Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine Neurosurgery Lecturer. Member (4 years)

    Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine Head of Neurosurgery Department. (3 years)

    Basic and Advanced Cardiac life support courses (BASIC)

    Basic and Advanced Cardiac life support courses (ADVANCED)

    GATA Military Medical Faculty. Microsurgery Training Course

    Istanbul Vatan Hospital Hand surgery microsurgery course

    Neuroanatomy course

    Spine Surgery course

     

    Professional Memberships

    Turkish Neurosurgery Association

    Spine Society of Europe

    Turkish Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group

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Gamma Knife
$8,500 - $8,500
Pituitary tumor surgery
$15,500 - $15,500
Bekir Durmush
  • 4.4 Good 14 reviews
  • 75 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hermes Clinics
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Dogan Gucluhan Guclu
  • 4.7 Excellent 42 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Assoc Prof. Dr. D.Güçlühan GÜÇLÜ CV

    Born in 1973 in Eskişehir.

    Between 1997-2003, he completed his residency training in the Bakırköy Mazhar Osman Training And Research Hospital For Psychiatry,Neurology And Neurosurgery

    In 2003, he started to work as a specialist in Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital as an Associate Professor and served until 2023.

    6 book chapters 22 international and 9 national publications

    Association Memberships

    Turkish Neurosurgical Association

    The European Association Of Neurosurgical Societies Society for Central Nervous System Surgery

    Turkish Doctors Union

    Turkish Neurosurgical Society Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group

    Turkish Neurosurgical Society Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Teaching and Training Group,

    Experience abroad

    Continuing Medical Education Certificate 4- Day Comprehensive Interventional Pain Management Anatomical Course September 27-September 30, Hilton Head South Carolina USA 2007

    Cleveland spine review hands on course, The Cleveland Clinic center for Spine Health (3 month) 2008

    The 2nd CSRS Hands-On Cadaver Course Cervical Spine Decompression and Stabilization Techniques, Saint Louis University Schoof of Medicine Practical Anatomy & Surgical Education, Prof.Dr.K. Daniel Riew 2009

    The Latest Techniques in Less-Invasive Spine Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Practical Anatomy & Surgical education, 2011

    Spinal Deformity , training course, Saint Louis University School of Medicine ,director Prof.Dr. L.LENKE.2011

    Advanced Course In Cerebral Aneurysms Hands-on Cadaver Workshop with Live Surgery & Life-Like Simulation Course Director Prof.Dr. Ali Krisht, MD Arkansas Neuroscience Institute 2013

    International Training Course for Full-endoscopic Operations of the Lumbar, Thoracic and Cervical Spine, Richard Wolf Academy Prima Vista 2016

    "Neuromodulation Applications in Low Back Pain and Cadaver Studies" course 2017

    BASIC FIELD OF HEALTH SCIENCES BRAIN AND BORDER SURGERY

    Education Information

    expertise in medicine

    1998 HOSPITALS/İSTANBUL BAKIRKÖY PROF.DR.MAZHAR OSMAN MENTAL HEALTH AND NERVE

    26/March/2003

    DISEASES EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. HOSPITAL

    Title of the thesis: Analysis of axial traumatic spondylolisthesia using the finite element method (2003) Supervisor: (Mehmet Murat Hancı)

    Undergraduate DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY

    1990 FACULTY OF MEDICINE/MEDICAL PR.

    31/July/1996

    Foreign Language Knowledge

    English YÖKDİL, 05.03.2017, Score: 85.0

    Administrative Duties

    Clinical Administrative Officer2018 -2023 İSTANBUL BAKIRKÖY DR.SADİ KONUK EDUCATION RESEARCH HOSPITAL

    Memberships to Scientific Organizations

    Turkish Neurosurgery Society Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Education and Training Group, Member, 2022

    2. Turkish Neurosurgical Society Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group, Member, 2019

    3. Turkish Neurosurgery Society, Member, 2004

    International education

    International Training Course for Full-endoscopic Operations of the Lumbar, Thoracic and Cervical Spine,

    education and cadaver , Friday, 10 June 2016 Department of Neurosurgery,

    (International)

    Spinal Deformity LIVE!, training course, Saint Louis University School of Medicine , Course, 10.03.2011 - 11.03.2011 (International)

    The Latest Techniques in Less-Invasive Spine Surgery, Clinic , Saint Louis University School of Medicine

    Practical Anatomy & Surgical education 3839 Lindell Boulevard St:Louis MO 63108, Course,

    04.03.2011 -06.03.2011 (International)

    THE 2nd CSRS Hands-On Cadaver Course Cervical Spine Decompression and Stabilization Techniques,

    Clinical and Cadaver course, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Practical Anatomy & Surgical

    Education 3839 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108, Course, 29.01.2009 -31.01.2009 (International)

    Cleveland spine review hands on course, clinic and cadaveric bird, The Cleveland Clinic center for Spine Health , Course, 16.07.2008 -22.07.2008 (International)

    Istanbul University surgeonpasa medical faculty neurosurgery clinic, increasing knowledge and experience, Istanbul University surgeonpasa medical faculty neurosurgery clinic, Study, 12.01.2004 -12.06.2004 (National)

    WORKS

    Articles :

    GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, SPIRIT EMOTION (2022). Efficacy and Safety of Microscopic Bilateral Decompression with Unilateral Laminectomy in Geriatric Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery. Medical Journal of Bakırköy, 18(3), 323-329., Doi: 10.4274/BMJ.galenos.2022.2022.7-9

    GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN (2020). Atlas (C1) Fractures. Turkish Journal of Neurosurgery, 30(3), 322-328.

    GÜÇLÜDOĞANGÜÇLÜHAN,ŞENELALPARSLAN (2018). Surgery in Lumbar Narrow Canal

    Selection of Decompression Method. Turkish Journal of Neurosurgery, 28(2), 221-229.

    GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, ŞENORMANCI ÖMER, GÜÇLÜ OYA, CIRAK MUSA, ŞENORMANCI GÜLİZ,

    KÖKTÜRK FÜRUZAN (2017). Fear avoidance beliefs and quality of life quality after lumbar disc surgery. Journal of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and Research, 6(1), 1-8., Doi: 10.5455/JCBPR.245356

    GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, GÜNALDI ÖMÜR, ERDOĞAN UZAY, OFLUOĞLU ALI ENDER, POSTALCI

    LÜTFİ ŞİNASİ, KEPOĞLU ÜMİT, ÇELİK HAYDAR (2014). Analysis of axis traumatic spondylolisthesis by finite element method. Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, 25(3), 175-182.

    GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, ÖZTÜRK ONUR, CIRAK MUSA, CAN HALİL, ÜNAL TUĞRUL CEM, DOLAŞ

    İLYAS, ÖZGEN UTKU, AYDOSELİ AYDIN, SENCER ALTAY (2022). A Series of Posttraumatic Midline Epidural Hematoma and Review of the Literature. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 28(6), 805-811., Doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.28182 (Quarterly Slice=Q4)

    GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN (2022). Pediatric Lumbar Microdiscectomy. Medical Journal of Bakirkoy, 18(3), 330-335., Doi: 10.4274/BMJ.galenos.2022.2022.6-16

    (2020).

    Comprehensive Anatomic and Morphometric Analyzes of Triangular Working Zone for Transforaminal Endoscopic Approach in Lumbar Spine: A Fresh Cadaveric Study. World Neurosurgery, 138, 486-491., Doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.160 (Quarter Slice=Q3)

    GÖKER BURCU, GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, DOLAŞ İLYAS, ÖZGEN UTKU, ALTUNRENDE MUHITTIN EMRE, AKINCI AHMET TOLGAY, ŞENCAN FAHİR, AYDOSELİ AYDIN, CAN HALİL, SENCER ALTAY

    (2020). Clinical study of decompressive craniectomy in children. Turkish Neurosurgery, 30(2), 225-230., Doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27576-19.3 (Quarterly Slice=Q4)

    CAN HALIL, DİREN FURKAN, PEKER BARIS, CENGİZ WITHOUT THE SHIRT, GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, KÜÇÜK CEYHUN, CIVELEK ERDİNÇ, AYDOSELİ AYDIN, SENCER ALTAY (2020). Morphometric

    analysis of lumbar arteries and relationship with intervertebral discs\\', a study of surgical anatomy on human fresh cadavers... Turkish Neurosurgery, 30(4), 577-582., Doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.29021- 20.1 (Quarter Quarters=Q4)

    CIRAK MUSA, GÜÇLÜ DOĞAN GÜÇLÜHAN, AKAR EMRE, KAZANCI Mehmet Hanifi, TURAL DENİZ

    (2020). Retrospective analysis of survival in patients with brain metastases from

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