Best neurologists in Turkey: TOP 109 doctors

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.

2020 - Halen, İstanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

2018 - 2020, İstanbul/Türkiye

DEMİROĞLU BİLİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı Başkanı

2017 - 2017, İstanbul/Türkiye

DEMİROĞLU BİLİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Öğretim Üyesi

2015 - 2017, İstanbul/Türkiye

ŞİŞLİ HAMİDİYE ETFAL EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ

Eğitim ve İdari Sorumlu

2014 - 2015, İstanbul/Türkiye

İSTANBUL BİLİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Öğretim Üyesi

1996 - 2014, İstanbul/Türkiye

ŞİŞLİ HAMİDİYE ETFAL EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

1995 - 1996, İstanbul/Türkiye

SARIYER DEVLET HASTANESİ AYAZAĞA SEMT POLİKLİNİĞİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

1989 - 1990, İstanbul/Türkiye

LÜLEBURGAZ DEVLET HASTANESİ

Pratisyen Hekim

2005 - Halen, İstanbul/İstanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

1982 - Halen, İstanbul/İstanbul/Türkiye

CERRAHPAŞA TIP FAKÜLTESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

2004 - 2006, İstanbul/Türkiye

AMERİKAN HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

2002 - 2004, İstanbul/Türkiye

ALMAN HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

1980 - 1982, İstanbul/İstanbul/Türkiye

MASLAK ASKER HASTANESİ

(Askerlik), Nöroloji Uzmanı

2020 - Halen, İstanbul/Türkiye

MEMORIAL ŞİŞLİ HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

2009 - 2020, İstanbul/Türkiye

ÖZEL ŞİŞLİ FLORENCE NİGHTİNGALE HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

2008 - 2008, Sakarya/Türkiye

SAKARYA YENİKENT DEVLET HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

2007 - 2008, Ankara/Türkiye

ANKARA MESLEK HASTALIKLARI HASTANESİ

Nöroloji Uzmanı

Dr. Nesrin Helvacı Yılmaz is a neurology specialist based in Turkey and has over 10 years of medical experience. She has a degree in general medicine from Hacettepe University Medical School, a specialty in neurology from Ankara University Medical School, a specialty in general medicine from Silivri Kolan Hospital, and a specialty in nephrology from Istanbul University. She is a member of The Turkish Neurological Society, The Turkish Medical Association, and The Turkish Association of Sleep Medicine.

Specialist of regenerative medicine

License
Faculty of Medicine
Ataturk University
1985-1991

Master's Degree
Faculty of Medicine
Ataturk University
1985-1991

Doctorate / Proficiency / Medical Specialization
Child Health and Diseases
Fatih University
1997-2001

Subspecialization
Child Neurology
Centenary Year University
2003-2007

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Child Neurology
Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine
2010-2013

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Child Neurology
Yildirim Beyazit University, Faculty of Medicine
2013-2016

General Information and Presentation

He completed his primary education at Şenlikköy Primary School and his secondary education at the Istek Foundation Florya Bilge Kagan High School. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He completed his specialist education in Istanbul Medical Faculty Neurology Department in 2006. In 2006 he worked at the Neurology Clinic and the PharmaZentrum Research Center of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Between 2007 and 2011, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. He worked at Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital in the 3rd Neurology Clinic and in the Dementia and Movement Disorders policlinics. Since October 2011, he has been working at Istanbul University of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, USA.

Experience

İstanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Neurology, 

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital 

Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital Neurology Clinics, 

Gayrettepe Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital PET department.

Education: 

Degree                       Program                                             University                   Year

Bachelor                     Medical Sciences                               İstanbul University     1995

Master Degree           Medical Sciences                               İstanbul University     1997

Doctorate and expertise in medicine

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology     İstanbul University     2004

Assistant professor     

İstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology İstanbul Bilim University        2009

Associate professor

İstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology İstanbul Bilim University        2011

Clinical Neurophysiology Subspecialty          

İstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology İstanbul Bilim University        2011

PhD Thesis:

INVESTIGATION OF ANTI-GANGLIOSIDE AND ANTI-GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODIES IN JUDICIAL MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY AND INVESTIGATION OF SUBCLINIC ANTERIOR HORN INVOLVEMENT BY ESTIMATE MOTOR UNIT COUNT METHOD-2002

Experience

Research Assistant 

Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University        1998-2004

Specialist

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Neurology       2004-2009

Assistant Professor

Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology 2009-2011

Assoc. Prof.     

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital Department of Neurology 

İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital 

Memberships to Scientific Organizations:

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Neurology Association

Turkish Association for Combating Epilepsy

Turkish Clinical Neurophysiology EEG-EMG Association

Association of Child Neurology and Neuroimmunology

Awards:

Clinical Neurophysiology Congress (Antalya-2013): First prize for the poster paper titled "Continuous Video-EEG Monitoring Findings and Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Characteristics of Patients Monitored in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit Due to Alertness Defect"

National Epilepsy Congress (Muğla-2012): "Does Semiology Tell Us the Origin of Seizures Consisting Mainly of Alteration of Consciousness?" Kenan Tükel publishing award for his publication

National Epilepsy Congress (Izmir- 2008): First prize in the field of epilepsy congress publications with the publication titled "Reduced axon number in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy demonstrated by motor unit number estimation analysis"

National Epilepsy Congress (Ankara- 2004): First prize in the field of epilepsy congress publication with the publication titled "No association of anti-gm1 and anti-gad antibodies with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy"

Turkish Clinical Neurophysiology EEG-EMG Association, 19th National Clinical Neurophysiology EEG-EMG Congress (Trabzon-2002): Congress publication award for the publication titled "Epileptic seizures in Behçet's disease".

Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council scientific publications incentive award-2002: (With the publication titled "Epileptic Seizures In Behçet's Disease")

Turkish Neurology Association, 38th National Neurology Congress - 2002: Second prize for the oral presentation titled "Investigation of subclinical anterior horn involvement in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy with the estimated motor unit number method".

Turkish Epilepsy Association and Sanofi Pharma Scientific Research Project Support Award - 2001: "Investigation of anti-ganglioside antibodies in juvenile myoclonic epilepsies" thesis project.

Neurology

Fields of Study and Interests

• Botox treatment in pain

• Neurophysiology (EMG, EEG, Evoked responses)

• Lumbar Puncture

• Sleep Medicine (PSG)

• Flight Medicine

• Migraine and botox applications

• Multiple sclerosis treatment

Education

• GATA Medical Faculty Medical Doctor Training, 1984, Ankara/Istanbul

• GATA Faculty of Medicine Neurology Specialization Training 1992, Ankara/Istanbul

Career

• GATA Neurology Department Specialist 1987-1992, Ankara/Turkey

• GATA Neurology Assistant Professor 1992-1995, Ankara/Turkey

• Kütahya Air Hospital Neurology Specialist and Chief Medical Officer 1995-2003,

Kütahya/Turkey

• Şişli Memorial Hospital Neurology Specialist 2004-2021, Istanbul/Turkey

Publications: Ozkardeş A., Özata M., Bayhan Z., Çorakçı A., Vural O., Yardım M., Gündoğan MA.,

“Acute hypothyroidism leads to reversible alterations in central nervous system as revealed by

somatosensory evoked potantials” Electroencephalogr. Clin. Neurophysiol. (1996).

EXPERIENCE*

2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey

MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2012 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Diyarbakır/Turkey

DİCLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgeon

2011 - 2012, Van/Van/Turkey

VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2009 - 2011, Van/Van/Turkey

HAKKARİ STATE HOSPITAL

General Surgeon

2004 - 2009, Van/Van/Turkey

YÜZÜNCÜYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

General Surgeon

2002 - 2004, Van/Van/Turkey

HACIBEKİR HEALTH CENTER

General Practitioner

*EDUCATION*

2018 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Turkey

Associate Professor

2015, Ohio/USA

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER

Neck Dissection Training

2012 - 2018, Diyarbakır/Turkey

Assistant Professor

1996 - 2002, Adana/Turkey

ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF MEDICINE - Medical Doctor Education

Medical Interests

• Demyelinating Diseases and MS

• Peripheral Neuropathy and Motor Neuron Disease (ALS)

• Neuromuscular Junction Diseases (MG)

• Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Disease

• headaches

• Alzheimer's and other Dementias

• Epilepsy

Education

• Faculty of Medicine Ondokuz Mayıs University 1990

• Neurology Ankara Training and Research Hospital 1997

• Clinical Neurophysiology Medical Specialization Board 2011

Experience

• MoH Kastamonu and Samsun Health Center No. 7 1990-1992

• Ankara Training and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic 1992-1997

• Abant İzzet Baysal University Düzce Faculty of Medicine 1999-2006

• Düzce University Faculty of Medicine 2007-2011

• Düzce University Faculty of Medicine 2011-2021

• Liv Vadi Istanbul 2021-

Memberships

• Turkish Neurological Society

• Turkish Society of Clinical Electrophysiology

• Istanbul Medical Chamber

Medical Area of Interest and Activities 

Epilepsy, Febrile Convulsions 

Cerebral Palsy and Neurological Development Disorder 

Neurometabolic and Neurodegenerative Diseases 

Acquired Neurodegenerative Diseases (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, Autoimmune Encephalitis etc.)

Education 

Hacettepe University Trabzon Faculty of Medicine 

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine İhsan Doğramacı Pediatric Hospital, Department of Pediatrics (Residency Training) 

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine İhsan Doğramacı Pediatric Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology (Minor Residency Training)

Experience 

Liv Hospital Ulus 

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine İhsan Doğramacı Hospital, Ankara 1981-1986 

SSI Yenişehir Dispensary, Pediatrics Specialist (Compulsory Service), Ankara 1986-1991 

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine İhsan Doğramacı Hospital Pediatric Neurology Minor Assistant, Ankara 1991-1993 

Ankara Pediatric Health, Diseases and Hematology Oncology Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Department Establishment and Specialist, Ankara. 1993-1999 

Ankara Pediatric Health, Diseases and Hematology Oncology Hospital, Assoc.Prof.Dr., Clinic Chief, Pediatric Neurology Department and Infant Service Supervisor, Ankara. 1999-2012 

Health Sciences University Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Lecturer, Infant Service Supervisor and Pediatric Neurologist, Istanbul. 2012

Memberships 

1991: Turkish Society of Pediatric Neurology 

1994: Turkish Chapter of International League Against Epilepsy 

1995: Society of Asian and Oceanian Pediatric Neurology 

1996: Society of European Pediatric Neurology 

1996: Society of World Pediatric Neurology 

2007: Turkish Society of Developmental Pediatric Neurology (Founder Member)