Best neurosurgeons: TOP 291 doctors

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Halil Olgun

  • 4.9 Excellent 48 reviews
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Halil Olgun Peker is a neurosurgeon with 19 years of experience. He specializes in scoliosis, spinal canal stenosis, neck hernia, neuro-oncology, and complex spine disorders. Dr. Peker has managed many difficult cases and has helped improve neurosurgical techniques and patient care.

    He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The Ministry of Health in Sirnak awarded him a Certificate of Achievement for his service. Dr. Peker often presents his work at international conferences, showing his dedication to neurosurgery.

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Herniated disc surgery
$16,000 - $17,000
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Kemal Paksoy

  • 4.2 Good 53 reviews
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • Op. Dr. Kemal Paksoy was born in Trabzon in 1982. In 2007, he graduated from Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine. In 2014, he completed his specialty training at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. Between 2014-2018, he worked at Rize Kaçkar State Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic. Between 2018 and 2024, he worked at Memorial Hospitals Group Spine Center. Since 2023, he has been a member of the academic staff as Dr. Faculty Member at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine. Since 2024, he has been working at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic.

    Dr. Kemal Paksoy has also worked in many clinics in the fields of neuromodulation and algology and has participated as a participant, speaker and organizer in dozens of scientific meetings held in Turkey and abroad.

    He has published in many international and national scientific journals.

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Vagus nerve stimulation
$26,000 - $28,000
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
$24,000 - $28,000
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Idris Avci

  • 4.2 Good 53 reviews
  • 11 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • Dr. İdris AVCI was born in Ordu in 1988. After primary and high school education in Germany, he graduated from Yeditepe Faculty of Medicine in 2014. In 2020, he became a specialist in Brain and Nerve Surgery from Health Sciences University Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital (Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital). In 2022, he received "Fundamental Neuroscience and Neuroimaging" education at John Hopkins University, USA. In 2023, he completed his Health Tourism Certification from Sakarya University of Applied Sciences. In the same year, he was certified as a football physician by FIFA. In 2020-2022, he worked at Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic and worked as a clinical chief. Between 2022-2024, he worked in the Spine Center at Memorial Hospitals Group. Since 2023, he has been working at Üsküdar University as a Dr. He continues in the academic staff as an Education Officer. Since 2024, he has been working at NP Brain Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic.

    Dr. İdris AVCI has worked in many clinics such as Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia and has taken part in dozens of scientific meetings both in Turkey and abroad as a participant, speaker and organizer.

    He has published in many international and domestic scientific journals. He has academic book chapters and editorials published by distinguished bookstores.

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Vagus nerve stimulation
$26,000 - $28,000
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
$24,000 - $28,000
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Bekir Tugcu

  • 4.9 Excellent 48 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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Herniated disc surgery
$16,000 - $17,000
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Omur Gunaldi

  • 4.9 Excellent 48 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr Önul is FROM THE BEST DOCTORS in the field of Endoscopic skull base surgery and pituitary surgery Brain tumor surgery (Neuro Oncological surgery)


    I was born in Artvin in 1977. He became a doctor from KTU Faculty of Medicine in 2001, and Bakırköy Prof. Dr. I became a Neurosurgery Specialist by getting the title of specialist from Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital. Again, in the same hospital, I was entitled to the title of associate professor in 2016. I continue to work at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, where I voluntarily joined with the task of establishing the Neurosurgery Clinic with my teammates. I am married and have 2 children. I love painting. I am very interested in children's literature. I have 10 printed children's tales

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Herniated disc surgery
$16,000 - $17,000
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Gunaras Terbetas

  • 4.7 Excellent 120 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Lithuania, Vilnius, Meliva Kardiolita Hospital
  • Neurosurgeon

Brain tumor removal
$22,694 - $34,040
Herniated disc surgery
$5,673 - $9,645
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Abubekir Akpinar

  • 4.9 Excellent 48 reviews
  • 9 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
Herniated disc surgery
$16,000 - $17,000
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Gedeon Perneczky

  • 4.6 Excellent 147 reviews
  • 46 years of experience
  • Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
  • 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.
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Grossman Rachel

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Rachel Grossman is a neurosurgeon with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in brain tumor surgery and advanced glial mass removal. Dr. Grossman has performed hundreds of complex operations. Her expertise includes awake craniotomies with intraoperative mapping and endoscopic procedures for pituitary and skull base tumors.

    She has published more than 40 scientific articles and has received international research awards. Dr. Grossman is a member of leading neurosurgical societies such as EANS, WFNS, and the American Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Her work has made important contributions to neuro-oncology.

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Lidar Zvi

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Education

    • 1988-1991 Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.
    • 1991-1995, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

    Specialization

    • Internship: 1996-2002, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Hospital, Tel Hashomer.
    • Specializes in small and open spine surgery, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

    Recognized experience

    • Neurosurgery specialist
    • Spine surgery

    Continuous education

    • 2002-2004, Postgraduate education in spine surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
    • 2004 Advanced training in minimally invasive spine surgery, Memphis, USA.
    • 2004 Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
    • 2005 Advanced training in oncological diseases of the spine, Kanazawa, Japan.

    Clinical experience

    • 1995-1996 Internship at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
    • 1996-2002 Internship, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
    • 2002-2004 Specialization in spine surgery and minimally invasive surgery Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
    • 2004 - Currently Senior Physician and Director of the Spinal Surgery Department of the Neurosurgery Department at Tel Aviv Medical Center.

    Academic experience

    • A practitioner for American students at the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.
    • Lecturer for medical students at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine.
    • Lecturer for interns in orthopedics as part of further education at Tel Aviv University.
    • Lecturer at the Tel Aviv Medical Center School of Nursing.
    • Spine biomechanical researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin Research Laboratory, USA.
    • Researcher and developer of spine surgery with a miniature approach. European Neurological Association Guidelines for Tiny Spine Surgery.

    Attending conferences

    About 50 scientific presentations at national and international conferences

    Professional publications

    About 50 publications in international professional journals.

    Membership in associations

    • Membership in the World Neurosurgical Association WFNS.
    • Membership in the American Spine Association (NASS).
    • Israel Medical Association.
    • Israel Neurosurgical Association.
    • Israel Spinal Association.
    • American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

    Areas of special interest and activities

    • Minimally invasive spine surgeries.
    • Treatment of oncological diseases of the spine.
    • Study of the biomechanics of spinal implants.
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Kenan Kapici

  • 4.9 Excellent 48 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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Itzhak Fried

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 39 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Itzhak Fried is a renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who graduated from Stanford University and trained at Yale University. He specializes in advanced brain surgeries, epilepsy treatment, deep brain stimulation, functional brain mapping and epilepsy-related vascular malformations treatments. He is also known for his innovative approach to study the nature and development of epilepsy seizures, modern programs for management of patients with epilepsy, and new methods for recovery speech and memory disorders. He currently practices at Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center and teaches at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Yale University.
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Zvi Lidar

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • 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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Shlomi Constantini

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 41 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Professor Shlomi Constantini is a highly-trained neurosurgeon in Israel with expertise in general and pediatric neurosurgery, microsurgical operations, reconstructive interventions, and brain and spine tumor treatments. He has received several awards and is a member of multiple professional organizations.

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Manfred Muehlbauer

  • 4.6 Excellent 147 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
  • Dr. Manfred Mühlbauer is a leading spinal neurosurgeon. He graduated from Vienna Medical University and now serves as a visiting professor there. He has more than 30 years of experience. His main focus is minimally invasive and reconstructive spinal neurosurgery. He also specializes in microsurgery for intervertebral disc hernias, vertebrostenosis, and stabilization procedures for spinal instability.

    Dr. Mühlbauer is a board-certified neurosurgeon and intensive medicine specialist. He holds ECFMG certification and has completed international training in advanced spinal techniques. Since 1994, he has held senior roles in the neurosurgical department at Donauspital. In 2002, he joined the hospital’s board of directors. He is recognized for his scientific work and leadership in neurosurgery.

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Margalit Navo

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 31 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Margalit Navo is a highly experienced neurosurgeon who heads the Neurosurgery Department at Ichilov (Sourasky) Medical Center. He specializes in the minimally invasive endoscopic removal of skull tumors in both adults and children and has performed over 170 successful surgeries for meningioma and skull base tumors. He is a member of the Israel Neurosurgical Society, North American Skull Base Society, and Israel Medicine Association.

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Ahmet Karkucak

  • 4.7 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 6 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Büyük Anadolu Hospitals (BAH)
  • Specializations

     

    Brain Tumors

    Aneurysm Surgery

    Pituitary Surgery

    Spine Surgery

    Waist neck and back hernias

    Spine Tumors

    Spinal Fractures

    Peripheral Nerve Surgery

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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Herniated disc surgery
$13,784 - $13,784
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Deniz Konya

  • 4.3 Good 26 reviews
  • 75 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medical Park Göztepe Hospital Complex
  • Spinal neurosurgeon

Pituitary tumor surgery
$11,500 - $11,500
Brain tumor removal
$21,500 - $21,500
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Han Joong Keum

  • 5 Excellent 9 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Wooridul Spine Hospital
  • Education

    - MD / Yonsei University School of Medicine

    - Internship, Residency, Department of Neurosurgery / Wonju Severance Hospital

    - Specialist / American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (FABMISS)

    - Fellowship / Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS)

    Career

    - Head of the Department of Neurosurgery / Yangju Military Hospital

    - Member of the Korean Society of Neurosurgery

    - Member of the Korean Society of Spinal Neurosurgery

    - Specialization, Department of Neurosurgery / Urideul Gangnam Hospital (Cheondam)

    - Head of the Department of Neurosurgery / Wooridul Daegu Hospital

    - Chairman of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Wooridul Gangnam (Cheongdam)

    - Deputy Editor of Wooridul FTC (Friday Grand Tele-Conference) magazine

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Zoltan Horvath

  • 4.1 Good 14 reviews
  • 45 years of experience
  • Hungary, Budapest, Liv Duna Medical Center
  • The former chief physician of the Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital, he is currently a staff member of Neurosurgery at the Péterfy S. Hospital.

     

    At the appointment, we accept patients from the age of 6.

    Memberships

    • Hungarian Society of Anatomy, Histology and Development
    • Hungarian Neurological Society
    • Hungarian Society of Neurosurgery
    • European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
    • Hungarian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurology and Pediatric Psychiatry
    • Hungarian Society of Neurotraumatology
    • Professional College of Neurosurgery
    • Neurosurgery Supervisor Chief Physician

    Academic degree

    PhD, private university teacher

    International experience

    National Hospitals for Nervous Diseases, London, UK, Zurich, Würzburg, Mainz, Magdeburg, Al Ain (UAE)

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