Best Stroke Complications doctors: TOP 5 doctors

Dr. Pongwat Polpong is a top neurosurgeon and specialist in regenerative medicine in Thailand. He has more than 15 years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, and research. He trained at Siriraj Hospital, the Neurological Institute of Thailand, and the International Neuroscience Institute in Germany.

Dr. Pongwat has published many research papers on neurosurgery, parasitology, spine disorders, and brain diseases. His work includes studies on percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, cerebral cysticercosis, spinal cord injury, and cerebrovascular disorders.

He performed Bangkok Hospital Chanthaburi’s first endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, a minimally invasive treatment for pituitary tumors. As Chief Physician at EDNA Wellness, he leads programs in Stem Cell Therapy, Neurology, Bone and Joint Regeneration, and Nutrition Enhancement.

Dr. Fatma Gulhan Sahbaz is a neurologist. She graduated from Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine. She completed her neurology residency at SBÜ Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Sahbaz has served as Clinic Chief at Afyonkarahisar State Hospital. She currently practices at İzmir Ekonomi University Medical Point Hospital.

She treats many neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, epilepsy, cerebrovascular diseases, brain tumors, movement disorders, and headaches. Dr. Sahbaz is experienced in advanced treatments such as acute stroke intervention, deep brain stimulation, IVIG therapy, and botulinum toxin injections.

She is a member of the Turkish Neurology Society, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, and European Academy of Neurology.

Dr. Ela Simay Zengin is a neurologist. She completed her medical training at Dokuz Eylül University, Başkent University, and Acıbadem University. She has worked at Bitlis Tatvan, Sirnak, and Cizre State Hospitals.

Dr. Zengin treats Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, migraines, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke. She uses advanced treatments, including apomorphine pump therapy, botulinum toxin injections, and migraine vaccines.

She is a member of the Turkish Neurology Association, American Academy of Neurology, European Academy of Neurology, and International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Dr. Ulvi Samadzade is a neurologist with training from Azerbaijan State Medical University, Gazi University, and Dokuz Eylul University Hospital. He diagnoses and treats neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke, migraine, and multiple sclerosis.

Dr. Samadzade uses advanced treatments, including botulinum toxin injections, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy, migraine vaccines, and plasmapheresis. He practices at İzmir University of Economics Medical Point Hospital.

He is a member of several professional organizations. These include the Multiple Sclerosis Research Association, Turkish Neurological Society, European Academy of Neurology, and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS).

• Leading neurologist

• Doctor of Medical Sciences

• Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas, Harvard University and Dartmouth College

• Has extensive clinical experience in preoperative assessment of resistant epilepsy, localization of epileptic foci and neurophysiological monitoring of various surgical operations

• Introduced the use of propofol for the Wada test in China, applied cortical electrical stimulation and high-frequency oscillations to localize epileptic foci, greatly improving the safety and efficiency of operations

• Author of more than 50 scientific articles, of which about 30 in international journals

• The Journal of Neuroscience in December 2003 featured the doctor on the cover as the author of a scientific article on the discovery of the mechanisms of memory impairment in epilepsy at the cellular level

• Lectured at the Department of Neurology, State University of New York College of Medicine, Brooklyn and the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles

• Multiple recipient of a special grant for epilepsy research in the United States, a laureate of funding from the National Natural Science Foundation, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, and the research and development funds of Peking University Hospital

• Lead author and co-author of several monographs: “Epilepsy Surgery” (2006), “Clinical Guidelines for Epilepsy” (2006), “Aphasia” (2006), “Clinical Diagnostic Guidelines: Section on Epilepsy” (2007), “Modern Clinical Electroencephalography” (2009), “Treatment of Epilepsy” (2010), “Guidelines for the Treatment of Diseases of the Nervous System” (2010), “Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring” (2014)

• Member of the Epilepsy and Electroencephalography Group of the Chinese Neurological Society

• Chairman of the Neurophysiological Monitoring Group of the Chinese Neurosurgical Society

• Vice Chairman of the Expert Committee on Neurophysiological Monitoring during Surgeries, Chinese Medical Association

• Vice Chairman of the Neurophysiology Group of the Peripheral Neurological Committee

• Vice Chairman of the Clinical Neurophysiological Committee of the China Association of Research Hospitals

• Chairman of the Management Committee of the Epilepsy Care Foundation of China Primary Health Care Foundation

• Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Epilepsy Care Foundation of the Chinese Medical Association

• Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Epilepsy Association

• Permanent member of the Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology Division of the Chinese Epilepsy Association

• Vice Chairman of the Committee on Syncope and Sudden Death, Chinese Society of Hypertension

• Vice Chairman of the Neurosurgical Committee of the Beijing Medical Association

• Member of the International Society for Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring

• Representative of the Asian region of the International Society for Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring

Specializes in diagnostics and treatment of:

• epilepsy in children

• epilepsy in adults

• movement disorders

• sleep disorders

• neuralgia