Best Surgical treatment of epilepsy doctors: TOP 44 doctors

Prof. Antonio Russi is recognized as the best epileptologist in Spain, helping over 2,000 patients overcome seizures.

• Leads the Epilepsy Unit at Teknon Hospital
• Specializes in non-surgical therapy for severe epilepsy
• Performs advanced EEG monitoring for precise diagnosis
• Member of the International League Against Epilepsy
• Included in Forbes Top 100 Spanish doctors

40+ years pioneering minimally invasive neurosurgery – Dr. Oliver is globally recognized for surgical epilepsy treatments at Centro Médico Teknon.

• Co-founder of the Foundation for Functional Neurosurgery
• Performs 200+ advanced brain surgeries annually
• President of the European Skull Base Society
• Trained at Montreal Neurological Institute and Karolinska Institute
• Specializes in fluorescence-guided surgery for precise tumor removal

Professor Onur Yaman leads epilepsy surgery at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, combining neurosurgical expertise with academic leadership.

• Specialized in neurosurgery with extensive experience in complex procedures
• President of the Middle East Spine Society since 2022
• Academic instructor at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine
• Published author and speaker at international neurosurgery conferences

Prof. Akalan has over 35 years of experience in neurosurgery, specializing in epilepsy operations in children at Medipol Mega University Hospital.

• Performs advanced techniques like O-arm Imaging and iMRI for safer surgeries
• Published 117 scientific papers on neurosurgery and epilepsy
• Co-author of 'Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery'

Specializes in surgical treatment of epilepsy at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital, with extensive experience in neurosurgery.

• Board-certified neurosurgeon since 2003
• Expert in minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques
• Published research on improving surgical outcomes
• Trained at Bakırköy Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital

Neurosurgery Training: Gazi University, Department of Neurosurgery, 2011 

H index: 10, I10 Index: 12 Citations: 296

 Dr Mehmet Tonge has international and nationwide 32 publications, 12 book chapters, 92 oral and poster presentations and 41 invited lectures, mostly on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 

Work & Training experience:

2004-2011: Gazi University, Department of Neurosurgery (Residency)

 2008: Zurich University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery (Intraoperative MRI applications), Switzerland 

2008: Zurich University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery: Microneurosurgery, white matter dissection, interventional neuroradiology courses, Switzerland 

2011 – 2012: Sinop Ataturk State Hospital, Neurosurgeon

 2012 – 2013: Cankiri State Hospital, Neurosurgeon 

2013 – 2014: Istanbul Medipol University, Department of Neurosurgery & Gamma Knife Center (Ass Prof) 

2013 – now: Maastricht University Neurosurgery & Neuroscience Department (Visiting scientist, PhDc) The Netherlands 

2014: Maastricht University, The Netherlands: Deep Brain Stimulation Fellowship 2014-2018: Istanbul Memorial Hospital Neurosurgery: Staff Neurosurgeon

 2016-2018: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (Consultant, Gamma Knife Center) 

2018-now: Istanbul Medipol University (Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Gamma Knife Center) Ass. Prof.) 

Dr Mehmet Tonge has completed 4-year cycle EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) Training courses. 

Clinical areas of interest:

 • Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

 • Surgery for movement disorders

• * MR Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS)

 • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery 

• Surgery for pain & spasticity 

• Psychosurgery

Research areas of interest: 

• Deep brain stimulation

• * MR Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS)

 • Stereotactic radiosurgery 

Administrative duties:

 • Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Sterotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Section: Board member 2015- 2017 

• Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Sterotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Section: Board member (Secretary) 2017-2019

 • Turkish Skull Base Society: Board member 2016-2018

 • Turkish Skull Base Society: Supervisory board member 2018-2020

 • Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders Surgery Society: Executive Board Member, (Accountant) 2023-still 

Memberships: 

• WSSFN (World Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Society) 

• ESSFN (European Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Society)

 • Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders Surgery Society

 • Deep Brain Stimulation Society 

• International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society 

• Leksell Gamma Knife Society 

• EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) 

• Turkish Neurosurgical Society

• Turkish Skull Base Society

Sample Publications: 

1. Tonge M. Technological developments in electric based DBS. Deep Brain Stimulation 2024 4(36-41) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdbs.2023.12.001 

2. Akgul E, Onan HB, Islek I, Tonge M, Durmus Y, Barburoglu M, Azizova A, Erol C, Hakyemez B, Sencer S, Aydin K, Arat A. Flow diverter stents in the treatment of recanalized intracranial aneurysms. Interv Neuroradiol. 2021 Aug;27(4):481-489. doi: 10.1177/1591019921990507. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33509011; PMCID: PMC8580529. 

3. Mulders AEP, Temel Y, Tonge M, Schaper FLWVJ, van Kranen-Mastenbroek V,Ackermans L, Kubben P, Janssen MLF, Duits A. The association between surgical characteristics and cognitive decline following deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jan;200:106341. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106341. Epub 2020 Nov 3. PMID: 33160716. 

4. Wetzelaer P, Vlis T, Tonge M, Ackermans L, Kubben P, Evers S, Kocabicak E, Temel Y. Management of Hardware Related Infections after DBS Surgery: A Cost Analysis. Turk Neurosurg. 2018;28(6):929- 933. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21511-17.1. PMID: 29465741. 

5. Bedirli N, Emmez G, Ünal Y, Tönge M, Emmez H. Effects of positive end- expiratory pressure on intracranial pressure during pneumoperitoneum and Trendelenburg position in a porcine mode. Turk J Med Sci. 2017 Nov 13;47(5):1610-1615. doi: 10.3906/sag-1609-17. PMID: 29152942. 

6. Sari R, Tonge M, Bolukbasi FH, Onoz M, Baskan O, Silav G, Elmaci I. Management of Failed Cranioplasty. Turk Neurosurg. 2017;27(2):201-207. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15395-15.0. PMID: 27593759. 

7. Tonge M, Kocabicak E, Ackermans L, Kuijf M, Temel Y. Final Electrode Position in Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: A Comparison of Indirect and Direct Targeting Methods. Turk Neurosurg. 2016;26(6):900-903. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.13739-14.1. PMID: 27337232. 

8. Tonge M, Ackermans L, Kocabicak E, van Kranen-Mastenbroek V, Kuijf M, Oosterloo M, Kubben P, Temel Y. A detailed analysis of intracerebral hemorrhages in DBS surgeries. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Dec;139:183-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.10.017. Epub 2015 Oct 23. PMID: 26513430. 

9. Silav G, Bölükbaşı FH, Özek E, Tönge M, Önöz M, Elmacı İ. A Simple Technique for Bone Storage after Decompressive Craniectomy in Children. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2015;50(3):161-4. doi: 10.1159/000381748. Epub 2015 May 14. PMID: 25998533. 

10. Yilmaz MB, Donmez H, Tonge M, Senol S, Tekiner A. Vertebrojugular arteriovenous fistula and pseudoaneurysm formation due to penetrating vertebral artery injury: case report and review of the literature. Turk Neurosurg. 2015;25(1):141-5. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.8247-13.1. PMID: 25640560. 

11. Kurt G, Tönge M, Çeltıkçı E, Çapraz I, Serdaroğlu A, Bılır E. Surgery for intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: experience of a single institution. Turk J Med Sci. 2014;44(5):866-70. doi: 10.3906/sag-1307- 30. PMID: 25539559. 

12. Yılmaz MB, Tönge M, Emmez H, Kaymaz F, Kaymaz M. Neuroprotective effects of quetiapine on neuronal apoptosis following experimental transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2013 Jul;54(1):1-7. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2013.54.1.1. Epub 2013 Jul 31. PMID: 24044072; PMCID: PMC3772279. 

13. Yilmaz MB, Egemen E, Tonge M, Kaymaz M. Transoral protrusion of a peritoneal catheter due to gastric perforation 10 years after a ventriculoperitoneal shunting: case report and review of the literature. Turk Neurosurg. 2013;23(2):285-8. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.4904-11.1. PMID: 23546921. 

14. Omerhodzic I, Tonge M, Matos B, Musabeliu E, Raspanti C, Ferdinandov D, Galimova R, Muroi C, Balik V, Kursumovic A. Neurosurgical training programme in selected European countries: from the young neurosurgeons' point of view. Turk Neurosurg. 2012;22(3):286-93. doi: 10.5137/1019- 5149.JTN.5133-11.0. PMID: 22664994. 

15. Ergun E, Kurt G, Tonge M, Aytar H, Tas M, Baykaner K, Ceviker N. Effects of phenytoin sodium on dura mater healing in a rat model of CSF leakage. Turk Neurosurg. 2011;21(4):471-6. PMID: 22194102. 

16. Emmez H, Tonge M, Tokgoz N, Durdag E, Gonul I, Cevıker N. Radiological and histopathological comparison of microporous polysaccharide hemospheres and oxidized regenerated cellulose in the rabbit brain: a study of efficacy and safety. Turk Neurosurg. 2010 Oct;20(4):485-91. doi: 10.5137/1019- 5149.JTN.3300-10.2. PMID: 20963698. 

17. Emmez H, Yildirim Z, Kale A, Tönge M, Durdağ E, Börcek AO, Uçankuş LN, Doğulu F, Kiliç N, Baykaner MK. Anti-apoptotic and neuroprotective effects of α-lipoic acid on spinal cord ischemiareperfusion injury in rabbits. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2010 Sep;152(9):1591-600; discussion 1600-1. doi: 10.1007/s00701-010-0703-9. Epub 2010 Jun 10. PMID: 20535507. 

18. Kurt G, Tonge M, Börcek AO, Karahacioglu E, Gurel O, Baykaner K, Ceviker N, Aykol S. Fractionated gamma knife radiosurgery for optic nerve tumors: a technical report. Turk Neurosurg. 2010 Apr;20(2):241-6. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.1681-09.3. PMID: 20401852. 

19. Emmez H, Kale A, Tönge M, Cakir A, Ceviker N. Two meningiomas with different histological grades in the same patient. Case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2010;50(8):686-8. doi: 10.2176/nmc.50.686. PMID: 20805656.

Prof. Serdal Gungor specializes in pediatric neurology with extensive training at Hacettepe University – one of Turkey's top medical schools.

• Over 20 years of experience in pediatric neurology
• Subspecialty training in pediatric epilepsy at Hacettepe University
• Professor at İnönü University Faculty of Medicine
• Published research in pediatric neurology

Dr. Shao Ming pioneered propofol use for the Wada test in China – enhancing epilepsy surgery safety. He leads at Eber Perennial Brain Hospital with 50+ published studies.

• Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard and University of Texas
• Specializes in preoperative assessment for resistant epilepsy
• Chairman of Neurophysiological Monitoring Group in China
• Authored 'Epilepsy Surgery' and other key medical guides
• Member of International Society for Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring

Dr. Chernuha specializes in pediatric epilepsy with advanced training in drug-resistant cases. She is part of Sourasky Medical Center's renowned neurology department.

• Completed specialized training in Brussels for epilepsy treatment
• Board-certified in both pediatrics and pediatric neurology
• Active member of the International League Against Epilepsy
• Published multiple scientific papers on epilepsy treatment
• Performs comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for pediatric cases

Prof. Sun Chen Yang combines traditional Chinese medicine with surgical epilepsy treatment at Eber Perennial Brain Hospital.

• Director of the Institute of Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine at Peking University
• Author of over 100 papers in SCI and other medical journals
• Academic Director of National Key Specialties in Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Vice President of Beijing Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Associate Professor in neurosurgery with extensive experience in epilepsy surgery at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• Specialized in neurosurgery at S.B. Göztepe Training and Research Hospital
• Participated in EANS accreditation during specialization
• Academic teaching experience at Medipol and Eurasia Universities
• Proficient in advanced English for international patients

Dr. Mehmet Osman Akcakaya is a neurosurgeon with 18 years of experience. He specializes in microneurosurgery and functional neurosurgery. He treats head trauma, brain tumors, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal disorders. Dr. Akcakaya uses advanced surgical techniques for these complex conditions.

He has received several awards, including the Second Prize for 'Best Oral Presentation' at the Congress of the Nervous System Surgery Society. He completed a 4-year training program with the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS). He also holds the EANS board certificate (Part I). Dr. Akcakaya has completed fellowships in Israel and Germany.

He is a member of the Turkish Association of Neurosurgery and EANS. He has also served on scientific committees for international courses on endoscopic spine surgery.

Prof. Dr. Salih Murat İmer is a neurosurgeon with over 30 years of experience. He founded and led the Neurosurgery Department at Okan University Hospital. He has written 68 scientific articles and contributed to 9 book chapters. Dr. İmer has also presented at 33 international congresses, showing his influence in neurosurgery worldwide.

Dr. İmer holds advanced certifications in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery, Leksell Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and endoscopic spine surgery. He received specialized training in several European countries. He has worked with leading experts such as Prof. Matti Vapalahti and Prof. Juha Hernesniemi. Through these collaborations, he has helped improve neurosurgical practice and education around the world.

Dr. Mucuoglu specializes in epilepsy surgery with training at Dokuz Eylül University, one of Turkey's leading neurosurgery departments.

• 8+ years of neurosurgical experience
• Trained in functional neurosurgery at European courses
• Published research on cortical dysplasia and minimally invasive techniques
• Member of Turkish and European neurosurgical societies

Dr. Romero Imbroda, a Fellow of the European Board of Neurology, leads the Neurology Unit at Quirónsalud Marbella, specializing in epilepsy surgery.

• President of the Andalusian Society of Neurology
• Author of national and international scientific publications on neurology
• Lecturer at the University of Granada with a focus on neurology
• Head of Neurology Units at Quirónsalud Malaga and Marbella Hospitals

Professor Zvi Ram heads the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) and is a leading expert in neurosurgical operations with brain mapping and deep brain stimulation.

• Specializes in minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy and brain tumors
• Trained in image-guided neurosurgery and microsurgical techniques in Europe
• Recipient of the Borenstein Award for innovative neurology treatments
• Conducts research on gene-based therapies for brain disorders

Specializes in epilepsy surgery and functional neurosurgery at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı. Combines surgical precision with innovative treatment approaches.

• Expert in endoscopic and microsurgical techniques for epilepsy
• Published multiple studies on neurosurgical treatments
• Associate Professor with extensive academic contributions
• Member of prestigious medical associations

Specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgery – Dr. Keseroglu performs advanced surgical treatments for complex urological conditions.

• Performs robotic radical prostatectomy and cystectomy
• Expert in laparoscopic nephrectomy and pyeloplasty
• Skilled in all types of female incontinence surgery
• Trained at S.B. Ankara Training and Research Hospital

Dr. Aray applies expertise in epilepsy treatment as an Associate Professor at Medipol Acıbadem Hospital. Combines clinical practice with teaching at Istanbul Medipol University.

• 10+ years in neurology with specialized training
• Expert in EEG and advanced diagnostics for seizure disorders
• Active member of Turkish Neurology Society
• Performs nerve blocks as part of comprehensive epilepsy care