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Melih Ucer
Neurosurgeon
16 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Doç. Dr. Melih UÇER

Melih Ucer

Neurosurgeon
16 years of experience

 

Work Address: Biruni University Hospital, Department Of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul 

Education And Training

Undergraduate: 1997 - 2001 Halkali High School, Istanbul, Turkey 

Graduate:   2001 - 2007 Mersin University, School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey 

Postgraduate: 2009 – 2014 Bakırköy Research And Training Hospital For Psychiatric And Neurological Disease, Department Of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey 

Observer: June-December 2017 University of Wisconsin- Department of Neurological Surgery, Madison, USA

June-August 2020 Acıbadem University- Spine Center, İstanbul, Turkey

 

                               

 Professional Interest: Cranial Surgery, Functional neurosurgery (used to treat movement disorders), Spine Surgery 

 

Licensure And Certification 

 2007 June: Doctor of Medicine, Turkish Ministry of Health 

 2014 July: Neurosurgeon, Turkish Ministry of Health

 

Employment

2014– 2021 Neurosurgeon - Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research And Training Hospital

2021- Neurosurgeon- Biruni University Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery

 

Training Courses / Workshops / Meetings / Symposiums 

(In Chronological Order)

 

Has Participated in 18 National and International Courses, Scientific Meetings (Certified) in Neurosurgery And Spinal Surgery. 

  • Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease Symposium, 8-11 October 2009 Nevşehir/Turkey
  • 24th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 14-18 May 2010  Antalya / Turkey
  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Spine And Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education And Training Group: Basic Education Program, 3-6 July 2011 Sapanca / Turkey
  • 27th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 12-16 Apr 2013  Antalya / Turkey
  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Hands-On Cadaver Course 15-16 November 2013 Istanbul/Turkey
  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Neurooncology And Neurovascular Surgery Education And Training Group: Unified Symposium. 28-29 December 2013 Istanbul/Turkey
  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Spine And Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education And Training Group: Lumbar Minimally Invasive Surgery Course. 7 Feb 2014 Istanbul / Turkey
  • 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014    Antalya / Turkey
  • Medtronic Midas Rex Workshop: Cadaver Course 23 May 2014 Istanbul / Turkey
  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society: Spine And Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education And Training Group, 26-29 June 2014 Gaziantep/Turkey
  • ISMISS Turkey 2015 Congress, 6-8 November 2015, Istanbul/ Turkey
  • Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery Comprehensive Cadaveric Course, 16-17 April 2016, Istanbul/Turkey
  • 84th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2016 Chicago/Illinois
  • Istanbul Microneurosurgery Course, 26-29 January 2017,  Istanbul/ Turkey
  • Microvascular Surgery Course, December 2017, Madison/Wisconsin
  • 32th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 20-24 April 2018    Antalya / Turkey
  • 33th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 11-14 April 2019    Antalya / Turkey
  • 2019 Turkish Spine Society Eurospine Advance Diploma Course
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Published Article

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published Abstracts And Presentations In International Scientific Meetings 

(In Chronological Order)

 

 

  • Metastatic prostate carcinoma to the intramural extramedullary spinal compa rtment: a case report, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Erhan Emel, WFNS Seoul, Korea, 8-12 September 2013
  • Radiation-Induced Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Meningioma: Case Report, Hasan Burak Gündüz, Anas Abdallah, Fatih Cesur, Erhan Emel, Betül Güler, Akın Öztürk, Melih Üçer, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
  • Mid-term Surgical Treatment Outcomes Of Intracranial Epidermoid: Experience of 15 Patients, Anas Abdallah, Erhan Emel, Akın Öztürk, Mustafa Levent Uysal, Melih Üçer, Murad Asiltürk,10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
  • Congenital Thecal Sac Defect Terminated In The Skin At L2-3: Case Report, Anas Abdallah, Akın Gökçedağ, Erhan Emel, Melih Üçer, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
  • Intradural Extramedullary Paraganglioma At S1 Level : Case Report, Anas Abdallah1, Erhan Emel, Özden Erhan Sofuoğlu, Melih Üçer, Akın Öztürk, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014
  • A Case of Intracranial Hypotension Complicated with Hydrocephalus, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 10th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Astana - Kazakhstan / 9 - 12 September 2014

 

 

Published Abstracts And Presentations In National Scientific Meetings 

(In Chronological Order)

 

  • Eosinophilic granuloma, case report; Baran Bozkurt, Melih Üçer, Levent Uysal, Oral Presentation. 26th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 12-16 April 2012 Antalya / Turkey.
  • Guyon’s Canal Syndrome Due to Tortuous Ulnar Artery: A Case Report, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız,  28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
  • Cerebellar hemorrhage after resection of frontal meningioma.Case report, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
  • Intracranial Migration of Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Catheter, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
  • Migration of Abdominal Catheter of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Scrotum, Melih Üçer, Sarper Polat, Ilhan Aydın, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
  • Armoured brain: a case of bilateral calcified chronic subdural haematoma complicating infantile hydrocephalus, Melih Üçer, Ilhan Aydın, Sarper Polat, Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
  • Long term results of the patients with lumbar stenosis who were opereted on by transspinos method, Oral presentation, Melih Üçer, Erhan Emel, Müslüm Güneş, 28th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 4-8 April 2014   Antalya / Turkey
  • Posterior comminican artery aneurysm relation with the tentorium, Oral presentation, İlhan Aydin, Oğuz Baran, Melih Uçer, Barış Küçükyürük, Necmettin Tanrıöver, 29th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 17-21 April 2015    Antalya / Turkey
  • Anterior commissure and classification: neuroanatomical studies, Oral presentation, Serhat Şevki Baydın, Abuzer Gungor, Necmettin Tanrıover,  Melih Ucer, Oğuz Baran, Erhan Emel, Albert Rhoton Turkish Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting. 8-12 April 2016  Antalya / Turkey

 

   Computer  Skills

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • SPSS statistical software

 

 

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Dr Alfonso Garcia
Spine neurosurgeon
21 years of experience
5.0
5 reviews
Mexico, Tijuana
Advance Health Medical Center

Dr Alfonso Garcia

Spine neurosurgeon
21 years of experience

accreditations:

AO Trauma
Dr. Alfonso Garcia is a Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with over 15 years of experience, specializing in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery. He is recognized for his expertise in herniated disc surgery, laminectomy, discectomy, foraminotomy, and minimally invasive fusion surgery. He is the only Mexican Fellowship Trained Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon, with a notable achievement of performing the first Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Technique procedure in Latin America.Read more
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Gulsah Bademci
Neurosurgeon
31 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Private Koru Ankara Hospital

Gulsah Bademci

Neurosurgeon
31 years of experience

Prof. Dr. Gülşah Bademci is a physician specialized in the field of brain, nerve, spine, and spinal cord surgery. She graduated as the fourth-ranked student from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1993. She obtained her title as a brain and nerve surgeon from the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery in 2001. In 2008, she became an associate professor at the Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, and in 2021, she became a professor at the Yüksek İhtisas University Faculty of Medicine. She has contributed to numerous international publications, serving as a research and clinical fellow at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences with Prof. Dr. M. Gazi Yaşargil, and as a research fellow at Yale University School of Medicine. She holds ECFMG America Board Step 1 and EANS European Board certificates. She speaks advanced-level English and has awards in tennis and swimming. She also pursues professional-level caricature art and medical illustration. In her 30-year career, she has performed numerous surgeries as a brain and nerve surgery specialist, particularly in spinal canal stenosis surgery, lumbar and cervical disc herniations, brain tumors, hydrocephalus surgery, and nerve compressions.

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Murat Tiftikci
Neurosurgeon
20 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Adatip Hospital

Murat Tiftikci

Neurosurgeon
20 years of experience

Specialization: Neurospinal Cord and Nerve Surgery

Foreign Language : English

Date of Birth: 03.02.1974

Education :

Gazi University Faculty of Medicine (1991-1997)
Fırat University Neurosurgery Specialization (1999-2004)

Experience:


Private Adatip Hospital (2004-2013)
Private Cihan Hospital (2013-2015)
Private Adatip Hospital (2015-...)

Memberships:


Sakarya Medical Chamber
Turkish Neurosurgery Association

 

 

 

 

 

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Adem Yilmaz
Neurosurgeon
31 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Adem Yilmaz

Neurosurgeon
31 years of experience
Turkey, Istanbul
Medistate Hospital Istanbul
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Drcovaro
Orthopedic spine surgeon
17 years of experience
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Quiron-Dexeus

Drcovaro

Orthopedic spine surgeon
17 years of experience

"Thanks to the advances of the technology we now have new materials and techniques to help our patients more safely and effectively, taking spine surgery to the highest level”

 

Dr. Augusto Covaro is an orthopedic surgeon specialized in spine surgery and performs his professional activity in Barcelona. He offers a series of services to his patients as a consultant in spinal surgery at ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus and Hospital de Igualada, including treatments for lumbar spine stenosis, back pain, radiculopathy, scoliosis, herniated disc and other spinal pathologies

He completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine .

 

During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines.

 

He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.

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Foraminotomy $15620.85 - $26034.75
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Dr Augusto Covaro
Orthopedic spine surgeon
17 years of experience
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Quiron-Dexeus

Dr Augusto Covaro

Orthopedic spine surgeon
17 years of experience

He completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine .

 

During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines.

 

He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.

 

Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.

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Foraminotomy $15620.85 - $26034.75
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Microscopic Spine Surgery
Orthopedic spine surgeon
17 years of experience
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Quiron-Dexeus

Microscopic Spine Surgery

Orthopedic spine surgeon
17 years of experience

During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines. Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.

 

Currently, Dr. Covaro attends his patients at the Institut Universitari Dexeus and the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, in Barcelona. To make an appointment with Dr. Augusto Covaro, contact ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus


 

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Foraminotomy $15620.85 - $26034.75
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Ismail Gulsen
Neurosurgeon
19 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Lokman Hekim Van Hospital

Ismail Gulsen

Neurosurgeon
19 years of experience

Assoc. Dr. İsmail Gülşen is a distinguished neurosurgeon serving at Lokman Hekim Van Hospital in Turkey. With extensive expertise in advanced brain and spine surgery, he has contributed significantly to the field through innovative techniques and patient-focused care. Dr. Gülşen specializes in diagnosing and treating complex neurological conditions, offering cutting-edge surgical interventions. His commitment to excellence is reflected in his continuous pursuit of medical advancements and personalized treatment strategies. For further details on his qualifications and professional achievements contact lokman hekim health group.

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