Education and Specialization
1981 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
1987 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Specialization
1989 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Asst. Prof. Dr.
1992 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Assoc. Prof. Dr.
1998 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine Prof. Dr.
Experience
1989-1992 Trabzon Numune Hospital Specialist Physician
1989-1992 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Asst. Prof. Dr.
1992-1994 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
1994-1998 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Head of Department
1998-2024 Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Prof. Dr., Head of Department
1997 Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Chief Physician
2024 Present Medical Park Pendik Prof. Dr.
Experience Abroad
1993-1993 Observer, The Midland Centre For Neurosurgery- Neurology, Birmingham, UK
Syringomyelia training with Bernard Williams, M.D.
Stereotactic neurosurgery training with Edward R. Hitchcock, M.D.
Clinical Experience
Between August 1997 and February 2024, 5629 endoscopic cases were performed.
4384 Pituitary Adenomas
209 Rathke's Cleft Cysts
152 Craniopharyngiomas
121 Chordomas/Chondrosarcomas
98 Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas and Other Pathologies of the Pituitary Region
Professional Memberships
AANS
CNS
Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica
IFNE
WFNS Skull Base Committee
Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Nervous System Surgery Society
Society Presidencies
2011-2012 President of the Nervous System Surgery Society
2018-2021 President of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Awards
2016 Turkish Neurosurgical Society Service Award, 30th Scientific Congress of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society
2011 Kocaeli University Scientific Publication Award, Certificate of Appreciation
Kocaeli University Rectorate Scientific Publication Award, Certificate of Appreciation
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