Prof. Dr. CANDAN GÜRSES

CANDAN GÜRSES

Prof. Dr. CANDAN GÜRSES

Neurology

Koç University Hospital

  • After completing neurology specialty training, received 2.5 years of training at the Montreal Neurological Institute in Canada to specialize in Epilepsy Surgery.
  • Received the title of Associate Professor in 2003 and Professor in 2010 at the Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.
  • Received the title of clinical neurophysiology specialist in 2011.
  • In 2011, was a visiting faculty member at the Cleveland Hospitals clinic.
  • Served on the Board of the Turkish Epilepsy Society for a total of 8 years.
  • Elected President of the Turkish Epilepsy Society for 2014-2016.
  • In 2015, ensured that the International Epilepsy Congress was held in Istanbul and took part in its organization.
  • In 2016-2018, served as Head of the Epilepsy Application and Research Center affiliated with Istanbul University (EPİMER).
  • Since 2017, working as a member of the Intellectual Disability Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
  • Has 124 publications in SCI-indexed journals and an h-index of 22.
    • Main clinical areas of interest:
      • Epilepsy,
      • Sleep disorders,
      • Electroencephalography – EEG,
      • Polysomnography,
      • Video EEG monitoring,
      • Invasive EEG monitoring,
      • Cortical stimulation.