Tansu Gursoy, Neurosurgeon in Tekirdag

Dr. Tansu Gürsoy is a Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgery Specialist currently seeing patients at Private Çerkezköy Optimed Hospital (Optimed Healthcare Group).

Education & Advanced Training: Graduated from Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine (2007) and completed his Neurosurgery residency at Ankara Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic (2016). His postgraduate credentials include advanced spinal osteotomy, microsurgery, and microvascular anastomosis training at Yeditepe University, the prestigious Dr. Mehmet Zileli Advanced Spinal Surgery Course, and specialized certifications in craniovertebral junction surgery and spinal stability.

Experience: Completed clinical residency training at Ankara Training and Research Hospital (2009–2016) followed by public service at Mardin Kızıltepe State Hospital (2016–2017). He advanced his spine and neurosurgical practice across leading specialized centers including Koç University Hospital Spine Health Center, Yeditepe University Hospital, Memorial Service Hospital Spine Center, and Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, as well as Private İrmet Hospital and Private Vega Hospital before joining Optimed Healthcare Group in 2024.

Core Expertise:
- Spine Surgery & Deformity Correction: Comprehensive surgical management of adult and pediatric scoliosis, spinal stenosis (narrowing of the canal), spondylolisthesis (spinal slippage), spinal trauma, fractures, and sagittal alignment reconstructions.
- Minimally Invasive & Degenerative Spine Care: Lumbar and cervical disc herniations (microdiscectomy, cervical disc replacement), degenerative disc disease, and instrumentation techniques.
- Spinal & Cranial Oncology: Surgical resection and management of spinal column, intradural, and spinal cord tumors, as well as benign and malignant brain tumors.
- Neurotrauma & Cerebrovascular Conditions: Operative treatment of severe head and spinal trauma, intracranial hemorrhages, and brain/spinal cord infections.

Academic Research, Awards & Memberships: Recipient of the 3rd Place Paper of the Year Award (2019) by the Turkish Neurosurgery Association for his clinical research on rod pre-bending and sagittal parameters in degenerative scoliosis. Author of specialized literature including his landmark thesis on thoracolumbar pedicle screw fixation and a major international book chapter co-authored with Dr. Lawrence Lenke ("Lenke-Silva Classification and Adult Degenerative Scoliosis" in The Aging Spine). Active member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society (including its Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group), the Turkish Spine Society, and the Turkish Medical Association.

Combining extensive clinical expertise in complex deformity and microsurgical neurosurgery with evidence-based surgical methodologies, Dr. Gürsoy provides comprehensive spine and neurosurgical care, serving his patients fluently in both Turkish and English.