6 Best Cerebral Palsy Doctors in Istanbul

Dr. Betul Tavil is a professor of pediatric hematology and oncology at Memorial Şişli Hospital. She has successfully treated 500+ children with leukemia. Dr. Tavil is an expert in bone marrow transplantation for complex cases. She manages rare blood disorders, including congenital erythropoietic porphyria and immunodeficiencies. Memorial Şişli Hospital is JCI-accredited and maintains a 90% organ transplant success rate.

• Performed over 100 pediatric bone marrow transplantations for malignant and genetic diseases.
• Winner of the Turkish Hematology Society Award for pediatric blood cancer treatment.
• Author of over 150 scientific publications with more than 1,700 citations.
• Member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

Professor Selvinaz Edizer holds dual expertise as a paediatric neurologist and neurosurgeon at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital. This rare combination allows her to evaluate both medical and surgical pathways for children.

• Treats infants and adolescents with complex motor disorders and developmental delays
• Specialises in paediatric neurosurgery – provides surgical options for severe neurological cases
• Co-ordinates multidisciplinary care at one of Istanbul's most modern medical centres
• Trained at Bezmialem Foundation University – a prominent Turkish medical institution
• Focuses on paediatric epilepsy and nerve disorders alongside motor conditions

With over 25 years of clinical and academic experience, the doctor is a highly accomplished specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology. Clinical expertise encompasses hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, arthroplasty, orthopedic oncology, and trauma surgery. The doctor has held significant positions at various training and research hospitals, including serving as a founding specialist at the Hand Surgery Clinic of Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital.

The doctor has pursued international professional development, including an observership at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. After being appointed Associate Professor in 2018, the doctor attained the rank of Professor in 2024 and currently practices as a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

Dr. Halit Anil Eray is a neurosurgeon. He specializes in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation. He is an Associate Clinical Research Scholar in Neurosurgery at the University of Florida (2025–2026) under Prof. Kelly D. Foote. His work there includes movement disorder and Tourette DBS clinics, operating room cases, and research. He is also a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Ardahan State Hospital since December 2024. His training includes a residency at Ankara University and a 2022 DBS/SCS fellowship at International Medicana Hospital.

His focus includes DBS workflows, target planning, advanced neuroimaging, movement disorders, and neuropsychiatric surgery. He has 15 peer-reviewed papers and 13 indexed abstracts. In 2026, he was first author on studies on transaxis odontoidectomy morphometrics and sinonasal teratocarcinoma. He has presented at WSSFN, ESSFN, and EANS. He was an invited speaker at the 39th Turkish Neurosurgical Society Congress in 2026.

Dr Siar Dursun is a specialist paediatric neurologist at Medipol University Pendik Hospital who manages complex movement disorders in children. He leads a multidisciplinary team to create targeted care plans for those with developmental delays.

• Treats cerebral palsy using protocols focused on improving motor function and independence
• Uses video-EEG monitoring to manage associated seizure disorders in paediatric patients
• Specialises in neurodegenerative diseases and muscular dystrophy affecting child development
• Completed paediatric neurology residency at Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine
• Performs detailed brain MRI assessments to guide long-term treatment strategies