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Salih Murat Imer

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 41 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Professor Imer is a leading neurosurgeon at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital who pioneered full-endoscopic spine surgery and Gamma Knife techniques in Turkey.

    • Specialises in Gamma Knife radiosurgery for skull base tumours and vestibular schwannomas
    • Completed advanced functional neurosurgery training in Finland and France
    • Certified in minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery from Herne, Germany
    • Former Professor and Department Head at Istanbul University's prestigious medical faculty
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Herniated disc surgery
AUD $18,693 - AUD $23,367
Laminectomy
AUD $47,345 - AUD $47,345
Discectomy
AUD $4,272 - AUD $4,984
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Mehmet Osman Akcakaya

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Professor Akcakaya is a specialist neurosurgeon at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. He completed a prestigious fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Hannover Medical School in Germany.

    • Specialises in minimally invasive brain and spine surgery for faster recovery
    • Performs peripheral nerve reconstruction to restore movement and sensation
    • European Board of Neurosurgery certified after finishing a four-year educational programme
    • Uses stereotactic techniques for precision treatments like Gamma Knife and deep brain stimulation
    • Scientific Committee Member for international courses on endoscopic lumbar spine surgery
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Herniated disc surgery
AUD $18,693 - AUD $23,367
Laminectomy
AUD $47,345 - AUD $47,345
Discectomy
AUD $4,272 - AUD $4,984
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Ibrahim Ziyal

  • 4.6 Excellent 4 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Göztepe Hospital
  • Professor Ibrahim Ziyal is the former Head of Neurosurgery at Marmara University who specialises in treating tumours at the base of the skull.

    • Trained at George Washington University in Washington D.C. for skull base surgery
    • Researched cerebrovascular diseases and aneurysms at the São Paulo Institute of Neurological Sciences
    • Performs pituitary surgery focused on the gland that controls vital hormones
    • Active member of the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons and the Neuro-Oncology Association
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Akin Akakin

  • 4.3 Good 72 reviews
  • 26 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • Associate Professor Akakin is a Florida University-trained neurosurgeon specialising in the lateral microsurgical approach for complex brain and spinal conditions.

    • Focuses on neurovascular surgery, treating brain aneurysms and vascular diseases
    • Performs far lateral lumbar disc surgery to reach difficult herniations with minimal disruption
    • Completed a fellowship and doctorate in neuroanatomy at Florida University
    • Contributes to international neurosurgery research with multiple published papers
    • Practises at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, a specialist centre for neurological care
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
AUD $34,174 - AUD $39,870
Vagus nerve stimulation
AUD $28,478 - AUD $37,022
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Abubekir Akpinar

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 10 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
AUD $35,598 - AUD $39,870
Pituitary tumor surgery
AUD $22,071 - AUD $22,071
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Nurperi Gazioglu

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Dr. Nurperi Gazioglu is a neurosurgeon. She trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. She earned her MD in 1984 after study from 1978 to 1984. She completed neurosurgery training from 1986 to 1993. Her 1993 dissertation examined “Fetal Hypophysis Transplantation Under the Renal Capsule in Rats.”

    She completed advanced courses in endoscopic pituitary surgery (2005, 2007, 2008) and endoscopic lumbar disc surgery (2007). She also trained in molecular genetics for clinicians (2003) and CME with the World Federation of Neurology (2002). She studied epilepsy surgery focused on insular–hippocampal anatomy (1999) and thoracolumbar trauma (1998). She attended the EANS European Neurosurgery Course (1988). Her clinical training includes observerships at APHP Necker–Enfants Malades and Hôpital Lariboisière in 1991. She completed an internship there in 1999.

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Herniated disc surgery
AUD $18,693 - AUD $23,367
Laminectomy
AUD $47,345 - AUD $47,345
Discectomy
AUD $4,272 - AUD $4,984
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Erol Akgul

  • 4.5 Good 495 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Professor Erol Akgul is a specialist interventional neuroradiologist at Medipol Mega University Hospital. He focuses on minimally invasive treatments for complex brain conditions.

    • Treats brain tumours and cysts using interventional techniques
    • Specialises in treating brain aneurysms without open surgery
    • Member of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
    • Affiliated with the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
    • Active member of the Turkish Society of Neuroradiology
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Spinal cord stimulator (SCS)
AUD $18,369 - AUD $18,511
Removal of herniated disc with preoperative diagnostic
AUD $7,120 - AUD $14,239
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Mustafa Yavuz Samanci

  • 4.8 Excellent 44 reviews
  • 19 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER)
  • Associate Professor Samanci is a leading expert in functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation at the Medipol PARMER centre, specialising in surgical solutions for movement disorders.

    • Completed a specialised clinical fellowship in Gamma Knife radiosurgery and stereotactic neurosurgery at Koç University
    • Secretary of the Turkish Neuromodulation Society and member of the Deep Brain Stimulation Society
    • Performs deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's and dystonia patients with medication-resistant symptoms
    • Underwent advanced training in spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation at the University of Cologne in Germany
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Spinal cord stimulator (SCS)
AUD $21,359 - AUD $33,177
Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS)
AUD $22,427 - AUD $28,478
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Halil Olgun

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr Halil Olgun has performed 1,100+ neurosurgical procedures at Valued Med Hub Hospitals. He specialises in treating complex spinal disorders and brain-related cancers.

    • Treats scoliosis and canal stenosis using surgical spine correction
    • Addresses neck hernias and conditions requiring neuro-oncology expertise
    • Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    • Received a Certificate of Achievement from the Ministry of Health
    • Regularly presents research at international neurosurgery conferences
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
AUD $35,598 - AUD $39,870
Pituitary tumor surgery
AUD $22,071 - AUD $22,071
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Kenan Kapici

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Professor Kapici heads the Neurosurgery Department at Altınbaş University and brings elite microsurgery training from GATA Military Medical Faculty.

    • Specialises in microsurgery – uses high-powered magnification for precise work on delicate brain and spine tissues
    • Performs Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) – a neuromodulation technique used to treat movement disorders
    • Member of the Spine Society of Europe and the Turkish Spinal Surgery Group
    • Expert in Gamma Knife procedures – non-invasive radiation treatment for brain tumours
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
AUD $35,598 - AUD $39,870
Pituitary tumor surgery
AUD $22,071 - AUD $22,071
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