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Onur Yaman

  • 4.6 Excellent 152 reviews
  • 17 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital
  • Professor Onur Yaman is a distinguished neurosurgeon at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital who invented and patented a specialized spinal laminoplasty plate.

    • Specialises in complex spinal surgery and neurosurgery
    • Holds a patent for spinal hardware used in surgery
    • Member of the Euro Spine and AO Spine societies
    • Received four consecutive best presentation awards for his research
    • Serves on the Turkish Medical Device Development Program council
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Laminectomy
AUD $13,527 - AUD $15,663
Discectomy
AUD $12,815 - AUD $12,815
Removal of herniated disc with preoperative diagnostic
AUD $12,103 - AUD $14,239
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Dr Keerapat Phiromkraiphakdi

  • 4.4 Good 109 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, ID Clinic Bangkok
  • Dr Keerapat Phiromkraiphakdi is a surgical specialist who brings international expertise to ID Clinic Bangkok after completing advanced surgical training in the United States.

    • Graduated with dual degrees in general and plastic surgery
    • Completed clinical training at UTHSC and PACES Plastic Surgery in the USA
    • Serves as a Medical Professor at Srinakharinwirot University
    • Member of the Thai Society of Plastic Surgeons
    • Appointed consultant at the Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Dogan Gucluhan Guclu

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Associate Professor Guclu is a highly trained neurosurgeon who completed a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health in the USA.

    • Specialises in full-endoscopic spine surgery for lumbar, thoracic, and cervical conditions
    • Uses less-invasive techniques for spinal decompression to ensure faster patient recovery
    • Manages complex cases including spinal deformities and paediatric lumbar microdiscectomy
    • Current member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
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Herniated disc surgery
AUD $22,783 - AUD $24,207
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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 pioneer in endoscopic spinal surgery who trained at leading neurosurgical centres in Germany, Finland, and France.

    • Specialises in minimally invasive discectomy and DISC nucleoplasty for cervical and lumbar disc diseases
    • Certified in full-endoscopic spine surgery from the specialist centre in Herne, Germany
    • Former Professor and Department Founder at Okan University Hospital in Istanbul
    • Expert in functional neurosurgery and stereotactic techniques for complex spinal conditions
    • Published 68 research articles and contributed to nine international neurosurgical textbooks
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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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Halil Olgun

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr Halil Olgun is a neurosurgery specialist at Valued Med Hub Hospitals. He is focuses on treating scoliosis and complex spinal disorders.

    • Treats canal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal spaces
    • Manages neck hernia and diverse spinal conditions
    • Expertise includes neuro-oncology for tumours of the nervous system
    • Member of the international Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    • Recipient of a Certificate of Achievement from the Ministry of Health
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Herniated disc surgery
AUD $22,783 - AUD $24,207
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Jirachai Pisutbenya

  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 19 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, KDMS Specialized Orthopedic Hospital
  • Dr Jirachai Pisutbenya specialises in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery at KDMS Specialized Orthopedic Hospital to help patients recover faster.

    • Performs endoscopic procedures using small incisions for less pain and quicker healing
    • Expert in correcting adult spinal deformities and cervical spine conditions
    • Completed a specialised spinal surgery fellowship at Siriraj Hospital in Thailand
    • Board-certified orthopaedic surgeon from Mahidol University
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Lee Sang Gu

  • 5 Excellent 4 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Incheon, Na-Eun Hospital (South Korea)
  • Professor Lee Sang Gu is the Honorary Director at Na-Eun Hospital and the current President of the Korean Spinal Cord Society.

    • Specialises in minimally invasive spine surgery using smaller incisions for faster recovery
    • Treats complex spinal tumours and cervical spine disorders affecting the neck
    • Served as President of the Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society
    • Member of the North American Spine Society and AOSpine Asia Pacific
    • Former Chief of Neurosurgery at the Korea Veterans Hospital
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Samet Erinc

  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, VM Medical Park Florya Hospital
  • Dr Samet Erinc is a spinal specialist at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital. He gained international clinical experience during his tenure at Loyola University in Chicago.

    • Focuses on scoliosis and kyphosis treatments for both children and adults
    • Specialises in spinal disc herniation using microsurgical techniques
    • Accredited by the Turkish Spine Society through Eurospine education modules
    • Manages degenerative spine diseases and complex orthopaedic trauma cases
    • Member of the Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Association
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Discectomy
AUD $7,789 - AUD $10,907
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Emre Acaroglu

  • 4.8 Excellent 9 reviews
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Ankara, Memorial Ankara Hospital
  • Professor Acaroglu is the founding director of the Ankara Spine Center and a leading authority in orthopaedic traumatology at Memorial Ankara Hospital.

    • Holds a clinical research fellowship from Columbia University in New York
    • Active member of the Scoliosis Research Society and EuroSpine
    • Certified in basic and spine surgery by AO Foundation in Switzerland
    • Completed a master programme at the Open University in the UK
    • Specialises in spinal deformities and paediatric orthopaedic surgery
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Surgical treatment of scoliosis
AUD $25,631 - AUD $25,631
Herniated disc surgery
AUD $8,971 - AUD $14,951
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Ozlem Koroglu

  • 4.8 Excellent 9 reviews
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Ankara, Memorial Ankara Hospital
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Köroğlu is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Memorial Ankara Hospital (2024–present). She previously served as a faculty member at Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital (2016–2024). She was Chief of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at Elazığ Military Hospital (2011–2015). She earned her MD in 2003 from the GATA Faculty of Medicine. She completed her PM&R residency in 2011.

    Her credentials include Ministry of Health–approved certified prolotherapy training. She has taught Prolotherapy and PRP (2022) and Knee Prolotherapy and Campinject (2019). She also taught GETAT and Dextrose Prolotherapy (2018) and ISPRM Ultrasound (2009). She has additional training in musculoskeletal ultrasound, neural therapy, lumbar injections and manipulation, and botulinum toxin treatment for the spastic hand. She attended the Euro‑Mediterranean PRM School in Italy (2010). She is a member of the Turkish Society of PM&R, the Turkish Society for Research and Fight Against Rheumatism, the Association of PM&R Specialists of Türkiye, the Spinal Cord Diseases Association, and the Ankara Medical Chamber.

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Surgical treatment of scoliosis
AUD $25,631 - AUD $25,631
Herniated disc surgery
AUD $8,971 - AUD $14,951
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Wuttichai Sutantavibul

  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Thailand, Bangkok, KDMS Specialized Orthopedic Hospital
  • Dr Sutantavibul is an expert in minimally invasive spine surgery, having completed high-level fellowships at Seoul Sangyero Hospital and Wakayama Medical University.

    • Performs endoscopic spine surgery using tiny incisions for faster recovery and less pain
    • Trained at Ramathibodi Hospital, one of Thailand's most prestigious medical institutions
    • Specialises in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty to treat painful spinal fractures
    • Uses percutaneous screw fixation to stabilise the spine without large open incisions
    • Provides epidural steroid injections for non-surgical back and neck pain relief
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