Chronic pain Doctors Abroad — Page 2

Professor Yasef Özsarfati is a leading neurologist at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital with US-based training in complex neurological disorders.

• Specialises in managing chronic headaches and treatment-resistant migraine pain
• Completed clinical research at the University of Florida focusing on behavioural neurology
• Former Associate Professor at Istanbul University, one of Turkey's premier medical institutions
• Expertise in dementia and epilepsy-related neurological care
• Extensive background at JCI-accredited Florence Nightingale Hospital since 2013

Associate Professor Buse Cagla Ari is a senior neurologist at the Medipol Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, specialising in chronic headache and nerve-based pain management.

• Performs nerve blockages and trigger point injections to provide targeted relief for chronic headache and nerve pain
• Expert in botulinum toxin (Botox) applications for managing complex migraine and movement-related pain
• Member of the Global Migraine and Pain Society and the International Headache Society
• Board member of the Neurorehabilitation Working Group for the Turkish Neurological Association

Dr Ali Osman Mucuoglu is a skilled neurosurgeon at Atlas University Hospital, specialising in spinal and functional neurosurgery to manage chronic pain.

• Completed advanced spinal surgery training focused on complex back and neck pain
• Trained in functional neurosurgery through the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
• Uses minimally invasive techniques to treat nerve compression and spinal tumours
• Active member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society and EANS
• Published research on treating cysts and schwannomas affecting the spine

Dr Fatma Gulhan Sahbaz is a specialist neurologist at Medicalpoint International Hospital who focuses on neurologically driven pain management.

• Performs nerve blocks – injections that interrupt pain signals to provide relief for persistent headaches
• Administers botulinum toxin for chronic migraine and muscular pain conditions
• Member of the International Headache Society and European Academy of Neurology
• Trained at Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, a major Turkish clinical centre

Dr Gerald Raphael Tur is the official representative for the Osteopathy Chronic Pain Clinics of Canada in Phuket, specialising in holistic pain management.

• Holds a Doctor of Osteopathy from the National University of Medical Sciences
• Uses Gonstead Chiropractic techniques to address spinal and joint misalignment
• Certified acupuncturist providing needle-based therapy for nerve and soft tissue pain
• Registered member of the Swiss Medical Register and the International Osteopathic Association
• Provides tailored treatment plans incorporating Chinese pharmacology, nutrition, and psychiatric principles