Best West Syndrome Doctors Abroad for Australian Patients

Professor Baris Metin is a double-qualified specialist in neurology and psychiatry at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital. He specialises in neuroimaging and seizure management for drug-resistant cases.

• Performed extensive clinical work in both Turkey and Belgium
• Uses functional neuroimaging to map brain activity for precise diagnoses
• Expert in electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor infantile seizure patterns
• Conducts research on memory and sleep disorders to improve long-term outcomes
• Recognised for academic contributions to international scientific journals

Professor Kutukcu leads the neurophysiology department at Anadolu Medical Center after completing specialized training at the University of California San Francisco.

• Treats paediatric seizures and epilepsy using clinical neurophysiology techniques
• Expert in EEG monitoring to identify abnormal brain wave patterns
• Member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society
• Specialises in botulinum toxin applications for associated movement disorders
• Former academic at GATA Medical School training future neurologists

Board-certified physiatrist (Diplomate of the Thai Board of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023). Head of Rehabilitation at King Mongkut Chaokhunthahan Hospital. CEO and Founder of PYONG Rehabilitation Group since 2023.

Clinical focus: neurorehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation, and chronic pain. Uses robotics and wearable exoskeleton gait training. Performs ultrasound-guided procedures and advanced laser and radiofrequency therapies.

Principal Investigator of a pilot randomized controlled trial on wearable exoskeleton gait training in subacute stroke. Presented to the Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand in 2023. Instructor at KMITL since 2020.

Completed Rehabilitation Medicine residency at Chulalongkorn University in 2023. Earned an MD in 2017. Runs a public health platform with over 100,000 followers. Hosted PYONG SUMMIT in 2024 with over 200 attendees. Honors include nominee for Quality Person of the Year 2025 and First Prize in the Ananda Mahidol Pin Design in 2016.

Professor Sinan Comu follows American treatment protocols for West syndrome, having completed his paediatric neurology training at the University of Pittsburgh.

• Specialises in managing developmental delays and epilepsy in infants and children
• Completed a paediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in the USA
• Expert in treating genetic and metabolic disorders that cause seizures
• Active member of the international Child Neurology Society
• Practises at the JCI-accredited Memorial Sisli Hospital

Associate Professor Baris Topcular leads the neurology team at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital and brings specialist expertise from the University of Basel in Switzerland.

• Specialises in managing complex seizure disorders and functional neurology cases
• Completed specialist fellowship at the PharmaZentrum Research Center in Switzerland
• Former senior neurologist at Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital for mental health
• Associate Professor at Istanbul Science University specialising in neurological sciences
• Uses neuro-imaging technology to localise and manage drug-resistant seizure activity

Associate Professor Bariş Ekici is a specialist paediatric neurologist who has authored five books on autism and childhood neurological conditions.

• Specialises in infantile spasms and complex childhood epilepsy cases
• Researched dietary therapies as a treatment for paediatric seizures
• Utilises positron emission tomography (PET) scans to find seizure origins
• Trained at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in child neurology
• Expert in conditions involving brain white matter injury in children