Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Doctors Abroad — Page 3

Op. Dr. Tansu Gürsoy is a brain and nerve surgery specialist at Çerkezköy Private Optimed Hospital. He completed his training at Ankara Training and Research Hospital. His practice focuses on spine surgery. Key areas include degenerative scoliosis, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, trauma, and tumors.

In 2019, he won third place from the Turkish Neurosurgery Association for a paper on prebending rods and sagittal parameters in lumbar degenerative scoliosis. He co-authored Chapter 75 (Lenke-Silva Classification & Adult Degenerative Scoliosis) in The Aging Spine. His thesis analyzed screw malposition in 415 thoracolumbar pedicle fixation cases.

He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association (Spinal & Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group), the Turkish Spine Association, and the Turkish Medical Association. He completed the Advanced Spinal Surgery Course and the Hands-on Microvascular Anastomosis & Microsurgery training. He holds a Category A Certificate for Experimental Animals. He also attends major spine congresses.

Dr. Necdet Demir is an orthopedic surgeon at Biruni University Hospital in Istanbul. He heads the Orthopedics and Traumatology department at the university. Dr. Demir earned first prize for his research on shoulder MRI at a national congress. He treats complex bone injuries, scoliosis, and degenerative joint diseases.

• Specializes in knee and hip replacement using the MAKOplasty robotic system.
• Performs arthroscopic surgery for the knee, shoulder, and ankle joints.
• Provides stem cell therapy for arthritis and knee conditions.
• Expert in limb prosthetics and surgical treatment for valgus deformities.

Professor Hakan Ozalp is a highly clinical neurosurgeon who completed his specialist training at Ankara University – one of Turkey's premier medical faculties.

• Trained at the University of Insubria in Italy to refine complex surgical techniques
• Served as a Doctor Lecturer at Mersin University Faculty of Medicine
• Gained extensive surgical experience at Ankara Private Acibadem Hospital
• Specialises in brain and spinal surgery with a focus on restorative procedures
• Practises at Medipol Bahçelievler University Hospital using modern surgical protocols

Professor Gulsah Bademci is a highly distinguished neurosurgeon who completed a clinical fellowship under the world-renowned Professor M. Gazi Yasargil at the University of Arkansas.

• Holds a Research Fellowship from the Yale University School of Medicine
• Awarded the EANS European Board certificate in neurosurgery
• Specialises in cervical disc herniations and complex spinal canal stenosis surgery
• Completed medical illustration training to enhance surgical precision and planning
• Serves as a Professor at Yuksek Ihtisas University Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Cevdet Gokcek is a neurosurgeon at Medipol University Pendik Hospital in Istanbul. He specializes in brain, spine, and pediatric nerve conditions. He has treated thousands of patients for complex disorders. Dr. Gokcek is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society. He previously completed a microsurgery course at Hacettepe University.

• Achieved a 95% success rate for severe brain and spine surgeries.
• Performs transnasal pituitary tumor removals and endoscopic skull base procedures.
• Authored 17 articles published in national and international medical journals.
• Completed a neuro-endoscopy workshop at Ghent University in Belgium.