The doctor is an Interventional Neuroradiologist with extensive involvement in professional radiology societies. The doctor holds memberships in several prestigious organizations, including the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, and the European Association of Radiology. Additionally, the doctor is affiliated with various national societies such as the Turkish Society of Radiology and the Turkish Society of Neuroradiology, highlighting a strong commitment to the field of neuroradiology.

The doctor is a highly skilled neurosurgeon with extensive experience in the field of brain and nerve surgery. Specializing in complex neurological disorders, the doctor has successfully performed numerous intricate surgeries, contributing significantly to advancements in neurosurgical techniques. The doctor is board-certified and has received multiple accolades for excellence in patient care and innovative research. With a commitment to education, the doctor frequently lectures at international conferences and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Professor Salih Murat Imer is a highly respected neurosurgeon who previously led the neurosurgery department at Okan University Hospital. He completed advanced training in Kuopio, Finland, under world-renowned experts in vascular and skull base neurosurgery.

• Holds a European Board certification in neurosurgery from Klagenfurt, Austria
• Completed extensive five-year European Association of Neurosurgical Societies specialist training
• Authored 68 peer-reviewed articles and nine book chapters on complex brain procedures
• Frequent speaker at international congresses on functional and stereotactic neurosurgery

Education & Academic Qualifications

License (MD)

Field: Medicine

University: Istanbul University

Year: 1987

Residency

Field: Cardiovascular Surgery

Institution: Siyami Ersek Heart Center

Years: 1988–1994

Clinical Fellowship

Field: Cardiovascular Surgery

Institution: University of Ottawa Heart Center (Canada)

Years: 1994–1995

Academic Titles & Positions

Assistant Professor

Field: Cardiovascular Surgery

Institution: Siyami Ersek Heart Center

Years: 1995–2008

Professor

Field: Cardiovascular Surgery

Institution: Altınbaş University

Years: 2014–2019

Membership in Scientific and Professional Organizations

-Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

-European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

-European Society for Vascular Surgery

Professor Halil Can is a leading neurosurgeon at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı, where he specialises in the surgical management of complex cerebrovascular diseases.

• Extensive experience in neurovascular surgery for brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations
• Promoted to Professor in 2025 at Istanbul University for his contributions to neurosurgery
• Published research on flow diversion treatments for posterior circulation aneurysms
• Expertise in microsurgical and endoscopic skull base techniques for vascular repair
• Active member of the neurosurgery community with over 20 peer-reviewed international publications

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.

Dr Ahmet Karkucak is a specialist neurosurgeon at Büyük Anadolu Hospitals who focuses on high-stakes vascular interventions including aneurysm surgery.

• Specialises in both aneurysm repair and complex brain tumour removals
• Expertise extends to pituitary surgery and peripheral nerve procedures
• Treats spinal fractures and tumours using neurosurgical techniques
• Practices at Büyük Anadolu Hospitals, a major centre for international patients

Experience

2019 – 2019

• University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, 

Insubria University Faculty of Medicine

2015

• MERSİN UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DOCTOR, LECTURER

2013 – 2015

• ANKARA PRIVATE ACIBADEM HOSPITAL

2010 – 2012

• DIYARBAKIR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL,

2002 – 2003

• AYDIN 1ST PRIVATE TRAINING BATTALION
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Education

2010

• ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, BRAIN AND SURGERY SPECIALIST

1992

• GAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Professor Cevdet Gokcek is a highly skilled neurosurgeon at Medipol University with a documented 90 to 95% success rate in complex brain and vascular surgeries.

• Specialises in micro-neurosurgical techniques for repairing brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
• Completed advanced microsurgery training at the Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry in Ankara
• Gained international clinical perspective as an observer at the Department of Neurosurgery in Michigan, USA
• Uses neuronavigation and minimally invasive methods to improve patient safety and recovery times
• Expert in managing spontaneous intracranial hematomas and severe cranial traumas

Education

University of Wisconsin Clinic of Neurosurgery (2017, Madison/USA)
Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital (2014, Istanbul/Turkey)
Mersin University Faculty of Medicine (2007, Mersin/Turkey)

Experience

Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital (2014-2021, Istanbul/Turkey)
Istanbul Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital (2008-2014, Istanbul/Turkey)
Çorlu State Hospital (2007-2008, Çorlu/Turkey)

• In 2014, I completed my specialty training in the Department of Neurosurgery at Istanbul Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital and started to work as a specialist in Neurosurgery at Istanbul Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital,
• In 2017, I was a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery/ Madison USA.
• In 2021, I received the title of associate professor.
• In December 2021, I left Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, where I worked for 7.5 years, and started working at Biruni University Hospital.
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Scientific Memeberships

Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Turkish Spine Society
EUROSPINE
Turkish Medical Association

Professor Gulsah Bademci trained under the world-renowned Professor Gazi Yasargil, often called the 'neurosurgeon of the century', during a prestigious fellowship at the University of Arkansas.

• Completed a research fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine
• Holds the European Board of Neurosurgery (EANS) certification
• Specialises in neurovascular surgery and complex brain tumour removals
• Top-tier graduate of the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
• Expert in medical illustration used for precise surgical planning and patient education