Best Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Doctors Abroad for Australian Patients

Associate Professor Mustafa Yavuz Samanci is a highly specialised neurosurgeon focusing on the surgical management of spasticity and movement disorders at Medipol University.

• Awarded a prestigious TUBITAK fellowship to research Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) outcomes in cerebral palsy cases
• Completed senior clinical fellowships in functional neurosurgery and stereotactic techniques at Koç University
• Maintains international research ties with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Active member of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Dr. Ercan Kaya is a neurosurgery specialist. He earned his M.D. from Marmara University. He completed his residency at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital in 2020. He fulfilled his mandatory service in Mardin. He then served as a neurosurgery specialist at Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital. Since 2026, he has worked as a neurosurgeon at NPİSTANBUL Hospital.

His practice focuses on spine and spinal cord disorders. He gained further experience as an observer in the Complex Spinal Surgery department at The Walton Centre, a leading neurosurgery center in the UK.

Professor Halil Can is a leading neurosurgeon at İstinye University Liv Hospital who specialises in functional neurosurgery and spasticity treatments.

• Focuses on spasticity surgery and functional neurosurgery for complex movement disorders
• Extensive research background in spinal cord injury and neural anatomy
• Expertise in microsurgical and endoscopic techniques for delicate spinal procedures
• Professor at Istanbul University – a premier institution for medical training and research
• Widely published in international journals on spinal anatomy and surgical outcomes