Bashar Atalay

Professor Atalay specializes in the treatment of intervertebral disc herniations, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, microdiscectomy, and has modern methods of treating patients with lumbar and cervical osteochondrosis, and the consequences of severe craniocerebral injuries. The doctor has devoted 15 years of his work to medical practice, choosing spinal neurosurgery as his specialization.

Position: Deputy Head of Department, Director of the Spine Center

Specialization: neurosurgery, spine surgery

Works at the Department of Neurosurgery, Yeditepe University Hospital

Education:

1993 - Graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara;

1993-1994 - completed government service in Bartin (Türkiye);

1995-2001 - residency at Hacettepe University (Department of Neurosurgery);

1996-2000 - European Courses in Neurosurgery (EANS);

Professor Atalay's career:

2001-2007 - specialist and instructor in neurosurgery at the department of Baskent University;

2003 - Associate Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery at Bashkent University;

2003 - Turkish Neurosurgical Society Prize, winner named after Hamit Ziya Gökalp;

2005 - clinical observations over a short period at the University of Virginia (University-Charlottesville-Virginia-USA (researches diseases of the spine);

2006 - works at the Spine Center and received a diploma from the private research university Tufts (USA); 6 months of training at the Boston Medical Center;

2007- European Board of Neurosurgery and Diploma (2-step examination board);

2007 - Senior Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Yeditepe Hospital;

2009 - advanced training at the Barrow Neurosurgical Institute.

What specialized scientific communities did you participate in?

• Turkish Society of Neurosurgeons;
• North American Spine Society;
• AOSpine;
• Academy of Surgical Research;
• Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Professor's contribution to research activities:

Professor Atalay is a reviewer for international and national scientific publications:

• Surgical Neurology, 2005;
• Spinal cord, 2005;
• Neurology India, 2003;
• Neurosurgery in Turkey, 2002;
• Junior Editor at Yeditepe Hospital Medical Journal, 2008.

Professional and technical publications:

Professor Atalay regularly publishes in specialized journals in Turkey (23 articles) and internationally (41 articles).