Professor Sait Ozturk

Prof. Dr. Sait Öztürk is a neurosurgeon based in Istanbul, Türkiye. He specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders, functional neurosurgery, and epilepsy surgery.

Educational Background:

• Graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 2007.
• Completed neurosurgery specialization at Fırat University in 2014.
• Trained at Harvard Medical School in under Prof. Dr. Ron L. Alterman.

Professional Experience:

• Served as Assistant Professor (2015 to 2019) and Associate Professor (2019 to 2021) at Fırat University.
• Currently practices at Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul.

Specializations:

• Epilepsy Surgery
• Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
• Brain Tumors
• Lumbar and Cervical Disc Herniation
• Spinal Cord Tumors
• Spasticity Surgery
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Epilepsy Implant) Surgery

Notable Achievements:

• Successfully performed brain pacemaker surgery on a dystonia patient who remained awake watching cartoons during the procedure.
• Assisted a Romanian painter with Parkinson's disease to resume painting after deep brain stimulation surgery.
• Provided relief to a Saudi Arabian patient suffering from severe depression through brain pacemaker surgery.

Professional Memberships:

• Turkish Neurosurgical Society
• European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
• Board member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society's Education and Training Group for Stereotactic, Functional, Pain, and Epilepsy Surger