Neurosurgeon
Dr. Tufan Hicdonmez is a neurosurgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He specializes in pediatric and congenital brain and spine surgery. He completed a clinical fellowship at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, a leading center for pediatric neurosurgery.
Dr. Hicdonmez is known for treating craniosynostosis, spina bifida, tethered cord, and hydrocephalus. He also performs advanced brain tumor surgeries in children and adults. He served as Chief Neurosurgeon at Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Training Hospital for over ten years, where he trained many future surgeons.
He is a member of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Turkish Neurosurgical Society. He received training at Ege, Istanbul, and Marmara Universities.
Medical Interests
• Surgery of Newborn, Congenital Malformations
• Craniosynostosis
• Spina bifida, Tethered cord
• Brain Tumors (children/adult)
• Hydrocephalus (children/adult)
Education
• Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
• Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
• University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Memberships
• Turkish Neurosurgical Society
• Pediatric Neurosurgical Group, Turkish Neurosurgical
Society
• Internation Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Experience
• Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of
Neurosurgery (Residency) 1987-1993
• Marmara University, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
(Clinical Fellowship) 1995-1999
• Trakya University Department of Neurosurgery
(Attending Neurosurgeon) 1999-2010
• British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital (Clinical
Fellowship) 2002-2003
• Istanbul Kartal Dr Lütfi Kırdar Training Hospital (Chief,
Attending Neurosurgeon) 2010-2021
• Liv Hospital Vadi Istanbul (Attending Neurosurgeon)
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