Best Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) neurosurgeons in Turkey: TOP 21 doctors

Gülümser Kızıltaş Tokmak, M.D., graduated from Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University in 2002 and completed residency at Neurology Clinic, Okmeydanı Teaching and Research Hospital in 2008. She holds a master’s degree in Electrophysiology from Istanbul University, and has studied and worked in fields such as EMG, EEG, PSG, Dementia, Headache, and Vertigo. She has worked at Ağrı State Hospital Neurology Clinic, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, and Medical Park Hospitals.

Dr. Nejat Akalan is a leading neurosurgeon specializing in brain and nerve surgeries, with over 35 years of experience. His areas of expertise include epilepsy, glioma, skull injuries, movement disorders, spine tumors, herniations, and other nervous disorders. He uses advanced techniques in his surgeries and has published 117 scientific papers and a book.

EDUCATION:

• Turhan and Mediha Tansel Primary School (1979–1984)
• Kültür College (1984–1988)
• Semiha Şakir High School (1988–1991)
• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (1991–1997)
• Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Specialist Training (1997–2002)
• Title of Associate Professor in Neurosurgery (May 31, 2021)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

• "Visiting Physician," University of Southern California, Department of Neurosurgery (1998)
• "Microsurgery Training," GATA (Gülhane Military Medical Academy), Ankara Education and Research Hospital (2003)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital (2002–2003)
• Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital (2003–2005)
• Private Avicenna Ataşehir Hospital (2005–2012)
• Private 29 Mayıs Hospital (2012–2013)
• Maltepe State Hospital (2013–2018)
• Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital (2018–2020)
• Private Academic Hospital (2020–2022)
• Hisar Intercontinental Hospital (2022–2024)
• Private Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital (2024–Present)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC ROLES:

• Board Member, Neurosurgical Society (2006–2009)
• Head of the Emergency Department, Maltepe State Hospital (2014–2016)
• Deputy Chief Physician, Private Academic Hospital (2020–2021)
• Advisory Board Member, Beykent University Faculty of Medicine (2018–2024)
• Faculty Member, Galata University Faculty of Health Sciences (2022–2024)
• Director, Continuous Education Center, Galata University (2022–2024)

Specializations

Nose Aesthetics Aesthetics

Facial Applications in Surgery

Breast Aesthetics

Body Shaping Aesthetics

liposuction

Botox-Filling-Mesotherapy Procedures

Experience

2019 - 2022 Medipol University

2010 Private Nisa Hospital

2008 - 2010 Kaman State Hospital

Education

2008

Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

2002

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Eserdag has specialized in obstetrics and gynecology for the last 25 years and is one of the pioneers of aesthetic gynecology in Europe.  Based mainly in Istanbul, and also in Ankara and Izmir, Turkey.

He trained at Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health and Educational Hospital, the largest maternity hospital in Turkey.

Dr. Eserdag, in 2014, passed the board exam organized by the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) and the European Federation of Sexology (EFS) to become Turkey's one of first “Fellow of European Committee of Sexual Medicine” (FECSM) gynecologists.

In 2015, he established the “HERA Vaginismus Treatment, Education and Research Association”, the first national non-governmental organization in the field of vaginismus. He trained physicians and health professionals within the scope of this association.

Dr. Eserdag has received training from many leaders in the field during his vaginismus and genital aesthetics journey that started in the early 2000s. He acquired unique training experiences from some of the world’s most renowned experts when aesthetic genital surgery was in its infancy. Prof Adam Ostrzenski (Florida / USA-2011),ECAMS (Athens / Greece-2015),and Dr. Red Alinsod (California / USA-2016) are some of the mentors and organizations that he received training from. Through his own pioneering work, artistic skill and focus, he has refined and modified several techniques in order to offer to his patients the most effective treatments and the most beautiful results.

Assoc. Prof Eserdag is the inventor of the techniques of Inverted-Y Plasty procedure in clitoral hoodoplasty operations and Vestibulo-Introital Tightening Technique (VITT) in hymenoplasty surgeries in the literature. Many national and international studies of him on vaginismus have also been published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Süleyman Eserdağ has more than 25 international articles, most of which are published in pubmed list and SCI journals.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eserdag became a senior faculty member at ECAMS (European College of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery) based in Ireland in 2015. Between 2015 and 2017, he gave hands-on genital aesthetics courses in Istanbul and in Vienna.

In 2017, he left this faculty and founded “ISAGSS (International Society of Aesthetic Genital Surgery and Sexology)”. In this association within the scope, Turkey, Northern Cyprus, India, Pakistan, UAE, Azerbaijan, The Philippines and Indonesia in as many countries, has provided one to one training of more than 1000 physicians from different countries. He organized two International RAGSS (Reconstructive Aesthetic Genital Surgery and Sexology) congresses in Istanbul in 2018 and 2019.

He was awarded the ‘Global Health Hero’ by MAX (International Cell Association) on April 30, 2021.

Dedications

Assoc. Prof. Süleyman Eserdağ, MD is a member of the scientific committee of ‘International Association of Aesthetic Gynecology and Sexual Wellness (IAAGSW)’. He is an active member of ESSM (European Society of Sexual Medicine) and ISSM (International Society for Sexual Medicine). He also works as a part-time lecturer at Altinbas University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Books

In 2020, he published the book “Sexual Medicine and Genital Aesthetics”, which he shared the editorship with two colleagues.

In 2021, he published the book “Female Aesthetic and Functional Genital Surgery”. This book has become the first book published in Turkey specifically in the genital aesthetics field, raised to much global interest, and after two months it’s been printed in English. In 2023, second edition of this book has been published by Springer bookstore (Switzerland).

He also wrote many chapters for international and national books. The books of “Basic Principles in Gynecology”, “Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies”, “Sexual Medicine and Genital Aesthetics”, “Urology Practical Tips”, “Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Pelvic Health, Before and After Menopause”, and “Menopause” are some of them.

Education and Experiences

2016 – today

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology – Gynecologic Oncologist / Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery

2014 - 2016

Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology – Gynecologic Oncologist / Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery

2012

Florida Hospital, Orlando, United States of America

Nov-Dec: Education and Certification in Robotic Surgery, Minimal Invasive Gynecology Unit & Fellowship Program, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

2011 - 2015

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University

Faculty Member as an Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology – Gynecologic Oncologist / Division of Gynecologic Oncology

2011

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University

Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology

2008 - 2013

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University

PhD Degree in Molecular Medicine, DETAE (Institute of Experimental Medicine and Research), Department of Molecular Medicine

2004 - 2011

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University

Specialist and Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology – Gynecologic Oncology / Division of Gynecologic Oncology / Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

2004 - 2007

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University

Subspecialist in Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology (Accepted as a subspecialty in 2011 in Turkey)

1998 - 2004

Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Working and directing inpatient and outpatient clinics treating patients with all gynecologic and obstetric problems; EBCOG residency training accredited tertiary care center of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

1997

University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, Internship

Internship in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit

1995

University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK, Rotationer

Clinical Rotation in Paediatrics

1992 - 1998

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School

Medical Doctor (MD), Practice of general medicine (English branch)

1985 - 1992

Istanbul American Robert College

High School Diploma, Excellent spoken and written English Integrative education classes covering basic and advanced science, mathematics and social studies

Job Experience

2000 - 2006 Physician Biophysicist 

Traumatology Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan

 2016 Research Assistant

 Gazi University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara,Turkey

 2016-2020 Assistant Doctor

 Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital,

 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kocaeli Turkey

2020-2022 Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor

 Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Mengucek Gazi Training and

Research Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,

 Erzincan, Turkey

 2022-2023 Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor

 Kandıra State Hospital / Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Turkey

2023 - present Obstetrician-Gynecologist Specialist Doctor

Florence Nightingale Hospital

General Information and Presentation

He completed his primary education at Şenlikköy Primary School and his secondary education at the Istek Foundation Florya Bilge Kagan High School. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He completed his specialist education in Istanbul Medical Faculty Neurology Department in 2006. In 2006 he worked at the Neurology Clinic and the PharmaZentrum Research Center of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Between 2007 and 2011, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. He worked at Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital in the 3rd Neurology Clinic and in the Dementia and Movement Disorders policlinics. Since October 2011, he has been working at Istanbul University of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, USA.

Experience

İstanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Neurology, 

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital 

Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital Neurology Clinics, 

Gayrettepe Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital PET department.

Education: 

1991 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. 

Experience:

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• 2000 – 2004, S. B. Göztepe Training and Research Hospital / Research Assistant
• 2005 – 2009, S. B. Göztepe Training and Research Hospital / Chief Resident
• 2006, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Gynecologic Oncology / Clinical Observer and Researcher
• 2007 – 2008, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA / Clinical Observer and Researcher
• 2009 – 2010, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital / Chief Resident
• 2010 – 2013, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital / Education and Administrative Responsible
• 2011, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital / Subspecialty Training in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery
• 2013 – 2014, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
• 2014 – 2016, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
• 2016 – 2018, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
• 2018 – 2020, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine / Professor

Education and Career

2011 – 2015, (Internal Medicine Specialist) Istanbul University Istanbul School of Education and Career

Medicine Department of Internal Medicine

2015 – 2016, (Internal Medicine) Specialist Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

2016 – 2019, (Medical Oncology) Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine Department of Medical Oncology

2019 – 2021, (Medical Oncology Specialist) - Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

2021 – 2024, (Associate Professor) Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Medical Oncology

Memberships in Scientific Organizations

ASCO

ESMO

TTOD 

AVOD 

Publications

In the field of oncology, he has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles at both international and national levels.

Awards Received

EAACI The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2019 Best Poster Award

"The top 3rd verbal presentation, IGICC (11th International Gastrointestinal Cancers Conference – IGICC2021)"

Speeches Delivered at National Congresses, Conferences, and Symposia:

Courses, Meetings, and Certificates

ESMO certified Medical Oncologist since 2019

Education

• 1994 – 2000, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
• 2000 – 2005, Kocaeli University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Specialization

Experience 

• 2005 – 2006, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2006 – 2017, Acibadem Kadıköy Hospital
• 2017 – 2024, Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital

Education:

Medical Faculty, Trakya University,  

Edirne, Turkey (1994-2000)

Professional Experience:

General Practitioner and Emergency Physician

Bartın (2000-2004)

Specialization:  

Department of Neurosurgery, S.B. Göztepe Training and Research Hospital,  

Istanbul (2004-2010)

Participation in the Accreditation Process by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) during  

Specialization (2004-2010)

Completion of Compulsory Service as Specialist Physician

Tokat State Hospital, Tokat (2010-2012)

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat (2012-2014)

Contribution to the Establishment of the Department of Neurosurgery at Medipol University  

(2012-2014)

Lecturer

Medipol University, Istanbul (2012-2014)

Specialist Physician

Memorial Istanbul Hospitals, Istanbul (2014-2018)

Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences

Eurasia University, Istanbul (2014-2021)

Associate Professor in the field of Neurosurgery (2021- )

Specialist Physician

Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul (2018-2021)

Specialist Physician

Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul (2021-2023)

2023 –

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul

Skills and Achievements:

Obtained Associate Professorship in the field of Neurosurgery (2021)

Experience in Academic Teaching and Management (2012-2021)

Proficiency in Turkish (Native) and English (Advanced)

2002-2007 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery

1988-1995 Trakya University Faculty of Medicine

2015- Atlas University Medicine Hospital

2014-2015 Private Pendik Yüzyıl Hospital Brain and Neurosurgery Clinic

2009-2014 Medicine Hospital Brain and Neurosurgery Clinic

2009-2009 Nisa Hospital Brain and Neurosurgery Clinic

2007-2009 Mardin State Hospital Brain and Neurosurgery Clinic

2002-2007 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Brain and Neurosurgery

1997-2001 Enez Health Center and Enez State Hospital

Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Disc Surgery (endoscopic/microsurgery)

Far lateral (non-canal) lumbar disc surgery (lateral microsurgical approach)

Neurovascular surgery

Cerebrovascular diseases (vascular diseases of the brain)

Aneurysms

Arteriovenous malformations

Cavernomas

Neuro-oncological surgery

Brain tumors

Glial tumors

Meningiomas

Pituitary gland tumors

Metastatic brain tumors

Skull base tumors

Pontocerebellar angle tumors

Pineal tumors

Intraventricular tumors

Spinal disease surgery

Cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine fractures

Spine and spinal cord tumors

Scoliosis

Degenerative spine diseases

Peripheral nerve disease surgery

Peripheral nerve tumors

Entrapment neuropathies

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Ulnar groove syndrome

Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Functional neurosurgery and pain surgery

Trigeminal neuralgia

Microvascular decompression

Epilepsy surgery

Spasticity surgery

Epiduroscopic interventions

Hydrocephalus surgeries

Endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy

VP shunt surgeries

LP shunt surgeries

Developmental anomalies

Meningomyelocele

Tethered cord syndrome

Arachnoid cyst

Craniosynostosis surgeries

Chiari malformation

Head trauma

Subdural hematomas

Intracerebral hematomas

Article published in internationally refereed journals

Cansever T, Civelek E, Sencer A, Karasu A, Kiris T, Hepgül K, Can H, Canbolat A: Spinal cavernous malformations: a report of 5 cases. Surg Neurol Jun 69 

Effects of combined and individual use of N-methyl-D aspartate receptor antagonist magnesium sulphate and caspase-9 inhibitor z-LEDH-fmk experimental spinal cord injury. A.Sencer, A.Aydoseli, Y.Aras, M.Osman Akçakaya, C.Gömleksiz, H.Can, A.Canbolat. Turkısh Joumal of Trauma&Emergency Surgery 2013

Aydoseli A, Can H, Aras Y, Sabanci PA, Akcakaya MO, Unal OF. Memantine and Q-VD-OPh Treatments in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury: Combined Inhibition of Necrosis and Apoptosis. Turk Neurosurg. 2016

Can H, Kircelli A, Kavadar G, Civelek E, Cansever T, Aydoseli A, Onal MB, Yilmaz C. Lumbosacral Conjoined Root Anomaly: Anatomical Considerations of Exiting Angles and Root Thickness. Turk Neurosurg. 2017

Kırcelli A, Özel Ö, Can H, Sarı R, Cansever T, Elmacı İ. Is the presence of linear fracture a predictor of delayed posterior fossa epidural hematoma? Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2016 Jul

Kavadar G, Demircioğlu DT, Can H, Emre TY, Civelek E, Senyigit A. The clinical factors associated with benefit finding of complementary medicine use in patients with back pain: A cross-sectional study with cluster analysis. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2017

Ozer AF, Suzer T, Can H, Falsafi M, Aydin M, Sasani M, Oktenoglu T. Anatomic Assessment of Variations in Kambin’s Triangle: A Surgical and Cadaver Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Apr

Can H, Aydoseli A, Gömleksiz C, Göker B, Altunrende ME, Dolgun M, Sencer A. Combined and individual use of pancaspase inhibitor Q-VD-OPh and NMDA receptor antagonist riluzole in experimental spinal cord injury. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2017

Gomleksiz C, Erbulut DU, Can H, Kodigudla MK, Kelkar AV, Kasapoglu E, Ozer AF, Goel VK. A new lumbar fixation device alternative to pedicle-based stabilization for lumbar spine: In vitro cadaver investigation. J Spinal Cord Med. 2018 Jul 16:1-8.

Aydoseli A, Özgen U, Akgül T, Orhan EK, Adıyaman AE, Can H, Karadağ C. Subacute Traumatic Ascending Myelopathy in a 28-year-old man: A rare case. World Neurosurg. 2019 Apr 28

Article published in national refereed journals

1) Intracranial Hemangioblastomas: Clinical Evaluation of 32 Patients T. Cansever, A. Karasu, K. Hepgül, H. Can, A. Sencer Turkish Neurosurgical Journal 2007, Volume:17 

2) Halil Can, Müge Dolgun, Utku Özgen, Cengiz Gömleksiz, Furkan Diren, Aydın Aydoseli, Yavuz Aras, Altay Sencer. Microsurgical Results in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients; Retrospective Clinical Study. JAREM 2019

3) Furkan Diren , Özcan Gayretli , Halil Can , İlke Ali Gürses , Orhan Barlas. Examination of Pons-Cerebellum Cisterna Anatomy with Endoscopic Retrosigmoid Suboccipital Approach: Cadaver Study. JAREM 2019

Assoc. Prof. Ozdogan, M.D., Ph.D., completed his education at Yeditepe University Health Sciences Institute in the Molecular Medicine Doctorate Program under Prof. Dr. Turgay İsbir, and he also studied at Saint Louis University in Arkansas, USA, with Prof. Dr. M. Gazi Yasargil. He pursued a Clinical Fellowship in Brain and Nerve Surgery at Yeditepe University Hospital, guided by Prof. Dr. Yasargil and Prof. Dr. Uğur Türe. Additionally, he underwent specialization training at Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Medicine at Gazi University, and completed his secondary education at İçel Anatolian High School.

Professionally, he has held various positions, including Faculty Member in the Department of Neurosurgery at Haliç University, and Associate Professor at Private Adatip Istanbul Hospital and Biruni University Hospital. He has also served as an Associate Professor at S.B.U. Kartal, Sancaktepe, and Istanbul Training and Research Hospitals, and worked as a Chief Assistant at S.B.U. Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim and Kartal Training and Research Hospitals. His earlier roles include Specialist Doctor at S.B.U. Baltalimanı Bone Diseases Hospital and Mus State Hospital, as well as Clinical Fellow at Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital.

Assoc. Prof. Özdoğan is a member of several professional associations, including the Turkish Neurosurgery Association, Turkish Spine Association, and the Turkish Neurosurgery Society’s Neuroanatomy, Neurovascular, and Neurooncology Groups. He is also affiliated with the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.