Best Headache neurologists: TOP 111 doctors

Specialist in Neurology
Head of the Advanced Neurosciences Unit – Quirónsalud

Professional Experience

Head of the Neurology Service
Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja (2018 – 2021)
Led a multidisciplinary neurology team with a focus on patient-centered care, especially for neurodegenerative disorders.

Head of Neurology Service
Hospital Clínica Benidorm (2017 – 2018)
Oversaw diagnostic and therapeutic services in general neurology, epilepsy, and movement disorders.

Consultant Neurologist
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2017 – 2018)
Specialized in inpatient and outpatient neurology services, actively participated in teaching and research.

Consultant Neurologist
Hospital de Manises, Valencia (2016 – 2017)
Focus on epilepsy and complex neurological diagnostics.

General Practitioner
Baghavatula Charitable Trust (BCT), Vishakapatnam, India (2012 – 2016)
Provided healthcare services in underserved rural communities, gaining valuable experience in global medicine.

Education & Training

Medical Degree
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) (2005 – 2011)

Neurology Residency (MIR Program)
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2012 – 2016)

Postgraduate Studies

Postgraduate Specialization in Movement Disorders
Universidad Oberta de Catalunya (2019 – 2020)

Postgraduate Specialization in Clinical Research
Chair UAM-Abbvie (2020 – ongoing)

Master in Healthcare Management
UDIMA - Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (2020 – ongoing)

Master in Clinical Neurology
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (2020 – ongoing)

Professional Societies

Member of the Valencian Society of Neurology (SVN)

Member of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN)

Scientific Contributions

Publications:

"Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease – Heidenhain Variant" – Presented at the 66th Meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology (2015)

"Sleepwalking or Epilepsy?" – Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Neuropediatrics (2016)

Conferences & Courses:

Epilepsy Hospital Stage Course – Hospital La Princesa, Madrid (2020)

Updates on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders – Movement Disorder Society, 2019

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting – Baltimore, USA (2019)

Prof. Dr. Yasef began his medical education at Istanbul University in 1973 and graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1979. He started his specialization in neurology at the same university in 1980 and became a neurologist in 1985. During his specialty training, he spent 6 months at Hacettepe University in the Neurology Department in Ankara.

After becoming a neurologist, he completed 3.5 years of obligatory government service, spending the first 1.5 years at the Iskenderun Navy Hospital and the next 2 years at Diyarbakır Social Security Hospital. He returned to Istanbul University in 1989.

Prof. Dr. Yasef worked abroad in the United States from 1990 - 1991, focusing on dementia and behavioral neurology.

In 1994, he became an Associate Professor and continued working at Istanbul University until 1999. Between 1999 - 2002, he worked at Florence Nightingale Hospital, and then at Kozyatağı Acıbadem Hospital from 2004 to 2013.

Since 2013, he has been a valuable part of the team at Florence Nightingale Hospital.

Specialties

• Dementia
• Epilepsy
• Headaches

Work Experience

• Military Service at Iskenderun Navy Hospital, 1985 - 1986
• State Service at Diyarbakır S.S.K. Hospital, 1986 - 1989
• Florence Nightingale Hospital, 1999 - 2002
• Kozyatağı Acıbadem Hospital, 2004 - 2013
• Florence Nightingale Hospital (Since 2013)

Education

2005 – 2011 | Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
M.D. Degree

2013 – 2019 | Erenköy Mental Health and Neurology Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Neurology Residency Program

Languages

English – Very Advanced

Professional Experience

Artvin Borçka State Hospital, Artvin, Turkey
General Practitioner (Compulsory Service)
2011 – 2012

Erenköy Mental Health and Neurology Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Resident Physician
2013 – 2019

Siirt State Hospital, Siirt, Turkey
Neurology Specialist (Compulsory Service)
2019 – March 2021

Private Pendik Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Neurology Specialist
April 3, 2021 – April 10, 2024

Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
Assistant Professor
April 19, 2021 – June 1, 2024

Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Associate Professor of Neurology
April 22, 2024 – Present

Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
Associate Professor of Neurology
November 11, 2024 – Present

Memberships

Turkish Neurology Society

Turkish Medical Association

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Turkish Neurology Society Neurorehabilitation Working Group

Global Migraine and Pain Society

International Headache Society

Turkish Parkinson’s Disease Society

Turkish Alzheimer Association, Kadıköy Branch

Areas of Interest

Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders

Migraine and other headache disorders

Sleep disorders

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

EEG, Polysomnography (PSG), Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)

Botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders

Nerve blocks and botulinum toxin for headache management

Epilepsy

Dr. Alireza Soltanzadeh, born in Iran in 1969, is an esteemed anesthesiology and reanimation specialist with over 25 years of experience in critical care, cardiac anesthesia, and algology. After graduating from Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 1995, he quickly specialized in anesthesiology and critical care, beginning his practice abroad in 1998. Furthering his expertise, he completed a fellowship in cardiac anesthesia at Istanbul’s Çapa Medical Faculty and the Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Center in 2006 and trained in pain management (algology) in 2013. His extensive knowledge in these fields makes him a vital asset to the medical community.

Dr. Soltanzadeh has held pivotal roles throughout his career, including a five-year tenure as Chief Physician at a state hospital in Iran. He has enriched his medical education by completing specialized courses in Germany and continues to be an active member of numerous international anesthesiology and medical societies. Since 2018, he has practiced in Istanbul, contributing his expertise to the private sector and currently serves in the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation at Istanbul Okan University Hospital.

Fluent in multiple languages, including English, Farsi, Turkish, Azeri, Kurdish, German, and Arabic, Dr. Soltanzadeh’s professional interests extend to ozone therapy, digital medical device innovation, and enhanced patient safety during anesthesia. His research contributions are recognized internationally, with numerous publications and presentations at renowned anesthesia and pain management congresses worldwide. Dr. Soltanzadeh remains committed to advancing medical standards in his field and continuously expanding his clinical and research expertise.

Assoc. Prof.  Nesrin Helvacı Yılmaz graduated from Hacettepe University in 2000 as a Medical Doctor.  She completed her specialty training in the Department of Neurology at Ankara University in 2006.

She started her compulsory service in Mardin Nusaybin State Hospital in 2007.  Nesrin Helvacı Yılmaz continued her duty in Gaziantep 27 December State Hospital in 2008.  She worked as a neurologist at Biophysis Nilüfer Medical Center and Ali Osman Sönmez Oncology Hospital in Bursa between 2010-2011, and at Istanbul Universal Aksaray Hospital between 2011-2012. From October 2012, she started to work as a Doctor Lecturer in Istanbul Medipol University Neurology Department.  Nesrin Helvacı Yılmaz received the title of associate professor in 2021.  In 2015, she worked as an Honorary Observer in Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation (Neuromodulation) at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology in London.  She took part in many training programs on Deep Brain Stimulation (Neuromodulation) in Turkey and abroad between 2013-2022.

Since September 2018, she has been working as a coordinator for student education in the 5th semester of Neurology. As of December 2022, she has developed treatment plans for patients at Medipol University Istanbul Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER) and provides each patient the most appropriate personal medical follow-up and treatment support.

Dr. Başak Bolluk Kılıç, MD graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 as a Medical Doctor.  She completed her specialization training in the Department of Neurology at Ankara University in 2005.

In 2004, she worked as an observer at the Department of Movement Disorders at the University of Barcelona Medical Faculty.  Having started her compulsory service in Kırşehir State Hospital in 2006, Dr.  Başak Bolluk Kılıç, MD worked at Ankara Private Tandoğan Magnet Hospital in 2008, at Çamlıca Erdem Hospital between 2010-2016, at Bilgi University Electroneurophysiology Department between 2013-2017, at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine between 2017-2018 and at Medical Park between 2016-2018. She worked as an Assistant Professor at Göztepe Hospital.

In September 2018, at Istanbul Medipol University Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER) she created the patients' treatment plans. She provides each patient with the most appropriate personalized medical follow-up and treatment support.

Education

Undergraduate Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine 1975 -1983
Neurology Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine 1986 -1991

Languages

French
English

Medical Interests

• Dementia
• Brain Vascular Diseases
• Stroke
• Forgetfulness
• Behavioural Changes
• Paralyses

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EDUCATION:

2014 ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES, CHILD NEUROLOGY

2011 IZMIR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES

2011 Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Child Health and Diseases

2004 DICLE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

EXPERIENCE:

2018 Istanbul Medipol Hospital

2017 - 2018 Kartal Education and Research Hospital

2014 - 2016 Denizli State Hospital

2011 - 2014 Aydin Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Hospital

2006 - 2011 Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital

2011Izmir Education and Research Hospital

Education and Expertise

• 1999 – 2005 – FIRAT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
• 1995 – 1999 – IZMIR ATATURK HIGH SCHOOL

Diseases

• Alzheimer’s type dementia
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Cerebrovascular diseases
• Vascular diseases
• Dementia Diseases
• Demyelinating Diseases
• Epilepsy
• Movement Disorders
• Migraine
• Myopathies
• MOGAD

Treatment Methods

• Duodopa Treatment
• Intravenous Thrombolytic
• IVIG Treatment
• Migraine vaccine
• Migraine

Experience

• 2005-2010 – Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Specialization Student, Izmir.
• 2010-2012 – İzmir Tire State Hospital Neurology Department
• September 2012 – May 2013 – Çanakkale 18 March University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Assistant Professor.
• 2013 – Medical Point Izmir Hospital Neurology Department

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Neurology Association

Dr. Fritz Leutmezer is a neurologist at Vienna General Hospital (AKH). He specializes in multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, movement disorders, tremors, memory problems, and stroke prevention. He uses advanced therapies and offers acupuncture for trigeminal neuralgia, headaches, and facial nerve palsy.

Dr. Leutmezer is President of the Austrian Multiple Sclerosis Society (ÖMSG) and Vice President of the Vienna Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSGW). He has written over 60 scientific articles and a book on multiple sclerosis. He donates all book proceeds to support MS patients in Vienna.

  Ass. Prof. Dr. Nihat Mustafayev began his professional career by receiving his medical doctorate after a six-year disciplined education at Turgut Ozal University Faculty of Medicine. After completing his neurology specialization at Istanbul Bezmialem University, he conducted studies on neuromodulation and ultrasonography-guided botulinum toxin applications.

He completed a fellowship at the Department of Algology at UCLA University in the USA, worked at the Austrian American Association, gave speeches internationally, and edited the book “Practical Approaches to Medical Aesthetics.” He also further developed his knowledge by working at the Movement Disorder Clinic at AKH Hospital in Vienna, Austria.

He is also a member of prestigious organizations that reinforce his reputation in his field of expertise. He is an active member of important associations such as the International Headache Society and the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS). He is also a member of prestigious organizations such as the Turkish Neurological Association, the European Academy of Neurology and the International Headache Society

• EDUCATION 
  • Medical doctor – Universidad CES, 2006 /2011
  • Anesthesiology specialist – Universidad CES, 2014 / 2017 
  • Fellowship pain & palliative care – Universidad CES  2018 to/2019 
  • Training in skills for the detection and care of organ and tissue donor human tissue bank foundation Tissue Bank September 2021
  • Integrative medicine and homeopathic bases with emphasis on homotoxicology, - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana march 2023 
  • Workshop: Regenerative medicine in pain medicine guided by ultrasound – AULA academica latinoamerica, April 2024
  • Certified in Application by ISCCA.

• ACCREDITATION   
• Accredited doctor in interventional techniques for the pain management FEDELAT (Latin American Federation of Associations for the Study of Pain)  December 2022, Panama City 
• Accredited international anesthesiologist Operation smile international. Feb 2024

• WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Pain medicine & Anesthesiologist - INCODOL 2019 – present, Medellin 
    • Interventional pain management, with specialized technique guided by ULTRASOUND AND FLUOROSCOPY
    • APPROACH WITH REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, GUIDED APPLICATIONS OF RICH PLASM PLATELET, PLATELET LISATE AND PROLOTHERAPY. 
    • Anesthesia and sedation at the operating room in median complexity cases, applying regional anesthesia, and perioperative pain management 

• Anesthesiologist – Clinica CES  2017 /2019, Medellin 
  • Attention of high complexity patients in operating room, emergency surgeries
  • Anesthesia for endovascular therapy (neurocardiovascular)
  • Anesthesia Teaching to residents and interns

• Assigned teacher – CES university 2017 /Present, Medellin 
  • Teaching of interventional and conservative pain management to doctors coursing their  pain medicine fellowship at the hospital clinical practice
  •  Teaching in High fidelity simulation scenarios in the university´s simulation center.
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    • Volunteer anesthesiologist (International accredited) – Operation smile
      • Foundation 2023 – Present
      • •Anesthesia in children with cleft lip and palate in remote rural populations of Colombia, most of them belongs to indigenous ethnic groups or in extremely poverty condition, and malnutrition.

Dr. Aykut Recep Aktas is a specialist in interventional radiology. He focuses on treating varicose veins, using advanced imaging, and performing minimally invasive procedures in oncology. He has over 20 years of experience. Dr. Aktas has played a key role in developing interventional radiology units at major medical faculties.

He is a founding faculty member at Near East University. He has also supervised interventional radiology at Süleyman Demirel University. Dr. Aktas is an active member of the Turkish Radiology Association and the European Society of Radiology. He has published his research in many medical journals, showing his dedication to improving radiological practice.

Experience

• -Head of the Department of Functional Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery at Ruber International Hospital since 2005 .
• - Neurosurgeon in the Radiosurgery Department of Ruber International Hospital since 1993 .
• -Work experience at Puerta de Hierro Clinic, Madrid (1985–1989) .

Scientific and teaching activities

• -180 publications in national and international medical journals.
• 60 articles in leading international journals with high impact factor.
• - Participation in 230 scientific conferences as a speaker, including 100 invited presentations at international symposia.
• -Author : 3 published books and 22 chapters in scientific papers.
• - Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid .

Internships in international centers

• - La Timone Hospital, Marseille (France) – 2000, 2010, 2015.
• -Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm (Sweden) – 1993, 1996.
• - Birmingham Hospital, UK – 1987

Membership in scientific societies

• - Member of the International Society of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (ISRS) , is a member of the Executive Council and the Educational Committee .
• - Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons of the United States and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons .
• -Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Asturias, Spain .

Languages of practice

• -Spanish
• -English
• -French

Pathologies

-Benign brain tumors: meningiomas and neuromas:

-Cerebral vascular malformations:

-Obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment operations:

-Operations to combat nervous anorexia:

Publications

2023 | Stereotactic radiosurgery for Kuss grade IV vestibular schwannoma in patients ≥ 65 years: a multi-institutional retrospective study Acta Neurochirurgica 165: 211–220,

2022 | Stereotactic radiosurgery for Kues grade IV vestibular schwannoma in young patients: a multi-institutional study Journal of Neuro-Oncology 160: 201–208.

2022 | Stereotactic radiosurgery versus active surveillance for asymptomatic, parafalcine, and parasagittal meningiomas: a matched cohort analysis from the IMPASSE Neurosurgery 90:750–757

2022| Active surveillance versus stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of patients with incident frontobasal meningioma - A subanalysis of the IMPASSE Cancers (Basel) trial. Mar 3;14(5):1300.

2022| Gamma Knife Outcomes and Recommendations and Complications: Patai fond Kuala Lumpur

2022| Radiosurgery for Mental Disorders LGKA Marsella

2022| The Role of SRS in Anorexia Nervosa ISRS Milan

2022| Expanding the indications for gamma knife radiosurgery Neuroonc and Rs Symp Malasia

2022 | Pituitary Adenoma: Conservative in Surgical Abortion Simp CUF Lisbo

Awards and certificates

2019|National Medical Prize XXI in the field of neurosurgery.

2018 | Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Psychiatry and Neurology

2015 | Factory Award torn away from the International Society of Stereotactic and Radiosurgery

2012 | Correspondent of the Real Medical Academy of Asturias.

Organic and functional diseases of the nervous sy.

Cerebrovascular accidents (strokes)

Headaches (migraine, tension headache, cluster headache, etc.)

Dizziness (vertigo, vertigo)

Panic attacks, degenerative diseases of the nervous sy, neuroses.

Facial nerve neuropathy (paralysis)

Trigeminal neuralgia

Neurological complications of herniated discs (myelopathy, radiculopathy, weakness and numbness of the arms and legs)

Multiple sclerosis. Degenerative and myelin diseases of the nervous sy

Parkinson's disease and syndrome

SPECIALITY:

Neurologist

EDUCATION:

Azerbaijan Medical University

Born in 1957 in Kyiv. Ukrainian.

Since 1978, scientific and practical activity in the field of orthopedic pathology (pathophysiology of scoliosis and scoliotic deformations of the spine and chest, vertebrology). The first scientific publication on vertebrology in 1980.

1980 – graduation from the medical faculty of the Kyiv Medical Institute.

1981 to 1984 Anesthesiologist-resuscitator. Scientific and practical work in the field of treatment of pain syndromes and vegetology, use of stimulation of nerve trunks and reflexogenic zones, acupuncture, manual medicine, non-surgical treatment of scoliosis, physical rehabilitation.

Since 1984 and up to the present moment, he has been professionally engaged exclusively in practical and scientific problems of diseases of the spine and joints, vertebroneurology, neurology, traumatology-orthopedics, rheumatology.

1984 – employee of the laboratory of problems of osteochondrosis of the spinal column of the university research laboratory center* (Academician A.A. Bogomolets National Medical University). Scientific and practical activity in the field of diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation of pathology of the musculoskeletal sy (spine, joints, muscles) and nervous sy.

1990 - defense of a candidate's dissertation on neurological disorders in spinal pathology " Early segmental neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine " (specialty - neurology)

1994 - defense of a doctoral dissertation on the mechanisms of formation of neurological pathology in spinal pathology (vertebroneurology) “ Mechanisms of formation of vertebral neurological pathology in the case of functional blockage of the spinal rox segments ” (2 specialties: neurology and traumatology-orthopedics)

Since 1995 – Professor of the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine of the National Medical University named after Academician A.A. Bogomolets.

1995 Founded the first clinic of Vertebroneurology in Ukraine, head of the department of vertebroneurology at the Central City Clinical Hospital of Kiev - the clinical base of the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine of the National Medical University.

2004 Established the diagnostic department of the Vertebroneurology Clinic.

2011 Established the Ukrainian Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine and Neurology based on the Meddiagnostika Center.

Sphere of scientific and practical interests

Science

More than 80 scientific papers , 12 inventions in the field of pathology of the musculoskeletal sy and nervous sy.

Key research:

• mechanisms of formation of vertebrogenic (caused by changes in the spine) pathology of the peripheral nervous sy and internal organs,
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• Mechanisms of triggering disorders of the autonomic nervous sy at segmental and central levels.
• Facet syndromes
• Vertebrogenic reflex disorders of spinal cord blood flow
• Vertebrogenic myofacial pain syndromes associated with paravertebral muscles
• Mechanisms of vertebrogenic pathology of internal organs, in particular – heart pathology. The so-called vertebrocardial syndrome
• functional disorders of intracranial circulation of venous blood and cerebrospinal fluid

Prof. Dr. Dursun Kirbaş is a neurologist with expertise in Clinical Neurophysiology, Dementia, Headache, Forensic Neurology, Parkinson’s disease, and Movement Disorders. He is known for his skill in diagnosing and treating complex neurological conditions.

Dr. Kirbaş has made important contributions through his clinical work, research, and teaching. He has published many articles and presented at conferences. He has treated thousands of patients and taken part in international neurology forums, showing his dedication to high standards in neurological care.

Dr. Ece Gultekin is a Pediatric Neurologist with expertise in epilepsy, headaches, sleep disorders, and developmental monitoring. She received her medical degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2006. She completed her Child Neurology training at Istanbul Medipol University in 2017.

Dr. Gultekin has worked as a specialist at Şanlıurfa Suruç State Hospital and Istanbul Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital. She is certified in the Denver 2 Developmental Screening Test and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. She has also completed advanced courses in epilepsy, neuroimmunology, EMG, and genetics. Dr. Gultekin is a member of the Turkey Child Neurology Society.