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

After he became a neurologist, he did 3,5 years of obligatory service for the gouvernment, first 1,5 years in military (Iskenderun Navy Hospital) and two more years in Diyarbakır Social Security Hospital. He returned to Istanbul University in 1989. He worked in the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota U.S.A. during 1990 - 1991 on Demantia and Behavioural neurology subjects.

He became an Associate Professor in 1994 and continued working in Istanbul University until 1999. Between 1999 - 2002, he worked at the Kadir Has University and also Florence Nightingale Hospital.

He served in the Faculty executive committee of Kadir Has University during 1999 - 2000 and became a professor in 2000. Following that, worked in the Kozyatağı Hospital between 2004 - 2013.  

Since 2013 he has been working in Florence Nightingale Hospital.  

 SPECIALITIES

Demantia

Epilepsy

Headache

 WORK EXPERIENCE

Military service in Navy Hospital, 1985 - 1986

Obligatory state service in Diyarbakır S.S.K Hospital, 1986 - 1989

Kozyatağı Acıbadem Hospital 2004 - 2013

Education: 

Degree                       Program                                             University                   Year

Bachelor                     Medical Sciences                               İstanbul University     1995

Master Degree           Medical Sciences                               İstanbul University     1997

Doctorate and expertise in medicine

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology     İstanbul University     2004

Assistant professor     

İstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology İstanbul Bilim University        2009

Associate professor

İstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology İstanbul Bilim University        2011

Clinical Neurophysiology Subspecialty          

İstanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology İstanbul Bilim University        2011

PhD Thesis:

INVESTIGATION OF ANTI-GANGLIOSIDE AND ANTI-GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODIES IN JUDICIAL MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY AND INVESTIGATION OF SUBCLINIC ANTERIOR HORN INVOLVEMENT BY ESTIMATE MOTOR UNIT COUNT METHOD-2002

Experience

Research Assistant 

Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University        1998-2004

Specialist

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Neurology       2004-2009

Assistant Professor

Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology 2009-2011

Assoc. Prof.     

Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital Department of Neurology 

İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital 

Memberships to Scientific Organizations:

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Neurology Association

Turkish Association for Combating Epilepsy

Turkish Clinical Neurophysiology EEG-EMG Association

Association of Child Neurology and Neuroimmunology

Awards:

Clinical Neurophysiology Congress (Antalya-2013): First prize for the poster paper titled "Continuous Video-EEG Monitoring Findings and Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Characteristics of Patients Monitored in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit Due to Alertness Defect"

National Epilepsy Congress (Muğla-2012): "Does Semiology Tell Us the Origin of Seizures Consisting Mainly of Alteration of Consciousness?" Kenan Tükel publishing award for his publication

National Epilepsy Congress (Izmir- 2008): First prize in the field of epilepsy congress publications with the publication titled "Reduced axon number in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy demonstrated by motor unit number estimation analysis"

National Epilepsy Congress (Ankara- 2004): First prize in the field of epilepsy congress publication with the publication titled "No association of anti-gm1 and anti-gad antibodies with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy"

Turkish Clinical Neurophysiology EEG-EMG Association, 19th National Clinical Neurophysiology EEG-EMG Congress (Trabzon-2002): Congress publication award for the publication titled "Epileptic seizures in Behçet's disease".

Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council scientific publications incentive award-2002: (With the publication titled "Epileptic Seizures In Behçet's Disease")

Turkish Neurology Association, 38th National Neurology Congress - 2002: Second prize for the oral presentation titled "Investigation of subclinical anterior horn involvement in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy with the estimated motor unit number method".

Turkish Epilepsy Association and Sanofi Pharma Scientific Research Project Support Award - 2001: "Investigation of anti-ganglioside antibodies in juvenile myoclonic epilepsies" thesis project.

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)

Prof. Ayhan Öztürk, MD

Neurology

Clinical Neurophysiology

Medical Interests

• Demyelinating Diseases and MS

• Peripheral Neuropathy and Motor Neuron Disease (ALS)

• Neuromuscular Junction Diseases (MG)

• Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Disease

• headaches

• Alzheimer's and other Dementias

• Epilepsy Languages

Education

• Faculty of Medicine Ondokuz Mayıs University 1990

• Neurology Ankara Training and Research Hospital 1997

• Clinical Neurophysiology Medical Specialization Board 2011

Experience

• MoH Kastamonu and Samsun Health Center No. 7 1990-1992

• Ankara Training and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic 1992-1997

• Abant İzzet Baysal University Düzce Faculty of Medicine 1999-2006

• Düzce University Faculty of Medicine 2007-2011

• Düzce University Faculty of Medicine 2011-2021

• Liv Vadi Istanbul 2021-

Memberships

• Turkish Neurological Society

• Turkish Society of Clinical Electrophysiology

• Istanbul Medical Chamber

Publications

1.C Atam , Z Orhan , G Toptan , M Serin , ZO Karaduman , A Öztürk '' Comparison of peripheral nerve repair using ethylcyanoacrylate and conventional suture technique in a rat sciatic nerve injury model'' Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 54(3): 330-6 (2020). T Akbaş, İ E Şahin, A Öztürk '' Alterations in thyroid hormones in brain-dead patients are related to non-thyroidal illness syndrome. Endokrynologia Polska 69(5) 545-549 (2018).•

2.Y Degirmenci, A.Öztürk, ‘’ A Case of Psychogenic Movement Disorder Mimicking Acute Cerebellar Syndrome. Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, 29(04), 367-369 (2016).

3. T.Akbas, A.Ozturk,’’ Neuroendocrine changes in brain death, Journal of neurological sciences 381, 69 (2017).

4.D.Guclu , R.Buyukkaya, O. Onbaş, F H Beşir, A.Ozturk M. Altan, “ Contribution of susceptibility weighted imagin of Parkinson’s Disease, The Annals of Eurasian Medicine 5,41-45 (2017).

5.Y Degirmenci, EG Balbay A. Öztürk, H Keçeci , M Altan ‘’ Obstructive Sleep Apnea Related Symptom Prevalence in Patients with Headache Presented to Neurology Outpatient Clinic Results of a Preliminary Study. Neuroscience and Medicine, 5(04),

177-182(2014).

6.Ozturk A Y.DEĞİRMENCİ B Tokmak A Tokmak Frequency of migraine in patients with allergic rhinitis. Pak J Med Sci 29(2): 528–531 (2013).

7.Ozturk A Y.DEĞİRMENCİ,Kececi H,Zateri C, Altan M. ‘’ Karpal Tünel Sendromu Hastalarında Ağrı ve Yeti Yitiminin Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerine Etkileri. Konuralp Tıp Dergisi 5(3) 38-43(2013).

8.Ozturk A Y.DEĞİRMENCİ, Tunç M Kececi H,’’ Susac's syndrome: A case of simultaneous development of all three components of the triad. Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, 324(1-2): 187-189 (2013).

9.Öztürk, A., F. Demirci, T. Yavuz, S. Yıldız, Y. Değirmenci, M. Döşoğlu, Y. Avşar, “Antenatal and delivery risk factors and prevalence of cerebral palsy in Düzce (Turkey)”, Brain & Development, 29, 39-42 (2007).

10.Öztürk, A., C. E. Öztürk, B. Özdemirli, M. Yücel, T. Bahçebaşı, “Helicobacter pylori infection in epileptic patients”, Seizure, 16, 147-152 (2007).

11.Öztürk A., Tokmak B., Tokmak A, “Nerve Conduction Velocities Of Toll Collectors Who Are Exposed To Exhaust Particles In Highways “, The Internet Journal of Neurology, 8( 2), ( 2007).

12.Öztürk, A., E. Öztürk, A. A. Şafak, “Pachmeningitis and Epilepsy in Rheumatoid Arthritis, MRI Findings”, Rivista di Neuroradiologica, 17,187-190 (2004).

13.Yıldız K. S., Ş. A. Turkoğlu, N. Yıldız, A. Öztürk, F. Töre: “Sympathic skin responses of the face and neck evoked by electrical stimulation” Auton Neurosci. 134 ,85-91 (2007).

14.Şimşek, E., A. Öztürk, C. Yavuz, K. Kocabay, “Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) associated with congenital measles infection” Turk. J.Pediatr.,47, 58-62 (2005).

15.Özçelik, D., A. H. Parlak, A. Öztürk, A. Kavak, N. Çelikel, “Unilateral Linear Verrucous Epidermal Nevus of the Face and the Oral Mucosa” Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115, 17-19 (2005).

16.Köseoğlu F., L. İnan, S. Demirdeviren, R. Karabıyıkoğlu , R. Yorgancıoğlu, T. Atasoy, A. Öztürk, “The effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on pulmonary function tests and exercise tolerance in patients with Parkinson’s disease”, Funct. Neurol. 12, 319-325 (1997). Uluslararası bilimsel toplantılarda sunulan ve bildiri kitabında (Proceedings) basılan bildiriler :

17.Ayasli A ,Ozturk A’’ A rare disease in the differantial diagnosos of MS; granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA) European Journal of Neurology, 27 (Suppl. 1), 769–1017 (2020)

18.A.Ozturk’’ Behçet diseases which started as Neuro-behçet’s disease: Mimicking mutliple sclerosis attacck. World Neurology congress, 381, 797, 10.1016/ j.jns.2017.08.2245 (2017)

19.A.Ozturk’’ Eight and a half sydrome due to brainstem ischemic infarct. World Neurology congress A.Ozturk’’ Bronchojenic cyst with neurolojical sings. World Neurology Congress (2017)

20.T.Akbas, A.Ozturk, Thyroid hormone levels in brain death, Transplantation 101, 2 (2017)

21.Arslan G, Dikici S, Gümüş H, Öztürk A,Saritas A. ‘’Symptoms of meningitis-encephalitis cases. 7th European Congress on Emergency Medicine Congress, (2012)

22.Atam C, Orhan Z, Barış E , Öztürk A, Yıldırım Ü,’’ Sıçanlarda deneysel siyatik sinir kesisinin onarılmasında klasik sütür yöntemi ile siyanoakrilat uygulamasının karşılaştırılması’’ 22. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi Acta Orthop Traumatol

Turc, 45, 128-129 (2012).

23. Öztürk A., C. E. Öztürk, A. A. Şafak, “Pachmeningitis and Epilepsy in Rheumatoid Arthritis with MRI Findings”, 8th Congress of The European Federation of Neurological Socities, 331, Paris, 2004.

Education

GATA Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Education, 1984, Ankara/Istanbul
GATA Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Residency, 1992, Ankara/Istanbul

Experience

GATA Neurology Department Specialization Student (1987-1992, Ankara/Turkey)
GATA Neurology Department Assistant Professor (1992-1995, Ankara/Turkey)
KüTahya Air Hospital Neurology Specialist and Chief Physician (1995-2003, Kütahya/Turkey)
Şişli Memorial Hospital Neurology Specialist (2004-2021, Istanbul/Turkey)

I completed my primary, secondary and high school education in Konya, my hometown, and my medical school and medical specialty education in Ankara GATA. I received flight medicine training and worked as a flight physician in the military and civilian sectors. I received beginner and advanced photography training and opened 4 photography exhibitions. I have made photography studies in 56 countries in Turkey and in 56 countries that I had the opportunity to visit.

Scientific Memberships

Turkish Medical Association
DGCA Health Board Membership