During my neurology education, which began in 2001, I focused on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. I completed my assistant training at the center where Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) was first introduced in Turkey. Throughout my education, I spent three months under the supervision of Professor Eduardo Tolosa at the University of Barcelona School of Medicine, which is one of the most active centers worldwide in DBS and Movement Disorders Treatment.

After completing my residency, I started working with DBS cases at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine. Subsequently, I joined Medipol University Faculty of Medicine’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER) as a DBS specialist neurologist, alongside Associate Professor Ali Zırh, a neurosurgeon renowned for his expertise in DBS, having conducted the highest number of cases in Turkey (approximately 1300 cases). PARMER has achieved the distinction of being recognized as the leading DBS center in Turkey and the neighboring region, with an annual average of 200-250 cases.

Due to its capacity to cater to international patients, perform a high volume of cases, and provide academic education on DBS, St. Jude and Boston Scientific have been designated as DBS centers of excellence. During my tenure at Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, I provided DBS programming training to assistants during DBS and postoperative follow-up

Personal Details

Date of Birth : March 17, 1977

Place of Birth : Gaziantep, TURKEY

Marital Status : Married, one child

Foreign Language : English

Education

1994- 2000 School of Medicine

Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine , Ankara, Turkey

2001- 2005 Residency Training in Neurology

Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey

Professional Experience

2018- Neurologist – Movement Disorders Specialist

Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Istanbul, Turkey

2016-2018 Assistant Professor of Neurology

Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Medicalpark Göztepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

2013-2017 Assistant Professor of Neurology

Istanbul Bilgi University, Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Electroneurophysiology, Istanbul, Turkey

2010-2016 Neurologist

Çamlıca Erdem Hospital, Istanbul , Turkey

2008-2010 Neurologist

Ankara Özel Tandoğan Magnet Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

2006-2008 Neurologist (compulsary service)

Kırşehir State Hospital Kırşehir, Turkey

2004 Aug-Dec Fellowship

Barcelona University, Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders Unit of Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Training

2004 Aug-Dec Fellow at Barcelona University, Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders Unit of Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Studied Microelectrode Recording for DBS Surgery and Botulinum Toxin Treatment in the field of Movement Disorders Under the Supervision of Professor Eduardo Tolosa       

2001-2005 Resident Neurologist at Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey

Rotations focused on Movement Disorders and Clinical Neurophysiology clinics during residency at Ankara University Medical School

Clinical Neurophysiology Clinic with Professor Özden Şener

Electroencephalogram (EEG), Electromyogram (EMG)

Movement Disorders Clinic with Professor Cenk Akbostancı

Microelectrode Recording for DBS Surgery

DBS Programming

Botulinum Toxin Treatment

2014 St.Jude DBS System Programming Course

2016 Medtronic DBS System Programming Course

2017 Boston scientific DBS Programming Course

• Lecturer
• Trainer

Memberships

• The International Movement Disorders Society
• Turkish Society of Neurology
• Turkish Parkinson’s Disease Society