Nejat Akalan
Specialty: Neurosurgeon
Experience: 38 years
Clinic: Medipol University Hospital
Admission fee: from 120$
About doctor Nejat Akalan
Nejat Akalan is a Turkish neurosurgeon, professor and head of the Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery at Medipol Mega Clinic in Istanbul. The doctor has over 30 years of experience in surgery of congenital and acquired diseases of the nervous system, including malignant and benign tumors.
He performs minimally invasive operations on the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Professor Akalan uses modern neuronavigation systems – StealthStation, intraoperative MRI, and stereotactic units. This allows to carry out operations with high accuracy, short rehabilitation period and minimal risk of complications.
Prof. Akalan is the author of more than 110 scientific publications in Turkish and international medical journals. He has been active in teaching since 1992. The doctor sees patients in Turkish and English. The doctor performs surgeries on adults and children.
Doctor’s specialty
Nejat Akalan specializes in diseases of the nervous system. The doctor deals with the surgical treatment of such diseases:
- Adenoma of the pituitary gland;
- Malignant tumors: astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, etc.;
- Severe forms of epilepsy;
- Glioma;
- Meningioma;
- Cysts of the brain;
- Hydrocephalus;
- Intervertebral hernia.
Doctor’s education
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1980
General Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Turkey;
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1986
Specialization in neurosurgery, Hacettepe University, Turkey;
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2000
Professor of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University, Turkey.
Advanced training courses
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1989
Research fellowship at Seattle University, USA.
Membership in medical associations
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Turkish Society of Neurosurgery;
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American Association of Neurosurgeons;
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European Association of Neurosurgeons.
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