Neurosurgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Kiraz
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About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Kiraz
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Kiraz is a Neurosurgery specialist at Acibadem Ankara Hospital in Ankara with 18+ years of experience.
He treats meningioma, intracranial aneurysm, lumbar disc degeneration, spinal cord injury, and pituitary lesions, and performs lumbar microdiscectomy, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, microscopic transsphenoidal surgery, and deep brain stimulation. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
Assoc. Prof. Murat Kiraz is a board-certified neurosurgeon with a strong clinical and academic background. He completed neurosurgery training at Bakırköy Prof. M.D. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2017.
Currently affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group since 2025, he provides advanced surgical care and contributes to multidisciplinary patient management. He is an active member of the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, participating in professional development and collaborative efforts to advance neurosurgical practice in Turkey. Known for a patient-centered approach, he combines evidence-based techniques with clear communication to achieve the best outcomes for his patients.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2017Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery
- 2008Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2025Acibadem Health Group
- 2024–2025VM Medical Park Ankara Hospital / Assoc. Dr.
- 2023Lokman Hekim University Akay Hospital / Assoc. Dr.
- 2021–2023Hitit University, Head of the Department / Assoc. Prof. Dr.
- 2019–2021Hitit University / Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr.
- 2019Şemdinli State Hospital / Specialist Doctor
- 2017–2019Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital / Specialist Doctor
- 2016–2017Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital / Research Assistant
- 2012–2016Haseki Training and Research Hospital / Research Assistant
- 2011–2012Samatya Training and Research Hospital / Research Assistant
- 2009–2010Çorum Provincial Health Directorate / Branch Manager
- 2008–2009Mecitözü State Hospital / General Practitioner
- 2008–2009Corum State Hospital / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Selected Publications
- Current trends in pain management: A bibliometric analysis for the 1980-to-2023 period Medicine, 104(3), e41319. Demir, E., Dogan, G., Kiraz Murat, Ekici, A. A., Kayir, S., Ekici, M., … & Kayir, T.
- Looking backvvard toward the future: A bibliometric anaiysis of the last 40 years of meningioma global outcomes Medicine, 103(32), e39241. Köse, S. K., Aydoğdu, G., Demir, E., & Kiraz. Murat.
- Cortical and Subcortical Brain Volume Alterations Follovving Endurance Running at 38.6 km and 119.2 km in Male Athletes Med Sci Monit. (2021) Jun 22;27:e926060. doi: 10.12659/MSM.926060. Özdurak Sıngın RH, Düz Serkan, Kiraz Murat
- n international bibliometric study of scientific articleson intracranial aneurysms. The Neuroradiology Journal, 19714009211012358. Kiraz Murat. Demir Emre, Ozdemir Omer
- Relationship of lumbar disc degeneration with hemoglobin value and smoking. Neurochirurgie, 66(5), 373-377. Doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2020.06.133 Kiraz Murat. Demir Emre
- Mitochondrial Membrane Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration as The Cause of Psychosis Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30(3), 327-331, Doi: 10.5455/PCP.20200219100855 Kiraz Seda, Kiraz Murat
- Investigation of the Effect of Anxiety and Religious Beliefs on Decision-Making Attitudes to Lumbar Microdiscectomy Medical Science, 24(105), 3199-3205 Kiraz Murat. Kiraz Seda
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Spinal Cord Injury During 1980-2018. World Neurosurgery, 136, 504-513. Kiraz Murat. Demir Emre
- Comparison of Sinonasal Complications of Microscopic and Endoscopic Approaches for Transsphenoidal Hypophyseal Surgery: Prospective Study Turkish Neurosurgery, 28(6), 915-922. Doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21588-17.1 Kiraz Murat. Günaldı Ömür, Tanrıverdi Osman, Erdim İbrahim, Postalcı Lütfi Şinasi, Tuğcu Bekir, Yazıcı Mine Zahide
- Manic episode follovving deep brain stimulation Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry, 17(3), 64-67, Doi: 10.5455/apd.218877 Kiraz Seda, Zengin Eroğlu Meliha, Yasar Alişan Burak, Kiraz Murat. Akakın Akın, Tutkavul Kemal, Çalışkan Mecit
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