Neurosurgery Prof. Dr. Serdar Özgen
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About Prof. Dr. Serdar Özgen
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Prof. Dr. Serdar Özgen is a neurosurgeon at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 36+ years of experience.
He treats spinal and cervical conditions including upper lumbar disc herniation, multisegmental cervical spondylotic myelopathy, degenerative spondylolisthesis, acute spinal cord injury, and spinal tumors such as intramedullary spinal cord ependymoma, spinal meningioma, and sacrococcygeal chordoma, and performs procedures including cervical corpectomy, combined anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery, and the transmandibular approach for upper…
Prof. Serdar Özgen is a professor of medicine specializing in neurosurgery with a strong focus on spinal care. He earned his professorship in 2010 from Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine and has been a key member of Acıbadem Health Group since 2009. With extensive clinical and academic experience, Prof. Özgen is actively involved in national and international professional communities.
He holds memberships in the Medical Chamber, the Turkish Neurosurgical Society and its Spinal Surgery Group, the Turkish Spine Society, the European Spine Society (Eurospine), the North American Spine Society (NASS), and the Society for Nervous System Surgery. His work combines surgical expertise, research, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams to advance patient care in spine and nervous system disorders.
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Education
- 2010Acibadem University Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 2005Marmara University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 1996Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Brain and Nerve Surgery
- 1990Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2009Acibadem Health Group
- 2005–2009Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor
- 1998–2005Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Assistant Professor
- 1998–1999University of Arkansas Spine Research Fellow, UAMS, Litlle Rock, Arkansas, USA
- 1996–1998Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Specialist
- 1990–1996Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery Neurosurgery, residency training
Professional Memberships
- Medical Chamber
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society Spinal Surgery Group
- North America Spine Society (NASS)
- Turkish Spine Society
- European Spine Society, Eurospine
- Society for Nervous System Surgery
Selected Publications
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the spine: report of a lumbar case. Turk Neurosurg. 20(2):251-256 (2010) Yener U, Konya D, Bozkurt S, Ozgen S.
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the spine: report of a lumbar case. Turk Neurosurg. 20(2):251-256;(2010) Yener U, Konya D, Bozkurt S, Ozgen S.
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage as an Unusual Presenting Form of Sneddon’s Syndrome. World Neurosurgery 73(4):411-413;(2010) Bayrakli F, Erkek E, Kurtuncu M, Ozgen S.
- Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation. The Journal of Turkish Spine Surgery; 20: 17- 24; (2009) Özgen S, Toktaş ZO, Yener U, Konya D, Pamir MN.
- Combined Anterior and Posterior Surgical Approaches for Patients with Multisegmental Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Outcome Analysis. J. Clin. Neurosci. 16(3): 404-409 (2009) Konya D, Ozgen S, Gercek A, Pamir MN.
- Microvessel density and vascular endothelial growth factor expression as predictors of childrens survival from cerebellar medulloblastoma. J Clin Neurosci. 16(9): 1199-1202. (2009) Tural S, Gercek A, Konya D, Ozgen S, Totaloglu H, Ozek MM.
- Transmandibular approach for upper cervical pathologies: report of 2 cases and review of the literature Turk Neurosurg. 18(3): 271-275 (2008) Konya D, Ozgen S, Gerçek A, Celebiler O, Pamir MN.
- Sacrococcygeal Chordoma Mimicking Lipoma: Case Report. World Spine Journal; 2(3): 148-151 (2007) Konya D, Gerçek A, Toktas OZ, Özgen S, Yegen C, Pamir MN.
- Spinal meningiomas: evaluation of 41 patients. J Neurosurg Sci; 49 (1): 7-11 (2005) Peker S, Çerçi A, Özgen S, Işık N, Kalelioğlu M, Pamir MN.
- A retrospective review of cervical corpectomy: indications, complications and outcome. Acta Neurochir; 146 (10): 1099-1105 (2004) Ozgen S, Naderi S, Ozek MM, Pamir MN.
- The second segment of the vertebral artery and its branches. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; 3: 299-305 (2004) Özgen S, Pait G, Cağlar S.
- Treatment of acute spinal cord injury. Dirim Dergisi; 79(5): 11 – 15 (2004) Konya D, Akakın A, Özgen S.
- Surgical treatment of intramedullary spinal cord ependymomas: Can outcome be predicted by tumor parameters? J Spinal Dis Tech. 17(6): 516-521; (2004) Peker S, Ozgen S, Ozek MM, Pamir MN.
- Surgical treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis. Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi; 8: 21- 25 (1998) Naderi S, Özgen S, Yalçın S, Güven S, Güven O, Pamir MN
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