Neurosurgery Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferda Çağavi
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferda Çağavi is a neurosurgeon at İzmir Kent Hospital. She treats brain, pituitary, spine and spinal cord conditions, with particular interests in brain tumors, cerebral aneurysms, hydrocephalus, spinal tumors, spinal canal narrowing, and lumbar and cervical disc herniation.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferda Çağavi
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferda Çağavi is a neurosurgeon at İzmir Kent Hospital, with clinical interests spanning brain, pituitary, spinal and spinal cord conditions. Her areas of focus include brain tumors, brain hemorrhage, cerebral aneurysms, hydrocephalus, spinal tumors, spinal canal narrowing, and lumbar and cervical disc herniation.
She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed her Neurosurgery training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. Her career includes roles at Özel Bayındır Ankara Hospital and Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, where she served in the Department of Neurosurgery and became Associate Professor. She has been with Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2007.
International patients can consult Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağavi for neurosurgical evaluation of brain, pituitary and spinal conditions. Her practice at İzmir Kent Hospital includes assessment and treatment planning for conditions affecting the brain, spine, spinal cord and pituitary gland.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Subspecialties
- Treatment of Pituitary Diseases
Education
- 2000Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- 1992Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2007Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2007Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2006–2007Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine , Nöroşirürji Department, Associate Professor
- 2002–2006Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Assistant Associate Professor
- 2000–2002Private Bayındır Ankara Hospital, Neurosurgery, Specialist Physician
Professional Memberships
- Türk Nöroşirürji Association
- Sinir Sistemi Cerrahisi Association
Selected Publications
- Migration of a bullet in the spinal canal. Cagavi F, Kalayci M, Seckiner I, Cagavi Z, Gul S, Atasoy HT, Demircan N, Açikgoz B. J Clin Neurosci. 14(1):74-6, 2007
- Primary spinal extranodal Hodgkin’s disease at two levels. Cagavi F, Kalayci M, Tekin IO, Numanoglu G, Cagavi Z, Gul S, Acikgoz B. Clin Neurol Neurosur. 108: 168-173, 2006
- Giant unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting with seizure. Cagavi F, Kalayci M, Unal A, Atasoy HT, Cagavi Z, Acikgoz B. J Clin Neurosci. 13(3):390-394, 2006
- Congenital medulloblastoma. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 91(5):F373. 2006 Ermis B, Aydemir C, Taspinar O, Cagavi F, Bahadir B, Ozdemir H.
- Neuroprotective effects of Nigella sativa on experimental spinal cord injury in rats. Kanter M, Coskun O, Kalayci M, Buyukbas S, Cagavi F. Hum Exp Toxicol. 25(3):127-133, 2006
- Ultrastructural changes in the circumventricular organs after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Akpinar G, Acikgoz B, Surucu S, Celik HH, Cagavi F. Neurol Res. 27(6): 580-585, 2005
- A Training Model For Lumbar Discectomy. J Clin Neurosci. 12 (6): 673-75, 2005 Kalayci M, Cagavi F, Gul S, Cagavi Z, Acikgoz B.
- Subdural empyema due to to spinal anesthesia. Acta Anaesth Scand. 48:426, 2005 Kalayci M, Cagavi F, Altunkaya H, Gul S, Acikgoz B.
- Neuroprotective effects of ebselen on experimental spinal cord injury in rats. Neurochem Res. 30(3):403-410, 2005 Kalayci M, Coskun O, Cagavi F, Kanter M, Armutcu F, Gul S, Acikgoz B.
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