Neurosurgery · Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir) Dr. Hanside Setenay Ünal
✓ Medically verified profileDr. Hanside Setenay Ünal
Dr. Hanside Setenay Ünal is a neurosurgeon at İzmir Kent Hospital, practising in the Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery units. She treats brain and spinal conditions, with interests including brain tumours and aneurysms, spinal and spinal cord tumours, and lumbar or cervical spinal canal stenosis.
Accepting international patientsAbout Dr. Hanside Setenay Ünal
Dr. Hanside Setenay Ünal is a neurosurgeon at İzmir Kent Hospital, working in the Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery units. Her clinical interests include brain tumours, meningioma, haematoma, brain aneurysms, spinal and spinal cord tumours, and lumbar and cervical spinal canal stenosis.
Dr. Ünal graduated from Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine in 2016 and completed her Neurosurgery training at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2024. She worked as a general practitioner at Zonguldak Kozlu Community Health Centre from 2016 to 2018 and as a neurosurgery specialist at Hakkari Yüksekova State Hospital in 2024. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2026 and is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society and the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.
International patients can consult Dr. Ünal for evaluation and care related to brain, spine and paediatric neurosurgical conditions. She provides consultation for symptoms such as neck, back and low back pain, disc herniation, and conditions affecting the brain, spinal column and spinal cord.
What Dr. Ünal treats and performs
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Areas of practicePediatric neurosurgery
Conditions treated
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Back pain
- Disc herniation
- Brain metastases
- Traumatic brain injury
- Meningioma
- Haematoma
Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2024Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- 2016Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2026Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2024Hakkari Yüksekova State Hospital / Neurosurgery Specialist
- 2016–2018Zonguldak Kozlu Community Health Center / General Practitioner
Memberships
Professional Memberships
- Türk Nöroşirürji Association
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
