Prof. Necmettin Pamir is a distinguished neurosurgeon with a long and respected career in academic medicine and clinical practice. He earned his professorship in Neurosurgery from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 1991 and has continued to contribute to neurosurgical care and education for decades. Since 2022 he has been affiliated with Acibadem Health Group, where he brings extensive surgical experience and leadership. An active member of the international neurosurgical community, Prof. Pamir holds memberships in numerous professional organizations, including the International Gamma Knife Association, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Japan Neurosurgical Society (as a guest member), the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), the European Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgical Society, and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS). He is also involved in specialty and national societies such as the Society for Nervous System Surgery, the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, the Turkish Electron Microscopy Society, the Turkish Hematology Association, the Association for the Fight against Epilepsy, the International Medical Paraplegia Association, Academia Euroasiana Neurochirurgica, and the Agri Association. Prof. Pamir has the notable distinction of being the first Turkish neurosurgeon elected president of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery. His career reflects a strong commitment to surgical excellence, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the advancement of neurosurgical science and education.
Education
- 1991 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery / Professor
- 1985 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery / Associate Professor
- 1985 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery / Assistant Professor
- 1981 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
- 1976 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
- 1970 Haydarpasa High School
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 1991 – 2008 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Professor
- 1986 – 2007 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
- 1992 – 2006 Marmara University Institute of Neurosciences Directorate
- 1992 – 1993 University of Pittsburg, University of Virginia, George Washington University.
- 1992 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1986 – 1991 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor
- 1986 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1985 – 1986 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- 1981 – 1985 Hacettepe Un. Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji A.B.D. , Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji Anabilim Dalı, Uzman Hekim,
- 1985 Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Assistant Professor
- 1985 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- 1984 – 1985 Karolinska Institute (Stockholm-Sweden) and Zurich University, Department of Neurosurgery, Scholarship Faculty Member ,Karolinska Institute (Stockholm-Sweden) and Zurich University
- 1976 – 1981 Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Residency
Memberships
- International Gamma Knife Association
- Agri Association
- American Association of Neurosurgery (AANS)
- Society for Nervous System Surgery
- The Japan Neurosurgical Society (Guest Member)
- Academia Euroasiana Neurochirurgica
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
- European Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgical Society
- World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
- Association for the Fight against Epilepsy
- Turkish Electron Microscopy Society
- Turkish Hemotology Association
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
- International Medical Paraplegia Association
- First Turkish Neurosurgeon elected as the president of the World Academy Neurological Surgery
Publications
- Distal Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
International Neuroradiology, 2002 - Totally Thrombosed Giant P2 Aneurysm: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience, 2003 - The Transsphenoidal (Large Craniopharyngeal) Canal Associated with a Normally Functioning Pituitary Gland and Nasopharygeal Extension, Hyperprolactin emia and Hypothalamic Hamartoma
AJR Vol 180, 2003 - Primary Hypophysitis : Idiopathic Inflammatory Disorders of the Pituitary Gland
Neurosurg Quarterly, 2002 - Internal Carotid Plexus Schwannoma of the Cavernous Sinus: Case Report
Neurosurgery - Gamma Knife in the Treatment of Tremor. Case Report
Turkish Journal of Neurology, 2002 - Anterior Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Case Report
Turkish Journal of Neurology, 2002/1 - Tumors of The Choroid Plexus
Turkish Neurosurgery, 2002 - Combined Use of Embolization and Gamma-Knife Therapy in the Treatment of Large AVMs
Turkish Journal of Neurosurgery, 2002 - Treatment of Sylvian Cistern Arachnoid Cyst Cases Presenting with Hemorrhage
Turkish Journal of Neurosurgery, 2002 - Second Year Results of AVM Cases Treated with Gamma Knife
Turkish Journal of Neurosurgery, 2002 - Tenascin in Meningioma; Expression is Correlated with Anaplasia, VEGF Expression , and Peritumoral Edema But Not With Tumor Border Shape
Neurosurgery,2002
