Neurosurgery · Acibadem Taksim Hospital, İstanbul Onur Öztürk, MD
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Onur Öztürk, MD is a neurosurgeon at Acibadem Taksim Hospital in İstanbul, Turkey, with subspecialty interests in movement disorder treatment and pituitary diseases. His expertise covers Parkinson's disease, essential and dystonic tremor, spasticity, brain stimulation procedures, brain tumours, brain haemorrhage, hydrocephalus, epilepsy surgery and spine surgery. He speaks Turkish and English.
Accepting international patientsAbout Onur Öztürk, MD
Onur Öztürk, MD is a neurosurgeon at Acibadem Taksim Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Neurosurgery unit. His subspecialty interests are the treatment of movement disorders and the treatment of pituitary diseases. He has more than 15 years in medicine and is a member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies / EANS, the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society / MDS, the Türk Nöroşirurji Association, the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery / WSSFN and the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery / ESSFN.
Dr. Öztürk graduated from Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine in 2011 and worked as a doctor at Kütahya Evliya Çelebi Devlet Hospital from 2011 to 2012. He completed his residency at İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery between 2012 and 2018. He then worked as a specialist doctor at Tekirdağ Çerkezköy State Hospital from 2018 to 2021. Between 2021 and 2022 he was an assistant professor at Demiroğlu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery and a specialist doctor at İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. He joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2022. He has co-authored publications on topics including intraoperative computed tomography and ventriculoperitoneal shunt survival, surgery for pyogenic brain abscess, three-dimensional preoperative planning for pedicle screw insertion, neuroendoscopy equipment and principles, posttraumatic midline epidural hematomas and endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms.
Clinical focus
A central part of Dr. Öztürk’s work is the treatment of movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonic tremor and spasticity. Brain stimulation procedures form part of this area of practice. He also treats pituitary disorders and brain tumours, and his expertise includes brain haemorrhage and hydrocephalus.
His surgical practice further covers epilepsy surgery and spine surgery. Whether a surgical option is suitable depends on the individual diagnosis, previous treatments and overall clinical picture, which are assessed before any recommendation is made.
How Dr. Öztürk works with international patients
Dr. Öztürk speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be used to review a case and discuss possible next steps before any decision about travel is made.
What Dr. Öztürk treats and performs
Each item opens the condition or treatment page with the care pathway for international patients.
Areas of practiceTreatment of movement disordersTreatment of pituitary diseases
Conditions treated
Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2018İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- 2011Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2022Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2021–2022İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital / Specialist Doctor
- 2021–2022Demiroğlu Bilim University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery / Assistant Professor
- 2018–2021Tekirdağ Çerkezköy State Hospital / Specialist Doctor
- 2012–2018İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery / Resident Doctor
- 2011–2012Kütahya Evliya Çelebi Devlet Hospital / Doktor
Memberships
Professional Memberships
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies / EANS
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society / MDS
- Türk Nöroşirurji Association
- World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery / WSSFN
- European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery / ESSFN
Selected publications
Selected Publications
- Endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms: Results from a single-team experience of 81 cases including 13 flow diversion treatment Neurocirugia 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2022.05.002 Dolas I, Unal TC, Gulsever CI, Sahin D, Huseynov H, Barburoglu M, Ozturk 0, Can H, Adiyaman AE, Sabanci A, Aydoseli A, Aras Y, Sencer A, Sencer S.
- A series of posttraumatic midline epidural hematomas and review of the literature Ulus Trauma Acil Cer 2022;28(6): 805-811 doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.28182 Guclu DG, Ozturk O, Cirak M, Can H, Unal TC, Dolas I, Ozgen U, Aydoseli A, Sencer A.
- Adding epidural injection to vertebroplasty improves function in patients with vertebral compression fracture J Turk Spinal Surg 2022; 33(4): 144-150 Cömlek S, Akcakaya MO, Ozturk O.
- Neuroendoscopy – Equipment, Principles of Use and Operation Sinir Sistemi Cerrahisi Derg 2022; 8(1): 43-50 Boyalı O, Öztürk O, Diren F, Savrunlu EC, Kabataş S, Civelek E, Araş Y.
- Does three-dimensional preoperative planning improve accuracy of pedicle screw insertion? Cesk Slov Neurol N 2022; 85(3): 228-234 Dogu H, Ozturk O, Can H.
- Effect of Intraoperative Computed Tomography on Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Survival. World Neurosurg 2021; 153: 373- 379 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.106 Sabanci PA, Unal TC, Ozturk O, Dolen D, Dolas I, Peker B, Saka E, Ali A, Aydoseli A, Aras Y, Sencer A, Hepgul K, Izgi N, Barlas O.
- Surgery for pyogenic brain abscess over 30 years: Evaluation of the roles of aspiration and craniotomy Turk Neurosurg 2016;6(l):39-47 doi: 10.5137/1019-5149 JTN. 15099-15.1 Aras Y, Sabanci PA, Izgi AN, Boyali O, Ozturk O, Aydoseli A, Ali A, Sencer A, Hepgul KT, Unal F, Barlas O.
