Assoc. Prof. Pınar Kahraman Koytak is an experienced neurologist and electrodiagnostic specialist with a focus on neuroophthalmology, neuromuscular diseases, and neuropathic pain. She earned her Master’s degree in Electrodiagnostic Neurology from Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences in 2020. Since 2022 she has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, where she applies advanced diagnostic and clinical skills to patient care and interdisciplinary practice. She is an active member of leading professional organizations, including the World Federation of Neurology, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS), the Turkish Medical Association, and the Turkish Neurological Association (participating in Neuroophthalmology, Neuromuscular Diseases, and Neuropathic Pain study groups). Her clinical interests include electrodiagnostic evaluation, complex neuromuscular disorders, neuro-ophthalmic conditions, and management of neuropathic pain, with a commitment to evidence-based care and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Education
- 2020 Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Neurological Sciences / Electrodiagnostic Neurology Master’s Degree
- 2017 Emory University School of Medicine, Neuroophthalmology / Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, U.S.A.
- 2017 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology / Associate Professor
- 2013 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology / Assistant Professor
- 2009 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Neurology
- 2003 Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology
- 2001 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1995 Kadıköy Anatolian High School
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 2013 – 2022 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Faculty Member
- 2012 – 2013 Marmara University Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Specialist
- 2011 – 2012 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Specialist
- 2010 – 2011 Tekirdag State Hospital, Neurology Specialist
Memberships
- World Federation of Neurology
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- Turkish Medical Association
- North American Neuroophthalmology Society (NANOS)
- Turkish Neurological Association – Neuroophthalmology, Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuropathic Pain Study Groups
- European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
Publications
- Physical and mental fatigue in myasthenia gravis and its correlation with other symptoms
Acta Neurologica Belg 2022;122(4):915-23 (SCIE) Akkan Suzan A, Kahraman Koytak P, Uluc K, Tanridag T. - Accuracy and reliability of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Eur J Radiol. 2022 Oct;155:110491 (SCIE) Kuzan BN, Ilgın C, Kuzan TY, Dericioglu V, Kahraman-Koytak P, Uluç K, Çimşit NÇ. - Neuropathic pain frequency in neurology outpatients: a multicenter study.
Boz C, Tütüncü M, Akalin MA, Kamişli Ö, Özcan A, Koytak PK, Uluç K, Erdem-Özdamar S, Tan E. Noro Psychiatr Ars. 2021;58(4):257-60 (SCIE) Bekircan-Kurt CE, İnan B, Bulut O, Şengün İ, Karli N, Güneş N, Çokal BG, Güler SK, Yoldaş TK, Özcanyüz DG, Koç F, Ünlütürk Z, Erdoğan Ç, Uludağ B, - Reference jitter values for the sternocleidomastoid muscle with concentric needle electrodes.
Muscle Nerve. 2021;63(1):116-19 (SCI) Kula E, Tanridag T, Kahraman Koytak P, Uluc K. - Successful treatment of influenza B associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy in an adult using combination of high dose oseltamivir-IVIG-pulse methylprednisolone.
Acta Neurol Bel. 2020;121(6):1863-65 (SCIE) Erdil E, Vural E, Kahraman Koytak P, Tuncer NE. - Diagnostic errors in initial misdiagnosis of optic nerve sheath meningiomas.
JAMA Neurol 2019;76(3):326-32 (SCI) Kahraman-Koytak P, Bruce BB, Peragallo J, Newman NJ, Biousse V. - Cutaneous silent period in myofascial pain syndrome.
Muscle Nerve 2018;57(1):E24-8 (SCI) Kilinc O, Sencan S, Ercalik T, Koytak PK, Alibas H, Gunduz OH, Tanridag T, Uluc K. - Heart rate variability in patients with multiple sclerosis
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2018;24:64-8 (SCIE) Ozbek D, Cincin A, Kahraman Koytak P, Kepez A, Ince Gunal D, Agan K. - Evaluation of depressive mood and cognitive functions in patients with acromegaly under somatostatin analogue therapy
J Endocrinol Invest 2017;40(12):1365-72 (SCI). Alibas H, Uluc K, Kahraman Koytak P, Uygur MM, Tuncer N, Tanridag T, Gogas Yavuz D. - Medial plantar-to-radial-amplitude ratio: does it have electrodiagnostic utility in distal sensory polyneuropathy?
Int J Neurosci. 2017;127:356-60 (SCIE). Kahraman Koytak P, Alibas H, Omercikoglu Ozden H, Tanridag T, Uluc K. - Topiramate and accommodation: does topiramate cause accommodative dysfunction?
Can J Ophthalmol. 2017;52(1):20-5 (SCI) Cerman E, Akkaya Turhan S, Eraslan M, Kahraman Koytak P, Kilinc O, Tanridag T.
