Treatment of Pain Algology Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özyalçin
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About Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özyalçin
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Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özyalçin is a pain algology specialist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul with 42+ years of experience.
He treats acute, chronic, and neuropathic pain, including migraine, pelvic pain, low back pain, post-thoracotomy postoperative pain, and pancreatic cancer pain, and performs regional anesthesia and analgesia, percutaneous lumbar nucleoplasty, celiac plexus and splanchnic nerve blockades, and neurolytic nerve blocks. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
Prof. Süleyman Özyalçin is a board-certified specialist in algology, with formal certification from the Medical Specialization Board in 2011. He brings extensive clinical experience within the Acıbadem Health Group since 2004, where he has focused on diagnosis, management, and interventional treatment of acute and chronic pain.
A leader in pain medicine, he is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the European Society for Regional Anesthesia (ESRA), the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the World Institute of Pain (WIP), and the Turkish Algology Association. His work combines evidence-based practice and regional anesthesia techniques to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2011Medical Specialization Board Algology
- 1991Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 1978–1984Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2004Acibadem Health Group
- 1997–2003Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
- 1984Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation and Algology
Professional Memberships
- ESRA (European Society for Regional Anesthesia)
- IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain)
- World Institute of Pain (WIP)
- Turkish Algology Association
Selected Publications
- Comparison of the Effect of Intra-articular Application of Magnesium, Levobupivacaine and Lornoxicam with Placebo in Arthroscopic Surgery. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011 April 6 Koltka K, Koknel-Talu G, Asik M, Ozyalcin S.
- Radiological Imaging for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management. . Ed. PP Raj, L lou, S Erdine, PS Staats, S Waldman.Churchill Livingstone, 2008. S.Özyalçın, Pelvic Pain.
- Regional Anesthesia. S.Özyalçın, Nobel Medical Bookstores, Istanbul, 2005
- Secrets of pain Ed. S. Özyalçın, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Istanbul, 2005
- The effect of venlafaxine on ongoing and experimentally induced pain in neuropathic pain patients: a double blind, placebo controlled study. Yucel A, Ozyalcin S, Koknel Talu G, Kiziltan E, Yucel B, Andersen OK, Arendt-Nielsen L, Disci R; Eur J Pain. 2005 Aug;9(4):407-16. Epub 2004 Nov 13
- Percutaneous lumber nucleoplasty. Erdine S, Ozyalcin NS, Cimen A; Agri. 2005 Apr;17(2):17-22.
- The efficacy and safety of venlafaxine in the prophylaxis of migraine . Ozyalcin SN, Talu GK,,Kiziltan E, Yucel B, Ertas M, Disci R; Headache. 2005 Feb;45(2):144-52
- Minimally invasive treatment modalities for geriatric pain management. Ozyalcin NS;2004 Apr;16(2):26-36
- Regional anesthesia and analgesia applications in children and infants-II. Ozyalcin NS, Menda F; Agri.2004 Jan;16(1):29-34, 37-42
- Effect of pre-emptive ketamine on sensory changes and postoperative pain after thoracotomy: comparison of epidural and intramuscular routes. Ozyalcin NS, Yucel A, Camlica H, Dereli N, Andersen OK, Arendt-Nielsen L; Br J Anaesth. 2004 Sep;93(3):356-61. Epub 2004 Jul 9
- Sensory Changes and the Effect of Ketamine on Postoperative Pain Prevention After Thoracotomy: Comparison of Epidural and Intramuscular Routes. BrJ Anaesth, Sep; 93:3: 356-61, 2004 of Anesthesiology NS Özyalçın, Yücel A., Çamlıca H., Dereli N, Andersen OK., Arendt-Nielsen L.
- Frequency and Factors Associated with Low Back Pain Among Young Population in Turkey. Spine 2004, July 15: 29 (14): 1567-72 Çakmak A., Yücel B., NS Özyalçın.
- The frequency and associated factors of low back pain among a younger population in Turkey Cakmak A, Yucel B, Ozyalcn SN, Bayraktar B, Ural HI, Duruoz MT, Genc A. ; Spine. 2004 Jul 15;29(14):1567-72
- Effect of Celiac Plexus and Splanchnic Nerve Blockades on Pancreatic Cancer Pain Located in the Trunk and Tail. . Eur J Pain, December 8 (6): 539-45, 2004 NS Özyalçın, Talu GK, Camlica H, Erdine S.
- Neurolytic Blocks and Neurolytic Agents. S.Özyalçın, Pain Syndromes and Treatments, Ed: S. Erdine, pp: 594-600, 2000
- The elderly and pain. S.Özyalçın, Pain Syndromes and Treatments, Ed: S. Erdine, pp.436-449, 2000
- Pain Syndromes and Treatments. Ed: S. Erdine, pp: 82-90, 2000
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