Neurosurgery Prof. Dr. Ziya Akar
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Prof. Dr. Ziya Akar is a neurosurgeon at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul with 38+ years of experience.
His clinical focus includes stereotactic, functional, vascular, and peripheral nerve surgery, as well as glioma and advanced endoscopic skull base procedures such as endonasal approaches to the clivus, cavernous sinus, anterior skull base, suprasellar region, pterygopalatine fossa, orbital apex, medial orbital wall, foramen ovale, and infratemporal fossa. He consults in Turkish and English and…
Prof. Ziya Akar is a Professor of Medicine who earned his medical degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He has been affiliated with Acibadem Health Group since 2001, where he has contributed clinical expertise and academic leadership. Prof. Akar is an active member of professional societies, including the European Society for Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery and the Turkish Neurosurgical Society. His career blends clinical practice, teaching, and involvement in the advancement of neurosurgical techniques.
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Education
- 2000Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine / Professor
- 1994Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 1988Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
- 1981Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
- 1975Izmir Ataturk High School
Professional Experience
- 2001Acibadem Health Group
- 1993Illinois University Neuropsychiatry Institute / Vascular Surgery and Stereotactic Surgery Fellowship
- 1993University of Illinois Neuropsychiatry Institute
- 1988Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Lecturer
Professional Memberships
- European Society of Streotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Selected Publications
- Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the clival region. J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Jan;21(1):245-51 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Gazioglu N, Akar Z.
- Endoscopic anatomy and approaches of the cavernous sinus: cadaver study. Surg Radiol Anat.2010 Jun;32(5):499-508. Epub 2010 Apr 29 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Gazioglu N, Ozlen F, Cetin G, Akar Z.
- Pneumatization degree of the anterior clinoid process: a new classification. Neurosurg Rev. 2010 Jul;33(3):367-73; discussion 374. Epub 2010 Mar 24 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Biceroglu H, Yuksel O, Tanriover O, Albayram S, Akar Z.
- Lateral sublabial endoscopic approach to foramen ovale: a novel endoscopic technique to access infratemporal fossa. J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Jul;21(4):1241-5 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Canbaz B, Akar Z, Gazioglu N.
- Endoscopic anatomy of the oculomotor nerve: defining the blind spot during endoscopic skull base. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 May;26(5):689-96 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Gazioglu N, Kafadar AM, Akar Z.
- Endoscopic endonasal anatomy and approaches to the anterior skull base: a neurosurgeon’s viewpoint. J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Mar;21(2):529-37 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Gazioglu N, Sanus GZ, Ozlen F, Biceroglu H, KafadarAM, Eraslan BS, Akar Z.
- Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the suprasellar parachiasmatic cisterns: anatomic study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Sep;26(9):1161-70. Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Akar Z, Eraslan BS, Gazioglu N.
- Technique and timing in peripheral nerve surgery. Türkiye Klinikleri J surg Med Sci, 3(2):66-70, 2010 Ziya Cüneyt Akar, Ali Metin Kafadar, Odhan Yüksel.
- Extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the pterygopalatine fossa: anatomic study. J Neurosurg Sci. 2009 Jun;53(2):37-44 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Gazioglu N, Cetin G, Akar Z.
- Endoscopic endonasal approach to the orbital apex and medial orbital wall: anatomic study and clinical. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Sep;20(5):1594-600 Abuzayed B, Tanriover N, Gazioglu N, Eraslan BS, Akar Z.
- The effects of systemic and intratumoral interleukin-12 treatment in C6 rat glioma model. Neurol Res. 2008 Jun;30(5):511-7 Tanriover N, Ulu MO, Sanus GZ, Bilir A, Canbeyli R, Oz B, Akar Z, Kuday C.
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