Treatment of Parkinson's disease abroad

Professor Akin Akakin is a successful and highly respected neurologist in Turkey. He completed his thesis on the effects of Gamma Knife treatment and embolization. Dr. Akin specializes in the treatment of diseases and tumors of the spine, nerves and brain.

Membership:

• Turkish Neurological Society.

Awards:

• Brain Research Award from the Turkish Society for Brain Research;
• SSCD Award;
• FSM Hospital Award;
• Award of the Eurasian Academy of Neurological Surgery.

Published 3 articles on the following topics: Cervical meningocele; Anatomy of cerebral veins and sinuses; Deep venous thrombosis.

Dr. Strauss is a neurosurgeon, head of the functional neurosurgery service at the Ichilov Medical Center. He runs a private practice at the Assuta clinic. He is a laureate of international and national awards for research and development, including for the study of Alzheimer’s disease.

The doctor’s specialization is the treatment of various functional disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, including movement disorders (primary tremor, dystonia, Parkinson’s disease). In the treatment of neurological disorders, the doctor uses deep brain stimulation and other minimally invasive techniques. He owns surgical methods for the treatment of epilepsy using open and minimally invasive operations.

The doctor collaborates with several medical universities, where he lectures on neuroanatomy and neurotrauma. He compiled a clinical guide to neurosurgery for medical students.

The doctor combines medical and pedagogical work with scientific research. He is the author of papers published in international medical journals.

MEMBERSHIP IN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Society of Neurosurgeons.
• World Federation of Striatal and Functional Neurosurgery.
• Israeli Medical Association.
• Israeli Association of Neurosurgeons.

Professor Altai Senger is a Turkish neurosurgeon, a specialist at the Liv Ulus clinic. Graduated from the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University.

An active member of the scientific community in Turkey, he has about 70 scientific publications.

Main areas of specialization:

• Hernias of the lumbar and neck
• Endoscopic Surgery
• brain tumors
• pituitary tumors
• Pediatric brain and nerve surgery
• Cerebrovascular diseases
• Blockage of blood vessels in the neck
• Surgery for Parkinson’s disease
• Tumors of the spinal cord
• Surgery for epilepsy
• Brain surgery accompanied by navigation

Membership in scientific organizations:

• Association of Neurosurgery of Turkey
• Association for Nervous System Surgery
• ISMISS, Epimer, CNS

In 2012, he received the first prize for the encouragement of young neurosurgeons and in 2014 the award of the Turkish Association of Neurosurgeons “Encouraging Scientific Research in Neuro-Oncology Surgery”.

He started working as a specialist doctor at the Neurosurgery Clinic of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, where he received specialized training in brain and nerve surgery from March 2013. In October 2017, he received the academic title of associate professor, and in January 2023, he received the title of professor at the same department.

He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association and the Nervous System Surgery Association.

He serves on the advisory board of the National Journal of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery.

He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association and the Nervous System Surgery Association.

He serves on the advisory board of the National Journal of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery.

He is a member of the Faculty Council of Istanbul Medical Faculty.

He has 14 national and 59 international articles and eight book chapters.