Dr. Tamer Tekin - Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon

Languages

ENGLISH

TURKISH

EXPERIENCES

2007-2011 VAN MILITARY HOSPITAL

2011-2012 İZMİR MILITARY HOSPITAL

2012-2016 PRIVATE HOSPITAL

COURSES

• ANKARA GATA MICROSURGİCAL COURSE 2012

• INTERNATİONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR FULL ENDOSCOPİC OPERATİONS CADAVER WORKSHOP, ISTANBUL 2014

• AOSPINE ADVANCED SPINE SPECIMEN COURSE, SWITZERLAND 2014 

• LOMBER MİNİMAL İNVAZİVE CERRAHİ KURSU, ISTANBUL 2015

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

• Turkish Neurosurgical Society

• AO SPİNE

• EUROSPİNE

SURGICAL PROCEDURES

• Minimally Invasive Laminectomy & Discectomy: Quicker recovery times and less need for pain medication than traditional open approaches

• Kyphoplasty: Minimally invasive treatment of spine fractures. Eliminates the need for cumbersome braces. Proven quicker recovery times and less need for pain medication than traditional open approaches

• Spine fusions

• Artificial disk surgery: Artificial discs represent an emerging treatment option in degenerative disorders of the spine. They are designed to be an alternative to traditional spinal fusion surgery, with the advantage of preserving spinal motion while maintaining stability. 

• Complex spine surgery

• Scoliosis/Deformity correction surgery

• Spinal cord tumors: surgical treatment and resection

• Traumatic injuries to the spine: A comprehensive treatment strategy including diagnosis, formulation of appropriate surgical treatment regimen, and post-injury rehabilitiation

• Epidural Steroid injections: Non-surgical delivery of medication to the spine to treat nerve and back pain. Performed in an outpatient setting with minimal recovery and healing time.

• Transsacral epiduroscopic laser lumbar discectomy

• Brain tumor surgery

• Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery for hydrocephalus 

2010 - present

2010 - present