Turker Kilic

Prof. Türker Kılıç is a neurosurgeon at Medical Park Göztepe Hospital Complex in Istanbul. He was the first Turkish doctor to receive radiosurgery training at the Karolinska Institute. Dr. Kılıç specializes in complex spine surgeries and advanced Gamma Knife procedures.

Specialization and Surgical Focus

The doctor treats patients with brain tumors, spinal disorders, and vascular malformations. He performs Gamma Knife radiosurgery to treat lesions without traditional incisions. Dr. Kılıç also uses Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography to monitor blood flow in the brain.

His clinical interests include:

• Meningioma treatment
• Complex spine surgery
• Neuro-oncology
• Cerebrovascular surgery
• Skull base surgery

Professional Leadership and Experience

Dr. Kılıç has held numerous leadership roles in international and national medical societies. He directs the Transcranial Doppler Unit and its clinical research program. The doctor also served as the responsible physician for the Marmara University Gamma-Knife Unit.

• 2010–2011 – President of the Nervous System Surgery Society
• 2009+ – Member of the WFNS Skull Base Surgery Committee
• 2008+ – Executive Member of the Levantine Neurosurgery Society
• 2005–2006 – President of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Neurooncologic Surgery Committee
• 2000–2002 – President of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Young Neurosurgeons Commission

Awards and International Recognition

Dr. Kılıç has received awards for his research on brain tumor biology. He has won the Aesculap Research Prize from the EANS. This award recognizes the most valuable research in European neurosurgery.

• 2005 – First Foreign Abstract and Scholarship Award at the AANS Meeting
• 2004 – Visiting Professor at Harvard University Black’s Lab
• 2001 – Young Investigator Award from the AANS/CNS Section on Neurooncology
• 2002 – Turkish Outstanding Young Persons Award in Medicine
• 1999 – Aesculap Research Prize for glioblastoma receptor research
• 1989 – Medical International Student Association Third Award of Student Investigator

Education and Advanced Training

The specialist completed his medical degree and residency in Turkey before pursuing fellowships abroad. He earned a Ph.D. in Human Anatomy to enhance his surgical precision. His training included sessions in England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

• 1991 – Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine – medical degree
• 1991–1997 – Marmara University – Residency in Neurosurgical Education
• 1995–2001 – Marmara University – Ph.D. in Human Anatomy
• 1997–1999 – Harvard Medical School – Neurooncology Research Fellowship
• 1995 – Karolinska University – Gamma Knife Radiosurgery training
• 1992 – Überlingen, Germany – Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography training
• 1989 – St George’s Hospital Medical School, London – Internship
• 1990 – Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands – Elective internship

Professional Memberships

Dr. Kılıç is an active member of several major international surgical organizations. These memberships help him remain updated on neurological standards.

• International Gamma-Knife Society
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
• European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• International Meningioma Society
• Honorary Member, Society of Science Academy
• Turkish Cerebrovascular Disease Society