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Prof. Dr. Mahmut Akyüz

Professor of Neurosurgery · Memorial Antalya Hospital
Prof. Dr. Mahmut Akyüz is an Antalya-based neurosurgeon whose career spans over 25 years of operative practice, all of it in his home city. He completed his medical degree (1992) and his neurosurgery residency (2000) at Akdeniz University, where he served on faculty for fifteen years and earned the title of Professor in 2012. Since 2018 he has practiced at Memorial Antalya Hospital, focusing on brain-tumor surgery, cerebrovascular and aneurysm procedures, deep brain stimulation, epilepsy surgery, and complex spinal cases.
Specialties: Neurosurgery
25+
years as neurosurgery specialist
88
indexed publications
3×
Mahir Tevrüz Research Award
Brain tumor surgeryCerebrovascular & aneurysmDeep brain stimulationEpilepsy surgerySpinal surgerySkull base surgery
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ANTALYA · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • ★
    2010
    Mahir Tevrüz Scientific Research Award
    Turkish Neurosurgery Foundation
    Third receipt of this award
  • 2006
    Mahir Tevrüz Scientific Research Award
    Turkish Neurosurgery Foundation
  • 2006
    Health Sciences Promotion Award
    Akdeniz University
  • 2005
    Mahir Tevrüz Scientific Research Award
    Turkish Neurosurgery Foundation
  • 2005
    Scientific Research Award
    Central Nervous System Surgery Association
  • 2001
    BOARD Examination — First Place
    Turkish Neurosurgical Society
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM

What Prof. Dr. Mahmut Akyüz does

Operative neurosurgery covering tumour, vascular, functional and spinal disease.

  • 01
    Brain tumour surgery
    Including skull-base and meningioma resection
  • 02
    Cerebrovascular surgery
    Aneurysm clipping and AVM resection
  • 03
    Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
    Parkinson's disease, dystonia, drug-resistant epilepsy
  • 04
    Epilepsy surgery
    Including temporal lobe resection
  • 05
    Spinal surgery
    Minimally invasive disc, fixation, intradural pathology
  • 06
    Hydrocephalus management
  • 07
    Pain neurosurgery
    Spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve compression
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones in Antalya neurosurgery.

1992
MD
Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine — completed undergraduate medical training
2000
Neurosurgery specialist
Akdeniz University — completed residency
2006
Associate Professor (Doçent)
Akdeniz University
2012
Full Professor
Akdeniz University
2015–2017
Neurosurgery specialist
Medical Park Antalya Hospital — Akdeniz University collaboration era
2018
Joined Memorial Antalya Hospital
Continues as senior neurosurgery faculty
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

88 indexed publications. h-index 12 (Scopus), 11 (Web of Science), 21 (Google Scholar). Selected neurosurgery work below.

  • 2002
    Acta Neurochir
    «Complications of closed continuous lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid»
    · co-author · 162 citations
  • 2005
    J Neurotrauma
    «Role of decompressive surgery in the management of severe head injuries: prognostic factors and patient selection»
    · co-author · 146 citations
  • 2009
    Neuroradiology
    «CT angiography and perfusion imaging in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: correlation of vasospasm to perfusion abnormality»
    · co-author · 123 citations
  • 2005
    Surg Neurol
    «Hydrocephalus after intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm and low-birth weight infants»
    · senior author · 120 citations
  • 1999
    J Neurosurg Spine
    «Spinal intradural arachnoid cysts located anterior to the cervical spinal cord»
    · co-author · 115 citations
  • 2005
    Acta Neurol Scand
    «Effect of temporary clipping on frontal lobe functions in anterior communicating artery aneurysm patients»
    · first author · 89 citations
CLINIC

Where they practise

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PRIMARY CLINIC
Memorial Antalya Hospital
Memorial Antalya is part of Türkiye’s first JCI-accredited medical group. 114 inpatient beds plus 18 observation beds, 4 ICUs (general, cardiovascular, coronary, neonatal), and 5 operating theatres. Strong areas: cardiac…
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