NEUROSURGERY · AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY
Doç. Dr. Hakan Çakın
Associate professor at the Department of Neurosurgery · Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya
Associate professor at the Department of Neurosurgery, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine (Antalya), since 2017. Specialises in neuro-oncology, neurovascular surgery, spinal surgery, and functional neurosurgery (DBS). Completed a series of EANS specialised courses — spine surgery (Barcelona, 2014), neurovascular surgery (Uppsala, 2015), neuro-oncology (Sofia, 2016), and functional neurosurgery (Vilnius, 2017). In 2024 he published a personalised 3D-printed cranioplasty technique in World Neurosurgery.
25+
years of experience
50
publications
EANS×4
certificates
EANS certified ×4FENS memberTurkish Neurosurgical SocietyANSIAD 2019 winner
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Direct contract with BergemHealth
CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU
Russian
· proficient
TR
Turkish
· native
EN
English
· professionally
ANTALYA · 06/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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★2024Personalised 3D-printed cranioplasty publicationWorld Neurosurgery3D-printed mould technique for PMMA implants
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★2019ANSIAD 7th Business Idea Competition — winnerANSIAD (Antalya Entrepreneurs Association)Project on nano-biomaterial pedicle screws
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2014–2017EANS Training Course certificates ×4European Association of Neurosurgical SocietiesBarcelona, Uppsala, Sofia, Vilnius
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM
What Doç. Dr. Hakan Çakın does
Full-spectrum neurosurgery — from brain tumours to spinal surgery and functional neurosurgery.
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01Brain tumour surgeryIncluding awake craniotomy for tumours in eloquent areasfrequent
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02Neurovascular surgeryAneurysms, AVMs, cavernous angiomas, Moyamoya disease, cerebral bypassesfrequent
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03Spinal surgeryDisc herniations, fractures, scoliosis, listheses, Chiari malformation, syringomyeliafrequent
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04Deep brain stimulation (DBS)Functional neurosurgery for movement disorders and epilepsyas indicated
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
Key milestones in Doç. Çakın’s career.
2024
Publication in World Neurosurgery
Personalised 3D-printed cranioplasty technique.
2019
ANSIAD winner
Project on nano-biomaterial pedicle screws.
2017
Associate professor at the Department of Neurosurgery
Akdeniz University.
2014–2017
EANS Training Courses
4 certificates across neurosurgical subspecialties.
2015
Completed neurosurgery specialisation
Thesis on diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI in chronic subdural haematoma.
2000
MD
Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir.
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
50 publications, 24 international, 23 in SCI, 88 citations (per legacy CV).
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2021Expert Systems with Applications«Robust automated Parkinson disease detection based on voice signals with transfer learning»· co-author · 89 citations
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2020Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy«Anatomo-radiological importance and the incidence of os odontoideum in Turkish subjects: a retrospective study»· co-author · 15 citations
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2019International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience«Valproic acid effect on neural tube defects is not prevented by concomitant folic acid supplementation»· co-author · 10 citations
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2017World Neurosurgery«Smartphones and Programmable Shunts: Are These Indispensable Phones Safe and Smart?»· co-author · 8 citations
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