NEUROSURGERY · LIV HOSPITAL ULUS

Prof. Dr. Serdar Kahraman

Head of the Department of Neurosurgery · Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul

Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul (since 2023), professor of neurosurgery. Specialises in complex spinal surgery, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy, and neuronavigation; works in a hybrid operating room with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Before joining Liv Hospital he led the Department of Neurosurgery at Anadolu Medical Center (2016–2023) and served as president of the Turkish Spinal Society (2013–2015). According to Google Scholar — h-index 25, more than 2,140 citations.

Specialties: Neurosurgery

34+

years of experience

h=25

Google Scholar

2,140+

citations

41

peer-reviewed publications

President of the Turkish Spinal Society 2013–2015Freie Universität Berlin fellowshipGATA — neurosurgeryLiv hybrid operating room

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RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator

TR Turkish · native

EN English · fluent

DE German · fluent

ISTANBUL · 05/2026

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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2013–2015

President of the Turkish Spinal Society

Türk Omurga Derneği

Elected leadership position

PROCEDURE SPECTRUM

What Prof. Dr. Serdar Kahraman does

Complex spinal surgery and neuro-oncology in the hybrid operating room of Liv Hospital Ulus.

01

Complex spinal surgery

Degenerative diseases, tumours, deformities
02

Neuro-oncology

Tumours of the brain and spinal cord
03

Neurovascular surgery

Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations
04

Neuroendoscopy

Minimally invasive endoscopic techniques
05

Neurotrauma

Traumatic brain and spinal injury

DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026

GUIDES AND ARTICLES

Timeline

Career path from GATA to leading neurosurgery at Liv Hospital Ulus.

2023

Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Liv Hospital Ulus

Move to Liv Hospital in Istanbul, hybrid OR

2016–2023

Head of department at Anadolu Medical Center

Led neurosurgery at one of Istanbul’s leading oncology centres

2013–2015

President of the Turkish Spinal Society

2010

Professor

Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University, neurosurgery

1997

Completed neurosurgery residency

Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA), Ankara

1989

Graduation from Gülhane Military Medical Academy

Ankara

PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Highly cited works in spinal surgery, neuro-oncology, and spinal anaesthesia.

2000

Spine

«Review of 36 cases of spinal cord meningioma»

· co-author · 413 citations
2002

Microvasc Res

«Early pericyte response to brain hypoxia in cats: an ultrastructural study»

· co-author · 185 citations
1999

Minim Invasive Neurosurg

«Outcome analyses in 1072 surgically treated lumbar disc herniations»

· co-author · 99 citations
2012

Eur J Pharmacol

«Systemic paracetamol-induced analgesic and antihyperalgesic effects through activation of descending serotonergic pathways involving spinal 5-HT7 receptors»

· co-author · 93 citations
2006

J Trauma Acute Care Surg

«The accuracy of near-infrared spectroscopy in detection of subdural and epidural hematomas»

· co-author · 91 citations
2005

Neurosurg Rev

«The antioxidant effect of beta-Glucan on oxidative stress status in experimental spinal cord injury in rats»

· co-author · 91 citations

CLINIC

Where they practise

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PRIMARY CLINIC

Liv Hospital Ulus

The flagship hospital of the Liv Hospital group in the upscale Ulus district. JCI accreditation and a da Vinci robotic surgery programme. 60+ departments, three da Vinci robots, an MR…

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