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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
400+
research publications
President of the Turkish Spinal Society 2013–2015Freie Universität Berlin fellowshipGATA — neurosurgeryLiv hybrid operating room
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
TR Turkish · native
EN English · fluent
DE German · fluent
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • ★
    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
EDUCATION & CAREER

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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Liv Hospital Ulus
The flagship hospital of the Liv Hospital group in the upscale Ulus district. JCI accreditation and the first SRC certificate in robotic surgery outside the United States. 60+ departments, three…
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