EDUCATION
1995–2001 MANAVGAT ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL
2001–JUNE 2007 HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE (ENGLISH PROGRAM)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007–2017 HAYDARPAŞA NUMUNE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, NEUROSURGERY CLINIC
JANUARY 2017–MARCH 2017 ÜMRANİYE NUMUNE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, NEUROSURGERY CLINIC
2017–2020 PROF. DR. İLHAN VARANK SANCAKTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL, NEUROSURGERY CLINIC – CONCURRENTLY SERVING AS CHIEF PHYSICIAN
MARCH 2020–PRESENT ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PARK FLORYA HOSPITAL
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LANGUAGES
ENGLISH: YÖKDİL 82.5 (09.07.2017)
PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS, COURSES AND CERTIFICATES
2007 TND – 5th Asian Neuro-Oncology Society Meeting, Istanbul
2014 IBNC – Turkish Neurosurgical Society International Basic Neurosurgery Course, Term I, Course III (Spine and Peripheral Nerve)
2014 ACMISST 2014 – 3rd Asian Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques Congress and 7th ISMISS Turkey Congress, Course C, Izmir, Turkey
2014 Providence Medical Technology, D-TRAX Facet System Training, Düsseldorf, Germany
2015 14th Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Las Vegas, USA
2016 MSSFN – 1st Middle East Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Conference, Dubai, UAE
2017 WFNS – XVI World Congress of Neurosurgery 2017 – Oral and Poster Presentation, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 5th DBS Neurology Course, Boston Scientific, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 WFNS – Evaluation of Spondylolytic Defects and Posterior Pedicle Screw Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: A Retrospective Study – Poster Presentation, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 WFNS – Evaluation of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis and Posterior Lumbar Pedicle Screw–Rod Stabilization–Fusion: Retrospective Series of 63 Cases – Poster Presentation, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 WFNS – Giant Intracranial Abscess in a Two-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature – Poster Presentation, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 WFNS – Spinal Cord and Mediastinal Compression Due to Primary Vertebral Hydatid Cyst Disease: Case Report – Poster Presentation, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 WFNS – Is Matrix Metalloproteinase-12 a Predictive Factor for Prognosis and Biological Behavior of Meningiomas? – Oral Presentation, Istanbul, Turkey
2018 Başaran, R.; Çevik, A.; Efendioğlu, M.; Işık, N. “Morphometric Analysis of Posterior Fossa and Craniovertebral Junction in Pediatric Chiari 1 Malformation,” The Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, Vol. 29, No. 2, April 2018, pp. 75–81
2018 Başaran, R.; Caner, B.; Efendioğlu, M.; Çevik, A. “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome After Carpal Tunnel Surgery: Case Report,” Turkish Spine, Vol. 29, No. 4, October 2018, pp. 243–245
2018 Başaran, R.; Çevik, A.; Efendioğlu, M.; Biber, N.; Is, M. “To What Extent Can We Change Lumbosacral Alignment Surgically in Isthmic Spondylolisthesis? Clinical Study,” Turkish Spine, Vol. 29, No. 4, October 2018, pp. 223–226
2020 Çevik, A.; Başaran, R.; Is, M.; Somay, H.; Biber, N.; Akar, E.; Berkman, M.Z. “Change in Sagittal Lumbosacral Alignment After Posterior Stabilization–Fusion in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Clinical Study,” Turkish Spine, Vol. 29, No. 2, April 2018, pp. 75–81
2021 Kamel, W.A.; Majumdar, P.; Matis, G.; Fenoy, A.J.; Balakrishnan, S.; Zirh, A.T.; Çevik, A.; Tomar, A.K.; Ouerchefani, N. “Surgical Management for Dystonia: Long-Term Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation,” Neurol. Int. 2021, 13, 371–386. Neurolint13030037
2021 Tomar, A.K.; Majumdar, P.; Matis, G.; Fenoy, A.J.; Balakrishnan, S.; Çevik, A. “Effectiveness and Importance of Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Review of Pain,” Cronicon, EC Neurology 13.3, February 2021, pp. 67–73
2021 Tomar, A.K.; Majumdar, P.; Matis, G.; Fenoy, A.J.; Balakrishnan, S.; Çevik, A. “Mechanisms, Actions and New Paradigms: Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management,” Review, Cronicon, EC Neurology, January 2021
2022 The Handbook of Neuromodulation, Neurosurgery Research Progress, Two-Volume Set, Chapter: “Neuroimaging and Its Importance for DBS Target Localization,” 2022
ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS
Spine Surgery (spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, disc herniations; posterior stabilization with/without decompression, microdiscectomy, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, etc.)
Pain Management (spinal cord stimulation, radiofrequency ablation, facet denervation, ozone therapy, etc.)
Peripheral Nerve Surgery (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel/ulnar groove syndrome, tarsal tunnel, peroneal nerve entrapment, etc.)
Neurotrauma (cranioplasty, chronic subdural hematoma, etc.)
Brain Tumors (malignant brain tumors, convexity meningiomas, etc.)