İlhan Elmacı is a Turkish

neurosurgeon Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, ...

specializing in brain and nerve surgery. He was born in Turkey in 1962. He has extensive experience in treating various neurological conditions and has contributed significantly to his field through both

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and

academic work An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

Education

Elmacı completed his medical education at

Ankara University Medical School Ankara University Medical School is a medical school affiliated with Ankara University and located in the Sıhhiye of Ankara, Turkey, was established in 1945 as the second medical school in the country. The opening of this institution was prompted ...

. He pursued further specialization in neurosurgery at

Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, short for Bakırköy Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Education and Research Hospital (), is a mental health hospital of the Health Ministry located in Bakırköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. T ...

in 1987. He completed his

neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system ...

residency at Dr. Zeki Oral Clinic. In 1993 he received a training program in

Microsurgery Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope. The most obvious developments have been procedures developed to allow anastomosis of successively smaller blood vessels and nerves (typically 1 mm in diameter) whi ...

Gazi Yaşargil Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil (6 July 1925 – 10 June 2025) was a Turkish medical scientist and neurosurgeon. He collaborated with Raymond M. P. Donaghy M.D at the University of Vermont in developing microneurosurgery. Yaşargil treated epilepsy and b ...

Clinic at the

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. Between 1993 and 2003, he continued his work as a lecturer and assistant professor at the Prof. Necmettin Pamir clinic in

Marmara University Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...

Faculty of Medicine. During the same period, he gained clinical and surgical achievements, especially in the fields of

Neuro-oncology Neuro-oncology is the study of brain and spinal cord neoplasms, many of which are (at least eventually) very dangerous and life-threatening (astrocytoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, ependymoma, pontine glioma, and brain stem tumors are a ...

and Vascular Neurosurgery, at the clinic of Prof.

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and Daniele Rigamonti at

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in America.

Career

Elmacı began his career at

, followed by a tenure at Marmara University School of Medicine. He has held prominent positions in various hospitals, including Acibadem University School of Medicine and Goztepe Training and Research Hospital. İlhan Elmacı has played a key role in educating new surgeons in neurological microsurgery and promoting collaboration between ENT and neurosurgery in endoscopic skull base surgery. He enhanced the

neuro-oncology Neuro-oncology is the study of brain and spinal cord neoplasms, many of which are (at least eventually) very dangerous and life-threatening (astrocytoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, ependymoma, pontine glioma, and brain stem tumors are a ...

council culture in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

and secured

European Association of Neurosurgical Societies European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) is the continental, non-governmental, learned society representing the neurosurgeons of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern ...

(EANS) accreditation for sustainable education at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital. He was the founding president of the Skull Base Society in Turkey and has contributed significantly to medical literature through international studies on the natural history of cavernous malformations. Elmacı has published numerous research papers on topics such as the effects of

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craniotomy A craniotomy is a surgery, surgical operation in which a bone flap is temporarily removed from the Human skull, skull to access the Human brain, brain. Craniotomies are often critical operations, performed on patients who are suffering from brain ...

and the correlation of SPARC expression with meningioma outcomes. He is the author of the book "Dr. Hami Dilek, A Pioneer in Neurosurgery", which documents the establishment of neurosurgery in Turkey. He is also a member of several professional societies, including the European Society of Neuro-oncology and the Turkish Neurosurgical Society. Throughout his career he worked in hospitals including Acibadem Healthcare Group Maslak Hospital between 2010-2012 and 2018-2021,

Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul Medipol University () is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university was established in 2009 by the Turkey Education, Health, and Research Foundation, emphasizes medical education and health sciences. The foundation was esta ...

between 2012-2014 where he established the Department of

Neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system ...

, Memorial Health Group Hospitals between 2014-2018 as the Head of Neurosurgery Department and Liv Hospital Ulu

between 2021-2023. As an affiliate hospital he is currently working at Istanbul Florance Nightingale Hospital. In 2021 Elmaci founded the Elmaci Neurosurgery Clinic for the purpose of research, education and patient interviews.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Cite web , title=Prof Dr İlhan Elmacı , url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=tr&user=bFkT-dcAAAAJ , access-date=2024-10-05 , website=scholar.google.com