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Melih Ucer

Spine Care/Surgery

19+

Years of Experience

About Melih Ucer

<h3 style="margin-left:0px;">Education</h3><p style="margin-left:0px;">University of Wisconsin Clinic of Neurosurgery (2017, Madison/USA)<br />Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital (2014, Istanbul/Turkey)<br />Mersin University Faculty of Medicine (2007, Mersin/Turkey)</p><p style="margin-left:0px;"> </p><h3 style="margin-left:0px;">Experience</h3><p style="margin-left:0px;">Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital (2014-2021, Istanbul/Turkey)<br />Istanbul Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital (2008-2014, Istanbul/Turkey)<br />Çorlu State Hospital (2007-2008, Çorlu/Turkey)</p><ul><li>In 2014, I completed my specialty training in the Department of Neurosurgery at Istanbul Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital and started to work as a specialist in Neurosurgery at Istanbul Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital,</li><li>In 2017, I was a <strong>visiting scholar</strong> at <strong>the University of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery/</strong> Madison USA.</li><li>In 2021, I received the title of associate professor.</li><li>In December 2021, I left Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, where I worked for 7.5 years, and started working at Biruni University Hospital.</li><li> </li></ul><h3 style="margin-left:0px;">Scientific Memeberships</h3><p style="margin-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Turkish Neurosurgical Society</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Turkish Spine Society</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">EUROSPINE</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Turkish Medical Association</span></p><p style="margin-left:0px;"> </p>

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Speciality

• Spine Care/Surgery

Language Spoken

• English• Turkish

Awards

• EUROSPINE (European Spine Society)
• Turkish Neurosurgical Society
• Turkish Spine Society
• Turkish Medical Association

Neurosurgeon

2021–Present – Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Biruni University Hospital, Istanbul

2014–2021 – Neurosurgery Specialist, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital

2017 – Visiting Scholar, University of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery, USA

2008–2014 – Resident Physician, Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital

2007–2008 – Medical Doctor, Çorlu State Hospital

All Procedures

Performed by Melih Ucer

All Procedures Performed by Melih Ucer

Spine Care/Surgery

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