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Kenan Kibici

Kenan Kibici

Spine Care/Surgery

33+

Years of Experience

About Kenan Kibici

<h3><strong>Education &amp; Academic Background</strong></h3><p><strong>GATA School of Military Medicine</strong> – Medical Degree</p><p><strong>GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Neurosurgery Clinic</strong> – Specialization in Neurosurgery</p><p><strong>Beykent University</strong> – Master’s Degree in Hospital and Health Institutions Management</p><h3><strong>Professional Experience</strong></h3><p><strong>GATA Military Medical Faculty</strong> – Internship in General Medicine </p><p><strong>Samsun Field (Sahra) Medical School Command</strong> – Physician </p><p><strong>Naval Command, Combat Fleet, TCG Effort</strong> – Medical Officer </p><p><strong>Submarine Battery Factory Infirmary, Turkish Naval Forces</strong> – Physician</p><p><strong>Shipyard Command Infirmary, Turkish Naval Forces</strong> – Physician </p><p><strong>GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital</strong> – Chief Assistant, Neurosurgery Department </p><p><strong>Kasımpaşa Marine Hospital</strong> – Chief of Neurosurgery Clinic </p><p><strong>Bahçelievler Medical Park Hospital</strong> – Neurosurgery Specialist</p><p><strong>Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine</strong> – Neurosurgery Lecturer</p><p><strong>Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery</strong> – Faculty Member </p><h3><strong>Certifications &amp; Courses</strong></h3><p>-Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS &amp; ACLS) Courses</p><p>-GATA Military Medicine Faculty – Microsurgery Training Course</p><p>-Istanbul Vatan Hospital – Hand Surgery &amp; Microsurgery Course</p><p>-Neuroanatomy Course</p><p>-Spine Surgery Course<br /><br /><strong>Professional Memberships </strong><br /><br />-Turkish Neurosurgery Association <br />-Spine Society of Europa<br />-Turkish Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group<br /><br /><strong>Research &amp; Publications</strong></p><p><strong>Transpedicular fixation application in thoracic and lumbar stabilization, results and complications.</strong><br />Yayla O, Demircan MN, Kutlay M, Çolak A, Seçer HI, Kıbıcı K, Tosyalı L, Akın ON, Alkan K. <i>GATA Bulletin.</i></p><p><strong>Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on histopathological changes in acute period after crush trauma in rabbit sciatic nerve.</strong><br />Akın ON, Kutlay M, Demirel D, Kıbıcı K, Elbüken E. <i>J Atatürk Univ Med Fac.</i></p><p><strong>Early diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of delayed traumatic intracerebral hematomas.</strong><br />Kutlay M, Kıbıcı K, Demircan MN. <i>Natl J Trauma.</i></p><p><strong>Traumatic delayed epidural hematomas: Retrospective analysis of 7 new cases and 48 from literature.</strong><br />Kutlay M, Çolak A, Kıbıcı K, Demircan MN, Akın ON. <i>Natl J Trauma </i>1998.</p><p><strong>Single vertebral body screw-rod or plate fixation for ventral thoracic spine lesions.</strong><br />Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan MN, Akın ON, Kıbıcı K, Seçer HI, Tosyalı L. <i>Turk Neurosurg </i>1999.</p><p><strong>Peripheral nerve schwannomas.</strong><br />Kutlay M, Çolak A, Akın ON, Demircan MN, Kıbıcı K, Topuz K, Başekim Ç, Demirel D. <i>Turk J Neurosurg </i> 1999.</p><p><strong>Epidemiological study of traumatic spinal cord injuries.</strong><br />Kutlay A, Kıbıcı K, Demircan MN. <i>GATA Bulletin </i> 1999.</p><p><strong>Hyperbaric oxygen treatment on fetal spinal cord grafts: Preliminary study.</strong><br />Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan MN, Akın ON, Kıbıcı K, Dündar K, Yıldırım Ş. <i>Turk Neurosurg</i>, 1999.</p><p><strong>Corpus callosum lipomas with frontal subcutaneous lipomas.</strong><br />Çolak A, Kutlay M, Başekim Ç, Kıbıcı K, Demircan MN. <i>Gülhane Med J</i>,  2000.</p><p><strong>Morphometric study with image analysis system in meningiomas.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan MN, Akın ON, Baloğlu H. <i>Turk J Neurosurg</i>, 2003.</p><p><strong>Morton Neuroma with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Case report.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Demircan MN, Kıral A, Çolak A, Kutlay M, Akın ON. <i>Turk J Neurosurg</i>, 2006.</p><p><strong>Carpal tunnel surgery with mini open technique: Functional results.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K. <i>Turk J Neurosurg</i>, 2010.</p><p><strong>Surgical treatment of common peroneal nerve entrapment: Clinical study.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K. <i>Turk J Neurosurg</i>,  2010.</p><p><strong>Cauda equina syndrome after sacrum transverse fracture: Case report.</strong><br />Köksal V, Kıbıcı K. <i>Turk J Neurosurg</i>,  2010.</p><p><strong>Schwannoma from sensory sural nerve: Case report.</strong><br />Köksal V, Kıbıcı K. <i>Erciyes Med J</i>,  2013.</p><p><strong>Clinical analysis of wrist drop due to radial tunnel syndrome.</strong><br />Köksal V, Kıbıcı K, Kırbaş S. <i>Indian J Med Res Pharm Sci</i>,  2016.</p><p><strong>Spinal subdural hematoma after minimally invasive lumbar discectomy.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Atca AÖ, Erok B, Gültekin MZ. <i>J Clin Rev Case Rep</i>,  2019.</p><p><strong>Rare variant of vertebral artery originating from external carotid artery.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Atca AÖ, Erok B. <i>J Clin Rev Case Rep</i>,  2019.</p><p><strong>Minimally invasive surgical treatment of piriformis syndrome.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Atca AÖ, Erok B. <i>J Clin Rev Case Rep</i>,  2019.</p><p><strong>Large suprasellar psammomatous meningioma: A rare variant.</strong><br />Erok B, Kıbıcı K, Kaya RA. <i>Pak J Radiol</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Large pericallosal lipoma after traumatic head injury: Case report.</strong><br />Erok B, Kıbıcı K, Atca AÖ. <i>Pak J Radiol</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Fungating orbital mass as presentation of retinoblastoma.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Erok B, Akın O. <i>J Acad Res Med</i>, 2020.</p><p><strong>Ligamentum flavum hematoma with L5-S1 pars defect: Case report.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Erok B, Akın O. <i>Indian J Neurosurg</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy in breast cancer: Surgical role.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Erok B, Atca AÖ. <i>Indian J Neurosurg</i>, , 2020.</p><p><strong>Drop foot due to peroneal intraneural ganglion: Case report.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Erok B, Akın O. <i>Indian J Neurosurg</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Surgical decompression of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in meralgia paresthetica.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Erok B, Atca AÖ. <i>Indian J Neurosurg</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Pulmonary cavitation in COVID-19: Primary or secondary?</strong><br />Erok B, Kıbıcı K, Atca AÖ. <i>Afr J Respir Med</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Posterior dynamic stabilization for bilateral L5 pars defect.</strong><br />Kıbıcı K, Erok B. <i>Turk Neurosurg</i>, , 2020.</p><p><strong>Incidental MRI appearance of COVID-19 pneumonia.</strong><br />Atca AÖ, Erok B, Kıbıcı K. <i>Afr J Respir Med</i>,  2020.</p><p><strong>Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma in Li-Fraumeni syndrome.</strong><br />Erok B, Kıbıcı K. <i>Eur J Clin Exp Med</i>,  2021.</p><p><strong>Chest CT features of progressive COVID-19 pneumonia.</strong><br />Erok B, Atca AÖ, Kıbıcı K. <i>Acta Med Mediterr</i>, 2021.</p>

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Speciality

Spine Care/SurgeryVascular Surgery

Language Spoken

EnglishTurkish

Neurosurgeon

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Performed by Kenan Kibici

Spine Care/Surgery

Spine Care/Surgery

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Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery

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