Acibadem Specialist
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baran Bozkurt
Neurosurgery
19+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Baran Bozkurt
Assoc. Prof. Baran Bozkurt is a neurosurgeon whose clinical and academic work centers on complex brain and skull base pathologies. He completed his specialist training in neurosurgery at Prof. M.D. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2014.
Since 2020, he has been working with Acibadem Health Group, where he manages a broad range of neurosurgical conditions and takes part in multidisciplinary care. He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society and the Skull Base Association. Colleagues and patients recognize his clinical expertise, steady judgment, and clear communication throughout diagnosis and treatment planning.
Education
- 2014 Ord. Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery
- 2007 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2020 Acibadem Health Group
- 2018 – 2019 Afsin State Hospital
- 2017 – 2018 Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA / Research Fellowship
- 2014 – 2017 University of Minnesota, Department of Neurosurgery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA / Research Fellowship
- 2009 – 2014 Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases, Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery
- 2007 – 2009 Darica Farabi State Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
- Skull Base Association
Selected Publications
- Approach to Brain Stem Lesions. Türk Nöroşir Derg 29(1):105-109, 2019 Bozkurt B, Elmacı İ.
- Optical Characterization of Neurosurgical Operating Microscopes: Quantitative Fluorescence and Assessment of PpIX Photobleaching. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 22;8(1):12543. Belykh E, Miller EJ, Patel AA, Bozkurt B, Yağmurlu K, Robinson TR, Nakaji P, Spetzler RF, Lawton MT, Nelson LY, Seibel EJ, Preul MC.
- The oculomotor-tentorial triangle. Part 1: microsurgical anatomy and techniques to enhance exposure. J Neurosurg. 2018 Jun 1:1-9. Tayebi Meybodi A, Gandhi S, Mascitelli J, Bozkurt B, Bot G, Preul MC, Lawton MT.
- Microvascular anastomosis under 3D exoscope or endoscope magnification: A proof-of-concept study. Surg Neurol Int. 2018 Jun 4;9:115 Belykh E, George L, Zhao X, Carotenuto A, Moreira LB, Yagmurlu K, Bozkurt B, Byvaltsev VA, Nakaji P, Preul MC
- Probe-based three-dimensional confocal laser endomicroscopy of brain tumors: technical note. Cancer Manag Res. 2018 Aug 30;10:3109-3123 Belykh E, Patel AA, Miller EJ, Bozkurt B, Yağmurlu K, Woolf EC, Scheck AC, Eschbacher JM, Nakaji P, Preul MC
- An Alternative Endoscopic Anterolateral Route to Meckel’s Cave: An Anatomic Feasibility Study Using a Sublabial Transmaxillary Approach. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:134-141. Yağmurlu K, Mooney MA, Almefty KK, Bozkurt B, Tanrıöver N, Little AS, Preul MC.
- A morphometric and analytical cadaver dissection study of a tumor-simulation balloon model. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Mar;49:76-82. Bozkurt B, Belykh E, Yağmurlu K, Agrawal A, Chang SW, Staren MS, Spetzler RF, Zabramski JM, Preul MC.
- Low Retrosigmoid Infratonsillar Approach to Lateral Medullary Lesions. World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar;111:311-316. Bozkurt B, Kalani MYS, Yağmurlu K, Belykh E, Preul MC, Nakaji P, Spetzler RF.
- A Rare History: an Intracranial Nail Present for Over a Half-Century. Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2017;60(3):124-126. Durmaz O, Karadag A, Ozer FD, Camlar M, Middlebrooks EH, Bozkurt B, Senoglu M.
- Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw for Lumbar Fixation: A Quantitative Anatomic and Morphometric Evaluation. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jul;103:694-701. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.137. Epub 2017 May 3 Senoglu M, Karadag A, Kinali B, Bozkurt B, Middlebrooks EH, Grande AW
- Quantitative Comparison of Three Endoscopic Approaches to the Parasellar Region: Laboratory Investigation. World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;108:383-392. Belykh E, Yağmurlu K, Hong Y, Mooney MA, Bozkurt B, Byvaltsev VA, Nakaji P, Preul MC.
- A contemporary framework of language processing in the human brain in the context of preoperative and intraoperative language mapping. Neuroradiology. 2017 Jan;59(1):69-87. iddlebrooks EH, Yagmurlu K, Szaflarski JP, Rahman M, Bozkurt B.
- Fiber Connections of the Supplementary Motor Area Revisited: Methodology of Fiber Dissection, DTI, and Three Dimensional Documentation. J Vis Exp. 2017 May 23;(123) Bozkurt B, Yagmurlu K, Middlebrooks EH, Cayci Z, Cevik OM, Karadag A, Moen S, Tanriover N, Grande AW
- Microsurgical and Tractographic Anatomy of the Supplementary Motor Area Complex in Humans. World Neurosurg. 2016 Nov;95:99-107. Bozkurt B, Yagmurlu K, Middlebrooks EH, Karadag A, Ovalioglu TC, Jagadeesan B, Sandhu G, Tanriover N, Grande AW.
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