Acibadem Specialist
Prof. Dr. Hakan Seçkin
Neurosurgery
31+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Hakan Seçkin
Prof. Hakan Seçkin is a physician and professor with a PhD in Physiology from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (2006). He brings extensive clinical and academic experience, currently affiliated with Acibadem Health Group (2024). An active member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, he combines a strong background in physiological research with practical neurosurgical collaboration to advance patient care and medical education.
Subspecialties
- Intracranial epidermoid tumors
- Intracranial epidermoid tumor surgery
- Oligodendrogliomas
- Meningiomas
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Spinal cord ischemia
- Freehand C1 lateral mass screw fixation
- Posterior atlas lateral mass fixation
Education
- 2006 PhD / Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology
- 1994 Dr. Muhittin Ülker Emergency Aid and Traumatology Training and Research Hospital Neurosurgery
- 1988 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2024 Acibadem Health Group
- 2021 BİRUNİ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE / PROF. DOCTOR
- 2017 MEDICANA BURSA HOSPITAL / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DOCTOR
- 2012 – 2017 LOKMAN HEKİM ANKARA HOSPITAL / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DOCTOR
- 1998 – 2012 SSK ANKARA DIŞKAPI TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL / BASESTAN
- 2008 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, DEPT. OF NEUROSURGERY / FELLOW
- 1996 – 1997 UNIVERSITY OF VVASHINGTON DEPT. OF NEUROSURGERY / FELLOW
- 1995 – 1996 SAMSUN STATE HOSPITAL / SPECIALIST DOCTOR
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
Selected Publications
- Surgical treatment of intracranial epidermoid tumors: a retrospective analysis of 29 surgically treated patients Pam Med J, 13,677-686 (2020) Oktay K, Guzel E, Demirci A, Sever ON, Kaya V, Akpinar E, Yildirim M, Guzel A, Seckin H
- Dual-lonomer- Based Device: Acetylcholine Transport and Nonenzymatic Sensing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces . DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13725 (2020) Abdullayeva N, Kumtepe A, Tuc Altaf C, Seckin H, Demirci Sankir N, Sankir M.
- Prognostic Factors in Oligodendrogliomas: a Clinical Study of Twenty-Five Consecutive Patients. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 16(13):5319-23 (2015). Atalay T, Ak H, Celik B, Gulsen I, Seckin H, Tanik N, Albayrak SB, Bavbek M.
- Decrease in serine protease HtrA1 expression correlates with grade and recurrence in meningiomas. Adv Med Sci 60 (1): 139-143 (2015) Önder E, Arikök AT, Seçkin H, Alper M.
- The cadaveric perfusion and angiography as a teaching tool: imaging the intracranial vasculature in cadavers. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 75(6):435-44, (2014) Turkoglu E, Seckin H, Gurer B, Ahmed A, Uluc K, Pulfer K, Arat A, Niemann D, Baskaya MK.
- Osteopontin expressions correlate with WHO grades and predict recurrence in meningiomas. Brain Tumor Pathol. 31:94-100 (2014) Arikök AT, Önder E, Seçkin H, Kaçar A, Fesli R, Oğuz AS, Alper M.
- Study The effects of zonisamide on fine structure of rabbit basilar artery and hippocampus in rabbit subarachnoid hemorrhage model. Açta Neurochir (Wien). 155:1531-7 (2013) Demirci AY, Seçkin H, Besalti O, Arikok AT, Yiğitkanli T, Caliskan M, Yiğitkanli K, Bavbek M.
- Comparison of the effect of mexiletine and methylprednisolone on neural function and histopathological damage after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits Türk Neurosurg, 20, 43-9 (2010). Kazanci A., Seckin H., Karadeniz U., Kazanci D., Turan S., Kazanci B., Yigitkanli K., Bavbek M.,
- Freehand C1 lateral mass screw fixation technique: our experience Surg Neurol. 72, 676-81 (2009). Simsek S., Yigitkanli K., Seckin H., Akyol C., Belen D., Bavbek M.
- Ideal screw entry point and projection angles for posterior lateral mass fixation of the atlas: an anatomical study Eur Spine J, 18, 1321-5 (2009). Simsek S., Yiğitkanli K., Seçkin H., Cömert A., Acar Hl., Belen D., Tekdemir I., Elhan A.
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