Brain Neurosurgery
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melih Ucer
- Hospital
- Biruni University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Experience
- 19+ years of experience
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melih Ucer
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melih Üçer is an experienced Associate Professor of Neurosurgery with over 19 years of professional experience in the diagnosis and surgical management of complex spinal and brain conditions. He completed his M.D. from Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, followed by Neurosurgery Residency at Istanbul Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Hospital and a Visiting Scholar program in Neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA. He specializes in spinal surgery, including degenerative and minimally invasive techniques, spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis, spinal and brain tumors, infections and trauma, neuro-oncological surgery, neurotrauma, and functional neurosurgery including deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord stimulation. His academic and surgical expertise also includes minimally invasive spine surgery, percutaneous pars repair, and surgical management of Chiari malformation.
Work Experience
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery – Biruni Hospital (2021–Present)
- Neurosurgery Specialist – Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital (2014–2021)
- Neurosurgery Specialist – Istanbul Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Hospital (2008–2014)
- Neurosurgery Specialist – Çorlu State Hospital (2007–2008)
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Conditions treated
- Degenerative Spine Diseases
- Spinal Deformities
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Spinal and Brain Tumours
- Spinal and Brain Infections
- Spinal and Brain Trauma
- Neuro-Oncological Conditions
- Neurotrauma
- Parkinson’s Disease
Procedures performed
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Spinal Surgery
- Degenerative Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuro-Oncological Surgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
Professional memberships
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
- Turkish Spine Society
- EUROSPINE
- Turkish Medical Association
Qualifications
- M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
- Neurosurgery Residency
- Visiting Scholar
Specialties
Conditions treated
- Parkinson's Disease
- Degenerative Spine Diseases
- Spinal Deformities
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Spinal and Brain Tumours
- Spinal and Brain Infections
- Spinal and Brain Trauma
- Neuro-Oncological Conditions
- Neurotrauma
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