Where surgical mastery
meets regenerative science.
Prof. Dr. Erdinç Civelek is a neurosurgeon and physician-scientist with over 25 years of experience in complex brain and spine surgery, peripheral nerve surgery and advanced regenerative medicine. He integrates evidence-based stem cell and cellular therapies with conventional neurosurgical strategies.
Doctor of Medicine — Hacettepe University
Graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.
Neurosurgery Residency — Istanbul University
Residency at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery.
Research — Barrow Neurological Institute
Research experience at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Associate Professorship & Two National Awards
Assistant Professor (2012), then Associate Professor (2013); Turkish Neurosurgical Society awards.
PhD in Immunology & Stem Cells — Marmara University
The scientific foundation of regenerative medicine and cellular therapies.
Chief & Professor — UHS Gaziosmanpaşa Training & Research Hospital
Chief and Professor of the Neurosurgery Clinic, University of Health Sciences Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital.
Türkiye’s First Clinical Stem Cell Application
With Ministry of Health approval, pioneered the first clinical stem cell applications in neurosurgery in Türkiye.
President — Society of Stem Cell & Cellular Therapies
Founding member and president of Türkiye’s leading stem cell and regenerative medicine society.
Scientific Focus
- Stem cell applications in neurological and neurosurgical disorders
- Experimental and clinical stem cell studies
- Cell-based approaches for intervertebral disc regeneration
- Brain tumours
- Spinal and peripheral nerve surgery
- Spinal stem cell & exosome injections and pain treatment
Awards & Recognition
- Aysima Altınok Thesis Award — Turkish Neurosurgical Society (2012)
- Hamit Ziya Gökalp Young Neurosurgeon Award — Turkish Neurosurgical Society (2012)
Contribution and leadership within the scientific community.
A second opinion for
the right decision.