{"id":6078,"date":"2026-10-03T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T06:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/doctors\/gokhan-akdemir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T05:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:35:22","slug":"dr-gokhan-akdemir","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/doctors\/dr-gokhan-akdemir\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. G\u00f6khan Akdemir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Professor G\u00f6khan Akdemir<\/strong> is a Professor of Neurosurgery at \u0130stinye University Medical Park Gaziosmanpa\u015fa Hospital in Istanbul. His clinical interests include brain tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, trigeminal neuralgia, herniated discs, spinal injuries, and hydrocephalus. He has served as Head of Neurosurgery at Turkish universities and has published research in international peer-reviewed journals.<\/p>\n<h3>Education and Specialization<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1988: Faculty of Medicine, \u00c7ukurova University.<\/li>\n<li>1996: Specialization in Neurosurgery, Numune Training and Research Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>2010: Institute of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dr. G\u00f6khan Akdemir\u2019s Professional Experience<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2023: \u0130stinye University Medical Park Gaziosmanpa\u015fa Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>2022\u20132023: Bak\u0131rk\u00f6y Hospital, Ac\u0131badem Healthcare Group.<\/li>\n<li>2020\u20132022: T\u00fcrkiye Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>2019\u20132020: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.<\/li>\n<li>2018\u20132019: International Hospital, Ac\u0131badem Healthcare Group.<\/li>\n<li>2015\u20132018: \u015ei\u015fli Hospital, Memorial Healthcare Group.<\/li>\n<li>2014\u20132015: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.<\/li>\n<li>2013\u20132013: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.<\/li>\n<li>2011\u20132015: Professor and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sel\u00e7uk University.<\/li>\n<li>2006\u20132011: Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University.<\/li>\n<li>2002\u20132006: Department of Neurosurgery, Numune Training and Research Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>2001\u20132002: Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>1999\u20132001: Deputy Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Numune Training and Research Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>1998\u20131999: Neurosurgeon with the rank of Lieutenant, Diyarbak\u0131r Military Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>1996\u20131998: Deputy Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Numune Training and Research Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Courses and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2012: Microsurgery, Yeditepe University, Istanbul \u2014 Professor Gazi Ya\u015fargil.<\/li>\n<li>2002: Skull Base Surgery and Microsurgical Anatomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA \u2014 Professor Albert L. Rhoton Jr.<\/li>\n<li>1997: Skull Base and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Nordstadt Hospital, Hannover, Germany \u2014 Professor Madjid Samii.<\/li>\n<li>1995: Neurovascular and Stereotactic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA \u2014 Professor James I. Ausman and Professor Manuel Dujovny.<\/li>\n<li>1994: Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Professional Memberships<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2015: European Skull Base Society.<\/li>\n<li>2015: Turkish Skull Base Society.<\/li>\n<li>2013: Founding Member of the Turkish Neuro-Oncology Society.<\/li>\n<li>2009: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), USA.<\/li>\n<li>1998: Turkish Neurological Society.<\/li>\n<li>1997: Turkish Neuroscience Society.<\/li>\n<li>1996: Turkish Neurosurgical Society.<\/li>\n<li>1988: Turkish Medical Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Research and Scientific Publications<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Application of fluorescent dextrans to the brain surface under constant pressure reveals AQP4-independent solute uptake.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Alex J. Smith, <strong>Gokhan Akdemir<\/strong>, Meetu Wadhwa, Dan Song, Alan S. Verkman.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">J Gen Physiol. 2021 Aug 2;153(8). doi: 10.1085\/jgp.202112898.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Neurosurgical and neuro-immunological management of IgG4-related hypertrophic sclerosing pachymeningitis: A literature survey and discussion of a unique index case.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Elmaci I, Altinoz MA, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Sari R, Baskan O, Ozpinar A, Hacker E, Sav A.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jan;200:106342. doi: 10.1016\/j.clineuro.2020.106342.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>B-cell aplasia and hypogammaglobulinemia associated with levetiracetam.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Ozdemir H, Sumer S, Karabagli H, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Caliskaner AZ, Artac H.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Ann Saudi Med. 2018 Jan-Feb;38(1):65-68. doi: 10.5144\/0256-4947.2018.09.01.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Temporal changes in aquaporin-4 and aquaporin-1 expression following global cerebral ischemia-induced edema in rats.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Kaymaz F, Gursoy-\u00d6zdemir Y, Akalan N, Akdemir ES.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Jan 6;7:4. doi: 10.4103\/2152-7806.173316.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Neuroprotective effect of aquaporin-4 deficiency in a mouse model of severe global cerebral ischemia induced by transient four-vessel occlusion.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Ratelade J, Asavapanumas N, Verkman AS.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurosci Lett. 2014 Jun 27;574:70-5. doi: 10.1016\/j.neulet.2014.03.073.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online on April 6, 2014.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accuracy of fluoroscopy-assisted pedicle screw placement: Analysis of 1,218 screws in 198 patients.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Koktekir E, Ceylan D, Tatarli N, Karabagli H, Recber F, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Spine J. 2014 Aug 1;14(8):1702-8. doi: 10.1016\/j.spinee.2014.03.044.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online on April 4, 2014.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolution of papilledema following endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus cerebrospinal fluid shunting in patients with hydrocephalus: A comparative study.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Koktekir E, Koktekir BE, Karabagli H, Gedik S, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">J Neurosurg. 2014 Jun;120(6):1465-70. doi: 10.3171\/2014.2.JNS132002.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online on March 28, 2014.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography\/computed tomography findings in a patient with cerebellar mutism after posterior fossa surgery.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Gedik GK, Sari O, K\u00f6ktekir E, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Asian J Surg. 2014 Mar 17. pii: S1015-9584(14)00021-9. doi: 10.1016\/j.asjsur.2014.01.004.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online ahead of print.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frontal sinus metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma mimicking Pott\u2019s puffy tumor.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Koktekir E, Koktekir BE, Recber F, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Nov;24(6):e538-9. doi: 10.1097SCS.0b013e318285d98a.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Marked improvement in survival and neuroprotection in aquaporin-4 knockout mice following global cerebral ischemia.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Katada R, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Asavapanumas N, Ratelade J, Zhang H, Verkman AS.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">FASEB J. 2014 Feb;28(2):705-14. doi: 10.1096\/fj.13-231274.<\/span><br \/>\nOnline publication date as provided in the source: <span dir=\"ltr\">2013 No1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Obstructive hydrocephalus caused by a giant basilar artery aneurysm.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Kaptan H, Koktekir E, Recber F, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2013 Apr;18(2):173-5.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptomatic pneumorrhachis.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Koktekir E, Tatarli N, Ceylan D, Koktekir BE, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">J Neural Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2014 Mar;75(2):140-5. doi: 10.1055\/s-0032-1333123.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online on February 20, 2013. Review article.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma associated with a clinically silent growth hormone-secreting tumor.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Berker D, Isik S, Aydin Y, Tutuncu Y, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Ozcan HN, Guler S.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Turk Neurosurg. 2011;21(3):403-7. doi: 10.5137\/1019-5149.JTN.2642-09.2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Intraforaminal ligaments of the thoracic and lumbar spine.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthor: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Sep;13(3):351-5. doi: 10.3171\/2010.3.SPINE09799.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lateral orbitotomy approach to orbital tumors: A report of ten cases.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Okay O, Daglioglu E, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Dalgic A, Uckun O, Atasoy S, Belen D.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Turk Neurosurg. 2010 Apr;20(2):167-72. doi: 10.5137\/1019-5149.JTN.2620-09.2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Electrophysiological and clinical assessment of the response to surgery in carpal tunnel syndrome.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Yilmaz N, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Gezici AR, Basmaci M, Ergungor MF, Asalanturk Y, Beskonakli E, Ucar D.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Int J Neurosci. 2010 Apr;120(4):261-4. doi: 10.3109\/00207451003615748.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Macrocephaly and bilateral temporal arachnoid cysts unrelated to glutaric aciduria type I in a child.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Serarslan Y, Melek IM, Sang\u00fcn O, Ak\u00e7ora B, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Turk Neurosurg. 2008 Apr;18(2):172-6.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Delayed herniation of the optic chiasm following transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary adenoma: A case report.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Ergungor F, Daglioglu E, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Okay O, Dalgic A, Hatipoglu G.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2008 Jan-Feb;42(1):60-3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coexistence of Chiari I malformation, syringomyelia, and situs inversus totalis.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Serarslan Y, Melek IM, Duman T, Eraslan T, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Yal\u00e7in F.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Med Sci Monit. 2007 Sep;13(9):CS110-113.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydatid cysts of the internal auditory canal and jugular foramen.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Da\u011flio\u011flu E, Se\u00e7er M, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r MF.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Apr;14(4):394-6.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online on January 30, 2007.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Therapeutic efficacy of intraventricular cyclosporine A and methylprednisolone in a rat model of global cerebral ischemia.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r MF, Sezer M, Albayrak L, Da\u011flio\u011flu E, Kilin\u00e7 K.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurol Res. 2005 Dec;27(8):827-34.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manifestations of global cerebral ischemia in a woman following a suicide attempt by hanging.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r F.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2005 Jul;11(3):250-3.<\/span><br \/>\nPublication language: Turkish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transethmoidal approach to the optic canal: Microsurgical and radiological anatomy.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Tekdemir I, Altin L.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Surg Neurol. 2004 Sep;62(3):268-74.<\/span><br \/>\nDiscussion: p. 274.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A dermoid lesion of the cavernous sinus: A case report and review of the literature.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Da\u011flio\u011flu E, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r MF.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurosurg Rev. 2004 Oct;27(4):294-8.<\/span><br \/>\nPublished online on April 2, 2004. Review article.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neuroprotective effects of propofol following global cerebral ischemia in rats.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Sen S, Ta\u015f\u00e7i A, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r F.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurosurg Rev. 2002 Mar;25(1-2):95-8.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Surgical management of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Gezici AR, Tezel K, Beskonakli E, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r F, Taskin Y.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Eur Spine J. 2000 Dec;9(6):553-7.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>A neurenteric cyst at the craniocervical junction without associated abnormalities.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Gezici AR, Kara C, Erg\u00fcng\u00f6r F.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Feb;32(2):95-9.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Craniocerebral erosion: Delayed diagnosis and treatment.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, Okten AI, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Beskonakli E, G\u00fcrsoy F, Taskin Y.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurosurg Rev. 1998;21(4):249-53.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The prognostic value of serum neuron-specific enolase levels following head injury.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, Bostanci U, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Be\u015fkonakli E, Kaptano\u011flu E, G\u00fcrsoy F, Ta\u015fkin Y.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurol Res. 1998 Jul;20(5):418-20.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Intraventricular administration of atrial natriuretic peptide for the treatment of acute intracranial hypertension.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Luer MS, Dujovny M, Misra M.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Neurol Res. 1997 Oct;19(5):515-20.<\/span><br \/>\nErratum published in: <span dir=\"ltr\">Neurol Res. 1997 Dec;19(6):587.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The importance of magnetic resonance imaging in preventing failed back surgery: A case report.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, Okten AI, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Beskonakli E.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Acta Radiol. 1997 May;38(3):464-5.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cervical laminar exostosis in a patient with hereditary multiple osteochondromatosis: Anterior stabilization and fusion to prevent instability.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Erg\u00fcn R, Okten AI, Be\u015fkonakli E, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Ta\u015fkin Y.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Eur Spine J. 1997;6(4):267-9.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Outcomes of urological manifestations in surgically treated patients with tethered spinal cord.<\/strong><br \/>\nAuthors: <span dir=\"ltr\">Ba\u015far H, Aydo\u011fanli L, Y\u00fcksel M, Ba\u015far M, <strong>Akdemir G<\/strong>, Kaptano\u011flu E.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"ltr\">Int Urol Nephrol. 1997;29(2):167-71.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6077,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-6078","doctors","type-doctors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doctors\/6078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doctors"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/doctors"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}