About
About Dr. Askin Seker Dr. AÅkın Åeker is a neurosurgeon with 23+ years of experience. His areas of interest include endoscopic skull base surgery, neuroanatomy, functional neurosurgery, movement disorders, spinal surgery, Herniated disc, Neck hernia and endoscopic surgeries. He has bagged many awards, including ANTALYA â2nd Best Poster Awardâ, Prof. Dr. Mahir Tevruz 2013 Scientific Research Award, âBest Presentation Awardâ in 2009, Prof. Dr. Hamit Ziya Gökalp Young Neurosurgical Incentive Award and Scientific congressâ Best presentation âaward. He is a member of Turkish Medical Association, Turkish Neurosurgery Association, Nervous System Surgery Association, AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons), Turkish Neurosurgical Society of Surgical Neuroanatomy Education and Training Group Member, CNS (Congres of Neurological Sciences), Movement Disorders Society, Turkish Nöroonkoj Association, Skull Base Surgery Society and International stereotactic radiosurgery Society. Dr. Åeker has 47 articles published in SCI international journals, papers presented in 33 international scientific meetings, 10 articles in national journals and wrote chapters for 2 international books. He also did research on the âEndoscopic Skull Base and Brain Anatomyâ in the postdoctoral position at the University of Florida, USA.
List of Treatments
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
- Endovascular Coiling
- Surgical Clipping
- Temporal Lobectomy
- Lesionectomy
- Hemispherectomy
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Multiple Subpial Transections MST
- Microvascular Decompression MVD
- Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
- Stereotactic Radio Surgery
- Percutaneous Steriotactic Treatment – PSR
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
- Gliomas Treatment
- Meningioma
- Schwannomas
- VP Shunting
- Ventriculostomy
- Skull Base Surgery
- Sleep Disorders
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Narcolepsy Treatment
- Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
- Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Liberation Treatment
- Sensory Ataxia Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Paediatric Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Bell’s Palsy Treatment
- Cerebral Angiogram
- Craniotomy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Gamma Knife for AVM or Brain Tumor
- Cranioplasty
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Brain Haemorrhage Treatment
- Blood Clot Brain Surgery
- CyberKnife Treatment
- Neurosurgery
- Alzheimerâs Disease Treatment
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Stroke Treatment
- High Cervical Stimulation
- Electrical Cortical Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain
- Drug Pump Implantation for Chronic Pain Management
- Sacral Neuromodulation
- Conservative management
- Thecoperitonial shunt
- Microsurgical tumor removal
- Endoscopic decompression
- Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
- Deep Brain Stimulation (non-rechargeable)
- NeuroRehabilitation
- Microsurgical repair of encephalocele
Work Experience
Associate Professor, Marmara University, Istanbul
Consultant, Acibadem Hospitals Group
Senior Resident, Marmara University, Istanbul
Special Interest
Neurooncology,
Functional neurosurgery,
Skull base surgery,
Spinal surgery,
Neck hernia,
Endoscopic surgeries,
Movement disorders