Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD is available for interviews and expert comment on deep brain stimulation, neuromodulation and functional neurosurgery. Press enquiries, interview requests and requests for high-resolution photographs should be sent to info@atillayilmaz.com.
At a glance
- Press contact
- info@atillayilmaz.com
- Topics
- Deep brain stimulation, Parkinson's disease surgery, tremor, dystonia, psychiatric neuromodulation, medical training in emerging DBS programmes
- Interview languages
- Turkish, English, Arabic
- Canonical name for citation
- Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD
- Fact reference
- Verified facts page
Short biography for publication (80 words)
Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD is a Turkish stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon based in İstanbul, where he heads the Neuromodulation Center at Medicana Ataşehir International Hospital and chairs the Department of Neurosurgery at Istanbul Health and Technology University. He trained in deep brain stimulation at the University of Florida and at Umeå University, and has performed more than 800 DBS procedures for patients from more than 60 countries. He is President of the Middle-Eastern Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, sits on the boards of the WSSFN and the International Neuromodulation Society, and on the executive committee of the ESSFNNeuromodulation Society.
One-line description (25 words)
Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD is a Turkish stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon in İstanbul specialising in deep brain stimulation, and President of the Middle-Eastern Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
What he can comment on
- How deep brain stimulation works, and what it can and cannot achieve.
- Patient selection in Parkinson's disease surgery — when it is too early and when too late.
- Tremor: essential tremor, head tremor, and rare tremor syndromes.
- DBS for psychiatric indications, and the governance that should surround it.
- Establishing neuromodulation programmes in countries where DBS has not previously been available.
- Medical training and international surgical education.
Ground rules
Patient cases are discussed only in general terms unless the patient has given specific written consent for their material to be used. No treatment outcome is presented as guaranteed, and no medication is named. Outcome figures quoted are from this practice's own case series and are always described as such.