Dr. Talat Kırış

Medical Degrees

• MD (Doctor of Medicine) — Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 1986
• Specialty in Neurosurgery — Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey, 1992
• Associate Professor — Istanbul University, 1999
• Professor — Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, 2006

Fellowships & Special Training

• Clinical Research Fellowship in Neurovascular and Skull Base Surgery — Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 1995–1996
• Clinical Observer — Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK, 1991
• Clinical Observer — Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK, 1991
• EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) Courses — Germany and Spain

Certifications & Accreditations

• Turkish Medical Council Registration
• Turkish Neurosurgical Board — Elected Member, 2006
• EANS Research Committee — Member, since 2013
• World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) — Co-Chair, Cerebrovascular Diseases and Therapy Committee, 2017–2021

Current Affiliation

• American Hospital Istanbul, Turkey — Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Present
• Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey — Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Present
• Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey — Founding Chairman, Neurosurgical Departments and GammaKnife Center, 2011–Present
• Istanbul Medical Chamber — Chair, since April 2025

Past Affiliations

• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey — Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 2006–2011
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine — Associate Professor, 1999–2006
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine — Attending Neurosurgeon, 1996–1999
• German Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey — Part-time Staff Neurosurgeon, 2006–2011
• Bakırköy Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey — Attending Neurosurgeon, 1994–1995
• Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey — Attending Neurosurgeon, 1993–1994
• Konya State Hospital, Konya, Turkey — General Practitioner (Compulsory Service), 1986

Academic & Research Roles

• Past President — Turkish Neurosurgical Society
• Chairman — 9th International Conference on Cerebral Vasospasm, Istanbul, 2006
• President, Neurovascular Section — Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2007–2008
• Chairman, Education Committee — Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2009–2012
• Vice Chairman, Educational Committee — Mediterranean Association of Neurological Surgeons, since 2018
• Editor — Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi and Turkish Neurosurgery journals, since 2014
• TED Speaker

Key Achievements

• 33+ years of clinical and academic neurosurgery practice
• 100+ peer-reviewed scientific publications in national and international journals
• Editor of 2 international neurosurgery textbooks: "Cerebral Vasospasm: New Strategies in Research and Treatment" (Springer Verlag, 2008) and "Intraoperative Imaging" (Springer Verlag, 2011)
• Founding Chairman of the Neurosurgery Departments and GammaKnife Center at a major Istanbul private hospital
• Co-Chair, Cerebrovascular Diseases and Therapy Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (2017–2021)