CURRICULUM VITAE

Mehmet Zileli, M.D.

Professor of Neurosurgery

Head of the Spine Section of Neurosurgery Department, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey

 

Place of birth           : Kirkagaç/Turkey

Date of birth             : 30th November 1956

 

Education:

1980 graduate form medical school (Ege University Faculty of Medicine) in Izmir

1986 finished neurosurgery residency program at the same university

 

Fellowhsip:

1987-1988, with a German grant from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Neurosurgery Department of University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, (Dr.J.Schramm), worked on clinical and experimental studies related to spinal cord monitoring.

1996-1997, short term spine fellowships in University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. (Dr.E.C.Benzel) and Dept.of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. (Dr.VKH Sonntag)

 

Awards and grants:

1974, received an educational grant of "Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council" for university students till finishing the medical faculty in 1980.

1987, received a grant from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Germany, and worked in the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, between November 1987 and December 1988, under the supervision of Prof.Dr.J.Schramm.

1989, the second prize winner of “Poster Presentations Award” of 40th Congress of German Neurosurgical Society, 1989

1989, the first prize winner of a national award, "Neurological Sciences Research Competition”

 

Teaching:

Organizing annual hands-on practical courses on spine surgery since 1997; this year 5^th Course on 25-27 October 2002.

Director of the host institute of “Travelling Fellowship of Spine Society of Europe”, 16-17 May 2002, and upcoming course in May-June 2003.

 

Faculty member: He is the faculty member of neurosurgery department, former President of the Spine Section of Turkish Neurosurgical Association (1995-99), former Vise President (1993-95) of the Turkish Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and EEG-EMG.

 

Current position and interest: He works as a Professor of Neurosurgery in Ege University since 1996, takes active role in clinical activities and operation room. Neurosurgery Department of Ege University has a 65 beds clinic and an average 1500 operations per year. He has special interest in spine tumors, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, degenerative conditions, spinal cord monitoring and pain surgery. He also gives time for research activity on subjects “spinal cord monitoring in rats” and “adjacent level cervical spondylosis in a rabbit model”.

 

Spine Fellowship Programs:

He has conducted 3 months long fellowship programs in Spine Section of Neurorsurgery Department since 1997. Total of 12 fellows from national neurosurgery departments has participated to this program.

Dr.Zileli and Spine Section of Ege University Neurosurgery Department have also been chosen as a host center for Spine Society of Europe Travelling Fellowship program since 2002. Five fellows from different countries have visited him and his department in 2002 and 2003. Forthcoming program in June 2004 will also be applied for Ege Neurosurgery Department.

 

Administrative Functions

1-President and Founder of Spine Section of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 1995-1999

2-Vice President of the Turkish Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, EEG-EMG, 1993-1995 and 1997-1999

3-Executive Committee Member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Long Term Planning Committee, 2000-2003

4-Executive Committee Member (Treasurer) of the World Spine Society, 2003 -

 

Memberships in International Associations:

Member of SSE (Spine Society of Europe)

Member of NASS (North American Spine Society)

Member of CSRS (Cervical Spine Research Society)

Member of ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association)

Member of IMSOP (International Medical Society of Paraplegia)

Member of AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

Member of CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons)

Member of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Member of the Deutsche Gesellchaft für Neurochirurgie (German Neurosurgical Society)

Member of the IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain)

Member of IBRO (International Brain Research Organisation)

 

Memberships in National Associations:

Member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society

Member of the Turkish Neuroscience Society

Member of the Spine Section of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society (President: 1995-1999)

Member of the Turkish Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and EEG-EMG (Vise President: 1993-95)

Member of Emergency Medicine

Member of Spinal Cord Paralysed

Member of Spinal Cord Disorders

Member of Turkicsh Society of Spinal Surgery

 

Language: Good command of English and German

 

Marital status: Merried, father of two children

 

Address:        Hospital:                                   Private Office:

         Department of Neurosurgery                     1421 sok No:61/5

         Ege University Faculty of Medicine             Alsancak, Izmir 35230

         Bornova, Izmir 35100 TURKEY                  TURKEY

         Phone: +90-232-3883042                        +90-232-4219323

         Fax:    +90-232-3731330                        +90-232-4637751

         E-Mail: zileli@med.ege.edu.tr

                  zileli@bornova.ege.edu.tr

 

Attached is a list of publications in international journals and congress presentations.

 

Publications in International Journals

 

1-Tunçbay E, Övül I, Zileli M. Unusual spinal cord injury by a speargun. Surgical Neurology 20:57-58,1983

2-Mutluer S, Songür E, Zileli M, Tunçbay E. Frontoethmoidal encephalomeningoceles. (Abstract) Child's Nervous System 3:319-319,1987

3-Övül I, Öztop F, Zileli M. Congenital desmoplastic fibroma of the cranium. Child's Nervous System 4:45-46,1988

4-Mutluer S, Zileli M, Tunçbay E. Diastematomyelia - a report of 30 cases. (Abstract) Child's Nervous System 4:173-173,1988

5-Zileli M, Idiman F, Hiçdönmez T, Övül I, Tunçbay E. A comparative study of brainstem auditory evoked potentials and blink reflexes in posterior fossa tumor patients. J Neurosurgery 69:660-668,1988

6-Zileli M, Övül I, Dalbasti T. Effects of methylprednisolone, dimethyl sulphoxide and naloxone in experimental spinal cord injuries in rats. Neurological Research 10:232-235,1988

7-Zileli M, Övül I, Tunçbay E. A prospective study on acute spinal injuries. Neurosurgical Review 12:107-113,1989

8-Zileli M, Schramm J. Spinale und muskuläre Reizantwort nach Einzelreizung des motorischen Kortex der Ratte (Muscle and spinal cord responses after single electrical stimulus of motor cortex of rats - Eng. Abstr.) Zeitschrift EEG-EMG 20:106-111,1989

9-Zileli M, Taniguchi M, Cedzich C, Schramm J. Vestibulospinal evoked potential versus motor evoked potential monitoring in experimental spinal cord injuries of cats. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 101:141-148,1989

10-Zileli M, Schramm J. Motor versus somatosensory evoked potential changes after acute experimental spinal cord injury in rats. Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien) 108:140-147,1991

11-Zileli M, Balcioglu T, Çaliskan M, Övül F. The effects of propofol and nitrous oxide on median nerve-somatosensory evoked potentials during fentanyl anaesthesia. in: Handbook of Spinal Cord Monitoring, SJ Jones, S Boyd, M Hetreed, NJ Smith (edts) Kluwer Academic Publ., The Netherlands, 1994, pp 237-243

12-Zileli M, Coskun E, Yegül I, Uyar M. Electrophysiological monitoring during CT-guided percutaneous cordotomy. Acta Neurochir (Suppl) 64:92-96,1995

13-Zileli M, Coskun E, Özdamar N, Övül I, Tunçbay E, Öner K, Oktar N. Surgery of intramedullary spinal cord tumors. Europ Spine J 5:243-250,1996

14-Yünten N, Alper H, Zileli M, Yüce K. Tuberculous radiculomyelitis as a complication of spondylodiscitis. J Neuroradiol 23:241-244,1996

15-Yünten N, Çalli C, Zileli M, Üstün EE, Ţener RN. Chondrosarcoma causing neural foramen widening - case report. Eur Radiol 7:1028-1030,1997

16-Islekel S, Ersahin Y, Zileli M, Oktar N, Öner K, Övül I, Özdamar N, Tuncbay E. Spinal hydatid disease. Spinal Cord 36:166-170,1998

17-Islekel S, Zileli M, Ersahin Y. Intradural spinal hydatid cysts. Eur Spine J 7:162-164,1998

18-Zileli M, Çaðlý S. Cervical spine injuries admitted to a spine center in Western Anatolia. (Abstract) J Spinal Cord Medicine, 22:56,1999

19-Islekel S, Zileli M, Zileli B. Unilateral pallidal stimulation in cervical dystonia. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 72 (2-4):248-252,1999

19-Alper M, Bilkay U, Keçeci Y, Çelik N, Sabah D, Zileli M, Songür E. Transsacral usage of a pure island TRAM flap for a large sacral defect: a case report. Ann Plastic Surg 44:417-421,2000

20-Taþkýran D, Tanyalçýn T, Sözmen EY, Peker G, Gülmen V, Çaðlý S, Kanýt L, Tekeli G, Barçýn E, Zileli M, Kutay FZ,. The effects of melatonin on the antioxidant systems in experimental spinal injury. Intern J Neuroscience 104:63-73, 2000

21-Bilgen IG, Yünten N, Demirtaþ E, Çaðlý S, Zileli M. Hemangioblastoma causing cervical neural foraminal widening. J Neuroradiol 28:205-208,2001

22-Zileli B, Ertekin C, Zileli M, Yünten N. Diagnostic value of electrical stimulation of lumbosacral roots in lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Neurol Scand 105:221-227,2002

23-Zileli M, Çaðlý S. Combined anterior and posterior approach for managing basilar invagination associated with type I Chiari malformation. J Spinal Disord Techniques 15:284-289,2002

24-Yurtseven T, Zileli M, Tavmergen Göker EN, Tavmergen E, Hoþcoþkun C, Parýldar M. Gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm, a rare case of sciatic pain: Case report and literature review. J Spinal Disord Techniques 15:330-333,2002

25-Zileli M, Çaðlý S, Baþdemir G, Erþahin Y. Osteoid osteomas and osteoblastomas of the spine. Neurosurg Focus 15 (5): Article 5, 2003

26-Zileli M, Hoþcoþkun C, Brastianos P, Sabah D. Surgical treatment of primary sacral tumors: complications associated with sacrectomy. Neurosurg Focus 15 (5): Article 9, 2003

 

Congress Presentations in International Meetings

 

1-Zileli M, Övül I, Dalbasti T. Effects of some drugs on experimental spinal cord injury. 8th International Congress of Neurological Surgery, 7‑13 July, 1985, Toronto, Canada. (Poster)

2-Övül I, Zileli M, Tunçbay E. A prospective study on acute spinal injuries. 8th International Congress of Neurological Surgery, 7‑13 July, 1985, Toronto, Canada.   (Poster)

3-Mutluer S, Songür E, Zileli M, Tunçbay E. Fronto-ethmoidal encephalomeningoceles. XIV. Congress of International Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery, 30 September - 3 October, 1986, Madrid, Spain.   (Oral)

4-Övül I, Öner K, Zileli M, Yetkin Z, Tunçbay E. Evaluation of acute cervical spinal cord injuries with CT-scanning. 8th European Congress of Neurosurgery, 6-11 September 1987, Barcelona, Spain.   (Oral)

5-Zileli M, Schramm J, Romstöck J. Comparison of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials after acute spinal cord injury in rats. 39. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie, 8‑11 Mai, 1988, Köln, Germany   (Poster)

6-Zileli M, Schramm J, Romstöck J. Motor versus somatosensory evoked potential changes after acute spinal cord injury in rats. Congress of the International Medical Society of Motor Disturbances. 2-4 June, 1988, Rome, Italy.   (Poster)

7-Zileli M, J.Schramm. Blinkreflex-Unterschiede nach verwendung sedativer und anaesthetischer Medikamente. (Blink reflex variability after sedative and anaesthetic drugs). 33. Jahrestagung der Deutsche EEG-Gesellschaft. 29 September-1 Oktober, 1988, Hamburg, Germany.   (Oral)

8-Zileli M, J.Schramm. Die Eigenschaften der motor evozierten Potentiale der Ratte nach einmaliger Elektrostimulation des Cortex. (Characteristics of motor evoked potentials of rats after single electrical cortical stimulation) 33.Jahres Tagung der Deutsche EEG-Gesellschaft, 29 September-1 Oktober 1988, Hamburg, Germany.   (Poster)

9-Zileli M, Taniguchi M, Cedzich C, Schramm J. Vestibulospinale und motorisch-evozierte Potentiale beim experimentellen Rückenmarkstrauma der Katze. 40. Jahrestagung der Deutsche EEG- Gesellschaft. 7-10. Mai 1989, Würzburg, Gerrmany.   (Poster)

10-Zileli M, J.Schramm, M.Taniguchi, C.Cedzich. Vestibulospinal evoked potential versus motor evoked potential monitoring in experimental spinal cord injuries of cats. Fourth International Symposium on Spinal Cord Monitoring and Electrodiagnosis. June 26-29 1989, Niigata, Japan.   (Oral)

11-Zileli M, Balcioglu T, Çaliskan M, Övül F. The effects of propofol and nitrous oxide on median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials during fentanyl anaesthesia. Fifth International Symposium on Spinal Cord Monitoring, 2-5 June 1992, London, United Kingdom.   (Poster)

12-Zileli B, Zileli M, Türkoglu M, Yegül I, Aydin H. The effect of oral morphine MST on P300 component of event related potentials. 7^th World Congress on Pain, 22-27 August, 1993, Paris, France.   (Poster)

13-Zileli M, Öner K, Çagli S, Tunçbay E. Clinical approach to cervical spine injuries. 4^th Annual Meeting of European Spine Society, 16-18 September 1993, Bochum, Germany.   (Poster)

14-Zileli M, Coskun E, Eti M. Partial median corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 5th Annual Meeting of the European Spine Society, Madrid, 8-10 September, 1994.    (Oral)

15-Zileli M, Coskun E, Yegül I, Uyar M. Electrophysiological monitoring during CT-guided percutaneous cordotomy - preliminary study. XIth Congress of European Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 24-27 September 1994, Antalya.   (Oral)

16-Yünten N, Alper H, Zileli M. Yüce K, Göktan C. Tuberculosis radiculomyleitis as a complication of spondilodiscitis - MR demonstration. 9^th European Congress of Radiology. 5-10 March 1995, Vienna, Austria.    (Poster)

17-Zileli M, Coskun E, Özdamar N, Övül I, Tunçbay E, Öner K, Oktar N. Surgery of intramedullary spinal cord tumors. 6^th Annual Meeting of the European Spine Society, 14-16 September 1995, Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.   (Oral)

18-Zileli M, Gölçe B, Tekeli G. Depression and somatization in Turkish population with low back pain. 7^th International Symposium: The Pain Clinic, October 2-6 1996, Istanbul, Turkey (Poster)

19-Zileli M, Uyar M, Zileli B, Yegül I. Trigeminal neuralgia - choices of the treatment modalities. 7^th International Symposium: The Pain Clinic, October 2-6 1996, Istanbul, Turkey (Poster)

20-Zileli B, Zileli M, Uyar M, Yegül I. Secondary trigeminal neuralgia - a clinical analysis of 23 cases. 7^th International Symposium: The Pain Clinic, October 2-6 1996, Istanbul, Turkey (Poster)

21-Zileli M, Sabah D, Hoscoskun C. Surgery of the sacrum tumors. Congress of Eurospine 96. October 14-18, Zurich, Switzerland (Poster)

22-Zileli M, Tekeli G. Results of surgery for primary and metastatic tumors of the spine.8^th Annual Meeting of the European Spine Society. Kos, Yunanistan, September 10-13, 1997 (oral)

23-Yücesoy K, Zileli M, Bezircioðlu H, Özer E, Canýtez A, Güner M, Acar Ü. Cervical spinal trauma with major organ injuries. 15^th World Congress of the International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine. Ankara, September 27-30, 1997 (poster)

24-Zileli M, Çaðlý S. Cervical spine injuries admitted to a spine center in Western Anatolia. 25^th Annual Scientific Meeting  of American Spinal Injury Association. April 19-21, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (oral)

25-Iþlekel S, Zileli M, Zileli B. Unilateral pallidal stimulation in cervical dystonia. 1999 Quadrennial Meeting of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Snowbird, Utah, USA, 7-10 Temmuz 1999 (poster)

26-Peker G, Baka M, Çertuð A, Erþahin Y, Hancý H, Coþkunol H, Zileli M. Enrichment of the “nervous system block” by including clinical orientation courses and promoting collective problem solving by biopsychological approach. 4^th Biannual Conference of International Association of Medical Science, Georgetown University Conference Center, U.S.A. 17-20 July 1999 (oral)

27-Peker G, Baka M, Çertuð A, Erþahin Y, Hancý H, Coþkunol H, Zileli M. Enrichment of the “nervous system block” by including clinical orientation courses and promoting collective problem solving by biopsychological approach. 29^th Annual Meeting Society for Neuroscience. Miami Beach, Florida, USA, October 23-28, 1999 (oral)

28-Peker G, Baka M, Çertuð A, Erþahin Y, Hancý H, Coþkunol H, Zileli M. Enrichment of the “nervous system block” by including clinical orientation courses and promoting collective problem solving by biopsychological approach. A Critical Appraisal of Medical Education, Linköping, Sweden 29 August – 1 September, 1999 (oral)

29-Zileli M, Tekeli G, Yalçýn E, Öztop F, Baþdemir G. Results of Surgery for Primary Tumors of the Spine. World Spine 1, First Interdisciplinary World Congress on Spinal Surgery, Berlin August 27-September 1, 2000 (oral)

30-Zileli M, Çaðlý S, Yurtseven T. Tuberculosis of the Spine: Analysis of a Surgical Series. World Spine 1, First Interdisciplinary World Congress on Spinal Surgery, Berlin August 27-September 1, 2000 (Poster)

31-Peker GO, Daðcý T, Çaðlý S, Yurtseven T, Iþlekel S, Güney S, Batýgün O, Pehlivan M, Zileli M. Melatonin, 7-Nitroindosole and Riluzole improve motor performance following focal ischemia and spinal injury in the rat. 18^th Annual National Neurotrauma ociety Symposium. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 3-4 November, 2000 (poster)

32-Erhan E, Kara S, Doering BG, Zileli M, Yegül I. Cerebral palsy and pain: Multidisciplinary approach : A case report. 2^nd World Congress of World Institute of Pain. 27-30, Istanbul,  June, 2001 (poster)

33-Zileli M. Anterior strut grafting in thoracic and lumbar spine – When is a posterior fixation necessary. International Symposium: Bone and Bone Substitutes in Spine Surgery, Zürich, Switzerland, 19-20 October, 2001 (oral)

34-Zileli M, Kýlýnçer C, Yurtseven T. Primary tumors of the cervical spine: a surgical series. AANS-CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida, 27 Þubat-2 Mart, 2002 (poster)

35-Zileli M. Anterior strut grafting in thoracic and lumbar spine: when is posterior fixation necessary? Spine Research Laboratory, 2nd Annual Research Day, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Education Building NA1-140, 3 Temmuz 2002

36-Zileli M. Not so common spine infections. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Neurosurgery, Morning Seminar, 14 Temmuz 2002

37-Zileli M. Reconstructive spine tumor surgery. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Neurosurgery, Morning Seminar, 14 Temmuz 2002

38-Zileli M. Primary Sacral Tumor Surgery. American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2003 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 26 Nisan-1 Mayıs 2003

39-Zileli M, Kılınçer C, Çağlı S. Spine tumors: Surgical strategies. 4th Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress. 11-14 Haziran 2003, Chisinau, Moldova

40-Zileli M, Hoþcoþkun C, Çaðlý S. Primary sacral tumor surgery. 4th Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress. 11-14 Haziran 2003, Chisinau, Moldova

41-Zileli M. Spine Infections: Tuberculosis, brucellosis and hydatic disease. 4th Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress. 11-14 Haziran 2003, Chisinau, Moldova

42-Zileli M, Çağlı S, Hepgüler S. Augmentation of the osteoporotic spine: Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty. 4th Black Sea Neurosurgical Congress. 11-14 Haziran 2003, Chisinau, Moldova

 

Chapters in International Books

 

1-Naderi S, Zileli M, Benzel EC. Complications of decompressive spinal surgery. in: The Thoracic Spine. Ch 42, EC Benzel, CB Stillerman (edts)Quality Medical Pub Inc, St Louis, Missouri, 1999, pp 616-620

2-Zileli M, Naderi S, EC Benzel, CD Alberstone. Preoperative and surgical planning for avoiding complications. in: Spine Surgery. Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. EC Benzel (ed), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Vol 1, Ch 8, 1999, pp 135-142

3-Zileli M, EC Benzel. Bone graft harvesting. in: Spine Surgery. Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. EC Benzel (ed), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Vol 1, Ch 64, 1999, pp 877-884

4-Apfelbaum RI, Zileli M, Stillerman CB. Upper cervical screw fixation techniques. in: Spine Surgery. Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. EC Benzel (ed), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Vol 1, Ch 75, 1999, pp 991-1008

5-Halliday AL, Zileli M, Stillerman CB, Benzel EC. Dorsal thoracic and lumbar screw fixation techniques. in: Spine Surgery. Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. EC Benzel (ed), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Vol 1, Ch 80, 1999, pp 1053-1064

6-Zileli M, Baldwin NG, Benzel EC. Iatrogenic spine destabilization. in: Spine Surgery. Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. EC Benzel (ed), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Vol 1, Ch 85, 1999, pp 1121-1127

7-Zileli M, Benzel EC, Alberstone CD. Surgical incisions, positioning, and retraction. in: Spine Surgery. Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. EC Benzel (ed), Churchill Livingstone, New York, Vol 1, Ch 89, 1999, pp 1161-1179

8-Zileli M, Resnick DK, Benzel EC. Bone physiology and bone healig. In: Neurosurgical Care of the Elderly. WR Selman, EC Benzel, The American Associaton of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgical Topics, 1999 pp 149-157

 

Book

 

1-Zileli M, Özer F. Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery (Turkish). 1^st ed 1997, 2^nd ed 2002, Multiauthor book with 139 chapters and 2100 pages. Meta Basým, Izmir, Turkey