OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Candan Gürses, M.D.

Neurology

Prof. Candan Gürses, M.D.
  • Received the title of   “Clinical Neurophysiologist” in 2011.
  • She was visiting faculty member in Cleveland Clinic in 2011.
  • Served as Board Member of the Turkish Epilepsy Society for 8 years and as Chair of the society from 2014 to 2016.
  • Organized the International Epilepsy Congress in Istanbul in 2015, and took part in the organization.
  • Director of the Epilepsy Center - EPIMER at Istanbul University between 2015 and 2018.
  • Works as a Member of Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities in International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE) since 2017.
  • Has 124 publications in SCI-indexed journals; H-index= 20.
  • Principal fields of clinical interest:
    • Epilepsy,
    • Sleep Disorders,
    • Electroencephalography – EEG,
    • Polysomnography,
    • Video EEG monitoring,
    • Invasive EEG monitoring,
    • Cortical stimulation.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Education Institution Year
Epilepsy Surgery Fellowship Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada 1995 - 1997
Neurology Residency School of Medicine, Marmara University 1990 - 1995
Medical Education School of Medicine, Hacettepe University 1981 - 1987

CAREER

Title Institution Year
Professor American Hospital and Koç University Hospital 2018 - to date
Academic / Professor Istanbul Faculty of Medicine​, Istanbul University 1997 - 2018
Conscription Kayseri Yahyalı State Hospital 1988 - 1990