Prof. Dr. Selim KAYACI is a physician recognized for his knowledge and experience in the field of neurosurgery, with a successful academic and clinical career.
Prof. Dr. KAYACI was born in 1964 in Rize. After completing his primary and secondary education in his hometown of Rize, he continued his medical education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. He graduated from this prestigious institution in 1988, earning the title of medical doctor.
After graduation, he fulfilled his compulsory service for 13 months in Nevşehir Kaymaklı and completed his military duty at Diyarbakır 2nd Tactical Air Force Command. He then began his specialization training in neurosurgery at the Ankara Emergency Aid and Traumatology Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic, completing this training in 1997.
Prof. Dr. KAYACI started his academic career in 2011 as an Assistant Professor at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. He later earned the title of Associate Professor at Gazi University and was promoted to full Professor in 2021 at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery.
He continued his academic work with a doctoral degree, pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Anatomy at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Institute of Health Sciences from 2019 to 2024. He completed this training on February 28, 2024, earning the title of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Anatomy.
Brain Diseases
Brain Tumors: Gliomas (astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, ependymoma), meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, metastatic tumors, etc.
Brain Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM): Abnormalities in brain vessels and associated hemorrhages.
Brain Hemorrhages: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral hematoma (ICH), epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma.
Hydrocephalus: Fluid accumulation in the brain.
Head Trauma: Concussion, brain contusion, skull fractures.
Brain Infections: Meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess.
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH): A type of hydrocephalus seen in elderly patients.
Functional Neurosurgery
Parkinson’s Disease: Deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Epilepsy Surgery: Surgical treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy seizures.
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Surgical treatment of severe facial pain.
Neurovascular Surgery
Surgical procedures related to brain vessels.
Cerebrovascular Diseases: Stroke causes and surgical treatment.
Spinal Cord and Spine Diseases
Lumbar and Cervical Disc Herniation: Disc hernia surgery.
Spinal Cord Tumors: Tumors originating from inside or around the spinal cord.
Spine Trauma: Spine fractures and injuries.
Spinal Canal Stenosis: Surgical treatment for conditions compressing the spinal cord.
Scoliosis and Kyphosis: Spine curvatures.
Spondylolisthesis: Forward slipping of vertebrae.
Peripheral Nerve Diseases
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Surgical treatment for nerve compression in the hand.
Ulnar Neuropathy: Nerve compression at the elbow or wrist.
Nerve Tumors.
Nerve Transection and Injuries
Brain Tumor Surgery
Neurovascular Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Functional Neurosurgery
Pain surgery (trigeminal neuralgia surgery, etc.)
Cervical disc herniation surgery
Cervical spinal stenosis surgery
Spinal tumors (metastatic or primary) surgery
Spinal cord injury surgery
National Articles 1
Kayacı S, Köksal V, Çağlar YS. The relationship of lumbosacral root anomalies with herniated disc. Turkish Neurosurgery Journal, 24, 15-19 pp, 2014
National Articles 2
Kayacı S, Kotil K, Üçüncü Y, Özveren MF: Clinical and surgical importance of variations in the vertebrobasilar system: An anatomical study. Turkish Neurosurgery Journal, 24, 7-14 pp, 2014
National Articles 3
Kayacı S, Kotil K: Spontaneous thoracic spinal epidural hematoma causing paraplegia due to anticoagulant and antiplatelet drug use: A case report and review. Turkish Neurosurgery Journal, 24, 24-30 pp, 2014
National Articles 4
Kayacı S, Köksal V, Kırbaş S. Peroneal nerve palsy: Characteristics and treatment outcomes of eight operated cases. Şişli Etfal Medical Journal, 2014, DOI: 10.5350/SEMB2014480212
National Articles 5
Köksal V, Kayacı S, Coşkun S. Hangman fracture treated with cervical collar: Case report. Academic Emergency Medicine Case Reports Journal, DOI: 10.5152/jaemcr.2014.75437, 2013
National Articles 6
Köksal V, Kayacı S, Ertürk C, Tümtürk A. Germinal matrix hemorrhages in premature infants: Review. Selçuk Pediatrics, 1, 248-257 pp, 2013
National Articles 7
Köksal V, Kayacı S, Tümtürk A, Öktem S: Galen vein aneurysm. Review. Selçuk Pediatrics, 1, 241-247 pp, 2013
National Articles 8
S Kayacı, E Gürkaş, Ş Bilen, G Ayberk, F Özveren. Recent approaches in acute ischemic stroke: Literature summary. Turkish Cerebrovascular Diseases Journal, 17, 49-54 pp, 2011
National Articles 9
Çakır T, Kayacı S. Iliopsoas muscle hematoma due to traumatic lumbar vertebrae transverse process fracture as a cause of unexplained drop in hemoglobin. Arch Basic Clin Res 2020; 2(3): 104-7 • DOI: 10.5152/ABCR.2020.01
International Articles 1
Kotil K, Kayaci S: Reduction and arthrodesis with sublaminar spiral silk in atlanto-axial joint instability: a new method. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2014;48(4):443-448 doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2014.3156
International Articles 2
Kotil K, Koksal NS, Kayaci S. Lumbar Sequestrectomy versus Aggressive Microdiscectomy: over more than 5 years of follow-up. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Doi: 10.1016/J. Jocn.2014.01.012
International Articles 3
Kanat A, Kayaci S, Yazar U, Yilmaz A. What makes Maurice Ravel's deadly craniotomy interesting? Concerns of one of the most famous craniotomies in history. Acta Neurochir (Wien).152, 737-742. April 2010, doi: 10.1007/s00701-009-0507-y.
International Articles 4
Kanat A, Kayaci S, Yazar U, Kazdal H, Terzi Y. Chronic subdural hematoma in adults: why does it occur more often in males than females? Influence of patient's sexual gender on occurrence. Review. J Neurosurg Sci. 54, 99-103 pp September 2010
International Articles 5
Kanat A, Kayaci S, Yazar U, Sahin Y, Yaman O, Guvercin AR. One of the giants of neurological surgery left us more than a decade ago, and neurosurgical literature did not show much interest. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 45, 63-67 pp, January 2011
International Articles 6
Yilmaz A, Kanat A, Musluman AM, Colak I, Terzi Y, Kayaci S, Aydin Y. When is duraplasty required in the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation type I based on tonsillar descending grading scale? World Neurosurg. 75, 307-313 pp. February 2011 doi: 10.1016/j. wneu. 2010.09.005
International Articles 7
Ayberk G, Ozveren MF, Aslan S, Yaman ME, Yaman O, Kayaci S, Tekdemir I. Subarachnoid, subdural and interdural spaces at the clival region: an anatomical study. Turk Neurosurg. 21, 372-377 pp. January 2011, doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3913-10.1.
International Articles 8
Ozveren MF, Kayaci S, Ayberk G. Interdural hematoma extending from the clivus to the spinal epidural space in an intracranial aneurysm case. Neurosurgery. 69,1339-1341 pp, December 2011, doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3182338b5b.
International Articles 9
Kayaci S, Kanat A, Aydin MD, Musluman AM, Eseoglu M, Karalar M, Gundogdu C. Role of neuron density of the stellate ganglion on regulation of the basilar artery volume in subarachnoid hemorrhage: An experimental study. Auton Neurosci.165,163-167 pp. December 2011, doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2011.06.008.
International Articles 10
Ozveren MF, Ayberk G, Kayaci S. Are traumatic retroclival hematomas located epidurally, interdurally, or subdurally? Neurosurgery. 69,1185-1186 pp; November 2011 author reply E1186. doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e31822ed4dd.
International Articles 11
Kayaci S, Yildiz O, Gucer H, Mandel NM. Angiosarcoma of the liver with metastasis to the cervical spine cured with the treatment of thalidomide and radiotherapy. Acta Neurochir (Wien).154, 369-370 pp. February 2012, doi: 10.1007/s00701-011-1192-1.
International Articles 12
Kotil K, Köksal NS, Kayacı S. Posterior transodontoid fixation: A new fixation (Kotil) technique. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2, 41-45 pp January 2011. doi: 10.4103/0974-8237.85313.
International Articles 13
Kayaci S, Kanat A, Gucer H, Seckin H. Primary osteoma of the orbit with atypical facial pain: case report and literature review. Turk Neurosurg. 22, 389-392 pp. October 2012, Doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3690-10.0.
International Articles 14
Kayaci S, Koksal V, Kırbas S, Tomak Y, Ozveren F: Intracranial chronic subdural hematoma occurring six months after spinal anesthesia: a case report. Journal of Neurological Science (Turkish), 30, 796-800 pp, October 2013
International Articles 15
Kayaci S, Caglar YS, Bas O, Ozveren MF. Importance of the perforating arteries in the proximal part of the PICA for surgical approaches to the brain stem and fourth ventricle - an anatomical study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg.115, 2153-2158 pp August 2013 doi: 10.1016/j. clineuro. 2013.08.005
International Articles 16
Ugur HC, Dogan I, Kahilogullari G, Al-Beyati ES, Ozdemir M, Kayaci S, Comert A. New practical landmarks to determine sigmoid sinus free zones for suboccipital approaches: an anatomical study. J Craniofac Surg. 24, 1815-1818 pp September 2013, doi: 10.1097/SCS. 0b013e 3182997ff8
International Articles 17
Kayaci S, Şengöz A, Koksal V, Gunver F, Kaya Kılıç K, Glioblastoma multiforme mimicking falx meningioma with achondroplasia: Case report. Neurosurgery Q 24:53-55 pp. Doi: 10.1097WNQ. 06013e31828e75ec, February 2014
International Articles 18
Kayaci S, Kanat A, Koksal V, Ozdemir B. Effect of Inner Membrane Tearing in the Treatment of Adult Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Comparative Study. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1-11 pp, January 2014, Doi: 10.2176/nmc.oa. 2013-0147
International Articles 19
Kayacı S, Çağlar YS, Kotil K: Importance of variations at the origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: anatomical study. Journal of Neurological Science (Turkish). 31,155-163 pp, January 2014
International Articles 20
Kayaci S. In reply. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 119, 133-134 pp, January 2014 doi: 10.1016/j. clineuro.2014.01.026
International Articles 21
Eseoglu M, Yilmaz I, Karalar M, Aydin MD, Kayaci S, Gundogdu C, Gunaldi O, Onen MR. The role of sympathectomy on the regulation of basilar artery volume changes in stenoocclusive carotid artery modeling after bilateral common carotid artery ligation: an animal model. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 156, 963-969 pp February 2014 doi: 10.1007/s00701-014-1994-z.
International Articles 22
Kotil K, Kayaci S. A Transdural Approach for Lower Lumbar Burst Fractures. A Novel (Kotil) Technical Note. J Spine 2015, 4:2. doi: 10.4172/2165-7939. 1000221
International Articles 23
Ogden M, Ozveren MF, Kayaci S. Petrobasilar, petroclival or petrosphenoidal canal of the abducens nerve. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Nov;159(11):2145-2146. doi: 10.1007 /s00701-017-3324-8. Epub 2017 Sep 24.
International Articles 24
Koksal V, Kayaci S. Unexpected Rupture of a Giant Lobulated Thrombotic Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm and Emergency Surgical Treatment With Thrombectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal 2016. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.30608.
International Articles 25
Koksal V, Kayaci S, Bedir R, Balik G. Supratentorial Extraventricular Anaplastic Ependymoma Presented With Headache in Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Med Cases. 2016;7(7):274-281. doi.org/10.14740/jmc2306w
International Articles 26
Koksal V, Kayaci S, Bedir R. Split Rib Cranioplasty for Frontal Osteoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2016. e
TND 33rd Scientific Congress
Speaker (Calvarial Tumors). April 11-14, 2019, Kemer, Antalya.
Speaker & Moderator. April 11-14, 2019, Kemer, Antalya.
TND 32nd Scientific Congress
Speaker: Annual Papers, SS 08 and SS 47. April 20-24, 2018, Belek, Antalya.
Moderator: Surgical Timing in Cervical Trauma. April 20-24, 2018, Belek, Antalya.
TND, SPSC Teaching and Training Group
SPSC Teaching and Training Group, Cervical and Thoracic Degenerative Spine Symposium.
Speaker: Minimally invasive approaches: Conservative treatments, How far to go in which patient. September 21-24, 2017, Bodrum.
TND, SPSC Teaching and Training Group, Anatolian Spinal Meetings
SPSC Teaching and Training Group, Anatolian Spinal Meetings. Complications in Spinal Surgery and updated algorithms based on cases.
Speaker: Major complications of pedicle screw placement: How I managed the crisis. May 6-7, 2017, Amasra.
TND 31st Scientific Congress
Moderator, Oral Presentations 5, Neuro-oncological Surgery, SS 51-SS 60, March 29-April 2, 2017, Antalya.
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