ibrahim Alatash

Department: Neurosurgery  

Hospital: Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital  

Languages: English  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital  

Neurosurgeon – Current  

Istanbul Bilim University, Department of Neurosurgery  

Assistant Professor | 2013–2020  

Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital  

Specialist Neurosurgeon | 2010–2013  

Taksim Hospital  

Specialist Neurosurgeon | 2009–2010  

Avicenna Hospital  

Specialist Neurosurgeon | 2008–2009  

Bağcılar Hospital  

Specialist Neurosurgeon | 2006–2008  

EDUCATION AND TRAINING  

Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine  

Medical Degree | 1989–1995  

Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery  

Neurosurgery Training | 1999–2005  

University of Frankfurt / Giessen – Fetal Surgery Center  

Advanced Training in Fetal Surgery | 2011–2013  

AREAS OF CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC INTEREST  

 Pediatric Neurosurgery  

 Fetal Surgery  

 Spina Bifida and Neural Tube Defects  

 Myelomeningocele  

 Hydrocephalus  

 Spinal Dysraphism  

 Pediatric Spinal Disorders  

 Pediatric Neuro-oncology  

 Craniospinal Disorders  

 Neurosurgical Management of Congenital Neurological Conditions  

His academic work includes extensive research on spina bifida, myelomeningocele, fetal surgery, spinal  

dysraphism, hydrocephalus, pediatric spinal deformities, neurogenic bladder, and craniospinal MRI findings.  

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS  

Dr. Alataş has contributed to numerous international publications and scientific studies in the fields of pediatric  

neurosurgery, spinal disorders, spina bifida, fetal surgery, and neurodevelopmental conditions.  

Selected publications include:  

 Cranial magnetic resonance imaging findings in 167 patients with spina bifida aperta: a retrospective study –  

2025.  

 Cerebrospinal fluid matrix-remodeling biomarkers in neonates with myelomeningocele: MMP-9, TIMP-1, and  

TGF-β1 expression – 2026.  

 The relationships between Urodynamic Bladder Compliance and Urinary Fibrosis Markers in Children with  

Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction – 2024.  

 Craniospinal MRI Findings in Spina Bifida Patients Following Fetoscopic, Open and Postnatal Repair – 2024.  

 Socio-Economic Profile of Families with Spina Bifida Children in Turkiye – 2024.  

 Supratentorial Intracranial Anomalies in Myelomeningocele Patients – 2024.  

 Determination of tibial somatosensory evoked potentials predicts detrusor sphincter dyssynergia in children  

with neurogenic bladder dysfunction – 2023.  

 Surgical treatment of spinal deformities in patients with myelomeningocele: analysis of 26 cases – 2018.  

 Peritoneal shunt migration into the subdural space: an unusual complication – 2005.  

 Open-cell ependymoma of the temporal lobe in a child: a case report – 2008.  

 Non-contiguous multifocal spinal tuberculosis involving the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral segments: a  

case report – 2006.  

SELECTED AREAS OF ACADEMIC WORK:  

 Fetal and fetoscopic surgery for spina bifida  

 Surgical management of myelomeningocele  

 Spinal deformities associated with myelomeningocele  

 Neural tube defects  

 Spinal dysraphism and tethered cord  

 Hydrocephalus and associated neurological conditions  

 Urodynamic assessment and neurogenic bladder dysfunction in children with spina bifida  

 Craniospinal MRI evaluation in patients with spina bifida  

 Pediatric spinal and cranial abnormalities  

 Neurological and developmental outcomes in children with congenital neurological disorders  

ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS  

Dr. İbrahim Alataş has authored and co-authored numerous national and international scientific publications,  

including articles published in journals such as Child's Nervous System, Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of  

Neurosurgery: Spine, European Spine Journal, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, International  

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, and Journal of Pediatric Urology.