Ph. İlhan Elmacı

Prof. Dr. İlhan Elmacı is a distinguished neurosurgeon with extensive experience and expertise in Neuro-oncology and Vascular Neurosurgery. Graduating from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, he completed his specialty training at Bakırköy Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases Hospital and advanced microneurosurgery training at the University of Zurich. He has held significant academic and clinical positions, including at Marmara University, Johns Hopkins University, and Acıbadem University. 

He founded the Medipol University Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery and led the Neurosurgery Department at Memorial Health Group Istanbul Hospitals. Currently, he runs Elmacı Neurosurgery Clinic and collaborates with Istanbul Florence Nightingale. Prof. Elmacı is a prolific contributor to scientific literature and has held prominent leadership roles, such as founding the Kafa Tabanı Association and serving on the European Skull Base Society’s executive committee.

• 1993-2003: Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Necmettin Pamir Clinic
  • Clinical and surgical achievements in Neuro-oncology and Vascular Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University
• 2003: Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
• 2004-2010: Clinical Chief, Ministry of Health Göztepe Training and Research Hospital
  • Accredited by the European Association of Neurosurgery (EANS)
  • Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery training, University of Pittsburgh
• 2010: Professor of Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine
• 2012: Founder, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
• 2014-2018: Head of Neurosurgery Department, Memorial Health Group Istanbul Hospitals
• 2021-Present: Founder, Elmacı Neurosurgery Clinic; Surgical patient services at Liv Hospital Ulus (2021-2023), Istanbul Florence Nightingale (2023-Present)

• Medical Degree: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
• Specialty Training: Bakırköy Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases Hospital (1987)
• Residency: Dr. Zeki Oral Clinic, Neurosurgery Residency (1993)
• Advanced Training: Microneurosurgery, University of Zurich, M. Gazi Yaşargil Clinic

• Founder and President (2016-2021), Kafa Tabanı Association
• Executive Committee Member, European Skull Base Society (ESBS)