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Berk Orakcioglu

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Berk Orakcioglu

SPECIALIST IN SPINAL SURGERY – MAXIMUM SAFETY AND PRECISION

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Berk Orakcioglu is a neurosurgeon at the ETHIANUM in Heidelberg. As a spinal surgeon, he is an expert in minimally invasive interventions and favours endoscopic procedures. Dr Berk Orakcioglu gained international experience at Harvard Medical, the Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA. It is also very important to him to pass on his knowledge to the next generation. He is therefore involved in both practical and academic work. He is authorised to provide further training in neurosurgery and is a lecturer at the Department of Neurosurgery as part of the HeiCuMed student training concept. He also teaches on courses organised by the German Spine Society (DWG).

His interpersonal understanding in particular makes him very popular with his clients. The spinal surgeon has a great deal of empathy for the questions, worries and concerns of his clients. “Anyone with back problems needs reassurance,” says Orakcioglu. “Through personalised treatment concepts, we do justice to each client individually.” He always endeavours to ensure the health and well-being of his clients. According to Orakcioglu, this is always best achieved when “you strive for the highest degree of precision and safety”.

Dr. Berk Orakcioglu speaks fluent German, English and Turkish. The married father of three is privately interested in history and enjoys travelling. He keeps fit with tennis, skiing, golf and water sports.

Career

Spine surgeon at the ETHIANUM Heidelberg since 2016
2015 Habilitation at the Medical Faculty of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Mid-2015 Section Head of Specialised Spinal Surgery at the Neurosurgical University Hospital in Heidelberg
2005 to 2016 Neurosurgeon at the Department of Neurosurgery at Heidelberg University Hospital
In 2005, he was awarded a doctorate in Medicine Neurology Heidelberg and ‘Magna cum laude’ for his dissertation ‘Importance of modern MRI sequences for the characterisation of acute intercerebral haemorrhages in animal models’
2003 to 2005 Assistant doctor in further training at the University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery Clinic
2004 Licence to practise medicine
2002 Practical year at Harvard Medical, the Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA, in neurosurgery/surgery
1996 to 2002 Studied human medicine at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg

Specialisms

Spinal surgery
Conservative and surgical treatment of degenerative diseases of the spine
Surgical treatment of osteoporotic fractures
Removal of intraspinal tumours and spinal tumours
Surgical treatment of congenital or acquired malformations of the spine
Surgical treatment of vascular malformations of the spinal cord
Inflammatory diseases with instability
Revision surgery following previous operations
Post-traumatic instabilities and syringomyelia/hydromyelia
Intensive care medicine
Authorisation for further training in the field of neurosurgery

Dr. Berk Orankcioglu will be happy to advise you individually on your back problems and treatment options for your spine. Contact our spinal surgery specialist directly now. Simply and easily via our contact form or by telephone.
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Academic commitment

The neurosurgeon is committed to the further development of his speciality in both the practical and academic fields and as a lecturer at the Department of Neurosurgery as part of the HeiCuMed student training concept. He teaches on courses organised by the German Spine Society (DWG), among others. He has been authorised to provide further training in neurosurgery since April 2018.

Memberships

Board member of the German Society for Neurointensive and Emergency Medicine (DGNI)
Advisory board of the German Society for Neurosurgery (DGNC)

Extract from the publications

08/2017 Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Risk Factors and Management of Incidental Durotomy in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery. Enders F, Ackemann A, Müller S, Kiening K, Orakcioglu B.
10/2015 Global Spine Journal. 2015; Oct;5(5):e84-7 Against the Odds: Massive lumbar intradural disc herniation in the elderly Orakcioglu B, Dao Trong HP, Jungk Ch, Unterberg A.
07/2015 Neurosurgical Rev. 2015 Jul;38(3):421-8 Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for treatment of spontaneous intracerebral haematomas. Beynon C, Schiebel P, Bösel J, Unterberg A, Orakciogl B
12/2014 Neurocrit Care. 2014 Dec;21(3):407-16 Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hematomas: a single-centre analysis. Orakcioglu B, Beynon C, Bösel J, Stock C, Unterberg AW. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2011;112:3-8 Endoscopic intra-hematomal evacuation of intracerebral hematomas – a suitable technique for patients with coagulopathies. Orakcioglu B, Uozumi Y, Unterberg A.
01/2009 Journal of Neurosurgery Spine 10:54-59, 2009 Characteristics of thoracolumbar intramedullary subependymomas Orakcioglu B, Schramm P, Kohlhof P, Unterberg A, Halatsch M-E.
08/2005 Acta Neurochirurgica (Vienna) 2005 Nov;147(11):1131-9
Distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: Clinical characteristic
Orakcioglu B, Schuknecht B, Otani N, Khan N, Imhof HG, Yonekawa Y.

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“Often there is no need for surgery at all, in many cases conservative treatment is possible. But if an operation is necessary, our back patients can rest assured: We work as minimally invasively as possible, also use endoscopic procedures and utilise state-of-the-art technology. We always strive to maximise precision and safety.”
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