Oguz I. Cataltepe, MD, F.A.C.S.

 

Oguz CAcademic Role:  Associate Professor
Faculty Appointment(s): Department of Surgery and Pediatrics
Division: Neurosurgery
Other Affiliation(s): Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
                                      Co- Director of Epilepsy Surgery                                     
Research Office:  55 Lake Avenue North, Suite S2- 848, Worcester, MA 01655       
Phone/ Fax: (508) 334- 7667/ (508) 334- 5074
E-mail: Oguz.Cataltepe@umassmed.edu   

Training- Clinical Interests - Research Interests - Publications- Patent- Awards and Honors- Professional Society Memberships  

1. Training:
Neurosurgery: Hacettepe University, Ankara
Pediatric Neurosurgery: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
Epilepsy Surgery: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

2. Clinical Interests: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Congenital and developmental central nervous system abnormalities, Hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, Epilepsy surgery, Neuroendoscopic procedures

 

 

3. Research Interests:   A novel marker of pathologic angiogenesis in brain tumors and AVMs

4. Publications

  1. Akalan N, Çataltepe O, Pamir N, Erbengi A, Saglam S, “Spinal Metastasis in Medulloblastomas”, Nöroloji, Nöroşirurji ve Psikiatri Dergisi, 1,251-255, 1986.
  2. Özer F, Çataltepe O, Taskın Y, Senel K, “Spinal Hydatid Cysts”, Nöroloji, Nöroşirurji ve Psikiatri Dergisi, 1,184-186, 1986.
  3. Çataltepe O, Özcan OE, Kansu T, Özgen T, Erbengi A, “Intracranial Aneurysms and Third Nerve Palsy”, Hacettepe Tıp Dergisi, 20, 229-236, 1987.
  4. Özek M, Çataltepe O, Pamir N, Benli K, Bertan V, Erbengi A, “Aneurysmal Bone Cysts in Spine”, Hacettepe Tıp Dergisi, 20(1), 49-53, 1987.
  5. Çataltepe O, Us D, Ustacelebi, “New Human Papovaviridae: JC and BK,” Türk Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni, 23, 260-265, 1988.
  6. Çataltepe O, Özgen T, Pamir N, Erbengi A, “Subarachnoidal Hemorrhage”,  Nöroloji, Nörosirurji ve Psikiatri Dergisi, 3, 145-152, 1988.
  7. Çataltepe O, Çataltepe S, “Neural Tube Defects” Yeni Tıp Dergisi 6, 56-63, 1989.
  8. Çataltepe O, Çolak A, Özgen T, Erbengi A, “Brainstem Gliomas”,  Turkish Neurosurgery,1,41-43, 1989.
  9. Çolak A, Çataltepe O, Özgen T, Erbengi A, “Spinal Cord Compression Caused by Plasmocytomas:  A Retrospective Review of 14 Cases,” Neurosurgical Review, 12, 305-308, 1989.
  10. Çataltepe O, Inci S, Özcan OE, Sağlam S, Erbengi A, “Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Frontal Bone,” Surgical Neurology, 33,391-394, 1990.
  11. Çataltepe O, Özcan OE, “Bilateral Orbital Encephaloceles: An Unusual Cause of Exophthalmos,” J.Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 10,131-134, 1990.
  12. Benli K, Çataltepe O, Öge HK, Önal B, “Giant Congenital Meningioma in a Newborn,” Child's Nervous System, 6,462-464, 1990.
  13. Alpaslan AM, Acaroglu E, Kıs M, Çataltepe O, "Dumb-bell ganglioneuroma presenting with thoracolumbar scoliosis", J Turk Spin Surg 1, 44-46, 1990.
  14. Çataltepe O, Çataltepe S, “Brain Death in Children”,  Yeni Tıp Dergisi 8, 23-33, 1991.
  15. Çataltepe O, Peker S, Özgen T, Erbengi A, “Management of Cerebral AVMs: Review of 104 Cases”, Türk Nörosirurji Dergisi, 2,50-54, 1991.
  16. Çataltepe O, Çataltepe S, “Prenatal Diagnosis in Neural Tube Defects”, Yeni Tıp Dergisi 8,70-75, 1991.
  17. Tekkök IH, Çataltepe O, Saglam S, “Dense  Epidermoid Cyst  of the Cerebellopontine Angle,”  Neuroradiology,  33,255-257, 1991.
  18. Tekkök IH, Çataltepe O, Tahta K, Bertan V, “Extradural Haematoma After  Continuous Extradural Anaesthesia,” British J Anaesthesia, 67,112-115, 1991.
  19. Çataltepe O, Çolak A, Saglam S, Önal B, “Unusual location of Histiocytosis X: Presenting as a Petrous Apex Syndrome,”  J.Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 11,31-34, 1991.
  20. Çataltepe O, Çolak A, Tahta K, Erbengi A, “Primary Multiple Cerebral Hydatid Cysts,” Neurosurgical Review, 14,231-234, 1991.
  21. Erbengi A, Erbengi G, Çataltepe O, Topçu M, Erbaş B, “Brain Death: Determination with Brain Stem Evoked Potentials and Radionuclide Isotope Studies,”Acta Neurochirurgica, 112,118-125, 1991.
  22. Kalaycı Ö, Çataltepe S, Çataltepe O “The Effect of Bolus Methylprednisolone in Prevention of Brain Edema in Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury: An Experimental Study in 7-day-old Rat Pups,”Brain Research, 569,112-116, 1992.
  23. Çataltepe O, Çolak A, Özcan OE, Özgen T, Erbengi A. “Intracranial Hydatid Cysts: Experience with Surgical Treatment in 120 Patients,” Neurochirurgia,  35,108-111, 1992.
  24. Çataltepe O, Özcan OE, Salmanlı S, Önal B, “A Giant Hyperostosing Meningioma in a Child,” Neurochirurgia,  35,171-175, 1992.
  25. Çataltepe O, Berker M, Gürçay Ö, Erbengi A, “An Unusual Dural Arteriovenous Fistula in an Infant”, Neuroradiology, 35,394-397, 1993.
  26. Çataltepe O, Özcan OE, Onur R, Demirhan B, Ruacan Ş, Erbengi A, “Arterial Bridging for Repair of Peripheral Nerve Gap: A Comparative Study,” Acta Neurochirurgica 121,181-186, 1993.
  27. Çataltepe O, Barron TF, Heitjan DJ, Vannucci RC, Towfighi J,  “Effect of Hypoxia-Ischemia on Bicuculline Induced Seizures in Immature Rats: Behavioral and Electrocortical Phenomena,” Epilepsia, 36,396-403, 1995.
  28. Çataltepe O, Vannucci RC, Towfighi J, Heitjan DF, “Effect of Status Epilepticus on Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage in the Immature Rat”, Pediatric Research, 38,251-257, 1995.
  29. Çataltepe O, Towfighi J, Vannucci RC, “Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of Glutamate and GABA During Perinatal Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia and Seizures”, Brain Research, 709,326-330, 1996.
  30. Weiss SW, Çataltepe O, Cole AJ, “Anatomical  Studies of DNA Fragmentation in Rat Brain After Systemic Kainate Administration", Neuroscience, 74,541-551, 1996.
  31. Çataltepe O, Langer D, Flamm E, “Avoiding Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage”, New England Journal of Medicine, 342,1455, 2000.
  32. Cataltepe O, “Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery I: Special  Considerations and Presurgical Strategy”, Turkish Neurosurgery, 10,71-79, 2000.
  33. Cataltepe O, “Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery II: Surgical Strategy and Related Issues”, Turkish Neurosurgery, 10,80-89, 2000.
  34. Cataltepe O, “Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Indications, Surgical Technique and Potential Problems, Turkish Neurosurgery, 12, 3-4, 2002.
  35. Cataltepe O, “Hemispherotomy Technique in Epilepsy Surgery”, Turkish Neurosurgery, 13 (3): 221-226, 2003.
  36. Daglioglu E, Cataltepe O, Akalan N, "Tectal Gliomas in Children: The implications for natural history and management strategy”, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 38(5), 223-231, 2003.
  37. Berker M, Çataltepe O, Ozcan OE, " Traumatic Epidural Hematoma of the Posterior Fossa in Childhood", British Journal of Neurosurgery, 17(3), 226-229, 2003
  38.  Mut M, Cataltepe O, Akalan N, Soylemezoglu F, Ozgen T, “Radiation-Induced Malignant Triton Tumor Associated with Severe Spinal Cord Compression” Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 100 (3), 298-302, 2004
  39. Mut M, Cataltepe O, Bakar B, Cila A, Akalan N, “Eosinophilic granuloma of the skull associated with epidural hematoma: A case report and review of the literature” Child’s Nervous Sytem  20(10), 5-769, 2004
  40. Cataltepe O, Berker M, Akalan N, “A giant intramedullary spinal epidermoid cyst of the cervicothoracic region” Pediatric Neurosurgery 40, 120-123, 2004
  41. Cataltepe O, Turanli G, Yalnizoglu D, Topcu M, Akalan N, “ Surgical management of temporal lobe tumor related epilepsy in children” Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 102 (3): 280-287, 2005
  42. Dericioglu N, Cataltepe O, Tezel GG, Saygi S, “Gelastic seizures due to right temporal cortical dysplasia: a case report” Epileptic Disorder 7 (2), 137-141, 2005
  43. Ziyal IM, Bilginer B, Bozkurt G, Cataltepe O, Tezel GG, Akalan N, “Epidermoid cyst of the brain stem in childhood” Child’s Nervous System 21(12), 1025-9, 2005
  44. Cataltepe O, “Hemispherectomy Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery”, Turkiye Clinics, Epilepsy Surgery Supplement, 3(16): 39-43, 2007.
  45. Cataltepe O, “Cortical Dysplasia and Its Surgical Treatment”, Turkiye Clinics, Epilepsy Surgery Supplement, 3(16): 44-49, 2007.
  46. Cataltepe O, Marshall P, Smith T. “Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor located in pericallosal and intraventricular area in a child”. J Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2008 (Accepted for publication)

Books

1. Cataltepe O, Jallo G. Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Preoperative assessment and surgical treatment. Thieme: NY, Publication date: 2009

Book Chapters

  1. Çataltepe O, Comair Y.  “Complications of Extratemporal Epilepsy Surgery in Infants and Children”,  Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes and Their Surgical Treatment, eds. H.E. Boenigk , H. Holthausen, I. Tuxhorn, p 709-725, J.Libbey Co., London,1997.
  2. Çataltepe O, Comair Y.  “Strategies in Operating on Patients with Tumor-Related Epilepsy”,  The Epilepsies: Etiologies&Prevention,  eds. P. Kotagal, H.O. Luders, p 365-370, Academic Press, San Diego, 1999.
  3. Çataltepe O, Comair Y.  “Focal Resection in the Treatment of Neuronal Migrational Disorders” The Epilepsies: Etiologies&Prevention,  eds. P. Kotagal, H.O. Luders, p 87-92, Academic Press, San Diego, 1999.
  4. Çataltepe O, Comair Y.  “Intrasurgical Cortical Electrical Stimulation.”, Epileptic Seizures: Pathophysiology and Clinical Semiology, eds. H.O. Luders, S. Noachtar , p 172-176, Churchill Livingston Inc., New York, 2000
  5. Bingaman, Çataltepe O.  “Epilepsy Surgery for Focal Malformations of Cortical Development”,  Epilepsy Surgery (2nd Ed), eds. H.O. Luders, Y. Comair, p 781-791, Lippincott-Williams&Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2001
  6.  Çataltepe O, Abbott R.  “Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy”, Textbook of Neurological Surgery, eds. H.H. Batjer, C.M. Loftus, p 1188-1195, Lippincott-Williams&Wilkins, 2002
  7.  Cataltepe O. “Hydrocephalus”, Neurosurgery, ed. K. Benli, p 211-217, Hacettepe University Press, 2004
  8.  Cataltepe O. “Functional Pediatric Neurosurgery”, Neurosurgery, ed. K. Benli, p 247-254, Hacettepe University Press, 2004
  9.  Cataltepe O. “Hydrocephalus: Classification, Pathophysiology and Treatment”, Neurosurgery Vol. 2, ed. K. Aksoy, p 1446-1454, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Publications, 2005
  10.  Cataltepe O. “Surgical management of hydrocephalus and postoperative care of the shunted patient”, Primary Care of the Premature Infant, eds. D. Brodsky, MA Ouelette, p 149-155, Saunders Elsevier:Philadelphia, 2007
  11. Cataltepe O. “ Corpus Callosotomy”, Controversies in Pediatric Neurosurgery, eds. G Jallo, K Kothbauer, G Padilla, Thieme:NY, In press

Presentations

  1. Turgut M, Çataltepe O, Özcan OE, Bertan V, Erbengi A, “Management of Failed Back Syndrome”,  Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Mersin, Mayıs 1988.
  2. Çataltepe O, Çolak A, Özgen T, Benli K, Bertan V, “Surgical Indications in Brain Stem Lesions”,  Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Antalya, Mayıs 1989.
  3. Çataltepe O, Çolak A, Özgen T, Özcan OE, Bertan V, Erbengi A, “Surgical Management of Brain Stem Gliomas”,  Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Antalya, Mayıs 1989.
  4. Açıkgöz B, Çataltepe O, Tekkök IH, Bavbek M, Erbengi A, “Posterior Fossa Chordoma”,  Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Antalya, Mayıs 1989.
  5. Çolak A, Çataltepe O, Tekkök IH, Özcan OE, Benli K, Özgen T, Gürçay Ö, “Medulloblastomas”,  Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Antalya, Mayıs 1989.
  6. Öge K, Çataltepe O, Palaoglu S, Özgen T, Bertan V, Erbengi A, “Cerebellar  Abscesses”, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Antalya, Mayıs 1989.
  7. Tahta K, Oruçkaptan H, Çataltepe O, Erbengi A, “Conjenital Cranial Dermal Sinus Lesions and inclusion Cysts”, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Antalya, Mayıs 1989.
  8. Çataltepe O, Özcan OE, Onur R, Demirhan B, Ruacan S, Erbengi A, “Arterial Bridging in Peripheral Nerve Repair”,  Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Çesme, Mayıs 1991
  9. Çataltepe O, Süzer T, Akbay A, Açıkgöz B, Benli K, “Posterior Circulation Aneurysms”, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Çesme, Mayıs 1991
  10. Kalaycı Ö, Çataltepe S, Çataltepe O, “The Effect of Bolus Methylprednisolone in Prevention of Brain Edema in Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury: An Experimental Study in 7-day-old Rat Pups” Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, September 1991.
  11. Çataltepe O, Vannucci RC, “Bicuculline Induced Seizures in Hypoxic-Ischemic Immature Rats,” American Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., May 1993.
  12. Çataltepe O, Vannucci RC, Towfighi J, Heitjan DF, “Effect of Status Epilepticus on Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage in the Immature Rat,” Conjoint Meeting of the Child Neurology Society and International Child Neurology Association, San Fransisco CA, October 1994.
  13. Weiss SW, Çataltepe O, Cole AJ, “NGF Reduces DNA Fragmentation in CA1 Neurons After Systemic Kainate-Induced Seizures in the Rat,” Society For Neuroscience 25th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 1995.
  14. Çataltepe O, Cosgrove R, “Functional MRI and Epilepsy Surgery,”Epilepsy Surgery Symposia, Istanbul, May 1996
  15. Çataltepe O, Comair Y, “Surgical Outcome in Epileptic Patients with Temporal Lobe Tumors,” American Epilepsy Society Meeting, Boston, MA, December 1997.
  16. Akalan , Özısık P, Çataltepe O, Yalnızoglu D, Turanlı G, Topçu M, “ Corpus Callosotomy and Vaguz Nerve Stimulation: Comparison of Results in Children with Refractory Epilepsy” 30th Annual Meeting of American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, New York, NY, November 28 December 1, 2001.
  17. Cataltepe O, Akalan , Topçu M, Saygi S, Turanlı G, Yalnızoglu D, Dericioglu N, “Temporal Lobe Tumor Related Epilepsy in Childhood” 31th Annual Meeting of American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ, December 4-7, 2002.
  18. Karakoç E, Saygı S, Dericioglu N, Akalan N, Söylemezoglu F, Saatçi I, Çataltepe O, Inci S, Erbas B, Ciger A, “Comparison of Ictal and Interictal EEG, MRI and Pathological Findings in Adults with Focal ve Multifocal Cortical Developmental Anomalies” First National Neuroscience Meeting, Eskisehir, 16-20 Mart 2002
  19.  Cataltepe O, Berker M, Cila A, Akalan N, “Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and the Importance of Cine-Phase Contrast MRI in Patient Follow-up.” Turkish Neurosurgical Society XVI. Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, 07 June 2002
  20. Cataltepe O, Ece K, Dericioglu N, Saygı S, Turan G, Yalnızoglu D, Topçu M, Akalan N, “Epilepsy and Temporal Lobe Tumors.” Turkish Neurosurgical Society XVI. Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, 07 June 2002
  21. Akalan N, Cataltepe O, Aktas A, Yalnizoglu D, Turanli G, Topcu M, “ Corpus callosotomy and vagal nerve stimulation” Turkish Neurosurgical Society XVI. Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, 07 June 2002
  22.  Dericioglu N, Soylemezoglu F, Tezel G, Çataltepe O, Akalan N, Dalkara T, Saygi S.  " Neuronal expression of the Multidrug Resistance Protein MDR1 in the hippocampus and temporal neocortex of patients with mesial temporal epilepsy syndrome", 2nd National Congress of Neuroscience, Bursa, Turkey, April 16-20, 2003.
  23.  Karakoc E, Pinar A, Tezel G, Gurer G, Soylemezoglu F, Hascelik G, Çataltepe O, Akalan N, Saygi S. " Presence of Herpes Virus Genome in the surgical specimens of adult patients with cortical developmental abnormalities", 2nd National Congress of Neuroscience, Bursa, Turkey, April 16-20, 2003.
  24.  Akbay A, Gedizlioglu T, Çataltepe O, Akalan N. " Surgical approach to thalamic tumors in children". Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 17th Meeting, Antalya, Turkey, May 20-24, 2003.
  25. Çataltepe O, Mut M, Rahsanfar S, Akalan N. " Hemispherectomy and hemispherotomy techniques in surgical treatment of epilepsy". Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 17th Meeting, Antalya, Turkey, May 20-24, 2003.
  26. Akbay A, Gedizlioglu T, Çataltepe O, Akalan N. " Third ventricle tumors in children: Surgical Approach". Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 17th Meeting, Antalya, Turkey, May 20-24, 2003.
  27.  Mut M, Bakar B,  Çataltepe O, Cila A, Akalan N. " Calvarial eosinophilic granulomas". Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 17th Meeting, Antalya, Turkey, May 20-24, 2003.

Invited Presentations

  1. “Experimental animal models of epilepsy”, Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Neurology, Ankara, May 2002.
  2. “PET and SPECT in epilepsy surgery”, Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, May 2002.
  3. “Future of the epilepsy surgery in Turkey”, 38.National Neurology Meeting, Kemer, October, 2002.
  4. “Surgical management of brain tumors in children”, Turkish Neurosurgery Society ‘Fall Symposium’, Istanbul, October, 2002.
  5. "Selective dorsal rhizotomy", Hacettepe University Medical School, CME Cerebral Palsy Symposium, Ankara, March, 2003.
  6. "General Principles of Presurgical Evaluation in Epilepsy Surgery", Hacettepe University Medical School, CME Epilepsy Surgery Symposium, Ankara, April, 2003.
  7. "Anterior temporal lobectomy and amygdalo-hippocampectomy techniques", Hacettepe University Medical School, CME Epilepsy Surgery Symposium, Ankara, April, 2003.
  8. "Hemispherectomy and hemispherotomy techniques in epilepsy surgery", Hacettepe University Medical School, CME Epilepsy Surgery Symposium, Ankara, April, 2003.
  9. "Hemispherotomy techniques in epilepsy surgery", Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine, 2nd Microneurosurgery Symposium, Ankara, January, 2003.
  10. “Surgical management of hydrocephalus”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Worcester MA, February 27, 2004.
  11. “Central nervous system: Neurosurgical perspective”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Clinical and Scientific Surgery Course, Worcester MA, June 16, 2004.
  12. “Pediatric head injuries”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Worcester MA, February 18, 2005.
  13. “Peri-insular hemispherotomy technique in pediatric epilepsy surgery”, Brigham and Women’s-Boston Children’s Hospital, Neurosurgery Grand Round, Boston, MA March 9, 2005
  14. “Brain Tumors in Childhood”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Worcester MA, March 3, 2006
  15. “Epilepsy Surgery and Anesthetic Considerations”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology Resident Lectures Series, Worcester MA, April 11, 2006
  16. “New Approaches in Epilepsy Surgery”, Turkish Neurosurgical Society 20th Scientific Congress, Antalya, Turkey, April 29, 2006
  17.  “Temporal Lobe Tumors in Children and Epilepsy”, Turkish Neurosurgical Society 20th Scientific Congress, Antalya, Turkey, May 1, 2006
  18. “Neural Tube defects and Their Surgical Treatment”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Worcester MA, March 2, 2007
  19. “Neural Tube defects and Their Surgical Treatment”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Newborn ICU Lecture, Worcester MA, February 22, 2007
  20. “Hydrocephalus”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Neurology Resident’s Lecture, Worcester MA, May 4, 2007
  21. “Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Assessment and Treatment”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Neurology Grand Rounds, Worcester MA, September 18, 2007
  22. “Sport-related Pediatric Head Injuries and Their Management”, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Worcester MA, February 29, 2008
  23. “Pediatric Neuro-developmental Abnormalities and their Surgical Management", Health Alliances Leominster Hospital Grand Round, Leominster, MA, May 7, 2008

Video and Films

  1. Cataltepe, N. Akalan, “Epilepsy Surgery: Approach and Surgical Techniques“, Video supplement for Turkish Neuorsurgery, 11(3-4), 2002
  2. O. Cataltepe, N. Akalan, “Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Indications, Surgical Technique and Potential Problems”, Video Supplement for Turkish Neurosurgery, 12(3-4), 2002
  3. O. Cataltepe, “ Hemispherotomy Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery”, Video Supplement for Turkish Neurosurgery, 13 (3) 2003.

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5. Patent: Omurtag A and Çataltepe O, “A stereotactic apparatus and method for locating intracranial targets and guiding surgical instruments”, U.S.A. Patent  No: 6.132.437, Date: 17.10.2000

6. Awards and Honors 

  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society "A.Riza Iskefyeli" Research Award, Turkey, 1991
  • Hacettepe University Senate "Scientific Achievement" Award, Turkey, 1991
  • Ciba-Geigy Epileptology Scholarship, USA, 1995
  • The National Epifellows Foundation Research Grant, USA, 1995
  • Invited Faculty in "2nd Hands-on Cadaver Workshop on Microsurgical Techniques for Epilepsy and Intrinsic Brain Tumors, St. Louis", USA, 1997
  • Tara Bean Foundation Research Grant: A novel marker of pathologic angiogenesis in brain tumors and AVMs, 2008

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7. Professional Society Memberships

  • Turkish Neurosurgical Society
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA
  • Turkish Epilepsy Society
  • American Epilepsy Society
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Massachusetts Medical Society
  • American Medical Association
  • New England Neurosurgical Society
  •  Hydrocephalus Association
  •  International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
  •  American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Section of Neurotrauma & Critical Care
  •  National Neurotrauma Society
  • American College of Surgeons

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