Mahmut Gazi Yashargil ( tour: Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil ; born July 6, 1925 ) is a Turkish scientist and neurosurgeon . One of the founders of modern microneurosurgery. Yashargil treated epilepsy and brain tumors using the tools of his own invention. From 1953 to 1993 he was professor and head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Zurich . In 1999, at the annual Congress of Neurosurgeons, he was named "The Best Neurosurgeon of the Century in the Period 1950-1999." [1]
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| Scientific field | medicine , neurosurgery |
| Place of work | University of Zurich , University of Vermont , University of Arkansas |
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| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 2000 ) [d] ( 1975 ) |
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Personal life
Married to Diane Bader-Gibson, Yashargil, who has also been his assistant nurse since 1973, and still helps him in surgery.
Education and Career
After graduating from the Lyceum of Ataturk and Ankara University , Turkey between 1931 and 1943, he went to Germany to study medicine at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena . His genius in creating microsurgical techniques for use in cerebrovascular neurosurgery has helped achieve results in treating patients who were previously inoperable.
In 1969, Yashargil became an assistant professor, and in 1973, professor and head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Zurich, under the guidance of his mentor, Professor Kraienbühl. Over the next 20 years, he conducted laboratory experiments and clinical studies of micromethods, performing 7,500 neurosurgical operations, until his retirement in 1993. In 1994, Yashargil accepted the appointment as a professor of neurosurgery at the College of Medicine, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he still conducts active research in microneurosurgery and teaches.
Together with Harvey Cushing , Yashargil was recognized as one of the greatest neurosurgeons of the 20th century. In his research laboratory in Zurich, he trained about 3,000 colleagues from all over the world and representing all surgical specialties. He helped three generations of neurosurgeons to identify new opportunities for neurosurgery, and then demonstrated ways to achieve them. Yashargil is highly respected in Turkish society and acts as a role model for Turkish youth.
1973-1975 President of the Neurosurgical Society of Switzerland.
Rewards
- 2000 Turkish State Medal of Excellence [2]
Publications
Yashargil published over 330 articles and 13 monographs. The six-volume publication on microneurosurgery (1984-1996, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart-New York) provided a comprehensive overview of extensive experience and a great contribution to the literature on neurosurgery.
Notes
- ↑ In 1999, he was named "The Best Neurosurgeon 1950-1999."
- ↑ Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil | Eurasia Academy . eurasia-academy.org. Date of treatment April 19, 2019.