Cumhur Kilinçer

Cumhur KILINÇER is Professor of Neurosurgery at the Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. His primary interest is spine surgery. He has European and Turkish Board Certificate of Neurosurgery.

His areas of expertise include: Research (Fellowship-trained in AOCID, Dubendorf-Swiss), Anatomy (PhD Degree), Cadaver Course Instructor (Cleveland Clinic), Cervical and Lumbar Deformity Surgery (Fellowship-trained at the Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen-Nederlands), Degenerative Spinal Disorders (Fellowship-trained), and Spinal Injections (Fellowship-trained).

His assignments include: AOSpine European Research Council Member (2010-2013), AOSpine Turkish Council Research Officer (2010-2012), North American Spine Society International Education Committee Member (2011-2014, 2014-2017), North American Spine Society Evidence-Based Guideline Development Committee Member (2012-2015), Turkish Neurosurgical Society’s Spine Section Executive Committee Member (2011-2013), ISMISS Turkey Regional Chapter Secretary (2012- ), International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery Turkey Regional Chapter Representative (2013- ), and European Association of Neurosurgical Societies Individual Membership Executive Committee Member (2013- ), Chair of Turkish Neurosurgical Society Spine Section.

Dr. Cumhur KILINÇER has 14 national and international awards and several award-winning patented designs on the area of spine surgery. He serves as the section Editor of the Balkan Medical Journal since 2012.