M. Gazi Yasargil, M.D. Curriculum Vitae - University of Arkansas for ...

CURRICULUM VITAE
M. Gazi Yaşargil, MD
Education and Position:
Born July 6, 1925 in Turkey
1931 – 1943 Attended school and college in Ankara, Turkey
Jan. 1944 – Feb. 1945 Medical School at the Friederick von Schiller University, Jena, Germany
(2 semesters)
May 1945 – Dec. 1949 Medical School at the University of Basle, Switzerland (10 semesters)
March 2, 1950 Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Basle
03/15/50 – 05/15/51 Resident in Psychiatry, Munsingen/Berne
05/16/51 – 11/30/51 Resident in Internal Medicine at the Hospital in Interlaken
12/01/51 – 11/15/52 Resident in General Surgery at the Hospital in Interlaken
11/16/52 – 12/30/52 Research of Brain-Anatomy in the Department of Anatomy at the
University of Basle
01/04/53 – 12/14/57 Resident in Neurosurgery at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
12/15/57 – 04/15/65 Chief Resident in Neurosurgery at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
1960 Private Docent
04/16/65 – 10/15/69 Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland
10/25/65 – 01/04/67 Laboratory research in microvascular surgery at the Department of
Neurosurgery, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA (Professor
R.M.P. Donaghy)
1969 – 1973 Associate Professor
Laboratory work and clinical application of microtechniques at the
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland
04/16/73 – 01/01/1992 Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, University
of Zurich, Switzerland
Since 01/01/93 Retired as Chairman, Honorary Professor, University of Zurich,
Switzerland
10/94 – present Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Academic Level
Lecturer 1960-1965
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery 1965-1969
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery 1969-1973
Professor and Chairman, Neurosurgical Department, University of
Zurich 1 Apr. 1973-31 Dec. 1992
President of the Association of Swiss Neurosurgeons 1974-1976
Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1994-present
Honorary Professor, University of Zurich 1993
Honorary Medical Doctor
Ibni Sina University Ankara/Turkey 1990
Cerrah Pasa Uinversity Istanbul/Turkey 1991
University of Lima/Peru 1999
Hacettepe University Ankara/Turkey 2000
Capital University of Medical Sciences Beijing and Xian/China 2001
Honorary Citizen of
Austin, Texas 1975
Urgup, Turkey 1992
Rosario, Argentina 1999
Awards
Vogt-Award of the Swiss Ophthalmological Society 1957
Robert-Bing-Prize of Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences 1968
Marcel-Benoist-Prize of Swiss Federation 1976
Pioneer Microsurgeon Award of the International Microsurgical
Society, Sidney, Australia 1981
Universita di Napoli e della Compagna (Honorary Medal) 1988
Medical Award of the Republic of Turkey 1992
Gold Medal of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies 1997
Distinguished Faculty Scholar, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1998
Honored as “Neurosurgeon of the Century” by the Brazilian Neurosurgical
Society 1998
European Association of Neurological Surgeons Medal of Honor 1999
Honored as “Man of the Century 1950-2000” by the journal, Neurosurgery
at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting 1999
Fedor Krause Medal, German Neurosurgical Society 2000
Honorary Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons 2000
Medal of the Republic of Turkey 2000
Award of the Turkish Academy of Sciences 2000
International Francesco Durante Award, Italy 2002
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Honorary Membership
Academia Brasileira de Neurocirurgia 1976
Society of Neurological Surgeons, USA November 1977
American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, USA (Honorary Fellow) November, 1979
Canadian Neurosurgical Society June 1981
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 1986
Japan Neurosurgical Society October 1987
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Harvey Cushing Society May 1989
Swiss Society of Neuroradiology October 1989
Royal Society of Medicine, London, Section of Neurology April 1990
Turkish Neurosurgical Society May 1990
International Skull Base Society (ISBS) October 1990
Swiss Neurosurgical Society January 1993
Argentine Neurosurgical Society August 1994
American Society of Neuroradiology October 1998
Turkish Academy of Sciences December 1998
Peruvian Neurosurgical Society November 1999
Italian Neurosurgical Society October 2000
Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society September 2002
Publications
Up to date 340 publications whereof 13 monographs
- Roentgenological Diagnosis of Exophthalmus Unilateralis (1957)
- Vascular Diseases of the Vertebral and Basilar Arteries (1957)
- The Cerebral Aneurysm (1958)
- The Vertebral Angiography (1962)
- Cerebral angiography (German 1965, English 1968)
- Micro-Vascular Surgery (1967)
- Microsurgery applied to Neurosurgery (1969)
- Microneurosurgery Vol. I (1984):
Intracranial Aneurysms
- Microneurosurgery Vol. II (1984):
Intracranial Aneurysms
- Microneurosurgery Vol. IIIA (1987):
AVM of the Brain
- Microneurosurgery Vol. IIIB (1987):
AVM of the Brain
- Microneurosurgery Vol. IVA (1994):
Tumors of the Central Nervous System
- Microneurosurgery Vol. IVB (1996):
Tumors of the Central Nervous System
41 contributions to handbooks and monographs
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SPECIAL LECTURES
H. Olivecrona Lecture Stockholm/Sweden December 11-12, 1978
Wilder Pendield Lecture Calgary/Canada June 23-25, 1981
William Cone Lecture Montreal/Canada September 23-26, 1984
Hollins Lecture New York/USA March 9-17, 1985
Journee d’Hommage au J. Bonnal Bruxelles/Belgium October 18-19, 1985
Sixto Obradoe Lecture Madrid/Spain November 26-29, 1987
Stanley Gore Lecture Zermatt/Switzerland September 12-14, 1989
W. Dandy Lecture Baltiimore/USA March 11-17, 1990
II Egaz Moniz Lecture Lisbon/Portugal June 8-9, 1990
RMP Donaghy Lecture New Orleans/USA April 21-27, 1991
Ch. Drake Lecture Charlottesville/USA June 2-4, 1993
European Lecture, E.A.N.S. Kuopio/Finland February 19, 1994
Wilder Penfield Lecture London/Canada June 27, 1996
E.H. Botterel Lecture Toronto /Canada November 14, 1997
William R. Pitts Lecture Charlotte/USA April 16, 1998
Charles Drake Distinguished Visiting
Professorship Lecture in
Neurosurgery London/Canada October 26, 1999
Gurdjian Lecture Detroit/USA January 11, 2000
George T. Tindall Lecture Atlanta/USA March 17, 2000
Mayfield Lecture Cincinnati/USA May 20, 2000
Greenwood Lecture Galveston/USA March 16, 2001
Bennett-Tarkington Lecture Evanston/USA November 2, 2001
Theodor Kurze Lecture San Diego/USA April 2003
• Visiting Professorship at universities in 5 continents, 4-5 times annually
presenting lectures and video tapes, covering microneurosurgical anatomy and
microneurosurgical techniques to young generation of neurosurgeons and
medical students.
• Teaching and demonstrating neuroanatomy and neurosurgical techniques at
annual laboratory courses in St. Louis, Missouri and Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Demonstration of microneurosurgical procedures in the operating room in
Helsinki, Finland, 2001 and Beijing, China, 2001.
• Participating in annual national and international congresses and symposiums.
• Dedicated “Yasargil” Microneurosurgical Research Laboratories
o Radcliffe Royal Infirmary, Oxford, England
o Capitol University Hospital, Bejing, China
o University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas USA
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