Associate Professor Dr. Burcu Polat, who holds certification from the European Board of Neurology, specializes in headaches and preventive neurology. Polat completed her medical education at Fırat University School of Medicine in 2000 and completed her residency in neurology at Bakırköy Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases in 2009.

Having pursued her academic and clinical career for many years at Istanbul Medipol Mega University Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Polat, served as Chair of the Department of Neurology at Düzce University Faculty of Medicine from 2023 to 2026, following nearly 10 years of experience there.

His primary areas of interest include migraine and other head and facial pain, myofascial pain syndromes, vertigo, neuromodulation applications, stroke, and dementia syndromes. In his clinical practice, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Polat combines the scientific approach of modern neurology with complementary treatment methods; he offers his patients personalized and sustainable solutions through specialized treatment methods such as dry needling, electroacupuncture, nerve blocks, and botulinum toxin injections.

His scientific research focuses particularly on clinical and neuroepidemiological studies in the field of migraines and other headaches; approaches to the prevention and treatment of dementia and related neurodegenerative diseases; neurorehabilitation; neuromodulation applications; chronic pain treatments, smell and taste disorders, and medical education. He continues his research on preventive and therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Polat is a member of the Turkish Neurological Society, the International Headache Society, the Global Migraine and Pain Society, and the National Headache and Pain Research Society. By closely following current scientific developments, she treats patients with a holistic and evidence-based approach to neurology. She currently serves as a Neurologist at NPİSTANBUL Hospital.

2026–2027: Certificate of Advanced Studies in Brain Health—University of Bern, Switzerland / EAN

2021: European Academy of Neurology – FEBN

2021: European Board of Neurology – Headache Fellowship Diploma

2003–2009: Bakırköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul – Neurology Residency

1994–2000: Fırat University – Faculty of Medicine

2023–2026: Düzce University—Chair of the Department of Neurology

2013–2023: Istanbul Medipol Mega University Hospital – Associate Professor of Neurology

2009–2013: Ministry of Health, Şırnak and Silivri – Neurologist

2000–2003: Elazığ-Baskil Primary Care Health Center – General Practitioner

Chair of the Department of Neurology, Düzce University School of Medicine

Director of GETAT at Düzce University

Editor-in-Chief of the Düzce University “International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research” (2024–2025)

Faculty Member, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Medipol University School of Medicine

Headache, Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Vertigo

Myofascial Pain and Other Pain Syndromes

Dry Needling, Acupuncture, GON Block, and Botulinum Toxin Injections

Neuromodulation and Neurorehabilitation

Dementia and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Stroke and Related Neurological Conditions

Preventive Neurology

2025: American Heart Association – Basic Life Support Provider

2025: Harvard University edX, online – LEAD1x: Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

2021: Technical University of Dresden, Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dresden, Germany – Smell and Taste Course

2016: University of Göttingen, Germany – Transcranial Magnetic and Electrical Stimulation Course

2015: British Medical Acupuncture Society, London – Electroacupuncture Course

2015: China International Acupuncture Training Center, Beijing – Advanced Pain Course

2012: Yeditepe University, Istanbul – SB Acupuncture Certification Program

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