Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD

Associate Professor
Neurosurgeon & Medical Scientist
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital
Ondokuz Mayıs University

[Dr. Mustafa K. Baskaya, MD @DrBaskaya]

🌍 Patient-specific 3D-printed models offer a practical tool for preoperative planning and simulation of C1–C2 fixation techniques, improving anatomical understanding and surgical preparedness.
🔗 https://t.co/7HDE3FvsbP
#Neurosurgery #SpineSurgery #3DPrinting

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠 The best bypass is the one the patient's anatomy allows.
Our anatomical study defines the key determinants of PICA-PICA bypass feasibility.
🔗 https://t.co/HPsPC7hyno
#Neurosurgery #Microsurgery

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠 Deep venous drainage was independently associated with worse functional outcomes after microsurgical resection of Spetzler-Martin Grade II–III AVMs in our international multicenter study.
https://t.co/7wwIYe7cmN
#Neurosurgery #BrainAVM #Microsurgery

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠 Complex MCA aneurysms require an anatomy-driven strategy.
In our experience, microsurgery provided durable occlusion and very low retreatment rates, especially for complex lesions, while EVT remains valuable for selected simple aneurysms.
#Neurosurgery #BrainAneurysm

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠 Are AI neuroimaging models ready for clinical use? In 91 studies from 2025, progress was clear—but gaps remain in human benchmarking, calibration, and reporting quality. 📷 https://t.co/9hJYXtZ9RB #AI #Neuroimaging #Neurosurgery #Radiology

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

Our new article highlights key lessons in carotid body tumor microsurgery: preoperative embolization, balloon test occlusion, neuromonitoring, and meticulous subadventitial dissection.
https://t.co/3SbM2EMIFu
#Neurosurgery #Microsurgery #Neurovascular

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

19 Mayıs Atatürk’ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramımız kutlu olsun. 🇹🇷Happy May 19 — Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Honoring Atatürk and celebrating the energy, determination, vision, and future of youth
#19Mayis #Ataturk #YouthAndSportsDay #Neurosurgery #UWMadison

[Dr. Mustafa K. Baskaya, MD @DrBaskaya]

🧠 The day has finally arrived — we begin tomorrow!

The 18th Annual Microsurgery Reunion & Skull Base Course will take place May 15–16, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin.

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#Neurosurgery #Microsurgery #SkullBase #UWHealth #UWMadison #BaskayaLab

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

✨ Wishing a blessed and peaceful Ramadan Bayram (Eid al-Fitr) to everyone celebrating around the world. May this special time bring you and your loved ones health, happiness, and prosperity. 🤍

#EidMubarak #RamadanBayrami #Neurosurgery #uwhealth #uwmadison

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

New in Operative Neurosurgery: 🧠Microsurgical reconstruction of the frontotemporal branch of the facial nerve using a sural nerve graft after iatrogenic injury during STA biopsy performed at an outside facility.
🔗 https://t.co/3i4KcqzFAe
#Neurosurgery #Microsurgery #UWHealth

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

Honored to present our work at NASBS 2026 in San Diego 🧠💀.

Our UW Skull Base Surgery Lab contributed 4 presentations and 2 posters 📊.

Great discussions with colleagues advancing skull base surgery 🔬.

#NASBS2026 #Neurosurgery

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

I was pleased to present our work titled “Safe and Effective Strategy for Large Vestibular Schwannomas” at the 21st International Medicine and Health Sciences Researches Congress (UTSAK) held on March 6–7, 2026, in Ankara, Türkiye.

#Neurosurgery #Ankara #Türkiye

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🌸 Happy International Women’s Day.

Today we celebrate the strength, dedication, and contributions of women everywhere — in our families, our communities, and in medicine and science. Thank you to all the incredible women who inspire us every day.

#InternationalWomensDay

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

✨ Congrats to Ashraf Abdali (Afghanistan), Kento Takahara (Japan), and Sena Melek (Türkiye) on completing their observership at UW Neurosurgery.
Great to host such an international group 🌍. Wishing them success ahead! 🧠
#Neurosurgery #UWMadison

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

New in Neurosurgical Focus Video: staged CCA–MCA bypass enabled safe resection of complex ICA-encasing skull base meningioma. Highlights the critical role of cerebral revascularization in modern skull base surgery.
https://t.co/7NBRQX0xsD
#Neurosurgery #SkullBase #Cerebrovascular

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🎥 New Neurosurg Focus Video (Jan 2026)
Microsurgical resection of anterior clinoidal meningiomas with arterial engulfment.
📷 ICA/AChA encasement • ICG + neuromonitoring • Neurovascular preservation 📷
https://t.co/obs9iufFb8
#Neurosurgery #SkullBase #Neurovascular

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠 AComA aneurysms: microsurgical clipping still offers superior long-term durability. 📷 https://t.co/vgq1M72nFJ #Neurosurgery #Cerebrovascular #Microsurgery #Neurovascular #Aneurysm

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠🎥 New operative video in JNS Reports
Microsurgical resection of diaphragma sellae meningioma with extradural clinoidectomy and preservation of superior hypophyseal arteries.
📄 DOI: 10.1055/a-2765-5582
🔗 https://t.co/Gtg9tceljU
#Neurosurgery #SkullBase #UWHealth #UWMadison

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🧠 New paper in Operative Neurosurgery:

Flow-diverting bypass for giant fusiform aneurysms when standard options fail.

DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001865
#Neurosurgery #UWHealth #UWMadison 🦡

[Associate Professor Ufuk Erginoglu, MD @drufukerginoglu]

🎉New publication
Quantitative MRI shows that the interhemispheric transcallosal approach results in less parenchymal injury and fewer permanent MRI changes than the endoscopic approach for third ventricle colloid cysts.
🔗https://t.co/W2m6QGm1LD
#Neurosurgery #UWHealth