OUR DOCTORS

Assoc. Prof. Atay Vural, M.D.

Neurology

He was granted TUBITAK 2236 International Experienced Brain Circulation Scheme Scholarship for his studies in 2019 to 2021.
He was granted International Researcher Scholarship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation from 2017 to 2020.
He was postdoctoral research fellow at Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology in Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich from 2015 to 2018.
He was granted the International Researcher Scholarship by European Association of Neurology (EAN) and TUBITAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Scholarship Program in 2015 and 2016.
He was granted TUBITAK 2211-A Program Doctorate Scholarship from 2007 to 2009.
He received Successful Student Scholarship from Hacettepe University throughout his medical education.

Principal areas of clinical interest:
- Neuroimmunology, multiple sclerosis, diseases related with MOG antibody,
- Cerebellar ataxia,
- Hereditary spastic paraplegias,
- Headache,
- Dizziness.

Education	Institution	Year
Neurologist	Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	2009 - 2013
Doctor of Science (PhD)	Basic Neurological Sciences, Doctorate Program, Hacettepe University	2005 - 2010
Medical Education (English)	School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	2001 - 2007

Title	Institution	Year
Associate Professor	Neurology Department and Translational Medicine Research Institute, Koç University	2020 - To date
Leader of Research Group	Translational Medicine Research Institute, Koç University	2019 - To date
Faculty Member	Neurology Department, Koç University	2017 - 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher	Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximillian University, Münich	2018
Research Fellow	Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximillian University, Münich	2015 - 2018
Clinical Investigator	Neuroimmunology Unit, Hacettepe University	2015
Attending Physician (Conscription)	Besni State Hospital, Adıyaman	2013 - 2015