Sakir Humayun Gultekin, M.D.

Biography

Sakir Humayun Gultekin, M.D., joined the Department of Pathology in June, 2004. Dr. Gultekin received his MD from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. He completed residency training in Neurology at Istanbul University, and Neuropathology training at Brigham & Women Hospitals. His clinical activities include diagnostic neuropathology and general surgical pathology. His major research interests are in the fields of brain tumors, paraneoplastic diseases, and muscle disease.

Education

• Degree:
  M.D., Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey, 1986
  
• Residency:
  Istanbul University Dept. of Neurology, 1987-1991 Anatomic Pathology, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, 1993-1995
• Fellowship:
  Neuropathology, UMass and Brigham & Women's Hospitals, 1991-1993 Experimental Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1995-1996 Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1996-1997
• Certification:
  American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology, 1999