Boston Scientific, an international healthcare company with over 40 years of experience in innovative medical solutions, has selected Turkey to establish a “Center of Excellence and Education” to provide support for Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders, which can be considered as diseases of our time. Medipol University Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER), which gained attention for conducting the highest number of Deep Brain Stimulation surgeries consecutively for the past 3 years in Turkey and neighboring regions, and also signed a similar agreement with Abbott in 2019, has become a center where neurology and neurosurgery specialists from Europe, the entire Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans, and Turkish countries can receive practical training in various areas, including DBS and programming, as well as all aspects of movement disorders.

Established within Medipol University Hospital in 2018, PARMER is the first and only independent center that focuses on the diagnosis, and treatment of movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease. It leads research in this field. Following the signing ceremony attended by Serhan Acar, the Turkey and Central Asia Regional Director of Boston Scientific, and Özer Koca, the Chairman of Medipol Education and Health Group, on September 17, 2020, PARMER started operating as a ‘Center of Excellence and Education’ in our country.

With its expert neurology team specialized in movement disorders, PARMER provides the most up-to-date and modern medical treatment in the field of medical therapy. It has advanced laboratory facilities to offer genetic diagnosis support to patients, as well as specific walking and balance rehabilitation equipment for movement disorder patients. It also has a team of speech and language therapists specializing in dystonia and other movement disorders, a psychological testing and support group for movement disorder patients, and most importantly, over 30 years of experience with more than 1,500 movement disorder surgeries, including over 1000 Deep Brain Stimulation surgeries. PARMER continues to take solid steps towards becoming the flagship of our country, shining brightly on the international stage in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Established within Medipol University Hospital in 2018, PARMER is the first and only independent center that focuses on the diagnosis, and treatment of movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease. It leads research in this field. Following the signing ceremony attended by Serhan Acar, the Turkey and Central Asia Regional Director of Boston Scientific, and Özer Koca, the Chairman of Medipol Education and Health Group, on September 17, 2020, PARMER started operating as a ‘Center of Excellence and Education’ in our country.

With its expert neurology team specialized in movement disorders, PARMER provides the most up-to-date and modern medical treatment in the field of medical therapy. It has advanced laboratory facilities to offer genetic diagnosis support to patients, as well as specific walking and balance rehabilitation equipment for movement disorder patients. It also has a team of speech and language therapists specializing in dystonia and other movement disorders, a psychological testing and support group for movement disorder patients, and most importantly, over 30 years of experience with more than 1,500 movement disorder surgeries, including over 1000 Deep Brain Stimulation surgeries. PARMER continues to take solid steps towards becoming the flagship of our country, shining brightly on the international stage in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

 

PARMER AND GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

On World Parkinson’s Day in 2018, DBS Patients Association and Medipol Health and Education Group collaborated to bring together 329 patients who had undergone Deep Brain Stimulation surgeries performed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali ZIRH from various institutions worldwide. This gathering resulted in Turkey breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest meeting of DBS patients in the field of healthcare. Building on the success of this global patient meeting, PARMER, established within Medipol Health and Education Group, has become the leading institution in surgical and DBS treatments for movement disorders not only in our country but also internationally. In addition to being the first organization that comes to mind in these fields, PARMER has also gained the title of an International Center of Excellence in the planning of diagnosis and treatment for these patients.