Prof. MD. Mehmet Reha Tolun

Education and Specialization

• 1970 - Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
• 1975 - Specialist in Mental and Nervous Diseases
  
• 1980 - Training in "Spinal and Interventional Neuroradiology" at Lariboisiére University Hospital, Paris
  
• 1981 - Associate Professor of Neurology, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
• 1988 - Professor of Neurology, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
• 2003 - Retirement from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
  

Experience

• 1982–1994 Head of the Department of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurological Sciences, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
• 2003 - 2011 Florence Nightingale Hospital Neurology
  
• 2012 - 2017 Memorial Hizmet Hospital Head of Acute Stroke Treatment Unit
  
• September 2017–present IAÜ VM Medical Park Florya
  
• 1983–1988 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology Chair
  
• 1995-2003 Member of the Board of Directors, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  
• 2008-2011 Chair of the Department of Neurology, Istanbul Science University
  
  

Courses and Certificates

• First International Congress of Interventional Neurology. Minnesota, October 6-8, 2011. Dr. Tolun delivered the opening speech titled "Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. A Turkish Perspective" at this congress.
  
• Second International Congress of Interventional Neurology. Minnesota, October 5-7, 2012. Dr. Tolun presented a talk titled "Does supplemental imaging help in acute ischemic stroke patient selection" at this congress.
  
• Third International Congress of Interventional Neurology. Philadelphia, October 10-12, 2013. Dr. Tolun presented a speech titled "Should we continue to image prior to endovascular treatment" at this congress.
  
• Interventional Neurology (Main Conference) Reha Tolun TND 52nd National Neurology Congress Antalya, 29-11-2016
  
  

Professional Memberships

• 1970 - Turkish Medical Association
  
• 1992 - European Society of Neuroradiology
  
• 1996 - Turkish Cerebrovascular Diseases Association
  
• 2009 - Turkish Neurological Association  

• Editorial Board of the Turkish Clinics Journal in two Neurology Special Issues
  
• Neuro-Radiology of Ischemic Stroke: Diagnostic and Interventional Special Issue. Vol 4, Issue 3, Year 2011
  
• Neuro-radiology of Hemorrhagic Stroke: Diagnostic and Interventional Special Issue.
• Endovascular Treatments in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Endovascular Pharmacology R. Tolun
  Turkey Clinics Journal 2011 Ischemic Stroke Neuroradiology: Diagnostic and Interventional Special Issue. Vol 4, Issue 3, Year 2011
• Endovascular Treatments in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Endovascular Multimodal R.Tolun
  Turkey Clinics Journal 2011 Ischemic Stroke Neuroradiology: Diagnostic and Interventional Special Issue. Vol 4, Issue 3, Year 2011
• History of Neuroradiology
  
• Turk J Neurol 2016;22:40-41
• Reha Tolun
• Neuropsychiatry Archives, 2011
• Intracranial Angioplasty and Stent Placement After Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) Trial: Present State and Future Considerations Adnan I Qureshi, MD, Fahmi M. Al-Senani, MBBS, Shakir Husain, MD, Nazli A. Janjua, MD, Giuseppe Lanzino, MD, Pablo Lavados, MD, Thanh Nguyen, MD, Jean Raymond, MD, Qaisar A. Shah, MD, Jose I. Suarez, MD, M. Fareed K. Suri, MD, Reha Tolun, MD Journal of Neuroimaging January 2012 Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: Implications and Interpretation of IMS III, MR RESCUE and SYNTHESIS EXPANSION Trials.  A Report from The Working Group of International Congress of Interventional Neurology Adnan I Qureshi, Foad Abd-Allah, Aitziber Aleu, John J.Connors, Ricardo A.Hanel, Ameer E.Hassan, Haitham M.Hussein, Nazli A.Janjua, Rakesh Khatri, Jawad F. Kirmani, Mikael Mazighi, Heinrich Mattle, Jefferson T. Miley, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, Qaisar A. Shah, Adnan Siddiqui, Jose I. Suarez, M. Fareed K. Suri, Reha Tolun Neurologists may Perform Interventional Neuroangiography Reha Tolun