He has extensive experience in treating various neurological conditions and has contributed significantly to his field through both clinical practice and academic work.
[3][4] İlhan Elmacı has played a key role in educating new surgeons in neurological microsurgery and promoting collaboration between ENT and neurosurgery in endoscopic skull base surgery.
[5][6] He enhanced the neuro-oncology council culture in Turkey and secured European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) accreditation for sustainable education at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital.
[3][7][8] He was the founding president of the Skull Base Society in Turkey and has contributed significantly to medical literature through international studies on the natural history of cavernous malformations.
[9][10][11] Elmacı has published numerous research papers on topics such as the effects of esmolol infusion in craniotomy and the correlation of SPARC expression with meningioma outcomes.