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Sacit Bulent Omay, MD, FAANS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
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Surgical Director of Yale Pituitary Program, Neurosurgery

Section Chief, NeuroTrauma, Neurosurgery

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Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology

Surgical Director of Yale Pituitary Program, Neurosurgery; Section Chief, NeuroTrauma, Neurosurgery

Biography

Dr. Sacit Bulent Omay works as an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology . He co-directs Yale Pituitary  and the Yale Neurotrauma programs. He also conducts skull base, pituitary, and brain tumor surgery with expertise in endoscopic and minimally invasive treatments. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Yale Medical School. His fellowships include a surgical neuro-oncology fellowship in Cleveland Clinic and a Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Skull Base and Pituitary Fellowship at Weil Cornell Medical Center. His clinical interests include skull base and pituitary pathology, brain tumors and traumatic brain injury. He is certified by The American Board of Neurological Surgery.

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Education & Training

Clinical Fellow
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College (2016)
Chief Resident
Yale University School Of Medicine (2016)
Resident
Yale University School Of Medicine (2015)
Clinical Fellow
Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2009)
Senior Registrar
Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne (2007)
Resident
Istanbul University Medical School (2006)
MD
Istanbul University (1999)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Brain Neoplasms; Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea; Craniocerebral Trauma; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; Pituitary Apoplexy; Pituitary Diseases; Pituitary Gland; Receptors, Oxytocin; Skull Base; Skull Base Neoplasms

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Frequent collaborators of Sacit Bulent Omay's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Faculty Teaching Award

  • honor

    Leadership Fellow in the CNS International Committee

  • honor

    William F. Collins, Jr. M.D. Neurosurgery Resident Research Symposium Award

  • honor

    Patient Care Excelence Award

  • honor

    Cleveland Clinic 2008 Innovator Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Sacit Bulent Omay, MD, is a neurosurgeon who specializes in removing brain and pituitary gland tumors in the least invasive way possible. He is also an expert in using the Gamma Knife®. This is a non-surgical treatment that relies on focused gamma radiation to stop brain tumors from growing. It can be a non-invasive option for some patients with brain tumors.

He uses the endoscope, a highly sophisticated visualization system to navigate through natural corridors like the nose and resects certain brain tumors without opening the skull.

Dr. Omay explains that every person who needs brain surgery requires treatment that is customized to his or her unique needs. “It is important to understand each patient separately,” Dr. Omay says. “The surgeon needs to tailor a surgical approach that fits the needs of each individual patient”, he adds.

He finds his work deeply rewarding. “One of my favorite things is, when I examine a patient after a surgical procedure, to realize that their lives have been improved,” Dr. Omay says.

As an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Omay conducts research in the areas of neuro-oncology and skull base surgery.

Clinical Specialties

Neurosurgery; Neurosurgical Oncology

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