Sacit Bulent Omay, MD, FAANS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and OtolaryngologyCards
About
Titles
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.
Appointments
Neurosurgery
Associate Professor on TermPrimaryOtolaryngology Surgery
Associate Professor on TermSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Brain Tumor Center
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neurotrauma
- Otolaryngology Surgery
- Pituitary Program
- Surgery
- Yale Medicine
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
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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
Fact Sheets
Pituitary Tumors
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