MEHMET
ZİLELİ
October 17–18, 2025 · Baku, Azerbaijan
Yeni Klinika · 142 Heydar Aliyev Ave, Baku
Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to invite you to the "Mehmet Zileli Advanced Spine Course", October 17–18, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
This distinguished scientific event brought together experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments and advanced techniques in spine surgery. The course was proudly supported by the International Spine Society, Middle East Spine Society, WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies), and the Azerbaijan Neurosurgical Society. The meeting aimed to promote knowledge exchange, academic collaboration, and professional development among spine surgeons worldwide.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
Course Faculty
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zileli
Course Director
Turkiye
Moments from Baku
Full Program
Opening Ceremony
- •Barat Yusubov — Director, Yeni Klinika
- •Parvin Akbarov — Advisor to the Executive Director of TABIB
- •Rovshan Khalilzada — Chairman, Azerbaijan Neurosurgery Association
Panel 1: Thoracolumbar Fractures
•Moderators: Mehmet Zileli · Sabir Etibarli
- 09:00•Case Presentation — Nicat Mushtagov
- 09:05•Classification and treatment options — Togrul Cavadov
- 09:15•Surgical techniques — Güçlühan Güçlü
- 09:25•Vertebroplasty for TL fractures — Emin Yaqubov
- 09:35•Discussion
Panel 2: Degenerative Listhesis and Spinal Stenosis
•Moderators: Salman Sharif · Cemil İskenderli
- 09:45•Case Presentation — Usame Arim
- 09:50•Decompression only — Azad Melikov
- 10:00•Posterior instrumentation — Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
- 10:10•Interbody fusion — Erkin Sönmez
- 10:20•Discussion
Panel 3: Spinal Osteotomies for Degenerative Deformity
•Moderators: Yahya Güvenç · Jalal Memmedov
- 11:00•Case Presentation — Mohammed Zohair
- 11:05•Osteotomy indications — Nicat Bayramli
- 11:20•Osteotomy techniques — Onur Yaman
- 11:35•Complications of spinal osteotomies — Yahya Güvenç
- 11:50•Discussion
Panel 4: Case Presentations from Participants
•Moderators: Sobhy Houissa · Chinghiz Ellezov
- 12:00•Case 1: TL Trauma — İsmail İştemen
- 12:10•Case 2: Spondylolisthesis — Behuz Eyvazov
- 12:20•Case 3: Adult Degenerative Scoliosis — İdris Avcı
- 12:30•Case 4: Spinal Osteotomy — Yahya Güvenç
Industry Workshop
- •Rovshan Khalilzade
Panel 5: Radiologic Evaluation of Spinal Deformity
•Moderators: Onur Yaman · Emin Novrozov
- 14:00•Importance of sagittal and coronal balance — Sebuhi Etibarlı
- 14:10•Radiological parameters of sagittal balance — Mohammed Zohair
- 14:20•Compensation mechanisms in spinal imbalance — Kamil Eyvazov
- 14:30•Impact of radiological parameters during deformity surgery — Usame Arim
- 14:40•Discussion
Conference 1: Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
- •Salman Sharif
Conference 2: Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- •Mehmet Zileli
Panel 6: Geriatric Spine Surgery
•Moderators: Güçlühan Güçlü · Namiq Ahmedov
- 16:00•Case Presentation — Rovshan Bagirov
- 16:05•Frailty index and prevention of delirium — Murat Baloğlu
- 16:15•Measures against osteoporosis — Tural Hidayetov
- 16:25•Intraoperative measures in elderly patients — Celal Özbek
- 16:35•Discussion
Baku, Azerbaijan
October 17–18, 2025
◆ Course Venue
Yeni Klinika (New Clinic)
142 Heydar Aliyev Ave, Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
October 17–18, 2025 (Friday – Saturday)
Language
English
Contact 2025
Course Director
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zileli
Turkiye
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