INVITATION


Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to the “Mehmet Zileli Advanced Spine Course”, an international course to be held on October 17–18, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

This distinguished scientific event will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments and advanced techniques in spine surgery. The course is proudly supported by the International Spine Society, Middle East Spine Society, WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies), and the Azerbaijan Neurosurgical Society.

We would be honored to welcome you to this meeting, which aims to promote knowledge exchange, academic collaboration, and professional development.

Your participation will greatly contribute to the scientific richness of the course.

Sincerely,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. Onur Yaman
Prof. Dr. Yahya Güvenç
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Zohair
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rovshen Khalilzade
Contact for Applications:

COMMITTEES


ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Usame Arim Iraq
Nicat Bayramlı Azerbaijan
Toğrul Cevadov Azerbaijan
Yahya Güvenç Türkiye
Sobhy Houissa Tunusia
Elçin İbrahimov Azerbaijan
Numan Karaaslan Türkiye
Kharun Nabi Khan Bangladesh
Rovshan Khalilzade Azerbaijan
Rasim Quliyev Azerbaijan
Tural Rahimli Azerbaijan
Salman Sharif Pakistan
Onur Yaman Türkiye
Mehmet Zileli Türkiye
Mohammed Zohair Iraq
FACULTY


FACULTY MEMBERS
Namiq Ahmedov Azerbaijan
Usame Arim Iraq
Özgür Akşan Türkiye
Zaur Aslanov Azerbaijan
Rovshan Bagirov Azerbaijan
Murat Baloğlu Türkiye
Nicat Bayramlı Azerbaijan
İsmail Bozkurt Türkiye
Toğrul Cevadov Azerbaijan
Chinghiz Ellezov Azerbaijan
Sabir Etibarli Azerbaijan
Sebuhi Etibarlı Azerbaijan
Behuz Eyvazov Azerbaijan
Kamil Eyvazov Azerbaijan
Güçlühan Güçlü Türkiye
Mehmet Sabri Gürbüz Türkiye
Yahya Güvenç Türkiye
Tural Hidayetov Azerbaijan
Sobhiya Housa Tunusia
Cemil İskenderli Azerbaijan
İsmail İştemen Türkiye
Numan Karaaslan Türkiye
Rovshan Khalilzade Azerbaijan
Kemal Koç Türkiye
Andrey Nikolaevich Mazurenko Belarus
Azad Melikov Azerbaijan
Jalal Memmedov Azerbaijan
Nicat Mushtagov Azerbaijan
Emin Novrozov Azerbaijan
Celal Özbek Türkiye
Ferit Qaralov Azerbaijan
Rasim Quliyev Azerbaijan
Abolfazl Rahimizadeh Iran
Emin Seferov Azerbaijan
Salman Sharif Pakistan
Erkin Sönmez Türkiye
Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal Türkiye
Onur Yaman Türkiye
Emin Yaqubov Azerbaijan
Mehmet Zileli Türkiye
Mohammed Zohair Iraq
REGISTRATION




Please e-mail the filled form to [email protected]

Registration Category On and Afer September 22, 2025
For International Delegates 100.-USD
For Delegates from Azerbaijan 150.-AZN

The registration fees mentioned above include; printed materials, coffee break, lunch and VAT.

Changes and Cancellation

All changes and cancellations can only be made written.

The refund will be made after the meeting. Please note that name changes are permitted on the basis that written notice is given prior to the start of the meeting.

Refund for cancellations of registration will be made subject to the following deadline and administration charge.

On and before September 22, 2025 Full refund excluding the bank expenses

On and after September 22, 2025 No refund

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Contact for Applications
Aynur Mammadova
📞 +994 55 218 5208
Mailto: [email protected]

ACCOMMODATION


Suggested Accommodation Hotel
Wyndham Garden Baku

Google Map Link
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vSsLC6jWhC95K6CA9

Hotel Website
https://wyndhamgardenbaku.com/

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


08:30-09:00 Opening address
Berat Yusubov, Director of Yeni Klinika
Parvin Akbarov, Advisor to the Executive of the Azerbaijan Neurosurgery Association
Rovshan Halilzade, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Neurosurgery Association
09:00-09:45 Panel 1: Thoracolumbar fractures
Moderators: Mehmet Zileli, Sabir Etibarli
09:00-09:05 Case Presentation Nicat Mushtagov
09:05-09:15 Classification and treatment options for thoraco-lumbar fractures Togrul Cavadov
09:15-09:25 Surgical techniques Güçlühan Güçlü
09:25-09:35 Vertebroplasty for TL fractures Emin Yaqubov
09:35-09:45 Discussion
09:45-10:30 Panel 2: Degenerative listhesis and spinal stenosis
Moderators: Salman Sharif, Cemil Iskenderli
09:45-09:50 Case Presentation Osame Arim
09:50-10:00 Decompression only Azad Məlikov
10:00-10:10 Posterior instrumentation Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
10:10-10:20 Interbody fusion Erkin Sönmez
10:20-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00     Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Panel 3: Spinal osteotomies for degenerative deformity
Moderators: Yahya Güvenç, Jalal Memmedov
11:00-11:05 Case Presentation Mohammed Zohair
11:05-11:20 Osteotomy indications Nicat Bayramli
11:20-11:35 Osteotomy techniques Onur Yaman
11:35-11:50 Complications of spinal osteotomies and prevention Yahya Güvenç
11:50-12:00 Discussion
12:00-12:40 Panel 4: Case presentation from participants
Moderators: Sobhy Houissa, Chinghiz Ellezov
12:00-12:10 Case 1: TL Trauma İsmail İştemen
12:10-12:20 Case 2: Sponylolisthesis Behruz Eyvazov
12:20-12:30 Case 3: Adult Degenerative Scoliosis İdris Avcı
12:30-12:40 Case 4: Spinal osteotomy Yahya Güvenç
12:40-13:00 Industry workshop (Product study) Rovshen Halilzade
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:45 Panel 5: Radiologic evaluation of spinal deformity patient
Moderators: Onur Yaman, Emin Novruzov
14:00-14:10 Importance of sagittal and coronal balance Sebuhi Etibarli
14:10-14:20 Radiological parameters of sagittal balance Mohammed Zohair
14:20-14:30 Compansation mechanisms in spinal imbalance Kamil Eyvazov
14:30-14:40 Impact of radiological parameters during deformity surgery Osame Arim
14:40-14:45  Discussion
14:45-15:05 Conference 1: Management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy Speaker: Salman Sharif
15:05-15:25 Conference 2: Management of lumbar spinal stenosis Speaker: Mehmet Zileli
15:25-16:00     Coffee break
16:45-17:25 Panel 6: Geriatric spine surgery
Moderators: Güçlühan Güçlü, Namiq Ahmedov
16:45-16:50 Case Presentation Rovshan Bagirov
16:50-17:00 Frailty index and prevention of delirium and rehabilitation of geriatric patients Murat Baloğlu
17:00-17:10 Measures against osteoporosis Tural Hidayetov
17:10-17:20 Intraoperative measures in elderly patients Celal Özbek
17:20-17:25 Discussion
08:45-10:15 Panel 7: Craniocervical junction
Moderators: Numan Karaarslan, Ferit Qaralov
08:45-8:55 Case Presentation Erkin Sönmez
08:55-09:10 Diagnosis and classification of basilar invagination İsmail Bozkurt
09:10-09:25 Management of BI and Chiari Type I Mehmet Zileli
09:25-09:40 Diagnosisis and classification of Chiari malformation Salman Sharif
09:40-09:55 Surgical treatment of basilar invagination Kemal Koç
09:55-10:15 Far lateral surgery for craniocervical junction Mehmet Sabri Gürbüz
10:15-10:45     Coffee break
10:45-12:30 Panel 8: Cervical disc herniation and stenosis
Moderators: Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, Zaur Aslanov
10:45-10:55 Case discussion: Cervical disc herniation Zaur Aslanov
10:55-11:10 Surgery for cervical disc herniation Rasim Quliyev
11:10-11:25 Case discussion: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy Tural Hidayetov
11:25-11:35 Anterior surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy İsmail istemen
11:35-11:55 Posterior surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy Özgür Akşan
11:55-12:10 Management of cervical OPLL Abolfazl Rahimizadeh
12:10-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:50 Industry workshop (Product study) Mehmet Zileli
12:50-13:30 Lunch
13:30-13:45 Conference 3: Postraumatic kyphosis Speaker: Numan Karaaslan
13:45-14:00 Conference 4: Biomarkers in spinal trauma Speaker: Abolfazl Rahimizadeh
14:00-14:30     Coffee break
14:30-16:00 Panel 9: Cervical trauma and spinal cord injury
Moderators: Mohammed Zohair, Emin Seferov
14:30-14:40 Case discussion: Cervical trauma Zaur Aslanov
14:40-14:55 Surgery for subaxial cervical trauma Abolfazl Rahimizadeh
14:55-15:10 Management of locked facets Mehmet Zileli
15:10-15:25 Management of odontoid fractures Salman Sharif
15:25-15:40 Surgical treatment of spinal cord injury Rovshan Khalilzada
15:40-15:55 Management of cervical OPLL Sobhy Houissa
15:55-16:00 Discussion
17:00-17:50 Panel 10: Case Discussion
Moderators: Erkin Sönmez, Nicat Bayramlı
17:00-17:10 Case 1: Cervical trauma Güçlühan Güçlü
17:00-17:10 Case 2: Cervical trauma Sobhiya Housa
17:20-17:30 Case 3: BI and Chiari Andrey Nikolaevich Mazurenko
17:30-17:40 Case 4: CSM İsmail Bozkurt
17:40-17:50 Discussion
17:50-18:00 Closing remarks
VENUE


Course Venue
New Clinic

Address
142 Heydar Aliyev Ave. Baku, Azertbaijan

Google Map Link
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MbMyxtFnZwTMVpaE8

CONTACT


Contact for Applications:
Aynur Mammadova
📞 +994 55 218 5208
Mailto: [email protected]