
Increased subgenual prefrontal cortex size in remitted patients with major depressive disorder. Yucel K, McKinnon M, Chahal R, Taylor V, Macdonald K, Joffe R, Macqueen G (2009). Correlation of serum BDNF levels with hippocampal volumes in first episode, medication-free depressed patients.
Eker C, Kitis O, Taneli F, Eker OD, Ozan E, Yucel K, Coburn K, Gonul AS (2010). Shift in the brain network of emotional regulation in midlife women: is the menopausal transition the turning point? Menopause. Frey BN, Hall GB, Attard S, Yucel K, Skelin I, Steiner M, Soares CN (2010). Cerebellar vermis volume in major depressive disorder. Yucel K., Nazarov A., Taylor V.H., Macdonald K., Hall G.B., Macqueen G.M. Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex and hippocampal volumes in depressed youth: The role of comorbidity and age. Jaworska N, Yucel K, Courtright A, MacMaster FP, Sembo M, MacQueen G.
Frequent participation in courses, training sessions, conferences and national/International scientific meetings in Anatomy and Neuroimaging.Diploma in Public Relations Program 2009 to 2010 McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada Postdoctoral Fellow 2005 to 2010 Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada Research Scholar 2004 to 2005 Mental Health Clinical Research Centre, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA Postdoctoral Fellow 2003 to 2004 Deicken Psychiatry Lab, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Anatomy 1997 to 2002 Department of Anatomy, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey General Practitioner 1996 to 1997 Municipality of Osmangazi, Bursa, Turkey Medical Doctor (M.D.) 1988 to 1995 Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey Fluent in Turkish, English, and Spanishġ. Papers in National and International Journals, Awards and Scholarships:. Peer-reviewer for: - Surgical and Radiological Anatomy - Neuromodulation -Archives of Anatomy. Mentor at the Neuroradiology Residency and Tutor for Neuroradiology rotation of Neurology, Radiology, Radiotherapy and Neurosurgery Residents. Final Thesis Supervisor for the Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine and Masters/PhD Course in Neurosciences, LMS. Clinical, imaging and neuropathological correlation” - “Venous Infaction Pathophysiology”. Clinical Research Projects: - “Deep Brain Stimulation of the Human Nucleus Accumbens for Refractory Drug Addiction” - “Supratentorial non-enhancing diffuse gliomas.
Basic Research Projects: - “Hippocampus and Amygdala Volume Study” - “ Locus Ceruleus Stereotactic Anatomy” “Stereotactic Anatomy and Neurochemistry of the Human Nucleus Accumbens, Septal Area and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis” - “Brain Plastination after Tractography and Klingler’s fiber dissection technique”. Neuroanatomy and Neuroradiology Professor: - Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine, LMS - Masters/PhD Course in Neurosciences, LMS - Medicine Basic Cycle in Madeira Island (Madeira’s University and LMS) - Integrated Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lisbon Faculty of Pharmacy - Health Sciences Course, Lisbon University - Integrated Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering (IST and LMS). Assistant Professor in Neuroanatomy, LMS. Staff Member of the Portuguese College of Neuroradiology. Neuroradiologist at the Portuguese Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Portuguese Red Cross Hospital, Lisbon. Interventional Neuroradiology Staff Member, Santa Maria University Hospital. Neuroradiology Attending Physician, Santa Maria University Hospital. Advanced Course of High Qualification in Endovascular Interventional Neuroradiology. European Certificate of Fellowship in Neurorradiology.
Member of the Portuguese Neuroradiology Board since 2011. Visiting Fellow at the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2010. Residency in Neuroradiology – Neuroradiology Department – Santa Maria University Hospital – North Lisbon Medical Center, 2005-2010. Doctorate/PhD degree in Medicine – Anatomy – LMS - 2015.
Masters degree in Neuroscience – Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging – LMS - 2007.Graduate in Medicine – Lisbon Medical School (LMS) - 2003.