Interests
Current Work
Armagan is working as a neurologist at an university hospital. He has been performing on stage as an actor. Writing and directing films about dementia.
Personal Hero
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Words of Strength
Building strong connections with deep vibes.
Vision
We should aim to bring together a strong blend of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and approaches to protect the world's aging population from threats to brain health and develop science and art-based innovative solutions.
Strategy
As a neurologist and actor/director, it is Armagan's greatest pride to see art and medicine merge and shape into flesh and bones and to be able to help people understand brain health. He has directed four short film and performed on stage as an actor since 1999
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, he aims to incorporate artificial intelligence and cinema to convey the message of dementia care to an expanded audience.
Motivation
As a neurologist and actor/director, it is Armagan's greatest pride to see art and medicine merge and shape into flesh and bones and to be able to help people understand brain health.
Education & Experience
Armagan finished Dokuz Eylül University medical school in 2008. He then worked as a Neurology resident 5 years in Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital to become a neurologist in 2014. He finished also city theatre education in 2014. Then he successfully passed the Neurology Board Exam conducted by the Turkish Neurological Society in 2014 and the Neurology qualification exams conducted by the European Neurology Board Commission in 2019. He is still working as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics. He has been serving as the chairman of the Young Neurologists Working Group, commissioned by the Turkish Neurological Society for the last 3 years.
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