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(Medical scientist) Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil, a renowned Turkish medical scientist and neurosurgeon, is celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to microneurosurgery. His innovative work in collaboration with Raymond M. P. Donaghy at the University of Vermont focused on the treatment of epilepsy and brain tumors using advanced surgical instruments. From 1953 to 1993, Yaşargil held various positions at the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Zurich and the Zurich University Hospital, solidifying his reputation as one of the most exceptional neurosurgeons of the modern era. In 1999, he was recognized as "Neurosurgery’s Man of the Century" for his significant impact on the field.
