PERSONAL DETAILS:

Address : Department of Anatomy

Ankara University, School of Medicine

06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, TURKEY

Profession : Professor of Anatomy

Nationality : Turkish

Marital Status : Married

Mail : comertayhan@yahoo.com ; comert@medicine.ankara.edu.tr

Cellular Phone : +90 535 8467218

After his graduation from Ankara University, School of Medicine he was research assistant in

Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy. In 2007 he completed his

specialization in Anatomy. He worked as instructor at the same department and in June 2012 he

was promoted as an “Associate Professor of Anatomy” and joined the faculty of Ankara

University, School of Medicine, and Department of Anatomy where he currently works. Since

2013 he serves as Ankara University School of Medicine Erasmus vice Coordinator and since

February 2015 as School of Medicine Erasmus Coordinator. In 2014 he was research fellow in

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Skull base center, Surgical Neuroanatomy Lab,

Skull Base Anatomy, Pittsburgh, USA. As a researcher on surgical anatomy, in 2016, he visits

and was working as an observing doctor for a month in Salzburger Landeskliniken –

Universitätsklinikum Salzburg at the Universitätsklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Krankheiten,

Salzburg, Austria. He is author or coauthor more than hundred international original peer-review

papers, seven book chapters. He is a member of the European Association of Clinical Anatomy

and served as Auditing Board Member of Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy

(TSACA) between 2014 and 2016.

He serves as associate editor of spine and medulla section of “Surgical and Radiological

Anatomy” and is in editorial board and reviewer of many national or international journals. He

was invited speaker in many international meetings and symposiums. His scientific fields of

interest are surgical neuroanatomy, spinal anatomy, bone-implant biomechanics and clinical

anatomy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2018 February – present Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara

Department of Anatomy, Professor

2015 February – present Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara

School of Medicine Erasmus Coordinator

School of Medicine, International Student Exchange

Coordinator

2013 – 2015 Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara

School of Medicine Erasmus vice Coordinator

2012 – present Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara

Department of Anatomy, Associate Professor

2007 – 2012 Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara

Department of Anatomy, Instructor

2003 - 2007 Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara

Department of Anatomy, Research Assistant

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy (TSACA)

European Association of Clinical Anatomists (EACA)

American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)

Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Surgical Neuroanatomy Education and Training Group

Member

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Biomed Research International– Anatomy Section (SCIE)

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy (SCIE, Associate editor, Spine and medulla,

started in January 2016)

Journal of Medical Case Reports - Associate Editor (Pubmed)

European Journal of Anatomy

Journal of Ankara University School of Medicine- Associate Editor

International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy- Associate Editor

Anatomy Research International (Pubmed)

Turkish Journal of Surgery (Pubmed; Emerging Sources Citation Index)

Journal of Minimally Invasive Orthopedics

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Acta Oncologica Turcica

International Journal of Neuro & Spinal Sciences

Edorium Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Journal of Acute Disease

International Journal of Radiology

World Journal of Stomatology

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Journal of Experimental and Integrative Medicine

Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center

AD HOC REVIEWER FOR:

Laryngoscope

Clinical Anatomy

Journal of Neurological Surgery

Anatomical Record

Neurosurgical Review

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

International Journal of Spine Surgery

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

World Journal of Gastroenterology

The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants

Journal of Oral Implantology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Clinics

Foot & Ankle International

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Argentine Journal of Clinical Anatomy

International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

The Open Spine Journal

International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy

Awards

Ankara University, School of Medicine, “Prof. Dr. Hikmet Yavuz” Best research

award, 2008

ISMISS Turkey 2011 Innovative research award, ISMISS Turkey Congress, Antalya,

Turkey (“Morphometry and Anatomy of the Lumbosacral Dorsal Root Entry Zones”)

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: The ASCRS Barton Hoexter,

MD, Best Video Award: “Perineal anatomy for colorectal surgeons”, 2016

Invited speaker:

3rd International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS) Congress- Turkey

on Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery and Interventional Treatments. April 2-4, 2010, İstanbul.

Turkey

8th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indonesian Spine Society and 1st International Society for

Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS)-Indonesian Chapter June 3-5, 2010, Bali,

Indonesia

International 29th Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary

Minimal Invasive Techniques, Bethania Hospital , Zurich, Switzerland, January 27-28, 2011

Hands-on Spine, International Symposium and Hands-on Workshops on cadaveric

specimen, Spring Course 2011 • May 19- 21, Rostock, Germany

4th International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery Congress in Turkey on

Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery and Interventional Treatments. April, 2011, Antalya. Turkey

International 30th JUBILEE COURSE Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery an

Complementary Minimal Invasive Techniques, Bethania Hospital , Zurich, Switzerland, January

26-27, 2012

5th International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery Congress in Turkey on

Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery and Interventional Treatments. April, 2012, Antalya. Turkey

The 12th annual meeting of Pacific and Asian Society of Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery

(PASMISS) 2012 16th-18th August, Xi’an, China

5th International Symposium of Clinical and Applied Anatomy and the 1st Paneuropean Meeting

of Anatomists Graz, Austria, May 24th- 26th, 2013.

International 31th Course for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Complementary

Minimal Invasive Techniques, Bethania Hospital , Zurich, Switzerland, January 24-25, 2013

7th MISS Summit Forum, March 17-18, 2014 Aichi, Japan

6th International Symposium of Clinical and Applied Anatomy (ISCAA) Rijeka, Croatia, June

26-29, 2014

8th MISS Summit Forum, March 13-14, 2015, Aichi, Japan

7th International Symposium of Clinical and Applied Anatomy (ISCAA), September 17-20,

2015 Bratislava, Slovakia

9th MISS Summit Forum, March 11-12, 2016, Aichi, Japan

8th International Symposium of Clinical and Applied Anatomy (ISCAA), September

September 1-3, 2016, Budapest, Hungary

1st ISMISS Asia-Japan Congress & 10th MISS Summit Forum, March 17-18, 2017, Aichi,

Japan

EDUCATION:

2014 Universıty of Pittsburgh, Medical Center (UPMC) Skull base center,

Surgical Neuroanatomy Lab, Skull Base Anatomy, Pittsburgh, USA

Research Fellowship

2003 - 2007 Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara

Department of Anatomy Specialist, Anatomist

1992 - 2001 Ankara University, Ankara

School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

1989 – 1992 Bahçelievler Deneme Lisesi,

Ankara

1987-1989 “N. Obreshkov” Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and

Mathematics Razgrad, Bulgaria

1981-1987 “N.Y. Vaptsarov” High School, Razgrad, Bulgaria

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Foreign Languages: English, Bulgarian, Russian, German

PUBLICATIONS:

CITATIONS in ISI web of science 884;

h index = 16 (ISI web of science )

google scholar h index=22 citations 1446

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DTXITEIAAAAJ&hl=en

PUBLICATIONS INDEXED IN ISI web of science (SCI and SCIE)

Ozgural O, Kahilogullari G, Dogan I, Al-Beyati ESM, Bozkurt M, Tetik B, Comert

A, Meco C, Unlu A. Single-Center Surgical Experience of the Treatment of

Craniopharyngiomas With Emphasis on the Operative Approach: Endoscopic

Endonasal

and Open Microscopic Transcranial Approaches. J Craniofac Surg. 2018 May 31.

doi:

10.1097/SCS.0000000000004592.

Polat O, Oguz AB, Eneyli MG, Comert A, Acar HI, Tuccar E. Applied anatomy for

tibial intraosseous access in adults: A Radioanatomical Study. Clin Anat. 2018

May;31(4):593-597. doi: 10.1002/ca.22990. Epub 2017 Oct 27. PubMed PMID:

28940706.

Kaplan T, Comert A, Esmer AF, Ataç GK, Acar HI, Ozkurt B, Tekdemir I, Han S.

The importance of costoclavicular space on possible compression of the

subclavian

artery in the thoracic outlet region: a radio-anatomical study. Interact

Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Apr 16. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy129.

Doğan I, Özgüral O, Eroğlu Ü, Al-Beyati ESM, Kilinç CM, Cömert A, Uğur HÇ.

Preoperative Exposure of Sigmoid Sinus Trajectory in Posterolateral Cranial

Base

Approaches Using a New Landmark Through a Neurosurgical Perspective. J

Craniofac

Surg. 2018 Jan;29(1):220-225. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004182.

Dogan I, Eroglu U, Ozgural O, Al-Beyati E, Kilinc MC, Comert A, Bozkurt M.

Visualization of Superficial Cerebral Lesions Using a Smartphone Application.

Turk Neurosurg. 2018;28(3):349-355. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.20509-17.1.

PubMed

Comert A, Dogan İ, Çaglar YS. Usefulness and radiological evaluation of

accuracy of innovative "Smart" hand technique for pedicle screw placement: an

anatomical study. Turk Neurosurg. 2017 Nov 1. doi:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.21391-

17.1.

1. Arslan M, Açar Hİ, Cömert A, Tubbs RS. The Cervical Arteries: An Anatomical Study with

Application to Avoid the Nerve Root and Spinal Cord Blood Supply. Turk Neurosurg. 2017

Feb 7. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19469-16.1

2. Ozdemir M, Comert A, Citisli V, Kahilogullari G, Tekdemir I, Acar F, Egemen N Viewing Three-

Dimensional Structure of the Cadaveric Brain Arteries Running Head: Three-Dimensional Structure of the Brain

Arteries Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2017 34 (2): 162 - 166 .

3. Silav G, Arslan M, Comert A, Acar HI, Kahilogullari G, Dolgun H, Tubbs RS, Tekdemir I.

Relationship of dorsal root ganglion to intervertebral foramen in lumbar region: an anatomical

study and review of literature. J Neurosurg Sci. 2016 Sep;60(3):339-44.

4. Akpınar S, Açar Hİ, Cömert A, Şam B, Elhan A. Location of Needle Tips on Plexus

Brachialis in Different Supraclavicular Block Techniques: A Cadaver Study. Turk J

Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2016 Aug;44(4):169-176.

5. Meola A, Comert A, Yeh FC, Sivakanthan S, Fernandez-Miranda JC. The nondecussating

pathway of the dentatorubrothalamic tract in humans: human connectome-based

tractographic study and microdissection validation. J Neurosurg. 2016 May;124(5):1406-12.

6. Ozkan D, Akkaya T, Yildiz S, Comert A. Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency

treatment of the pudendal nerve in chronic pelvic pain. Anaesthesist. 2016 Feb;65(2):134-6.

7. Meola A, Comert A, Yeh FC, Stefaneanu L, Fernandez-Miranda JC. The controversial

existence of the human superior fronto-occipital fasciculus: Connectome-based tractographic

study with microdissection validation. Hum Brain Mapp. 2015 Dec;36(12):4964-71

8. Akkaya T, Ozkan D, Karakoyunlu N, Ergil J, Gumus H, Ersoy H, Comert A, Acar HI, Yildiz

S. Pudendal block in transurethral prostatectomy: A randomised trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol.

2015 Sep;32(9):656-7.

9. Polat O, Oğuz AB, Cömert A, Demirkan A, Günalp M, Tüccar E. Intraosseous access

learning curve; is it really practical? Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Dec;32(12):1543-4.

10. Açar HI, Cömert A, Avşar A, Celik S, Kuzu MA. Dynamic article: surgical anatomical planes

for complete mesocolic excision and applied vascular anatomy of the right colon. Dis Colon

Rectum. 2014 Oct;57(10):1169-75.

11. Ozdemir M, Comert A, Ugur HC, Kahilogullari G, Tubbs RS, Egemen N. Anterior

communicating artery aneurysm surgery: which is the most appropriate head position? J

Craniofac Surg. 2014 Nov;25(6):2205-8.

12. Yildiz S, Bayar GR, Guvenc I, Kocabiyik N, Cömert A, Yazar F. Tomographic evaluation on

bone morphology in posterior mandibular region for safe placement of dental implant. Surg

Radiol Anat. 2015 Mar;37(2):167-73.

13. Menevşe GT, TeomanTellioglu A, Altuntas N, Cömert A, Tekdemir I. Polidocanol injection

for chemical delay and its effect on the survival of rat dorsal skin flaps. J Plast Reconstr

Aesthet Surg. 2014 Jun;67(6):851-6.

14. Cömert E, Cömert A, Cay N, Tunçel U, Tekdemir I. Surgical Anatomy of the

Infralabyrinthine Approach. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Mar 24;151(2):301-307.

15. Cömert E, Cömert A, Tunçel Ü, Tekdemir I. Surgical anatomy of facial nerve for revision

transmastoid surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Mar;25(2):619-22.

16. Canbay S, Gürer B, Bozkurt M, Comert A, Izci Y, Başkaya MK. Anatomical relationship and

positions of the lumbar and sacral segments of the spinal cord according to the vertebral

bodies and the spinal roots. Clin Anat. 2014 Mar;27(2):227-33

17. Kahilogullari G, Comert A, Ozdemir M, Brohi RA, Ozgural O, Esmer AF, Egemen N,

Karahan ST. Arterial vascularization patterns of the splenium: An anatomical study. Clin

Anat. 2013 Sep;26(6):675-81.

18. Kahilogullari G, Beton S, Al-Beyati ES, Kantarcioglu O, Bozkurt M, Kantarcioglu E, Comert

A, Unlu MA, Meco C. Olfactory functions after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: endoscopic

versus microscopic approach. Laryngoscope. 2013 Sep;123(9):2112-9.

19. Ugur HC, Dogan I, Kahilogullari G, Al-Beyati ES, Ozdemir M, Kayaci S, ComertA.

New practical landmarks to determine sigmoid sinus free zones for suboccipital approaches:

an anatomical study. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Sep;24(5):1815-8.

20. Bayar GR, Yildiz S, Gulses A, Sencimen M, Acikel CH, Comert A. Correlation between the

residual ridge height and the perforation limit of sinus membrane in crestal sinus elevation.

Quintessence Int. 2013 Oct;44(9):689-97.

21. Kahilogullari G, Ugur HC, Comert A, Brohi RA, Ozgural O, Ozdemir M, Karahan ST. Arterial

vascularization of the pineal gland. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Oct;29(10):1835-41

22. Arslan M, Cömert A, Açar HI, Ozdemir M, Elhan A, Tekdemir I, Tubbs RS, Attar A, Uğur

HC. Erratum to: Lumbosacral intrathecal nerve roots: an anatomical study. Acta Neurochir

(Wien). 2013 Mar;155(3):557.

23. Arslan M, Cömert A, Açar Hİ, Ozdemir M, Elhan A, Tekdemir I, Tubbs RS, Uğur HÇ. Nerve

root to lumbar disc relationships at the intervertebral foramen from a surgical viewpoint: An

anatomical study. Clin Anat. 2012 Mar;25(2):218-23.

24. Kahilogullari G, Ugur HC, Comert A, Tekdemir I, Kanpolat Y. The branching pattern of the

middle cerebral artery: is the intermediate trunk real or not? An anatomical study correlating

with simple angiography. J Neurosurg. 2012 May;116(5):1024-34

25. Ayberk G, Yagli OE, Comert A, Esmer AF, Canturk N, Tekdemir I, Dinc H.Anatomic

relationship between the anterior sylvian point and the parstriangularis. Clin Anat. 2012

May;25(4):429-36

26. Yazici I, Cavusoglu T, Karakaya EI, Comert A, Siemionow M. Microsurgical training model

for lymphaticovenous anastomosis in rat. Microsurgery. Microsurgery. 2012 Jul;32(5):420-2.

27. Imre N, Battal B, Acikel CH, Akgun V, Comert A, Yazar F. The demonstration of the

number, course, and the location of nutrient artery canals of the femur by multidetector

computed tomography. Surg Radiol Anat. 2012 Jul;34(5):427-32

28. Yalcin B, Tubbs RS, Durmaz A, Comert A, Toygar M, Loukas M, Develi S.

Branching pattern of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and its clinical

importance. Clin Anat. 2012 Jan;25(1):32-9.

29. Yildiz S, Cömert A, Ozan H. A case of connected superior and middle trunks of the brachial

plexus or with abnormal upper trunk. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2011;52(3 Suppl):1157-9

30. Alagöz MS, Alagöz AN, Comert A. Neuroanatomy of extensor digitorum brevis muscle for

reanimation of facial paralysis. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Nov;22(6):2308-11

31. Cömert E, Cömert A, Uz A, Tuncel Ü, Elhan A. Anatomic basis of percutaneous Kirschner

wire insertion in zygoma fractures. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Jul;22(4):1483-5.

32. Cömert A, Uğur HC, Kahiloğullar G, Cömert E, Elhan A, Tekdemir I. Microsurgical anatomy

for intraoperative preservation of the olfactory bulb and tract. J Craniofac Surg. 2011

May;22(3):1080-2.

33. Arslan M, Cömert A, Açar Hİ, Özdemir M, Elhan A, Tekdemir İ, Tubbs SR, Attar A, Uğur

HÇ. Lumbosacral intrathecal nerve roots: an anatomical study. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011

Jul;153(7):1435-42.

34. Arslan M, Cömert A, Açar Hİ, Özdemir M, Elhan A, Tekdemir İ, Tubbs RS, Attar A, Uğur

HC. Neurovascular structures adjacent to the lumbar intervertebral discs:an anatomical

study of their morphometry and relationships. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 May;14(5):630-8.

35. Polat O, Cömert A, Atalar H, Açar HI, Tüccar E. Safe percutaneous pinning for subcapital

fifth metacarpal fractures: an anatomical study. Acta Ortop Bras. 2011;19(2):106-9.

36. Arslan M, Comert A, Acar HI, Ozdemir M, Elhan A, Tekdemir I, Tubbs RS, Ugur HC.

Surgical view of the lumbar arteries and their branches: an anatomical study.Neurosurgery.

2011 Mar;68(1 Suppl Operative):16-22; discussion 22.

37. Esmer AF, Sen T, Comert A, Tuccar E, Karahan ST. The neurovascular relationships of the

oculomotor nerve. Clin Anat. 2011 Jul;24(5):583-9.

38. Tubbs RS, Rogers JM, Loukas M, Cömert A, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Anatomy of the

palmar branch of the ulnar nerve: application to ulnar and median nerve decompressive

surgery. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jan;114(1):263-7.

39. Uğurlu M, Bozkurt M, Demirkale I, Cömert A, Acar HI, Tekdemir I. Anatomy of the lateral

complex of the ankle joint in relation to peroneal tendons, distal fibula and talus: a cadaveric

study. Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi. 2010 Dec;21(3):153-8.

40. Cömert A, Altun S, Unlü RE, Orbay H, Tekdemir I. Perforating arteries of the anteromedial

aspect of the thigh: an anatomical study regarding anteromedial thigh flap. Surg Radiol Anat.

2011 Apr;33(3):241-7.

41. Cavusoglu T, Ozden H, Comert A, Yazici I, Acar HI, Tellioglu AT, Tekdemir I. Topographical

anatomy of the dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve and artery: a cadaver study. Surg Radiol

Anat. 2011 Apr;33(3):229-33.

42. Tubbs RS, Noordeh N, Parmar A, Cömert A, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA.

Reliability of Poirier's triangle in localizing the thoracic duct in the thorax. Surg Radiol Anat.

2010 Oct;32(8):757-60.

43. Ozgursoy OB, Comert A, Yorulmaz I, Tekdemir I, Elhan A, Kucuk B. Hidden unilateral

agenesis of the frontal sinus: human cadaver study of a potential surgical pitfall. Am J

Otolaryngol. 2010 Jul-Aug;31(4):231-4.

44. Tubbs RS, Jones VL, Loukas M, Cömert A, Shoja MM, Wellons JC 3rd, Cohen-Gadol AA.

Anatomy and landmarks for branches of the brachial plexus: a vade mecum. Surg Radiol

Anat. 2010 Mar;32(3):261-70.

45. Akça K, Kökat AM, Cömert A, Akkocaoğlu M, Tekdemir I, Cehreli MC. Torque-fitting and

resonance frequency analyses of implants in conventional sockets versus controlled bone

defects in vitro. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Feb;39(2):169-73.

46. Tubbs RS, Jones VL, Loukas M, Cömert A, Shoja MM, Wellons JC 3rd, Cohen-Gadol AA.

Anatomy and landmarks for branches of the brachial plexus: a vade mecum. Surg Radiol

Anat. 2010 Mar;32(3):261-70

47. Cemil B, Tun K, Kaptanoglu E, Kaymaz F, Cevirgen B, Comert A, Tekdemir I. Use of

pimecrolimus to prevent epidural fibrosis in a postlaminectomy rat model. J Neurosurg

Spine. 2009 Dec;11(6):758-63.

48. Tubbs RS, McDaniel JG, Burns AM, Kumbla A, Cossey TD, Apaydin N, Comert A, Acar HI,

Tekdemir I, Shoja MM, Loukas M. Anatomy of the reflected ligament of the inguinal region.

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2009;50(4):689-91

49. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K, Turba UC, Comert A, Seçkin H, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Safe zone for

C1 lateral mass screws: anatomic and radiological study. Neurosurgery. 2009

Dec;65(6):1154-60; discussion 1160.

50. Tubbs RS, El-Zammar D, Loukas M, Cömert A, Cohen-Gadol AA. Intradural cervical root

adjacent interconnections in the normal, prefixed, and postfixed brachial plexus. J Neurosurg

Spine. 2009 Oct;11(4):413-6.

51. Tubbs RS, Shah NA, Sullivan BP, Marchase ND, Cömert A, Acar HI, Tekdemir I, Loukas M,

Shoja MM. The costoclavicular ligament revisited: a functional and anatomical study. Rom J

Morphol Embryol. 2009;50(3):475-9.

52. Cehreli MC, Kökat AM, Comert A, Akkocaoğlu M, Tekdemir I, Akça K. Implant stability and

bone density: assessment of correlation in fresh cadavers using conventional and osteotome

implant sockets. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2009 Oct;20(10):1163-9.

53. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K, Seçkin H, Comert A, Acar HI, Belen D, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Ideal

screw entry point and projection angles for posterior lateral mass fixation of the atlas: an

anatomical study. Eur Spine J. 2009 Sep;18(9):1321-5.

54. Tatlisumak E, Aslan A, Cömert A, Ozlugedik S, Acar HI, Tekdemir I. Surgical anatomy of

the nasolacrimal duct on the lateral nasal wall as revealed by serial dissections. Anat Sci Int.

2010 Mar;85(1):8-12.

55. Tun K, Cemil B, Gurcay AG, Kaptanoglu E, Sargon MF, Tekdemir I, Comert A, Kanpolat Y.

Ultrastructural evaluation of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Conventional Radiofrequency

lesions in rat sciatic nerve. Surg Neurol. 2009 Nov;72(5):496-500; discussion 501.

56. Akkaya T, Ozturk E, Comert A, Ates Y, Gumus H, Ozturk H, Tekdemir I, Elhan A.

Ultrasound-guided obturator nerve block: a sonoanatomic study of a new methodologic

approach. Anesth Analg. 2009 Mar;108(3):1037-41.

57. Comert E, Comert A. External jugular vein duplication. J Craniofac Surg. 2009

Nov;20(6):2173-4.

58. Yazici I, Cavusoglu T, Comert A, Vural AC. Use of triangulation method in end-to-side

arterial microvascular anastomosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Nov;20(6):2225.

59. Yazar F, Comert A. Origin types of the long thoracic nerve. Surg Radiol Anat. 2009

Nov;31(9):737.

60. Krishnan S, Rohen JW, Lütjen-Drecoll E, Carmichael SW, Nicholson HD, Trotman P, Stefan

C, Anderhuber F, Karenberg A, De Caro R, Moore KL, Duparc F, Comert A, Ay S, Tekdemir

I, Elhan A, Fontaine C, Wavreille G, Chantelot C, Dos Remedios C, Koebke J, Komurcu M.

Symposium presentations. Surg Radiol Anat. 2009 Sep;31 Suppl 1:43-8.

61. Barut C, Özdemir S; Ozden H ; Comert A, Esmer, AF ; Tekdemir I, Elhan A Surgical

Anatomy and Bifurcation Patterns of the Popliteal Artery: An Anatomical Study Source:

Turkiye Kliniklerı Tıp Bilimlerı Dergisi, 2009 Apr 29 (2): 338-343.

62. Ozkan D, Akkaya T, Cömert A, Balkcı N, Ozdemir E, Gümüs H, Ergül Z, Kaya O.

Paravertebral block in inguinal hernia surgeries: two segments or 4 segments? Reg Anesth

Pain Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;34(4):312-5.

63. Barut C, Comert A, Esmer AF, Sevinc O, Ozden H, Tekdemir I, Elhan A The division level

of the sciatic nerve and its relevance to popliteal nerve block. A cadaveric study.

Neurosciences. 2009 Jan;14 (1): 104-5.

64. Cömert A, Kökat AM, Akkocaoğlu M, Tekdemir I, Akça K, Cehfreli MC. Fresh-frozen vs.

embalmed bone: is it possible to use formalin-fixed human bone for biomechanical

experiments on implants? Clin Oral Implants Res. 2009 May;20(5):521-5.

65. Alagöz MS, Alagöz AN, Orbay H, Uysal AC, Comert A, Tuccar E. The utilization of teres

major muscle in facial paralysis reanimation: an anatomic study. J Craniofac Surg. 2009

May;20(3):926-9.

66. Kendir S, Acar HI, Comert A, Ozdemir M, Kahilogullari G, Elhan A, Ugur HC. Window

anatomy for neurosurgical approaches. J Neurosurg. 2009 Aug;111(2):365-70.

67. Kökat AM, Cömert A, Tekdemir I, Akkocaoğlu M, Akça K, Cehreli MC. Human ex vivo bone

tissue strains around immediately-loaded implants supporting mandibular fixed prostheses.

Implant Dent. 2009 Apr;18(2):162-71.

68. Yazar F, Kilic C, Acar HI, Candir N, Comert A. The long thoracic nerve: Its origin, branches,

and relationship to the middle scalene muscle. Clin Anat. 2009 May;22(4):476-80.

69. Kocabiyik N, Yalcin B, Kilbas Z, Karadeniz SR, Kurt B, Comert A, Ozan H. Anatomical

assessment of bile ducts of Luschka in human fetuses. Surg Radiol Anat. 2009

Aug;31(7):517-21.

70. Tellioglu AT, Eker E, Cimen K, Comert A, Karaeminogullari G, Tekdemir I. Training Model

for Microvascular Anastomosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Jan;20(1):238-239.

71. Yazici I, Cavusoglu T, Comert A, Karakaya EI. Use of Dental Mirror in Microsurgical

Practice. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Jan;20(1):201-202.

72. Yücesoy C, Akkaya T, Ozel O, Cömert A, Tüccar E, Bedirli N, Unlü E, Hekimoğlu B, Gümüş

H. Ultrasonographic evaluation and morphometric measurements of the suprascapular

notch. Surg Radiol Anat. 2009 Jul;31(6):409-14.

73. Tubbs RS, Apaydin N, Uz A, Shoja MM, Slappey JB, Comert A, Acar HI, Tekdemir I,

Loukas M. The clinical anatomy of the ligament of Barkow at the proximal tibiofibular joint.

Surg Radiol Anat. 2009 Mar;31(3):161-3.

74. Unlu A, Meco C, Ugur HC, Comert A, Ozdemir M, Elhan A. Endoscopic anatomy of

sphenoid sinus for pituitary surgery. Clin Anat. 2008 Oct;21(7):627-32.

75. Acar HI, Comert A, Ozer H, Tekdemir I, Loukas M, Shane Tubbs R, Elhan A. Femoral

seating position of the EndoButton in single incision anterior cruciate ligament

reconstruction: an anatomical study. Surg Radiol Anat. 2008 Nov;30(8):639-43.

76. Yazici I, Cavusoglu T, Comert A, Vargel I, Cavusoglu M, Tekdemir I, Siemionow M. Maxilla

allograft for transplantation: an anatomical study. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Jul;61(1):105-13.

77. Alagoz MS, Orbay H, Uysal AC, Comert A, Tuccar E. Vascular anatomy of the metatarsal

bones and the interosseous muscles of the foot. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2009

Sep;62(9):1227-32.

78. Kahilogullari G, Comert A, Arslan M, Esmer AF, Tuccar E, Elhan A, Tubbs RS,Ugur

HC. Callosal branches of the anterior cerebral artery: an anatomical report. Clin Anat. 2008

Jul;21(5):383-8.

79. Kendir S, Akkaya T, Comert A, Sayin M, Tatlisumak E, Elhan A, Tekdemir I. The location

of the obturator nerve: a three-dimensional description of the obturator canal. Surg Radiol

Anat. 2008 Aug;30(6):495-501.

80. Simsek S, Yigitkanli K, Comert A, Acar HI, Seckin H, Er U, Belen D, Tekdemir I, Elhan

A. Posterior osseous bridging of C1. J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jun;15(6):686-8.

81. Akkaya T, Comert A, Kendir S, Acar HI, Gumus H, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Detailed anatomy

of accessory obturator nerve blockade. Minerva Anestesiol. 2008 Apr;74(4):119-22.

82. Babuccu O, Barut C, Zeyrek T, Comert A, Can B, Tekdemir I, Elhan A. Infragluteal sulcus:

a combined histologic and anatomic reappraisal. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2008 May;32(3):496-

502.

83. Orbay H, Kerem M, Unlü RE, Cömert A, Tüccar E, Sensöz O. Maxillary artery: anatomical

landmarks and relationship with the mandibular subcondyle. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007

Dec;120(7):1865-70.

84. Orbay H, Kerem M, Unlü RE, Esmer AF, Cömert A, Tüccar E, Sensöz O. Vascular anatomy

of plantar muscles. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Apr;58(4):420-6.

85. Akça K, Akkocaoglu M, Cömert A, Tekdemir I, Cehreli MC. Bone strains around

immediately loaded implants supporting mandibular overdentures in human cadavers. Int J

Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2007 Jan-Feb;22(1):101-9.

86. Cehreli MC, Akkocaoglu M, Comert A, Tekdemir I, Akca K. Bone strains around apically

free versus grafted implants in the posterior maxilla of human cadavers. Med Biol Eng

Comput. 2007 Apr;45(4):395-402.

87. Akkocaoglu M, Cehreli MC, Tekdemir I, Comert A, Güzel E, Dağdeviren A, Akca

K. Primary stability of simultaneously placed dental implants in extraoral donor graft sites: a

human cadaver study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Mar;65(3):400-7.

88. Cetik O, Uslu M, Acar HI, Comert A, Tekdemir I, Cift H. Is there a safe area for the axillary

nerve in the deltoid muscle? A cadaveric study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006

Nov;88(11):2395-9.

89. Ozlugedik S, Acar HI, Apaydin N, Tekdemir I, Elhan A, Comert A. Surgical anatomy of the

external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. Clin Anat. 2007 May;20(4):387-91.

90. Cehreli MC, Comert A, Akkocaoglu M, Tekdemir I, Akca K. Towards the limit of quantifying

low-amplitude strains on bone and in coagulum around immediately loaded oral implants in

extraction sockets. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2006 Mar;44(1-2):86-94.

91. Ozer H, Açar HI, Cömert A, Tekdemir I, Elhan A, Turanli S. Course of the innervation

supply of medial head of triceps muscle and anconeus muscle at the posterior aspect of

humerus (anatomical study). Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2006 Oct;126(8):549-53.

92. Orbay H, Unlü RE, Sensöz O, Cömert A. Vascular anatomy of the lateral pterygoid muscle.

Ann Plast Surg. 2006 May;56(5):584-5.

93. Ugur HC, Kahilogullari G, Esmer AF, Comert A, Odabasi AB, Tekdemir I, Elhan A, Kanpolat

Y. A neurosurgical view of anatomical variations of the distal anterior cerebral artery: an

anatomical study. J Neurosurg. 2006 Feb;104(2):278-84.

94. Akça K, Akkocaoğlu M, Cömert A, Tekdemir I, Cehreli MC. Human ex vivo bone tissue

strains around immediately loaded implants supporting maxillary overdentures. Clin Oral

Implants Res. 2005 Dec;16(6):715-22.

95. Cehreli MC, Akkocaoglu M, Comert A, Tekdemir I, Akca K. Human ex vivo bone tissue

strains around natural teeth vs. immediate oral implants. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2005

Oct;16(5):540-8.

96. Comert A, Comert E, Ozlugedik S, Kendir S, Tekdemir I. High-located aberrant innominate

artery: an unusual cause of serious hemorrhage of percutaneous tracheotomy. Am J

Otolaryngol. 2004 Sep-Oct;25(5):368-9.

97. Akarsu ES, Mamuk S, Comert A. Inhibition of pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in rats by

prostaglandin D2. Epilepsy Res. 1998 Mar;30(1):63-8.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

1. The relation between the demographic data and plexus brachialis depth in four different

supraclavicular block techniques. S Tüfekçioğlu, A. Cömert, H. İ. Açar, B. Șam, A. Elhan.

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 2013, 66 (2), 83-90

2. M. Özdemir, I. Demirkale, T. Demir, A. Cömert, A. Arslan, N.Camuşcu, M. Altay. A

comparative biomechanical evaluation of various instrumentation techniques at lumbopelvic

junction. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2013;33(4):1175-81

3. P. Kırdemir, A. Cömert, S. Kendir, İ. Tekdemir, A. Elhan, "Does obturator nerve block always

occur in 3-1 Block?", Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, p 149-151, 2011, 2 (2)

4. A. Cömert, M. Uğurlu, " Surgical anatomy of the lateral aspect of the ankle joint ", TOTBİD

dergisi, Journal of the Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 53-61 pp., 2011

5. A. Cömert, G. Kahiloğulları, E. Cömert, T. Karahan, A.F. Esmer, H.Ç. Uğur, İ. Tekdemir, A.

Elhan, " Morphometry of the olfactory bulb, tract, trigon and sulcus: an anatomical study.",

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 149-152 pp., 2009

6. G. Kahiloğulları, A. Cömert, A. Elhan, Y. Kanpolat, " Important branch of middle cerebral

artery: an anatomical study ", Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası , 62 (4), 153-157 ,

2009

7. A. Elhan, İ. Tekdemir, A. Cömert, M. Bozkurt, E. Tönük, G. İpek yumuşak ve sert doku malzeme

deney sistemi için elektronik veri toplama birimi tasarım ve uygulaması, Makina Tasarım ve

İmalat Dergisi Cilt 9, Sayı, 1, Sayfa.30-35, 2007.

8. M. Özdemir, G. Kahiloğulları, A. Cömert, Y.Ş. Çağlar, A. Elhan, G. Sılav, H.Ç. Uğur, "The

interclinoid osseos bridges between anterior and posterior clinoid processes and the

caroticoclinoid foramen ", Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 59(4), 175-178, 2006

9. E. Cömert, Ş. Ulu, M. Turanlı, İ. Keskinöz, A. Cömert, "Duplication anomaly of internal jugular

vein", Acta Onkologica Turcica , 37 (1-2), 14-16, 2004

BOOK CHAPTHERS

In book: Musculoskeletal Research and Basic Science, Chapter: Surgical and Functional

Anatomy, Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Editors: Feza Korkusuz, ”Posterior

Approach to the Spine and Intervertebral Foramen: Anatomical Basis” pp. 741-753

HI Acar, A. Cömert, BC.Ongun

In “Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ”. Editor: Prof. Dr. Muharrem Gerçeker

”Koku alma bozuklukları.” Kesici GG, Cömert A, Yılmaz O , p 547-572. MN Medikal-

Nobel yayıncılık. Ankara 2014

In “Mide Kanseri” Editor: Prof. Dr. Necati Örmeci

"Mide (Gaster) Anatomisi" Dr. Ayhan Cömert;

In “Temel Rinoloji” Editor: Can KOÇ

1. Burun Anatomisi: İ. Tekdemir, E. Cömert, A. Cömert

2. Paranazal Sinüslerin Anatomisi: İ. Tekdemir, E. Cömert, A. Cömert

In “Anatomi” Editor: İbrahim Tekdemr Chapters : 1. Osteologia; 2. Artrologia; 3.

Myologia A. Cömert

PROJECTS

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey TÜBİTAK 104S402 SBAG

SBAG-AYD-479 Yumuşak ve sert doku malzeme deney sistemine elektronik veri

toplama biriminin eklenmesi 2005 /2006

Turkish Neurosurgical Society Türk Nöroşirürji Derneği Araştırma Projesi. Deneysel akut

omurilik yaralanmasında (spine injury) granülosit koloni stimülan faktörün (GCSF)

antiinflamatuar etkisi 2007

Celal Bayar University Research Projects, Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma

Projesi Tıp 2005- 47 Sıçan beyninde fokal iskeminin matriks metaloproteinaz ve

ekstraselüler matriks proteinlerinin dağılımlarına etkisinin immunohistokimyasal yöntemle

değerlendirilmesi 2005/2007

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey TÜBİTAK 108S075 İnsan

dişsiz çene kemiklerinin mikromekaniksel özelliklerinin incelenmesi 2008/2011