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Barlas Benkli, MD : Bio and credentials

Neurologist, Pain Medicine Specialist

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My bio

I am Dr. Barlas Benkli, MD, and I am a neurologist at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ. I completed my medical training in Istanbul, Turkey, with a full scholarship at Koç University School of Medicine in 2016. I then traveled to Columbia University in New York to spend a year as a research scholar in 2017. From 2017 to 2018, I studied as a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience candidate in advanced research at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Oxford, England.

I began a neurology residency in 2022 at the University of Texas in Houston, where I also served as a chief resident during my final year and received the annual Excellence in Teaching Award. After that, I completed an interventional pain medicine fellowship at Oregon ÍøºìºÚÁÏ & Science University in Portland, Oregon, followed by a headache and facial pain fellowship with the University of California, Los Angeles Goldberg Migraine Program in 2024.

My clinical interests include headache medicine, interventional management of spine pain, and neuromodulation. My main research interests include the role of the hypothalamus and upper cervical spinal cord in primary headache disorders, headache management in pregnancy, innovative aspects of interventional pain management, and discrepancies in access to pain management.

When not working, I like to spend time outdoors sailing, playing tennis, and hiking, with a passion for traveling too.

Board certifications

  • Headache Medicine

    United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties

  • Neurology

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

  • Pain Medicine

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

  • Fellowship, Headache Medicine

    University of California, Los Angeles, 2023-2024

  • Fellowship, Pain Medicine

    Oregon ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Science University, 2022-2023

  • Residency, Neurology

    University of Texas , Houston McGovern Medical School, 2018-2022

  • Doctor of Philosophy

    University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, 2017-2018

  • Research Scholar

    Columbia University, 2016-2017

  • Medical School

    Koç University School of Medicine, 2010-2016

My areas of focus

Specialties

Gender

Male

Accomplishments

  • Excellence In Teaching Award

    University of Texas in Houston, 2022