Biography

Derya Uluduz, MD, Professor of Neurology, is the Founder and Director of the Brain360 Clinic in Istanbul, Türkiye. She is also a retired Professor of Neurology at Istanbul University–Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Medicine, where she has led research and clinical programs focused on headache, neuroinflammation, stroke, and neurolongevity.

Prof. Uluduz completed her Neurology residency and PhD training at Istanbul University–Cerrahpasa, followed by advanced studies in Headache Medicine. She has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and international reports on migraine, cluster headache, and pediatric headaches.

She is an active member of the International Headache Society (IHS), European Headache Federation (past board member), and past president of Lifting the Burden in Headache, Chairwoman of Turkish BEYINDER-Brain Health Society, and vice president of GMPS Headache Society.

In Türkiye, Prof. Uluduz has played a key role in establishing the Turkish Headache Platform, increasing public awareness, professional education, and early diagnosis initiatives in headache medicine.  She is also a frequent speaker at global scientific meetings, a member of the editorial network of the Journal of Headache & Pain, and an advocate for women in headache.

Disclosures

Leadership or Board position in other society: Vice President of Global Migraine and Pain Summit

President of BEYINDER Turkish Brain Health Society

Personal fees (in the last three years): Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Organon, Orzax, Abbvie, Teva

Research support: Orzax

Participation on a Data Safety Monitoring Board or Advisory Board: Abbvie, Novartis

Principal investigator: Novartis, Abbvie, Eli Lilly

Relationship with scientific journals: Editorial board of Journal of Headache and Pain, Editorial board of Turkish neurology journal

Commercial interests: None