NAME:                        SUUR BILICILER, M.D.

PRESENT TITLE:    Associate Professor of Neurology

OFFICE ADDRESS:            

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth      

Department of Neurology

6431 Fannin MSE R466

Houston, TX 77030

Phone: 713-500-6784

Fax:     713-500-0773

Pager:  713-509-0329

E-mail: suur.biliciler@uth.tmc.edu

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

1992-1998                                 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Istanbul, Turkey 

Degree Earned:            M.D

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

06/1999-07/2002        Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine

                                    Resident in Neurology 

08/2002-07/2006        St Louis University

               Resident in Neurology

08/2006-10/2008         Baylor College of Medicine

               Fellow in Neuromuscular Diseases

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

02/2009-Present:         Associate Professor of Neurology

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

ADMINISTRATIVE AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

02/2009-Present         Staff Neurologist/Neuromuscular Specialist

            Memorial Hermann Hospital, The University of Texas Health Science 

Center at Houston. Houston, TX

02/2009-Present         Co-Director Muscle and Nerve Laboratory, The University of Texas Health  

                                    Science Center at Houston

09/2015-Present         Co-Director Neurology Residency Program, The University of Texas Health

            Science Center at Houston

CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Neurology (2008)

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Neuromuscular Medicine (2019)

United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties- Neuromuscular Pathology (2015)

American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (2028)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Member of American Academy of Neurology

Member of American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

HONORS AND AWARDS;

Top student in the class of 1992 in English High School for Girls

Second place in poster competition

Altunel A, Uzun N, Elbulken G, Biliciler S

High dose piracetam effects in different diseases

35^thNational Neurology Congress, November 2, 2000; Istanbul, Turkey 

Third place in oral presentation competition

Biliciler S.Uygucgil H, Saip S, Altintas A, Soysal T, Ozdemir SE, Ferhanoglu B,

Siva Aksel 

Plasmapheresis in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Different Indications

36^thNational Neurology Congress, October 31, 2001:Antalya, Turkey

Second place in poster competition

Squire Trevor, Biliciler S.

Immune mediation: The Culprit in Focal Neuropathies 

33^rdAnnual Carrel-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium, February 2013: Dallas

Third place in poster competition

Chahil M, Nguyen T, Furr-Stimming E, Biliciler S  

Bilateral brachial plexopathies in a patient with LGi1 Limbic Encephalitis  

35^thAnnual Carrel-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium, February 2014: Dallas

Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2011 and 2013.