About
Pioneer in neurosurgery who devised instruments and techniques to treat previously inoperable conditions.
Before fame
He was a resident at the University of Zurich, coming back there to teach and continue his research.
Trivia
He became a friend of renowned Turkish poet Can Yücel.
Family life
His wife, Dianne Bader-Gibson Yaşargil, began assisting him with surgeries in 1973.
Associated with
Salvador Mazza was another pioneering European doctor.
