
Sacit Bulent Omay MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine
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15 York StreetLLCI 814BNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-785-2791
Fax+1 203-688-5599
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Summary
- Dr. Sacit Bulent Omay works as an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine. He is a skull base and brain tumor neurosurgeon with expertise in the endoscopic and open treatment of skull base, pituitary and brain tumors. He has completed his neurosurgery residency at Yale Medical School. His fellowships include a surgical neuro-oncology fellowship in Cleveland Clinic and an Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Skull Base and Pituitary Fellowship at Weil Cornell Medical Center. His clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery for skull base and pituitary pathology, brain tumors and Gamma Knife radiosurgery. He also has an interest in general neurosurgery.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2016 - 2016
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2007 - 2009
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2016 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2008 - 2009
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- William F. Collins, Jr. M.D. Neurosurgery Resident Research Symposium Award Yale Medical School Department of Neurosurgery, 2015
- Patient Care Excelence Award Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2014
- Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2008
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Patient factors in the treatment of chronic subdural hematomas.Sreekar Kasturi, William Trosch Jr, Joanna Gray, Jennifer Amaturo, Jenna Appleton
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2026-12-01 - 1 citationsCritical views for safe surgical phase progression in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection: modified Delphi consensus.Tjasa Zaletel, Danyal Z Khan, Anjana Wijekoon, Zhehua Mao, Joao Paulo Almeida
Pituitary. 2026-01-28 - 1 citationsThe Development and Validation of Novel 3-Dimensional Models for Simulation Training in Sinonasal and Skull Base Surgery.Umar Rehman, Saleh Okhovat, Robbie Woods, Nyall R London Jr, Benjamin Verillaud
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 2025-05-27
Journal Articles
- Transorbital Endoscopic Eyelid Approach for Resection of Sphenoorbital Meningiomas with Predominant Hyperostosis: Report of 2 Cases RelatedSacit B Omay, Buqing Liang, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Transorbital Endoscopic Eyelid Approach for Resection of Sphenoorbital Meningiomas with Predominant Hyperostosis: Report of 2 Cases RelatedSacit B Omay, Buqing Liang, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Integrated Genomic Analyses of De Novo Pathways Underlying Atypical MeningiomasAlexander O Vortmeyer, Richard A Young, Murat Gunel, E Zeynep Omay, S Bulent Omay, Nature
Authored Content
- Do Craniopharyngioma Molecular Signatures Correlate with Clinical Characteristics? RelatedMay 2018
- Do Craniopharyngioma Molecular Signatures Correlate with Clinical Characteristics? RelatedMay 2018
Committees
- Fellow, Leadership Fellow in the CNS International Committee 2015 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- The North American Skull Base Society- NASBSMember
Other Languages
- Turkish
External Links
- Yale School of Medicinehttps://medicine.yale.edu/neurosurgery/faculty/sacit_omay-2.profile
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