Biographical summary
Dr.Turkmani is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with specific expertise in cerebrovascular, endovascular and skull base neurosurgery. He also specializes in the microsurgical treatment of brain tumors and in minimally invasive spinal surgery.
Interests
- Stroke and carotid artery disease
- Brain aneurysms
- Vascular malformations of the brain and spinal cord
- Cavernous-Carotid Fistula , Dural arteriovenous fistula
- Endovascular and cerebrovascular surgery
- Skull base tumors
- Orbital tumors, pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas
- Microsurgical treatment of brain tumors
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2017
Residency - NeurosurgeryUniversity of Texas at Houston
- 2013
Fellowship - Neuroendovascular SurgeryUniversity of Texas at Houston
- 2012
Fellowship - CerebrovascularUniversity of Illinois Chicago
- 2011
Residency - NeurosurgeryAmerican University of Beirut
- 2009
Rotating Internship - Neurosurgery DepartmentBaylor College of Medicine
- 2004
MDFaculty of Medicine, Damascus University
Activities and honors