Biographical summary
Dr. Turkmani is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with specific expertise in cerebrovascular, endovascular and skull base neurosurgery. He also specializes in minimally invasive spinal surgery.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Awake brain surgery
- Brain aneurysm surgery
- Brain endoscopy
- Brain mapping
- Brain stereotactic radiosurgery
- Brain tumor surgery
- Carotid angiogram
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting
- Cerebral angiogram
- Embolization therapy
- Endoscopic skull base surgery
- Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery
- Endovascular treatment
- Lumbar diskectomy
- Microvascular surgery
- Minimally invasive neurosurgery
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Spinal angiogram
- Spinal cord stimulator insertion
- Spinal fusion
- Temporal lobectomy
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
- Orbital tumors, pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Micro neurosurgery
- Brain tumor surgery
- Endoscopic skull base surgery
- Ischemic / Hemorrhagic stroke
Mayo Clinic locations
Phoenix, Arizona
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
Residency - PathologyFaculty of Medicine, Damascus University
- 2001
MDFaculty of Medicine, Damascus University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2021
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2021
Recognized for TeamworkAbove & Beyond Recognition Program
- 2021
Robert D. Zimmerman Award - Best PaperEastern Neuroradiological Society
- 2017
Patients' Choice AwardVitals Awards
Professional memberships
- 2013 - present
MembershipCongress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2013 - present
MembershipCV Section CNS/AANS
- 2011 - present
MembershipAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons