Neuroscience
Penn Neurosurgery Welcomes Ali K. Ozturk, MD
Ali K. Ozturk, MD, has joined Penn Neurosurgery as an Assistant Professor.
Dr Ozturk received his BA in biology from Johns Hopkins University and his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in neurosurgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and a fellowship in spine surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Ozturk specializes in the treatment of brain tumors, brain trauma, and complex spinal disorders, including tumors, degenerative spine disease, trauma, and minimally invasive spine surgery.
His research efforts focus on spinal disease, including degenerative and oncologic disease processes and the genetic basis of diseases affecting the central nervous system. He has published extensively on the genetic basis of human disease and his work in this field has earned him numerous awards and grants from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Dr. Ozturk is board certified in neurological surgery. He sees patients at Pennsylvania Hospital.
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