Dr Mazda K. Turel completed his degree in medicine (MBBS) from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ groups of Hospitals in Mumbai, and went on to pursue an MCH degree in Neurosurgery from the prestigious Christian Medical College in Vellore, India. He was awarded the Jacob Chandy Gold Medal at his graduation – a distinction that has been conferred previously to just 4 other recipients since it’s institution, 35 years ago. After completing his residency he visited several departments of neurosurgery across the world and earned a Diploma in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery from Beijing, China. He then went on to complete a fellowship in skull-base surgery and neurooncology at the illustrious Toronto Western Hospital, Canada and another fellowship in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery at the Rush University in Chicago, USA. Dr Mazda K. Turel earned his specialization in cerebrovascular surgery, with an emphasis on arterial bypasses in the brain, from the Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.