Biography
Alan Turtz, MD, FACS
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief, Department of Neurosurgery
Education and Training
| Medical School: | Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| Internship: | General Surgery - Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA |
| Residency: | Neurosurgery - Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Memberships
- Medical Society of New Jersey
- Camden County Medical Society
- The Pituitary Society
- Philadelphia Neurological Society
- Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- International Society for Neuroemergencies
- American Medical Association
- Philadelphia County Medical Society
Awards & Honors
The Diane Barton Caring Award, Excellence in Teaching Award, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital Physician Star Award, Alpha Omega Alpha - Honor Medical Society Delta Chapter, Gilson Colby Engel Resident Award, The March of Dimes Science Research Fellowship, Dorothy and Sol Sherry Excellence in Teaching Award, Clinical Teacher of the Year, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Neurosurgical Residency Training Program, SJ Magazine Top Docs - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, SJ Magazine Top Docs for Kids - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, New Jersey Monthly Magazine Top Docs - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, South Jersey Magazine Best Doctors- 2016 , South Jersey Magazine Top Physicians - 2020
About Me
Alan R. Turtz, MD, FACS is Director of the Pituitary Tumor Program at the Cooper Neurologic Institute and Professor of Neurosurgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Dr. Turtz received his medical degree in 1986 from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, where he also completed his neurosurgery training. Before joining Cooper in 2004, Dr. Turtz practiced in Philadelphia at the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital where he was Chief of the Neurosurgical Service and Medical Director of the Neurosurgical ICU. Dr. Turtz is a nationally recognized leader in the use of minimally invasive cerebral endoscopy. His expertise includes brain tumors with a special interest in pituitary and intraventricular tumors.