His international medical training includes advanced work in cerebrovascular surgery at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai; skull-base surgery and neuro-oncology at Toronto Western Hospital, Canada; and minimally invasive and complex spine surgery at Rush University in Chicago.

Dr. Turel practises at Wockhardt Hospitals in South Mumbai. His areas of expertise include brain tumours, cerebrovascular surgery, epilepsy surgery, stroke surgery, skull-base procedures, spinal tumours, and minimally invasive spine surgery. Alongside clinical practice, he remains actively involved in medical research, academic teaching, and neurosurgical training.

He has written numerous scientific papers, delivered lectures internationally, and contributed columns to leading publications. His writing makes complex medical experiences accessible by focusing not only on diagnosis and treatment but also on the fears, beliefs, relationships, and hopes surrounding every patient.

His debut book, Bheja Fry: Heartfelt Stories from a Neurosurgeon’s Clinic, published by Juggernaut Books, presents real-life stories drawn from nearly two decades in consulting rooms and operating theatres. Written with wit, sensitivity, and honesty, the book explores the unpredictable and deeply human world of neurosurgery.

Rather than relying on medical jargon, Dr. Turel uses engaging anecdotes to examine memory, identity, resilience, recovery, uncertainty, compassion, and the limits of medicine. The book offers readers a rare view of what happens behind the scalpel while recognising that every medical case is ultimately a human story.

Through medicine and writing, Dr. Mazda Turel brings scientific understanding, humour, and empathy together, making him a distinctive voice in contemporary Indian medical literature.

His book is available on Amazon.