Assoc. Prof. Dr. Musa Öztürk is a neurologist at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, specializing in headache, migraine and multiple sclerosis.
He received his medical degree from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1979-1985) and completed his residency in Neurology at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital (1987-1992). He later completed a subspecialty in Algology (Pain Medicine) in 2011 and received the title of Associate Professor in 2021, both at Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital.
His career began at the Emergency Department of Niğde State Hospital (1985-1987), followed by nearly three decades at Istanbul Bakırköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Hospital (1992-2021) and a period at Acıbadem Atakent Hospital in 2025.
He has supervised numerous specialty theses, served as editor of leading Turkish textbooks on headache, and authored many articles in international peer-reviewed journals including Headache and Cephalalgia.
He is a member of the Turkish Neurological Society and its Headache, Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis and Algology study groups, the Headache and Pain Studies Association, the Turkish Epilepsy Association, the International Headache Society and the European Academy of Neurology.
Education
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Associate Professorship
Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital
2021
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Subspecialty in Algology (Pain Medicine)
Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital
2011
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Residency in Neurology
Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
1987–1992
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Medical Degree
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
1979–1985
Academic & Administrative Roles
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Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Present
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Acıbadem Atakent Hospital
2025
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Istanbul Bakırköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Hospital
1992–2021
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Research Assistant, Department of Neurology
Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital
1987–1992
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Emergency Department Physician
Niğde State Hospital
1985–1987
- Turkish Neurological Society
- European Academy of Neurology
- Headache and Pain Studies Association
- Turkish Epilepsy Association
- International Headache Society
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Gender influences headache characteristics with increasing age in migraine patients
Cephalalgia · 2015 -
Evaluation of interictal autonomic function during attack and remission periods in cluster headaches
Cephalalgia · 2016 -
Efficacy and safety of 400 and 800 mg etodolac vs. 1,000 mg paracetamol in acute treatment of migraine: a randomized, double-blind, crossover, multicenter, phase III clinical trial
Pain Practice · 2013 -
Validity and reliability of the Turkish Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire
Headache · 2004
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The Relation Between Pain and Magnesium Levels in Blood and Saliva in Patients with Migraine
European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
1996