Basar Atalay, MD, PhD, is a board-certified complex spine surgeon and neurosurgeon with nearly two decades of experience. He has completed additional fellowship training to offer critical spine surgery and neurocritical care for patients who have spine tumors, degenerative spine conditions, spinal deformities and disc herniations. Dr. Atalay offers microscopic surgery, microneurosurgery, minimally invasive surgery and endoscopic surgery approaches, which can offer less recovery time and better outcomes for his patients.

Dr. Atalay is excited to join the neurosurgery staff at MU Health Care and provide expert care to the people of mid-Missouri. His approach as a surgeon centers on using minimally invasive approaches, with a focus on preserving each patient’s natural anatomy.

Dr. Atalay has two daughters, who are interested in art and sports, and a Hemingway cat. His hobbies include walking in nature, reading, learning about history, playing basketball and tennis, swimming and sailing, cooking and eating Mediterranean cuisines and stargazing with his telescope.