Dr. Tursun finished his dental school in King Saud University, surgical internship at Thomas Jefferson hospital then obtained Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery certificate at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Dr. Tursun completed oral head and neck oncologic, microvascular, microneural murgery, and facial cosmetic surgery fellowships at the Universsity of Miami. He then became the fellowship director in Oral Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Miami, and recently moved to Saudi Arabia Security Forces Hospital as the residency program directory.

He has authored multiple chapters and articles, and his major research interests include stem cell roll in facial reconstruction, microvascular reconstruction of facial defects and nerve repair.