Dr. Ali R Tural M.D.

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Ali R. Tural, who serves patients in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Dr. Tural, a trusted pediatrician, established Tural Pediatrics in 1996. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to provide the best pediatric care to his patients in Fall River, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas. 

Having built a reputation and a presence in the community for providing warm and friendly service, he and his highly professional staff view patients as family. They deliver personalized care with a smile and compassion to all, and hold privileges at Saint Anne’s Hospital.

“At Tural Pediatrics, our mission is to provide high-quality comprehensive healthcare services to infants, children, and adolescents. We are committed to providing excellent and continually up-to-date diagnostic, therapeutic, health-promoting, and preventive practices, with special attention to development, behavioral health, and positive parenting practices. We intend to use innovative and sophisticated thinking in how we conceive of, organize, and deliver our care” as stated on their website. 

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University Medical School in Turkey in 1982. He then went on to perform his residency in pediatrics at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, followed by his fellowship in pediatric nephrology at British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), Dr. Tural is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature. 

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