Dr. Atasoy graduated from the University of Istanbul, Turkey in 1956, and received his postgraduate training at the University of Louisville. He served as a Christine M. Kleinert Hand Fellow for one year in 1966.

Dr. Atasoy is currently an associate clinical professor of surgery at the University of Louisville. He is an active member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and received the certificate for Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery in January 1989.

In addition to general hand surgery, Dr. Atasoy has a particular interest in upper extremity nerve compression, especially thoracic outlet compression syndrome.