Medical Interests
Complex congenital & pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Reoperation
Valve sparing aortic root replacement
Complex mitral repairs
Complex aortic Repairs
Ozaki aortic repairs
Ebstein & Triscupid valve repairs
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Surgery
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Arterial and Hybrid CABG
Education
Chief of Department - Liv Hospital Vadistanbul Pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular Surgery Present Academic Rank and Position
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey - Medical School 09/1979 -09/1983
GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - MD 09/1983 -09/1985
GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey - Internship, General Surgery and Medicine 1985 - 1986
GATA and TYIH, Ankara, Turkey - Resident, Cardiovascular Surgery 1988 - 1993
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas - Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery 02/1995 -07/1995
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota - Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiopulmonary Transplantation 1995-1997
USC Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California - Fellow, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation 1997-1998
Certification
Board Certifications
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) ECFMG Certificate (Valid indefinitely) 1988 - Present
Ministry of Health, Turkey
Cardiovascular Surgery 1993
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery (PCVS) 2011
Licensure
Turkey (Medical) 06/1985- Present
Minnesota 1002 (Medical) 02/2017 – Present
WV Medical 05/2020 – Present
Honors and Awards
Summa Cum Laude - GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine 1985
Graduated Summa Cum Laude - Gülhane Military Medical Academy Medical Corps Officer Training School 1986
GATA 100th Anniversary Scientific and Academic Achievement Award - GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine 1996
Sandoz Scientific Research Award 1996
Listed in "Who is Who in Medicine and Healthcare" - Mariuis Who's Who 2000 - 2020
Presidential Citation - Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 2004
Gordon K.Danielson Visiting Professor - Mayo Clinic Rochester Hospitals, Mayo Clinic 2013 - Present
Memberships
American Association for Thoracic Surgery Member 2009 - Present
American College of Cardiology Fellow 2000 - Present
American College of Chest Physicians Fellow 2000 - Present
American College of Surgeons Fellow American College of Physician Executives Member 2007 - Present
Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Member 1999 - Present
Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society Member 1995 - Present
Congenital Heart Surgeons Society (CHSS) Member European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Member 1998 - Present
European Association for Congenital Heart Surgeons Member 2001 - Present
European Association for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Surgical Working Group Member 2008 - Present
International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Member 1999 - Present
Mayo Alumni Association Alumni Member 1997 – Present / Board Member 2016-2022
New York Academy of Sciences Member 1988 - Present
Priestly Society Member 1997 - Present
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Member 2001 - Present
Turkish Medical Association Member 1988 - Present
Turkish Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Member 1993 - Present
World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Founding Member 2007- Present
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