Education:
1996 to 2002 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine
2002 to 2008 Kartal Koşuyolu Education and Research Hospital - Cardiology Clinic
2008 to 2010 Cardiology Clinic Specialist GATA Haydarpaşa Education Hospital- Cardiology Clinic Specialist
2010 to 2013 Cardiology Clinic Specialist Medical Park Hospitals, Cardiology, Cath Lab. Istanbul
2013 Assistant Professor BAU faculty of medicine-Cardiology department-Cath Lab
2014 Associated Professor BAU faculty of medicine-Cardiology department-Cath Lab
2019 Professor BAU faculty of medicine-Cardiology department-Cath Lab
AREAS OF INTEREST
• Angiography
• Peripheral arterial interventions
• Carotid
• Aortic surgery
• Heart battery
• Electrophysiology
• Heart valve diseases
Scientific Memberships:
-Turkish Medical Association
-Turkish Society of Cardiology
-European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
-European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
Professional skills and experiences:
1. Percutaneous coronary interventions –All complex (Stenting, Left main, bifurcation, Multivessel, CTO, atherectomy, FFR, IVUS, IVL, Radial, sapheneous etc., )
2. Structural heart disease (Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty, Trancatheter aortic valve implantation-TAVI, Valve-in-Valve TAVI, Mitral tricuspid valves percutaneous interventions, Alcohol septal ablation, prosthesis valve paravalvular leakage closure)
3. Congenital heart disease (Percutaneous ASD, VSD , PDA, PFO closure, aortic coarctation balloon stenting, Pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty, AV fistula coiling)
4. Endovascular Interventions (Aneurysms intervention: EVAR-TEVAR, Type III aortic dissection intervention)
5. Peripheral artery disease—All complex, (Carotid, subclavian, Aortic, Ilıac, Femoral, popliteal, infra-popliteal): Balloon, stenting, atherectomy, IVL, coiling, graft stent etc.
6. Device therapy: Permenant pace-maker, Internal Cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), subcutaneous ICD, BIV pacing for HEART FAİLURE (CRT-D), CCM Optimizer for Heart failure
7. Electrophysiology: Ablation, EPS ( AF, SVT, VT, Pre-excitation)
8. Pulmonary embolism therapy: Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism interventions (percutaneous thrombectomy, VCI filter)
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