Best pediatric cardiac surgeons: TOP 374 doctors

Education and Specialization

• 1982 - 1987: Ege University Faculty of Medicine
• 1987 - 1993: İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital – Specialization

Experience

• 1993 - 1996: İzmir Atatürk State Hospital – Specialist Doctor
• 1996 - 1998: İnönü University Faculty of Medicine – Assistant Professor
• 1998 - 2001: İnönü University Faculty of Medicine – Associate Professor
• 2001 - 2005: Başkent University Adana Practice and Research Hospital – Associate Professor
• 2006 - 2007: Başkent University Adana Practice and Research Hospital – Professor
• 2007 - 2013: Başkent University Istanbul Practice and Research Hospital – Professor
• 2013 - 2015: Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul – Professor
• 2015 - Present: Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital, Istanbul – Professor

Professional Experience

• 1999-2000: Şırnak Military Hospital, Military Service
• 2001-2007: Süreyyapaşa Chest, Heart, and Vascular Diseases Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
  • Contributed to the establishment of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
  • 2005: Awarded the title of Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery
• 2007-2009: Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
• 2009-2011: Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Assistant Chief
• 2011-2017: Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Instructor
• 2016-2017: Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Education Officer
• 2017-2024: Bezmialem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine, Professor
  • Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Faculty of Medicine
• Since July 2024: Medipol Acıbadem District l Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgeon

Education:

• Higher Education (6 Years): Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, 2001
• Specialization in Medicine: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 2007
   

Experience:

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Rostock, Department of Cardiac Surgery - Research Assistant, August 2007 - August 2008
• King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, King Faisal Heart Institute - Fellow, August 2008 - October 2008
• Private Göztepe Şafak Hospital, October 2008 - April 2009
• Private Esnaf Hospital, May 2009 - March 2010
• Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, March 2010 - September 2011
• Private Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, October 2011 - June 2013
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, July 2013 - December 2018
• Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, January 2019 - April 2023
• Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, April 2023 - Present
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• Professor: December 18, 2020
• Associate Professor: April 16, 2015-December 18, 2020
• Specialist Doctor: November 2009- April 16, 2015
• Research assistant: June 2002 - July 2007
• Faculty of Medicine: Marmara University - English (1995-2001)[Diploma Grade: 75/100] - Listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.

Awards:

Second best oral presentation award: Didem Melis Öztaş, Mert Meriç, Metin Onur Beyaz, Mehmet Akif Onalan, Shiraslan Bakhshaliyev, Kıvılcım Sönmez, Kerem Oter, Sedat Ziyade, Beyhan Ömer, Ufuk Alpagut, Murat Uğurlucan. Investigation of the Effect of Erythropoietin on Cell Levels in Cardiovascular Tissue in Diabetic Rats. 19th National Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Congress, Kyrenia, Cyprus, October 26-29, 2019.

Education

Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medicine, 02/07/2013
Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery, 20/12/2018

Experience

Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine: 2013-2019
Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital: 2019-2021
Istanbul Training Research Hospital: 2021-2023
Biruni University Hospital: 2023-Present

Awards

National Society of Vascular Surgery Congress-Oral Paper 2.2nd prize:
ÖZTAŞ DİDEM MELİS, Meriç Mert, BEYAZ METİN ONUR, Önalan Mehmet Akif, Bahşeliyev Şiraslan, SÖNMEZ KIVILCIM, ÖTER KEREM, ZİYADE SEDAT, ÖMER BEYHAN, ALPAGUT İBRAHİM UFUK, UĞURLUCAN MURAT (2019). Investigation of the Effect of Erythropoietin on Cell Level in Cardiovascular Tissue in Diabetic Rats. 19th National Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Congress.

Dr. Sertac Cicek is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon with over 40 years of medical experience. He has spent more than 30 years specializing in cardiac surgery, focusing on complex congenital and pediatric heart procedures. He trained at leading centers worldwide and completed fellowships at Texas Heart Institute, Mayo Clinic, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. This combination of fellowships is rare in the field.

Dr. Cicek is the Chief of Pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular Surgery at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. He leads advanced surgical programs and performs specialized operations, including Ozaki aortic valve reconstructions, Ebstein anomaly repairs, and minimally invasive heart surgeries. He is also a pioneer in hybrid coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Dr. Cicek holds ECFMG certification and active medical licenses in Turkey, Minnesota, and West Virginia. He has received several awards, such as the GATA 100th Anniversary Scientific Achievement Award and a Presidential Citation from the Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery. He is a founding member of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and has been listed in Who’s Who in Medicine & Healthcare for 20 years.

Dr. Moni Shuvi is an Interventional Cardiologist at Hadassah Medical Center. He specializes in Valvular Heart Disease, with a focus on Mitral Valve interventions. Dr. Shuvi is known for his skills in PCI, Myocardial Infarction management, and Coronary Angiography.

He has performed more than 2,000 interventional procedures. His work has helped reduce patient complications. Dr. Shuvi is certified by top cardiology boards. He also takes part in international research on structural heart interventions.

Professor Daniel Zimpfer is a cardiac and vascular surgeon with expertise in congenital heart diseases. He leads the Department of Surgery for Congenital Heart Diseases. Since 2012, he has also served as the medical director of the mechanical circulatory support program.

Dr. Zimpfer holds an MBA in Health from WU Vienna. He completed advanced surgical training at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of several national and international cardiovascular societies. He also serves on steering committees and reviews for leading journals in his field.

• Specializes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery including congenital heart defects and valve disorders.

Dr. Sangiorgi graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1990 from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”.

He then specialized in Cardiology  at the same University in 1990. He held the role of  Fellow in Interventional Cardiology  and  Research  Associate  at the Haemodynamics Laboratory of the Mayo Clinic and Foundation in Rochester (USA) from 1991 to 1998.

Back in Italy, he became Assistant at the Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology Laboratory of the San Donato Polyclinic Institute from 1998 to 2002, while from 2003 to 2009 he was Co-Director at the Columbus Heart Center and the Hemodynamics Laboratory of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. Between 2009 and 2011 he worked as Head of the Hemodynamics Laboratory of the Modena Polyclinic, while in the following three years he worked at the Casilino Polyclinic  in Rome. Since 2014 he has been part of the GVM group and works at various private and accredited facilities throughout the country. Dr. Sangiorgi has been a confirmed Researcher  since 1998, and in 2010 he obtained the qualification to Associate Professor of Cardiology  at the University of Padua.  He is  Professor of Cardiovascular Pathology  at the School of Specialization in Pathological Anatomy of the University of Tor Vergata and Contract Professor for the Peripheral Interventional Course at the Department of Vascular Surgery of the University of Sassari.  He is  also the author of  270 works in national and international journals, 50 book chapters and approximately 900  abstracts . 

Education and Training

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome Tor Vergata on 07/25/90
• Specialization in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Rome Tor Vergata on 01/07/94
• Specialization in Pathological Anatomy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata on 01/10/99
• Enrolled in the Master in Aesthetic Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata for the academic year 2015/2016

Associations and Scientific Societies

• Fellow of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)
• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
• Fellow of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (SICI-GISE)
• Fellow of the American Society of Interventional Angiography (SCAI)
• Honorary Member of the Romanian Society of Cardiology

Scientific Activity

Dr. Sangiorgi's scientific activity mainly concerns the pathology and physiopathology of the cardiovascular sy, with particular reference to coronary and carotid atherosclerotic disease and restenosis after interventional procedures. Furthermore, Dr. Sangiorgi has constantly dealt with issues related to interventional cardiology with particular reference to the medium and long-term results of the use of various platforms of implantable medical devices.

In carrying out these activities he used anatomo-pathological, histochemical and ultrastructural methods. He also dedicated himself particularly to morphometric techniques applied to cardiovascular pathology.

Since September 1993 he has had the opportunity to dedicate himself, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA), in the Laboratory of Experimental Interventional Cardiology directed by Dr. Robert Schwartz, to the study of the morphology, physiopathology and pathology of restenosis and vascular remodeling mechanical revascularization interventions.

His research focuses on the following main themes:

• Application of morphometric techniques to experimental and human cardiovascular pathology

The research carried out mainly concerned the development of new methods:

1. for the evaluation of smooth muscle cells in the arterial wall during hypertension
2. for the evaluation of the optical density of histological preparations and tissues and for the morphometric evaluation of the size and shape of the nucleus using image analyzers
3. for the evaluation of the cell population of human atherosclerotic plaque by flow cytometry
4. on the application of quantitative immunohistochemical techniques

• Studies on the morphology and pathology of coronary and carotid atherosclerotic disease

In particular, his studies concerned:

1. Experimental atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries of pigs
2. the study of human atheromatous lesions and the relationship between calcific plaque assessed by computed tomography (EBCT) and critical coronary stenoses studied with histological, autoradiographic and morphological methods
3. Morphological study of chronic occlusive coronary lesions in humans
4. Study of the remodeling of human coronary arteries after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stent implantation
5. Pathogenetic mechanisms of vascular restenosis after interventional procedures
6. the correlation between the morphological aspects of the human fibroatheroma plaque and the various risk factors
7. Thrombophilia in patients with solid tumors and acute coronary syndromes

• Studies on programmed cell death (apoptosis) in experimental and human atherosclerosis  with immunohistochemical methods and molecular biology techniques
• Studies on the expression of metalloproteinases in human coronary atherosclerosis and aortic diseases  with immunoenzymatic, immunohistochemical and molecular biology methods
• Studies in interventional cardiology  and in particular on the short- and long-term results of implantable medical devices in the coronary and peripheral areas both in spontaneous studies and in randomized trials

Dr. Giuseppe Sangiorgi has also participated in the following Research Projects in competition of the National Research Center, National Committee for Biological and Medical Sciences:

• Effect of myocardial revascularization by PTCA on global and segmental left ventricular function in patients with severe coronary artery disease and severely dysfunctional left ventricle.; September 1993- August 1996
• Study on the extent and location of calcium accumulation in samples of pathological human coronary arteries correlating morphometric aspects with images obtained by tomographic method; May 1994- August 1995.

 Professional Assignments

• From February 1998 to January 2003 he carried out his healthcare and research activities as an assistant at the Hemodynamics Laboratory of the San Donato Polyclinic Institute, directed by Prof. Luigi Inglese.
• Since September 1998 he has held the position of Researcher at the Department of Internal Medicine of the II University of Rome “Tor Vergata” for the disciplinary sector MED/11 Diseases of the Cardiovascular Sy. Since December 2002 he has been a confirmed Researcher at the Chair of Diseases of the Cardiovascular Sy of the II University of Rome Tor Vergata. He has held a position for healthcare purposes since 2.5.2007 at the AFA of Medicine – Discipline of Cardiology at the Policlinico Tor Vergata.
• From January 2003 to February 2009 he was assistant with the qualification of Associate Director of the Hemodynamics Laboratory of the Columbus Clinic and the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. At the moment he has more than 7000 coronary interventional procedures and 3500 peripheral procedures as first operator.
• Since 2007 he has been responsible for the Cardiovascular Pathological Anatomy course at the School of Specialization in Pathological Anatomy of the University of Rome Tor Vergata
• He was responsible for the course of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology at the School of Specialization in Cardiology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata for the academic years 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and for the course in Cardiovascular Diseases for the School of Specialization in Sports Medicine for the academic year 2006-2007.
• From 2005 to 2009 he was scientific director and teacher of the Master in Interventional Cardiology at the Vita e Salute University of San Raffaele in Milan and head of the peripheral program of the haemodynamics laboratory of the San Raffaele Hospital
• From February 2009 to April 2011 he was responsible for the Haemodynamics Laboratory of the Modena Polyclinic and Director of the Master in Interventional Cardiology
• From 2011 to 2013 he carried out assistance activities at the Hemodynamics Laboratory of the Casilino Polyclinic – Rome
• From 2013 to today he has carried out healthcare activities in the Villa Maria group and in particular in the facilities of Rome (Private Nursing Home), Florence (SSN accredited) and Cotignola (SSN accredited)

Research Activities Abroad

• In the summer of 1989, having won a scholarship abroad, offered by the European Community within the framework of the ERASMUS programme, he attended for four months as a medical student the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the Charring Cross and Westminster Medical School in London (UK).
• Since September 1993, having won a grant for other interventions from the National Research Council, he spent the last year of the specialization course at the Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (USA), where he carried out research activities under the direction of Dr. Robert Schwartz with the qualification of Research fellow.
• In March 1994, he was awarded a grant for other interventions by the National Research Council, which allowed him to continue his research at the Laboratory of Experimental Interventional Cardiology under the direction of Dr. Robert S. Schwartz as a research fellow.
• From October 1995 to today he has worked and continues to collaborate with the Interventional Cardiology laboratory of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, with the qualification of “Research Associate” under the direction of Dr. David R. Holmes Jr.

Scientific Awards and Recognitions

• Finalist for Outstanding Investigator of the American Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (1996)
• 3rd American Heart Association Outstanding Researcher Award (1998)
• 1st Prize Best Researcher Italian Society of Cardiology (2001)

Editorial and Corporate Assignments

• From 2005 to 2009 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology and from 2006 to 2015 he was Vice President of the GISE Foundation.
• Since 1999 he has been a member of the editorial and editorial committee of the Italian Medical Encyclopedia
• Since October 2003 he has been Associate Editor of the journal Cardiology International
• Since June 2005 he has been Associate Editor of the journal Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
• Since January 2008 he has been a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Imaging and of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy, of the Journal of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology.
• He is an anonymous reviewer of the major international Cardiology journals.
• He was the lead editor of the book “Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease: Pathologic Basis for treatment” published by Informa Health Care in February 2008

 Awards and Recognitions

In 1998 he received the third prize as “ Young Researcher ” from the American Heart Association  for the discovery  of cellular apoptosis in aortic valves  in patients affected by aortic stenosis and the first prize from the  Italian Society of Cardiology  as “Young Researcher” for the discovery of a  new serum marker for the risk of STROKE  in December 2001.

Biography

Chief of Cardiac Surgery

Highly regarded medical professional with extensive experience in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, performing groundbreaking procedures, and leading highly successful departments to advance healthcare treatments worldwide. Accomplished professional that has pioneered surgeries, published over 100 papers in international journals, and presented over 2K lectures worldwide. Expert surgeon with strong record of founding and leading associations, creating departments to support cardiovascular treatments, and facilitating comprehensive instruction to bolster student knowledge and practice of advanced medical procedures/treatments.

Professional Expertise Fields

Pioneering Accomplishments in Surgery

Professional Experience

1989-2023 (Present) – Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

2004-2023 (Present) – President, Heart and Health Foundation of Turkey

2014-2016 – President, European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

2009 – Heart Transplantation Center License Renewal, Dokuz Eylül University

2000 – Launched Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery Program for Adult Patients, Dokuz Eylul University

1996 – Assigned as Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University

1996 – Launched Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery Program for Child Patients, Dokuz Eylul University

1990 – Founded Pediatric and Newborn Heart Surgery Program, Dokuz Eylul University

1989-2001 – Founding Chairman of Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University

1989 – House Surgeon, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Royal Infirmary Hospital, Edinburgh

Education

2011 – Received Ministry of Health of Turkey Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Certificate

1996 – Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University

1990 – Associate Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University

1986-1989 – Military Service at Gülhane Military Academy Hospital and Compulsory Service at Higher Specialization Hospital of Turkey

1980-1986 – Specialization Training in Cardiovascular Surgery (Clinical Directors: Prof. Dr. Aydın Aytac and Prof. Dr. Yüksel Bozer), Hacettepe University

1974-1980 – School of Medicine, Hacettepe University

Professional Affiliations

2004 – Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)

2002 – Member, European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS)

2001 – Fellow, European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

2000 – Member, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

1996 – Member, Turkish Association of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

1995 – Member, Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

1993 – Member, National Society of Vascular and Cardiovascular Surgery

1992 – Member, European Organ Transplant Association

1992 – Member, European Society of Vascular Surgery

1992 – Member, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)

1987 – Member, Turkish Society of Vascular Surgery

1987 – Board Member, Mediterranean Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

International and National Duties and Professional Activities

2023 – Chairman, Asian Heart Society Council on Cardiovascular Surgery

2005-2024 – President, International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (UCCVS) (Annual congress organization of Heart and Heart Foundation of Turkey)

2012-2014 – President, of European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery

2011 – Director of Transplantation Institute, Dokuz Eylul University

2010 – Treasurer, European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery

2010 – President, 59th Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery in conjunction with 6th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

2009 – Board Member, European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Cardiac

2008-2009 – 1st and 2nd Training Courses of GUCH Working Group in European Society of Cardiology in conjunction with 4th and 5th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

2007 – ISMICS Winter Workshop Presidency 3th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

2007 – Treasurer, Working Group of GUCH in European Society of Cardiology

2005 – Cardiovascular Advisory to the Board of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, European Society of Cardiology Adult Congenital Heart Disease Working Group Treasurer, Founder President

2004-2023 (Present) – Founder of Heart and Health Foundation of Turkey

2004 – Founder President, Turkish Society of Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Working Group

2002-2004 – Chairman, Working Group of Cardiovascular Surgery in European Society of Cardiology

2002 – Chair of the European Society of Cardiology Adult Congenital Heart Disease Working Group

2000 – 2002 Vice Chairman, Working Group of Cardiovascular Surgery in European Society of Cardiology,

1998 – Vice President, Cardiovascular Working Group of the European Society of Cardiology

1998 – Vice President, European Society of Cardiology Adult Congenital Heart Disease Working Group

1996-1998 – President, Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Symposiums in Izmir

1996 – President, 8th National Vascular Surgery Congress

1996 – Board Member, National Society of Pediatric Cardiology

1995-1999 – President, Local Monthly Cardiovascular Surgery Meetings in Izmir

1995 – Establishment and Presidency, National Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Association Izmir Branch

1993 – President, European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Surgery Working Group

1987 – Board Member, Mediterranean Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

International Editorial Duties

Heart Surgery Forum

Innovations

E-Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (Editor-in-Chief)

Congress Scientific Programme Committee Membership

European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC)

International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Congress (ISMICS)

World Congress of Cardiology (WCC)

The European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Congress (ESCVS)

International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (UCCVS)

Scholarships – Certificates – Awards

2011 – Best Innovative Surgeon Award, Euro – Asian Bridge Meeting

1974 – Cumhuriyet High School, Ankara “First Degree Graduation”

• Specializes in congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiac surgeries.
• Expert in surgical and non-surgical treatments for congenital heart conditions.
• Trained in Turkey at esteemed institutions like Hacettepe and Istanbul University.
• Completed Pediatric Cardiology sub-specialization at Siyami Ersek Hospital.
• Renowned for managing complex pediatric cardiac cases in Turkey.
• Works alongside a skilled team for comprehensive cardiac care.
• Holds Child Health and Diseases Specialist certification.
• Minor Specialization in Pediatric Cardiology from a top Turkish hospital.
• Provides consultations for pediatric cardiac surgery patients.

Dr. Fikri Kutlay is a cardiac surgeon with more than 29 years of experience. He has performed thousands of successful heart surgeries. He is known for his leadership at leading medical centers in Turkey and Germany.

Dr. Kutlay graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in 1990. He completed his specialization at Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology in 1997. He has led Cardiovascular Surgery Departments at several hospitals. He is respected for his clinical skills and innovative approach.

• AREAS OF INTEREST
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Mitral Valve Repair
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

• Education and Specialization:
• Medical Degree: Ege University Medical School, İzmir, Turkey (1999-2006)
• Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery: Suleyman Demirel University Medical Faculty (2008-2013)
• Advanced Training: University of Milan, Multimedica Hospital Cardiac Surgery Department (2009-2010)

• Professional Experience:
• 2013-2018: Specialist at Health Sciences University Van Regional Training and Research Hospital
• 2018-2021: Specialist and later Associate Professor at Health Sciences University Ümraniye Regional Training and Research Hospital
• 2021-Present: Cardiovascular Surgeon at İstinye University Hospital Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa

• Areas of Expertise:
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Mitral Valve Repair
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

• Professional Memberships:
• European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• Turkish Society of Cardiology
• Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

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• Research and Publications:
• Dr. Kara has published extensively in both national and international journals. His research includes topics such as minimally invasive cardiac surgery, the effects of ozone on myocardial injury, and innovative techniques in cardiovascular surgery.

Practicing at İstinye University Hospital Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa, Dr. Kara utilizes state-of-the-art technology and the latest medical advancements to provide optimal outcomes for his patients. His dedication to continuous learning and professional development keeps him at the forefront of cardiovascular surgery.

WORK EXPERIENCE

-Anesthesiologist, Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, 2014–2017: Anesthetic care for highly complex surgical patients, both adults and children.

- Anesthesiologist specializing in pain and palliative care, Colombian Pain Institute (INCODOL), 2017–present

• Anesthetic care for outpatients and inpatients. Care for patients with acute and chronic pain. Transitional pain service: identification, management, and follow-up of patients at high risk for developing chronic postoperative pain. Advanced pain management therapy, continuous regional anesthesia. Image-, ultrasound-, and fluoroscopy-guided analgesic interventions. Outpatient evaluation and management of patients with chronic cancer and non-cancer pain. Implantation of intrathecal therapy pumps and spinal neurostimulation sys.

ACADEMIC TRAINING

• Physician and Surgeon, University of Antioquia, 2007
• Specialist in Anesthesiology, CES University, 2014
• Specialist in Pain and Palliative Care, CES University, 2019

OTHERS

• SCARE Basic and Advanced CPR Instructor, 2013–2017
• SCARE CLASA Difficult Airway Instructor - WFSA, 2014–2019

ACADEMIC RECOGNITIONS

• Outstanding performance in ten semesters of undergraduate medicine.
• Recognition as a comprehensive SADEA resident in 2013.

ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION

-Ultrasound guided injections for chronic pain including pericapscular nerve group block (PENG): a retrospective cohort study. Poster presentation 20th. Annual pain medicine meeting, ASRA, November 18-20, 2021, San Francisco, CA.

- Articular radiofrequency in patients with osteoarthritis. 8th world congress of the world institute of pain. New York. May19-23, 2016.