Best Bundles destruction with catheter (electrophysiology) cardiac surgeons: TOP 16 doctors

Dr. Ilker Kiriş is a cardiovascular surgery specialist with a Master of Science degree from Dokuz Eylül University (1995) and a Specialty in Medicine from Süleyman Demirel University (2002). He has held a variety of positions, including Associate Professor at Süleyman Demirel University and attending physician at Şifa University. He is specialized in phlebology, particularly aesthetic phlebology, and is a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Society of Cardiology, National Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Turkish Medical Association. He has authored papers, has attended various scientific meetings in the field and has received the First Prize for an oral presentation in the 3rd Annual Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya, 2007.

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgeon 

Born in 1961, Prof. Emin Tireli, M.D., completed secondary and high school educations in İzmir Atatürk High School. He started medical education in School of Medicine, Ege University in 1980. He was awarded the title “Medical Doctor” in 1986. 

He started specialty education in Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University in 1987. 

He was awarded the title “Cardiovascular Surgeon” in 1993. 

He was awarded the title “Associate Professor” in 1997 following his studies on the same chair. 

Dr. Emin Tireli was awarded the title “Professor” in 2005 and he still works as a faculty member in Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Istanbul School of Medicine. 

Prof. Emin Tireli, M.D. has good command of English. 

His fields of interest are reconstruction of extremely complex pediatrics cardiac defects including neonatal cardiovascular surgery, aortic and left ventricular surgery and congenital heart surgeries in all age groups.

Prof. Emin Tireli, M.D. has more than 100 articles published in local and international journals. 

Papers published related above cardiac surgical technics exhibited belove: 

1 Goksel OS, Gok E, Tireli E, Dayioglu E. Extracardiac off-pump fontan completion for single ventricle with dextrocardia. Innovations (Phila). 2013.

2 Ugurlucan M, Tireli E. Aorto-GoreTex central shunt with side-to-side aortic anastomosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012.

3 Ugurlucan M, Sayin OA, Tireli E. Modified Nikaidoh procedure in a patient withtransposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, and leftventricular outflow tract obstruction with unusual coronary anatomy. CardiolYoung. 2011. 

4 Ugurlucan M, Karabay BC, Tireli E. Off-pump Fontan and fenestration during single ventricle palliation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011. 

5 Goksel OS, Tireli E, Celebi A. Single-stage correction, with extensive pulmonary arterial reconstruction, of a pulmonary arterial sling associated with tetralogy of Fallot. Cardiol Young. 2009.

6 Goksel OS, Tireli E. Surgical strategy in the treatment of neonates with aortic coarctation and associated ventricular septal defects. Ann Thorac Surg.2008.

7 Tireli E, Ugurlucan M, Banach M. eComment: The anastomosis between aorta and extension conduit of the pulmonary artery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008. 

8 Ugurlucan M, Nisli K, Tireli E, Dayioglu E. Off-pump total cavopulmonary connection in a patient with hypoplastic right pulmonary artery and right lung secondary to kyphoscoliosis. J Card Surg. 2008.  

9 Göksel OS, Badem S, Kaya AB, Tireli E, Dayioğlu E. Aneurysm of right ventricular outflow tract with pulmonic stenosis 28 years after atrial septal defect repair. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2008.

10 Cetin G, Tireli E, Ozkara A, Oztunç F. The use of pulmonary autograft patch for type A aortic interruption and Swiss-cheese ventricular septal defect (VSD). Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2004 .

11 Goksel OS, Tireli E. Factors influencing early and late outcome following Fontan procedure in the current era. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007. 

12 Ugurlucan M, Tireli E. Aortic translocation for transposition of great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007. 

13 Harmandar B, Ugurlucan M, Sayin OA, Tohumcu UT, Toker A, Tireli E. Ascending aorta-todescending aorta bypass via right thoracotomy for the re-coarctation of the aorta: an alternative surgical approach for re-coarctation. J Card Surg. 2007.

14 Ugurlucan M, Surmen B, Sayin OA, Nargileci E, Tireli E. Coronary reimplantation during Jatene procedure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007. 

15 Ugurlucan M, Sayin OA, Surmen B, Sungur Z, Tireli E, Dayioglu E. Rastelli and Norwood combination for the treatment of type I truncus arteriosus and hypoplastic aortic arch: a case report. Heart Surg Forum. 2007.

16 Ozkara A, Cetin G, Tireli E, Akçevin A, Koner O, Soyler I, Demir T, Saltik L. Off pump repair of aortic arch anomalies with concomitant intracardiac defects via anterior approach. J Card Surg. 2006. 

17 Ugurlucan M, Sayin OA, Surmen B, Tireli E. Coronary reimplantation after neoaortic reconstruction in arterial switch operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006.

18 Ugurlucan M, Surmen B, Sayin OA, Tireli E. Systemic to pulmonary artery shunt in single ventricle. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006. 

19 Cetin G, Ozkara A, Akcevin A, Korkut AK, Soyler I, Koner O, Tireli E. Repair of multiple muscular ventricular septal defects: septal obliteration technique. J Card Surg. 2005. 

20 Cetin G, Ozkara A, Söyler I, Tireli E. A novel technique for creation of a systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunt. Cardiol Young. 2005. 

21 Cetin G, Tireli E, Ozkara A, Koner O, Erdem CC, Söyler I, Gunay I, Onursal E. Aortic arch reconstruction with pulmonary autograft patch in coarctation and interruption of the aorta. J Card Surg. 2005.  

22 Cetin G, Tireli E, Ozkara A, Koner O, Soyler I, Saltik L, Babaoglu K. Arterial switch operations for single coronary artery ostium or intramural coronary artery. Circ J. 2004.

23 Korkut AK, Cetin G, Soyler I, Tireli E. Pleural effusion and off-pump Fontan procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004. 

24 Tireli E, Basaran M. Early Blalock-Taussig shunt thrombosis in a neonate with protein C deficiency. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004. 

25Tireli E, Basaran M, Kafali E, Harmandar B, Camci E, Dayioglu E, Onursal E. Peri-operative comparison of different transient external shunt techniques in bidirectional cavo-pulmonary shunt. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003. 

26 Tireli E, Basaran M, Kafali E, Soyler I, Camci E, Dayioglu E. Single-stage unifocalization and correction with median sternotomy in complex pulmonary atresia. Cardiovasc Surg. 2002. 

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.

The prof. Giuseppe Speziale holds the positions of the National Coordinator of Cardiac Surgery of GVM Care & Research, the Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Anthea Hospital and Città di Lecce Hospital, and Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the Santa Maria Hospital. He works at the Cardiological Clinical Institute (ICC) and San Carlo di Nancy Hospital in Rome. Since 2011 he has also held the position of Vice President of GVM Care & Research. In 2012 he occupied the charge of President of Confindustria Puglia, Health Section, and since 2018 he is Vice President of Aiop Puglia (Italian association of private hospitals). The prof. Speziale is a cardiac surgeon specializing in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of valve diseases, expert in minimally invasive repair of the mitral valve, in On and Off Pump myocardial revascularization, in thoracic aortic surgery. He is Co - Founder and President of the Scientific Committee of Mitral Academy, an independent association born from the passion for mitral surgery and the desire to pursue and share excellence in restorative surgery, with particular attention to minimally invasive techniques and the evaluation of potential therapeutic treatments deriving from the use of new technologies. Until 2016 he was elected Director of the Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery. He is part of the following associations: AATS (American Association for Thoracic Surgery), Italian Society of Cardiology Accredited Hospital, SICOA (active member), ISMICS (International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery). Since 2004 he has held the position of Scientific Director of the Italian Cardiopathic Association onlus.

In the field of scientific research, he focuses on new approaches, applicable in the field of minimally invasive and non-invasive mitral, aortic, cardiac arrhythmias and tricuspid surgery. He was the coordinator and researcher of the various projects of the National Research Council on Myocardial Infarction, on the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, on new technologies for carrying out coronary, cardiopulmonary and normothermic bypass. He was an adjunct professor at the Sapienza University of Rome where he held the Chair of Cardiology II, and at the University of Ferrara, where he teaches Cardiac Surgery. He has presented numerous scientific papers at national and international congresses of cardiology and cardiac surgery.

Bibliography: He is co-author of 6 books known nationally and internationally. The most recent one is Advances in Treatments for Aortic Valve and Root Diseases, publisher Springer International Publishing, 2018.

He is Reviewer and author of over 90 publications of multiple journals, such as Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal on Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery etc.

Awards: “Top Doctors Awards”, 2021

Mustafa Güden was born in 1965 in Kayseri, Turkey. After graduating from Kadıköy Anadolu High School, he completed his medical education at Istanbul University, Çapa Medical Faculty in 1989. He earned his specialization in Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul University’s Institute of Cardiology and went on to work for 10 years at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital. During this time, he also completed a short-term training at the OLV Clinic in Belgium.

In 2004, Dr. Güden became an Associate Professor, and in 2013, he was promoted to full Professorship. From 2016 to 2022, he served as a Cardiovascular Surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital. In 2023, he opened his private practice in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

You can connect with Mustafa Güden on LinkedIn here.

Experiences

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine 2007-2013

Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine 2014-2022

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cardiology Institute 2022

Schools / Trainings

Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, L11an1 2001-2007

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Specialization 2007-2013

Aortic Dilation (Aneurysm)

Heart Valve Problems

Aortic Dissection

Coronary Artery Disease

Carotid Artery Occlusion (Carotid Stenosis)

Varicose Veins

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Aortic Insufficiency

Aortic Valve Diseases

Mitral Insufficiency

Mitral Valve Problem

Mitral Stenosis

Varicose Ulcer

Diabetic Foot

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Raynaud's Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Ischemic Heart Disease

Heart Pain

Leg Artery Occlusion

Capillary Rupture

Heart Failure

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Aortic Arch Aneurysm

Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Carotid

In 2007, I graduated from Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine and received the title of “Medical Doctor”. In the same year, as a result of the TUS exam I took, I started my specialization training at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery.

During my specialization training, in 2010, I worked as a guest doctor at “Lenox Hill Hospital, Aortic Wellness Center” in New York, USA, on aortic valve-preserving surgery, aortic root surgery, aortic arch surgery, thoracoabdominal aortic surgery and robotic heart surgery.

In 2013, I worked as a “fellow” at the “Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg, Paracelsus Universitätsklinik für Gefäßchirurgie und endovaskuläre Chirurgie” clinic in Salzburg, Austria, and conducted studies on endovascular and advanced vascular surgery techniques.

In 2013, I worked as a visiting physician at the “Vita-Salute University, Scientific Institute, Ospedale San Raffaele, dipartimento di chirurgia vascolare ed endovascolare” clinic in Milan, Italy, on endovascular techniques, advanced vascular techniques and surgical treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.

In 2013, I completed my assistant training and earned the title of “Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist”.

As of 2014, I started working as a “Specialist Doctor” at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University.

In 2016, I received the title of “Assistant Professor Doctor”. In the same year, I received the “Certificate of Proficiency” issued by the “Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Qualification Board”.

In 2017, I worked as a visiting doctor for 3 months at the “Landeskrankenhaus Nürnberg, Paracelsus Universitätsklinik für Gefäßchirurgie und endovaskuläre Chirurgie” clinic in Nuremberg, Germany, on advanced endovascular (FEVAR, BEVAR, CHEVAR, EVAR, TEVAR) techniques in aortic diseases.

I received the title of “Associate Professor” in 2019. I am fluent in English.

I have been working at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery since 2022

Dr. Ahmed then, traveled to the Italian city of Modena to prepare the Fellowship of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular therapy from the University of Modena and Reggo Emelia, where he was appointed as a lecturer for postgraduate students, in Interventional Cardiology. Then he traveled to Milan, Italy, in 2012 to prepare a fellowship in structural heart diseases.

The Journey continues to the Japanese city of Tokyo in the year 2013 to start training in the field of chronic total coronary oclusions and complex interventions. Finally, he returned to Cairo in 2013, where he obtained a doctorate degree in the field of cardiovascular medicine from Ain Shams University.

Member of the European Heart Association since 2007.

Dr. Ahmed attended many international medical conferences and was a lecturer in several important international forums.

He contributed to publishing important books, articles and medical research in international magazines.

Duties:

1985 – 1986 Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Practitioner

1986 – 1992, Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor

1993-2012 Vehbi Koç Vakfı Amerikan Hastanesi (Hospital), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Specialist Physician

2012-2017 İstanbul Medipol University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor

2017 – 2019 İstinye University LIV Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Prof.

2019 – 2024, Freelance Consultant Physician

2024 – Today, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Prof.

Memberships in Scientific Organizations:

• Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
• Turkish Society of Cardiology

Education and Specialization

• 1989 - 1995 Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Specialization
• 2006 - Associate Professorship, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 1995 - 1996 - Assistant Doctor, Emergency Department, Ardahan State Hospital
• 1996 - 1997 - Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
• 1997 - 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2003 - 2007 - Başkent University Konya Research and Application Center
• 2007 - 2012 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2012 - 2017 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2013 - 2014 - Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Rochester, MN, USA
• 2017 - 2020 - ASV Yaşam Hospital
• 2020 - 2021 - Antalya Anadolu Hospital

Education and Specialization

• 1989 - 1995 Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Specialization
• 2006 - Associate Professorship, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 1995 - 1996 - Assistant Doctor, Emergency Department, Ardahan State Hospital
• 1996 - 1997 - Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
• 1997 - 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2003 - 2007 - Başkent University Konya Research and Application Center
• 2007 - 2012 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2012 - 2017 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2013 - 2014 - Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Rochester, MN, USA
• 2017 - 2020 - ASV Yaşam Hospital
• 2020 - 2021 - Antalya Anadolu Hospital

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)