Education and Specialization

• 1998: Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
• 2006: Zeynep Kamil Women and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital
• 2011: Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Experience

• 2010–2011: Rize Training and Research Hospital
• 2014–2015: Şanlıurfa Children's Hospital
• 2015–2016: Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Pediatric Cardiology
• 2017–2018: Başkent University Istanbul Hospital
• 2018–2021: Kozyatağı Acıbadem Hospital
• 2022–2023: Okan University Hospital
• 2023–Present: İSÜ Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa

Professional Memberships

• Member of Istanbul Medical Chamber
• Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
• Turkish Pediatrics Institution

International Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Yildirim A, Aydin A, Demir T, Kosger P, Ozdemir G, Ucar B, Kilic Z.
   Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Single Center Experience With 193 Clinical Cases.
   Minerva Pediatr. 2016 Apr;68(2):134-42. Epub 2014 Nov 20. PMID: 25411944.

2. Tugba B, Zubeyir K, Nevzat U, Ali Y, Birsen U, Tevfik D.
   Cerebral Blood Flow of Children With Vasovagal Syncope.
   Cardiol Young. 2015 Feb;25(2):267-73. doi: 10.1017/S1047951113002059. Epub 2014 Jan 2. PMID: 24382255.

3. Yıldırım A, Keleş F, Özdemir G, Koşger P, Uçar B, Alataş Ö, Kılıç Z.
   Homocysteine Levels in Normotensive Children of Hypertensive Parents.
   Anatol J Cardiol. 2015;15(12):1008-13. doi: 10.5152/akd.2015.5862. Epub 2015 Apr 2. PMID: 25880056; PMCID: PMC5368454.

4. Çağlar A, Ayvaz A, Güzeçiçek A, Yildirim A, Karaarslan U, Babayiğit A, Duman M.
   Predictive Factors for Clinical Severity and Cardiopulmonary Arrest in Pediatric Electrical Injuries in Southeastern Turkey.
   Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Sep;34(9):661-664. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000832. PMID: 27668917.

5. Dokumacı DŞ, Doğan F, Yıldırım A, Boyacı FN, Bozdoğan E, Koca B.
   Brain Metabolite Alterations in Eisenmenger Syndrome: Evaluation With MR Proton Spectroscopy.
   Eur J Radiol. 2017 Jan;86:70-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.11.005. Epub 2016 Nov 4. PMID: 28027769.

6. Yıldırım SV, Yıldırım A.
   Truncus Arteriosus With Double Aortic Arch: A Rare Association.
   Turk J Pediatr. 2017;59(2):221-223. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2017.02.020. PMID: 29276881.

7. Toker RT, Yildirim A, Demir T, Ucar B, Kilic Z.
   Circadian Blood Pressure Rhythm in Normotensive Offspring of Hypertensive Parents.
   Cardiol J. 2015;22(2):172-8. doi: 10.5603/CJ.a2014.0053. Epub 2014 Jul 8. PMID: 25002193.