Academic Background

Education and Specialization

• Anadolu University Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education
• Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital - Specialization
• Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital - Chief Assistant
• Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital - Clinical Chief
• Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (Congenital Heart Surgery, 3 months, 1999)
• Post-Graduate School, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Aortic Symposium, New York, USA, 2002
• Post-Graduate Course on Mitral Valve Repair, New York, USA, 2002

Experience

• Establishment and management of the Private International Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, 1990-1996
• Establishment and management of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Ministry of Health Van High Specialty Hospital, 2000-2004
• Establishment of Medicana Çamlıca Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery, 2001-2002
• Private Swiss Hospital, 2002-2007
• Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Department (2007-2013)
• Emsey Hospital, Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Department (2013-2016)

Administrative Roles

• Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital (2004-2009)
• Coordinator and Head of the Heart Transplant Unit, Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital (2002-2010)
• Assistant Editor, Koşuyolu Heart Journal (2004-2008)
• Member of the Scientific Evaluation Board, Koşuyolu Heart Journal
• Auditor, Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (2008-2009)
• Member of the Scientific Evaluation Board, Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Member of the Scientific Evaluation Board, Turkey Clinics Cardiovascular Surgery Journal

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Turkish Society of Cardiology
• National Vascular Surgery Society
• The European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (Active Member)
• The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (Active Member)
• The Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (Active Member)