Best Cardiologists & Heart Surgeons in KOC University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

• Dr. Semih Barlas is a cardiovascular surgeon with 24+ years of experience.
• He has worked with renowned cardiac surgeons namely, B. Sethia, Leslie Hamilton and Colin J. Hilton and specialized in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Arrhythmia Surgery.
• He has expertise in varicose veins treatments, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery and Venous Surgery.
• Dr. Barlas graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa and completed training on modern diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases in various centers of Europe.
• He completed training in Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation from Operationszentrum Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, Venous Insufficiency Diagnosis and Treatment training from Morrison Vein Institute Phoenix, AZ, USA and Venous Insufficiency Current Therapies training from Langone Medical Center New York University, NYC, USA.

Dr. Mustafa Remzi Karaoğuz is a cardiologist with 34+ years of experience. He has expertise in treatment of atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrhythmias, permanent pacemaker, defibrillator applications ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias ablation. Moreover, he has many book chapters and authored 3 books and 2 of these books are on cardiac device therapy. He is a member of Heart Rhythm Society, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR), Turkish Society of Cardiology and Turkish Society of Cardiology Arrhythmia Working Group.

Education
Dr. Karaoğuz graduated from Ankara University, residency in internal medicine and residency in cardiology at Ankara University. Moreover, he completed electrophysiology training from Baylor College of Medicine Methodist Hospital in Houston. 

• Dr. Dilek Ural is a cardiologist with 24+ years of experience.
• She has expertise in the management of Acute Heart failure, Cardiovascular Imaging, heart attacks, heart failure, serious heart rhythm disturbances, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
• She has more than 200 articles published in national and international journals, 5 book chapters published in cardiology books and a clinical cardiology book.
• Dr. Ural is the National Coordinator of the Turkish Society of Cardiology for Protection from European Heart diseases.
• She is a member of the European Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Association, European Atherosclerosis Association, European Heart Failure Association, Turkish Cardiology Association, ESC Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology Working Group and European Cardiovascular Imaging Association.

• Dr. Ömer Yıldız is an Interventional Cardiologist with 20+ years of experience.
• He has expertise in Angioplasty, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Valvuloplasty, Congenital heart defect correction, Percutaneous valve replacement, Percutaneous valve repair and Coronary thrombectomy.
• He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association, Istanbul Medical Chamber, Turkish Cardiology Association and Istanbul Interventional Cardiology Academy.
• Dr. Yıldız completed his graduation from Staatliches Mannheim Kolleg in 1995 and post-graduation from the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg in 2001.

Dr. Ece Yurtseven is a cardiologist with 7+ years of experience. She has expertise in Echocardiography, cardiac transplantation, complex congenital heart surgery, interventional cardiac catheterization and more. 

Education
Dr. Yurtseven graduated from Yeditepe University, Istanbul and finished residency in cardiology from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa. She has been studying PhD in Molecular Medicine at Istanbul University Institute of Experimental Medicine.

Memberships
She is a member of Turkish Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and European Cardiovascular Imaging Association.

• Dr. Gamze Aslan is a Cardiologist with 12+ years of experience.
• She has expertise in Heart attacks, Heart failure, Heart rhythm disturbances, Cardiac catheterization, Balloon angioplasty, Heart surgery and more.
• Dr. Aslan completed her graduation from Cukurova University in 2004 and finished her residency in Cardiology from Ankara Baskent University Hospital in 2009.
• She has many publications under her name published in national and international journals.