Best Cardiologists & Heart Surgeons in Turkey

• Prof. Nihat Ozer is a renowned Cardiac Surgeon with an experience of more than 24 years.
• He has expertise in the treatment of Heart Surgery, Angioplasty, Stent placement, Ablation, Pacemakers, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), Open heart surgery, Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), Heart valve repair or replacement, and Ventricular assist devices.
• He has command over the treatment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Aortic Bypass Surgery, Valve Replacements, Heart Failure Surgery - Artificial Pumps, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Varicose Veins, and Repair of Intracardiac Defects.
• Prof. Ozer worked as Lecturer at TC Okan University Faculty of Medicine.
• He has several articles published in international as well as national journals.

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. Alper Ucak is a renowned Cardiovascular surgeon with experience of nearly 24 years.
• He has completed his graduation and post-graduation from the reputed Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Istanbul. His clinical interest is Cardiovascular Surgery, management of Peripheral Artery Disease, Varicose veins treatment with endovenous radiofrequency, Treatment of aortic aneurysm with an endovascular stent, Angioplasty, etc.
• Dr. Ucak is a well-known name in the field of cardiology and has worked earlier with Yavuz Frigate of Gölcük Military, GATA Haydarpaşa Education Hospital, Kasımpaşa Military Hospital, Medicana Çamlıca Hospital, Istanbul.
• Under his credit, there are more than 34 national and international publications and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's to talk about the different types of Heart Conditions.

• Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Degertekin is an exceptional Interventional Cardiologist with 30+ years of experience in the field.
• He is a reputed member of the European Cardiology Interventional Cardiology, Turkish Medical Chamber, Turkish Cardiology Association, European Society of Cardiology Fellow (FESC), European Cardiology Cardiac Imaging, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Interventional Cardiology Department (2010-2011), etc.
• He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1990 and later completed his specialization in cardiology in 1995 from Istanbul Koşuyolu Heart Hospital.
• He received the "European Cardiologist" diploma 1999, won the European Society of Cardiology Training Scholarship in 2000, worked as a research fellow in the interventional cardiology department at the Erasmus University Thoraxcenter (Rotterdam-Netherlands) in 2001 and was selected as "European Fellow of Cardiology (FESC)" in 2002.
• Along with these achievements, he has also received his Ph.D. from Erasmus University in 2003.
• He has expertise in Heart failure, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Palpitations, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Heart Rhythm Disorder, Hyperlipidemia, Carotid Vascular Occlusion (Carotid Stenosis), Opening the Heart Vessels with Stent, Mitraclip Method, Closure of Heart Holes (ASD, VSD) Without Surgery, etc.
• Dr. Degertekin has published several books on interventional cardiology and has more than 100 publications published abroad in the field of cardiology. His publications have also been cited more than 3000 times.

• Prof. Dr. Nurcan ARAT is a well - known cardiologist and she has an experience of more than 26 years.
• She has expertise in dealing with Cardio-oncology, heart failure, and heart transplantation.
• Her different extreme interest areas are female coronary heart health, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac prevention, valvular coronary heart disease, and cardiomyopathies.
• She takes a keen interest in clinical research and has published many national and international scientific articles.
• She involved within the new establishment of the Heart Transplantation and Heart Support Systems unit for the Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital
• She has a membership association with the Turkish Society of Cardiology,  Member of the Women and Heart Health Project Team, Member of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Sub-committee, European Society of Cardiology, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, American Society of Echocardiography, and Cardiovascular Academia.

• Dr. Hawk Kaplan is a Cardiologist with extensive 21+ years of expereince.
• His expertise lies in the management of Heart rhythm disturbances, Heart valve diseases, Carotid stenting, Hypertension, AD, VSD, Stenting, Angioplasty, Valve replacement, Device implantation, etc.
• Dr. Kaplan has completed his graduation from the Medical Gazi University, followed by post-graduation from Karadeniz Technical University. He has worked in some of the premier institutes such as Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK, Dr. Medicine Hospital, Bağcılar, İstanbul.
• He is a member of the Turkish Cardiology Association, European Cardiology Association, European Association of Invasive Cardiology.
• Under his credit, there are both national and international publications and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's and worldwide conferences to talk about Heart conditions.

• Dr. Haci Akar is a renowned Cardiovascular surgeon with experience of nearly 24 years.
• His clinical interest lies in Cardiovascular Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Replacement, Aortic Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Replacement, Congenital heart defects surgery, Surgery for peripheral vascular diseases, Carotid artery surgery, etc.
• Dr. Haci has completed his graduation from Hacettepe University, followed by post-graduation from the reputed Siyami Ersek Hospital, Istanbul. He is a member of the Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Society, Turkish Medical Society.
• Until now, he has worked in some of the reputed institutes of Istanbul such as Isparta Sütçüler Kesme Health Clinic, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun Mehmet Aydin Hospital, Medicana Hospital.
• Under his credit, there are both national and international publications and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's to talk about coronary artery bypass.

• Prof. Sabahattin Gunduz is a renowned Interventional Cardiologist in Turkey.
• For the past 19 years, he has had clinical expertise in interventional cardiology, echocardiography, coronary artery disease, and heart failure.
• He graduated from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, in 2005.
• His specialization in Cardiology was from Istanbul Kartal Kosuyolu Higher Specialization Education. And Res. Hospital 2009.
• Prof. Gunduz also holds Professional Memberships in the Turkish Medical Association (Istanbul Medical Chamber), the Turkish Society of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

• Dr. Adnan Sayar is a reputed Cardiothoracic Surgeon practicing successfully for more than 24 years.
• He is adept in performing Angioplasty, Open Heart Surgery, CABG, Stent Placement, and Ablation, etc.
• He is the recipient of the Doctor of the Year Award in 2014 and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS-FSTCVS) Travel Grant in 2011.
• He has attended multiple conferences, seminars and vocational training courses such as: Sweden Lund University Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) Training, 2014, Sweden, Lung Transplantation from a Living Donor Training, Japan Kyoto University Thoracic Surgery Department, 2012, Japan and Switzerland Zurich University Medical Faculty Thoracic Surgery Department, Lung Transplantation Training, 2008, Switzerland.
• He is a member of numerous prestigious associations that are: Donation to Life Association, Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery, Turkish Thoracic Society, Turkish Respiratory Society, European Society of Thoracic Surgery ESTS and Ministry of Health Lung Transplantation Science Board Membership.
• He takes interest in research and has 38 international scientific publications and multiple National scientific publications to his credit.

• Dr. Hasan Turhan is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist with 24+ years of experience in the field.
• He completed his graduation from Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, English, Istanbul in 1997 and followed it up with Cardiology Specialization Training from High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department in 2003.
• He also has Electrophysiology and radiofrequency catheter ablation training from Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Cardiology the Department (2005) and University of Zurich, Department of Cardiology, the Ritmoloj Department (2007)
• Dr. Turhan has comprehensive training in Invasive cardiology, Coronary Angiography and Stent Procedures, Peripheral Angiography, Angioplasty, Renal Artery Stent Procedures, Carotid Angiography, and Stent Procedures, etc.
• He has published various well-researched articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

• Dr. Ibrahim Duran is one of the finest Interventional Cardiologists having extensive 21+ years of experience.
• He has completed his graduation from Istanbul University followed by post-graduation from the prestigious Kosuyolu Cardiology Hospital, Istanbul. 
• Dr. Duran's expertise lies in Coronary Angiography, Cardiac Angioplasty, Stent placement, ASD, VSD, Ballon angioplasty, Device implantation,  Heart attack, Heart failure, Heart catheterization, etc.
• He is a member of the Turkish Cardiology Society, Turkish Medical Society. Until now, he has worked in some of the established institutes such as Kosuyolu Cardiology Hospital, Istanbul Cardiology Hospital, Medicana Hospital.
• Under his credit, there are both national and international publications and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's to talk about coronary angiography.

• Dr. Umrah Aydogan is a renowned Cardiologist, based in Istanbul with extensive 21+ years of experience.
• His area of expertise lies in Echocardiography, Heart Catheterization, Interventional Heart Catheterization, Cardiac Ablation, Atherosclerosis., Atrial fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Congenital heart disease, Coronary heart disease, Congestive heart disease, Hypertension.
• He has completed his graduation and post-graduation from the reputed Istanbul University.
• To date, he has worked in some of the premier institutes of Istanbul such as Istanbul University, Child Health and Diseases Specialist, London Guy's Hospital, Kolan Hospital.
• Under his credit, there are both national and international publications and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's to talk about Coronary Heart Diseases.