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Cardiac Surgeon

Senior Consultant

Graduation,

Ankara, Turkey

Works at Acibadem Hospitals Group

35 years of experience

About Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic

  • Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic is a well-known Cardiac Surgeon with 35+ years of experience in the field.
  • He is a reputed member of organizations such as the Turkish Society of Cardiology, the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, the National Vascular Surgery Association, International Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ISCTS), and The Society For Heart Valve Disease (SHVD).
  • He is the Turkish translation editor of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and also a member of the Asian Annals of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery advisory board and the editorial consultant for the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
  • He graduated from Gülhane Military Medical Academy Military Medical Faculty in 1985 and started his specialty training at GATA Cardiovascular Surgery Department in 1988 and became a specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery in 1993. 
  • He has a keen interest in areas such as Blood electrolyte test, Thoracotomy, Armpit heart surgeries, Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty, Surgical removal of the fibrous tumor, Arkus Aorta Aneurysm, Dialysis Surgery, Mitral Insufficiency, etc.
  • Dr. Demirkilic has nearly 60 international publications and many national medical journals as well.

Location Location

Ankara, Turkey

Special Interest

Varicose Ulcer Vascular Diseases Capillary Cracking Peripheral Vascular Disease Aortic Dilation (Aneurysm) Heart Valve Problems Congenital Heart Valve Diseases Ischemic Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease

Work Experience of Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic

Professor, GATA Cardiovascular Surgery Department

Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic's

  • Graduation, 1985, GATA Medical Faculty

1. H. Tatars, S. Flowers, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, H. Süer, M. Aslan, Ö. Ozturk. Exact positioning of intraaortic balloon catheter. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1993; 7: 52-53.
2. H. Tatar, S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ , E. Özal, H. Süer, Ö. Öztürk, H. Işıklar. Topical use of Aprotinin in open heart operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1993; 55: 659-661.
3. H. Tatar, S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Özal, H. Süer, M. Aslan, Ö.Y.Öztürk. Vascular complications of intraaortic balloon pumping: Unsheathed versus Sheathed insertion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1993; 55: 1518-1521.
4. S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, H. Tatar. Collective Review: Intraoperative echocardiography: Techniques and current applications. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1993; 8: 678-692.
5. H. Tatar, S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, H. Süer, E. Özal, E. Kuralay, Ö.Y.Öztürk, D. Narbay. Sheared pulmonary artery catheter: Transesophageal echocardiography-guided removal. Vascular Surgery 1994; 28: 229-232.
6. S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Kuralay, H. Tatar, Ö. Ozturk. Transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgical emergencies. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1995; 10: 236-244.
7. S. Çiçek, H. Tatar, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Kuralay. Topical use of aprotinin in cardiac surgery (letter). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1995; 110: 568-569.
8. Ö.Y. Öztürk, S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Kuralay, H. Tatar, RD Narbay. Cor Triatriatum: Report of an unusual variant - Triatrial heart. A case report. Angiology 1995; 46: 1149-1152.
9. AT Yılmaz, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, M. Arslan, E. Kuralay, E. Özal, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Long term prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: Comparison of Quinidine, Verapamil, and Amiodarone in maintaining sinus rhythm. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1996; 11: 61-64.
10. AT Yılmaz, M. Arslan, M. Göktepe, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Kuralay, E. Özal, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Primary cardiac hydatid cyst. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1996; 4: 43-45.
11. M. Arslan, AT Yılmaz, G. Dağlı, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, Ö. Yanarates, H. Bingöl, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Pulmonary artery catheterization with Tracker vascular catheter. First Mediterranean congress on interventional diagnosis for thorax disease (Antypas G: Eds.), Monduzzi Editore SpA, Bologna, Italy. 1996; 393-397.
12. S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Kuralay, E. Özal, H. Tatar. Postoperative Aprotinin: Effect on blood loss and transfusion requirements in cardiac operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996; 61: 1372-1376.
13. AT Yılmaz, M. Arslan, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Özal, E. Kuralay, H. Bingöl, BS Öz, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1996; 10: 763-767.
14. AT Yılmaz, M. Arslan, E. Kuralay, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Özal, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Repair of the left AV valve in an atrioventricular septal defect in adults. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1996; 11: 363-367.
15. AT Yılmaz, M. Arslan, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Kuralay, E. Özal, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Partially unroofed coronary sinus syndrome with persistent left superior vena cava, absent right superior vena cava, and right-sided pericardial defect. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1996; 10: 1027-1029.
16. O. Yıldız, S. Çiçek, İ. Moon, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, M. Tuncer. Hypertension increases the contractions to Sumatriptan in the human internal mammary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996; 62: 1392-1396.
17. AT Yılmaz, M. Arslan, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ , E. Kuralay, E. Özal, H. Bingöl, BS Öz, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Late posterior cardiac tamponade after open heart surgery. The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1996; 37: 615-620.
18. S. Çiçek, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Özal, E. Kuralay, H. Bingöl, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Postoperative use of aprotinin in cardiac operations: An alternative to its prophylactic use. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1996; 112: 1462-1467.
19. AT Yılmaz, M. Arslan, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Özal, E. Kuralay, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Missed arterial injuries in military patients. The American Journal of Surgery 1997; 173: 110-114.
20. AT Yılmaz, UFUK DEMİRKILIÇ, E. Özal, H. Tatar, Ö.Y. Ozturk. Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva. The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1997; 38: 119-124.

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Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic practices at Acibadem Hospitals Group

Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic specialty is Cardiac Surgeon

Prof. Dr. Ufuk Demirkilic is Cardiac Surgeon with 35 years of experience.

More About Cardiac Surgeon

A cardiac surgeon is a specialist who operates on the heart, lungs and other thoracic (chest) organs and they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.

The typicals symptoms include Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, chest discomfort Shortness of breath associated with Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in the legs or arms.

Investigations like blood reports, Chest x ray, Electrocardiogram, Pulmonary function test, Carotid Dopping, Vein mapping, Trans-esphogeal echocardiogram, Heart Catheterization, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging would be required.

Cardiologist perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy, Stent implantation etc whereas a Cardiac surgeon perform surgery of the heart and chest.

Stay in the hospital is usually for 7 – 10 days

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