Valvuloplasty in Istanbul — get 3 personalized clinic matches

Prof. Mert Yilmaz specializes in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiovascular procedures at Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• International member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons USA
• Published over 50 international manuscripts, including 7 first reports in medical literature
• Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Department since 2014
• Trained in Belgium for advanced cardiac surgery techniques

Dr. Cenk İndelen is a cardiovascular surgery specialist. He has practiced since 2002. He has worked at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital since 2025. He completed his residency in thoracic, cardiovascular, and vascular surgery at Kocaeli University (1996–2002). He became an associate professor in 2023.

His focus is patient blood management and cardiothoracic optimization. He has published on transfusion cost-effectiveness and PBM implementation (Cardiovasc J Afr, 2023). He has also reported on the economics of aortic valve replacement (Heart Surg Forum, 2023) and techniques in coronary, mitral, and aortic surgery. His work also appears in JAMA (2023), Crit Care Med (2025), and Transfusion (2025).

Accreditations and memberships: Orsi da Vinci robotic console training (Belgium, 2014). Koç University Animal Use Certificate (2017). Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management course (2020). Publons Peer Reviewer course (2020). Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, ISMICS, the ERAS Society, the Blood Transfusion Society, the Society for the Advancement of PBM, and ASCVTS.

Prof. Emin Tireli specializes in complex pediatric valvuloplasty at Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital – with over _doctor_8095_years_ of expertise.

• Performs delicate neonatal and pediatric valve reconstructions
• Published 100+ research papers on congenital heart techniques
• Professor at Istanbul University's Cardiovascular Surgery Department
• Fellowship-trained in advanced pediatric cardiac procedures