| Turkey | Austria | Spain | |
| Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery | from $12,000 | from $40,000 | from $30,000 |
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Fahad MawloodDay 1 - Arrival
Day 2 - Pre-Operation
Day 3 - Operation
Day 4 - Day 7 - Post-Operation
Week 2 - Week 4 - Rehabilitation
Week 5 - Week 8
Week 9 - Week 12
Please note that each patient"s recovery timeline may vary based on individual health conditions and the complexity of the surgery.
Dr. Faruk Gencoglu has actively participated in approximately 3,000 cardiovascular cases, specializing in adult heart conditions at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.
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. Mert Yilmaz specializes in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and has published over 50 scientific papers, including seven first reports in medical literature.
Over 35 years of experience in cardiovascular surgery – Dr. Ersoy specializes in pediatric and adult heart conditions at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital.