Emin Tireli

Prof. Emin Tireli is a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon at Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital. He has performed 6,329 congenital cardiac surgeries since 1993. The specialist used the Nikaidoh procedure for complex heart defects as an early adopter.

Specialization in Neonatal and Pediatric Heart Surgery

Dr. Tireli performs over 100 neonatal cardiac surgeries every year. He treats infants with extremely low birth weights, which helps improve neonatal survival rates. His work includes arterial switch operations and total pulmonary return anomalies. The specialist also treats cases of pulmonary banding and Norwood procedures.

He has completed 15 surgeries using advanced hybrid techniques — a method combining traditional surgery with minimally invasive catheter-based procedures. Dr. Tireli performs 30 reconstructions for aortic anomalies and PDA ligations in newborns. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation is a procedure to close a persistent opening between two major blood vessels leading from the heart.

Conditions Treated

• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Atrial and ventricular septal defects
• Transposition of the great arteries (TGA)
• Atelocardia — a rare congenital heart defect or condition where the heart is incomplete
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Aortic valve insufficiency

Surgical Procedures

• Open heart surgery
• Pediatric aortic and mitral valve replacement
• Valvuloplasty
• Heart cryoablation — a procedure using extreme cold to scar heart tissue and block irregular electrical signals
• Coronary artery bypass grafting
• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

Work Experience

• 2005–Present – Professor, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Istanbul School of Medicine
• 1997–2005 – Associate Professor, Istanbul School of Medicine
• 1993–1997 – Cardiovascular Surgeon, Istanbul School of Medicine
• 1987–1993 – Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University

Education and Training

• 1986 – Ege University School of Medicine – Medical Degree
• 1980 – İzmir Atatürk High School – Secondary Education

Research and Publications

Prof. Tireli has published over 100 articles in international and local medical journals. His research focuses on techniques for complex pediatric cardiac defects. Notable published papers include:

• "Modified Nikaidoh procedure in a patient with transposition of the great arteries"
• "Extracardiac off-pump fontan completion for single ventricle with dextrocardia"
• "Arterial switch operations for single coronary artery ostium"
• "Surgical strategy in neonates with aortic coarctation and VSD"
• "Aorto-GoreTex central shunt with side-to-side aortic anastomosis"
• "Off-pump repair of aortic arch anomalies with concomitant intracardiac defects"
• "Factors influencing early and late outcome following Fontan procedure"