İbrahim Cansaran Tanıdır

With 10,000+ pediatric cardiac catheterization procedures performed in Turkey and abroad, İbrahim Cansaran Tanıdır approaches congenital and acquired heart disease through a highly procedural, imaging-guided lens. As a specialist at the clinic in Pediatric Cardiology and Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, he focuses on children’s structural heart problems—especially when catheter-based or hybrid strategies can reduce the need for open surgery. His academic profile includes 110 SCI/SCIE publications, 1,440 citations, and an H-index of 18, supporting evidence-informed decisions for complex cases. Alongside interventional work, he is involved in radiation-reduced and fluoroscopy-free catheterization techniques, which matters for minimizing exposure during pediatric procedures.

Education

• Medical education at Hacettepe University.
• Pediatrics specialization at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital.
• Fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology and Interventional Pediatric Cardiology at Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic, Heart and Vascular Surgery Center.

Work experience

• Founder pediatric cardiology clinic chief and Director of Pediatric Angiography Laboratories at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital (2020–2025).
• Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital / Health Sciences University (2022–2025).
• Associate Professor (Doçent Doktor) of Pediatric Cardiology at Health Sciences University, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Hospital (2017–2020).
• Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Memorial Ataşehir Hospital and Memorial Göztepe Hospital (2024 December–present).

Clinical focus and techniques

At the clinic, Tanıdır’s day-to-day work centers on diagnosing and treating pediatric structural heart disease using catheter-based and hybrid approaches, with a strong emphasis on low-radiation strategies.

• Transcatheter ASD closure (2,000+ procedures), using umbrella-style closure approaches described for closing “heart holes” without opening the chest.
• PDA closure (1,000+ procedures), including closure with vascular plugs presented at international meetings.
• VSD closure (250+ procedures), including device-based closure highlighted in his interventional work.
• RVOT and PDA stenting (500+ procedures), including presentations on RVOT stenting in cyanotic infants.
• Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (100+ procedures).
• Balloon valvuloplasty procedures (500+ procedures).
• Fluoroscopy-free and low-radiation procedures (200+), as part of radiation-reduced catheterization techniques.
• Hybrid and rare pediatric cardiac interventions for complex structural cases.

Professional societies and certifications

• European Association of Pediatric Cardiology (AEPC) — Turkey representative for Pediatric Cardiology Sub-Assistant Physicians (2010–2014).

Academic output

His academic production includes 110 SCI/SCIE publications, 81 original articles, 29 case reports, 1,440 citations, and an H-index of 18.

Courses and advanced training

• Presented “Impact of NIRS during cardiac catheterization” at Koç University, 5th Symposium: Bioengineering Approaches on Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine (19 April 2013, Istanbul).
• Presented “PDA Closure with vascular plugs” at the Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology Symposium (Hilton Kozyatağı, Istanbul; 11–13 May 2017).
• Presented “A New Device for Ventricular Septal Defect Closure: Lifetech MFO” at China Heart Congress (CHC) (Shenzhen, China; 1–3 November 2019).
• Presented device-measurement accuracy and echocardiography prediction work at CASPIAN meeting (Mashhad, Iran; 24 May–16 May 2023 as listed) and “Never Lose The Wire Position” at CASPIAN meeting (Mashhad, Iran; 11–14 April 2024).

Awards and recognition

• Received 8 different “best oral / poster presentation” awards at national and international congresses, particularly in interventional cardiology and radiation reduction techniques.

For international families, Tanıdır’s clinic work is built around pediatric heart evaluation and intervention, including complex congenital cases that may require staged planning. The clinic’s care pathway supports children from diagnosis through catheter-based treatment, with low-radiation or fluoroscopy-free approaches when appropriate. He practices in Turkey and also treats patients referred from abroad for pediatric cardiac catheterization and hybrid interventions.