Nermina Alagic
- Specialization: Cardiologist
- 14 years of experience
- Speaks:English, Serbian, Turkish
- Online consultations: available
- Workplace: Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
- Attending cardiologist at a Johns Hopkins Medicine-affiliated facility and a full member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Dr. Nermina Alagic is an attending cardiologist at Anadolu Medical Center in Istanbul, a Johns Hopkins Medicine affiliate. She graduated from Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa. She completed her cardiology residency at Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital (2014–2018). She focuses on cardiac imaging. She has expertise in 2D/3D transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE/TEE). She advanced this training through research at the UAB Echo Lab (2015) and hands-on 2D/3D TEE work in the TEE Lab (2018–2019).
Her research covers photomedicine and cardiology. Her papers appear in Journal of Biomedical Optics, PNAS, Photochemistry and Photobiology, Echocardiography, Minerva Cardioangiologica, and Archives of Medical Science (2013–2020). She completed a clinical and interventional cardiology observership at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney (2019). She also worked at the Harvard Medical School Wellman Center for Photomedicine (2012–2013). She is a full member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology, and an EACVI silver member. Award: ASP Fredrick Urbach Memorial Student Travel Award (2013).
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Doctor's services
- Coronary angiography
- Covered Stent Placement
- Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
- Coronary angiography
- Echocardiography
- Heart сheck up
- Ultrasound of carotid arteries
- Online Consultation with Cardiologist
- Heart preventive examination (men, women)
- Exercise test
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Qualifications
DUCATION:
University
Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in English, 2004-2011
Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital at Health Sciences University, Cardiology residency, 2014-2018
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Attending Cardiologist- Anadolu Medical Center In affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, Istanbul- Current
Observership- University of Sydney Clinical and Interventional Royal North Shore Hospital Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging, NSW Health, Australia, 2019
Volunteering at TEE Lab - Performing 2D/3D TEE, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Training & Research Hospital at Health Sciences University, 2018 – 2019
Cardiology Resident – Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Training & Research Hospital at Health Sciences University, 2014 – 2018
Research Fellow, Alabama University at Birmingham, 2D / 3D TTE, TEE at Echo Lab, Under supervision of Dr.Navin C. Nanda, 2015
Researcher, Harvard Medical School - Wellman Centre for Photomedicine, 2012 – 2013,
Elective Clerkship – Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010
Observership - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010
Elective Clerkship – Emergency Care, King’s College of London King’s College Hospital, 2010
Harvard Medical School – Emergency Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010
Elective Clerkship – Clinical Cardiology, Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2010
Elective Clerkship –Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heidelberg University - St.Josephkrankenhausen, 2010
PUBLICATIONS:
Impact of treatment response metrics on photodynamic therapy planning and outcomes in a three- dimensional model of ovarian cancer. Anbil S, Rizvi I, Celli JP, Alagic N, Pogue BW, Hasan T. J Biomed Opt. 2013 Sep; 18(9):098004.
Flow induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cellular heterogeneity and biomarker modulation in 3D ovarian cancer nodules. Rizvi I, Gurkan UA, Tasoglu S, Alagic N, Celli JP, Mensah LB, Mai Z, Demirci U, Hasan T. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 28; 110(22): E1974-83.
PDT dose parameters impact tumoricidal durability and cell death pathways in a 3D ovarian cancer model. Rizvi I, Anbil S, Alagic N, Celli J, Zheng LZ, Palanisami A, Glidden MD, Pogue BW, Hasan T. Photochem Photobiol. 2013 Jul-Aug; 89(4):942-52.
Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two- dimensional technique in the assessment of aortic atherosclerotic thrombi and ulcers.
Elsayed M, Bulur S, Kalla A, Ahmed MI, Hsiung MC, Uygur B, Alagic N, Sungur A, Singh S, Nanda NC. Echocardiography 2016 Aug; 33(8):1234-8
The relationship between culprit artery and the clinical outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for inferior wall ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Ayhan E, Isik T, Ghannadian B, Akgül O, Alagic N. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2016 Aug; 64(4): 367-74.
Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of ventricular septal rupture following acute myocardial infarction. Arisha MJ, Hsiung MC, Nanda NC, Serkan B, Ahmad A, Elkaryoni A, Elsayed M, Adana L, Turaga S, Guler E, Alagic N. Echocardiography 2017 Nov; 34(11): 1680-1686
Assessment of the relationship between Endocan and obstructive sleep apnea severity. Hamdi Pusuroglu 1, Umut Somuncu 1, Ismail Bolat 2, Ozgur Akgul 1, Hayriye Ak Yıldırım 3, Sinem Ozbay Ozyilmaz 1, Vesile Ornek 3, Ozgur Surgit 1, Huseyin Karakurt 1, Ayfer Utkusavas 4, Nermina Alagic, Aydin Yildirim. Arch Med Sci. 2020 Aug 3;16(6):1346-1352.
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS & VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS
Prepared cases for Dr Navin Nanda’s book ‘Interesting Cases in Echocardiography’ published by ‘The Health Sciences Publisher’.
Worked on the translation of 3rd chapter of Manual of Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions,2nd Edition; written by Emmanouil Brilakis by ELSEVIER.
Worked on the translation of 37 chapter of Essentials of Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 2nd Edition; written by Carol Mattson Porth.
Gained Certificate of Animal Use in Experimental Research performed by Ministry of Health, Turkey in 2018.
Won the ASP Fredrick Urbach Memorial Student Travel Award for the 36th ASP Meeting in Montreal, 2013.
Participated in South – Eastern Mediterranean Sea Project (SEMEP) / UNESCO in 2002 and 2003; and won the first place.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Turkish Society of Cardiology - full membership
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) - full membership
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) - silver membership.
PROGRAMS FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
English - completed my education in English, hence excellent proficiency in both written and oral communication.
Turkish - excellent as native language
Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian - native languages
German – B2 level.
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