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Hamza Duygu
  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Northern Cyprus , Nicosia , Near East University Hospital
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Hatice Kemal Gunsel
  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 13 years of experience
  • Northern Cyprus , Nicosia , Near East University Hospital
  • European Society of Cardiology (Professional member) Turkish Society of Cardiology

    Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA)

    European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA Silver)

    HOT member

     

    EDUCATION

     

    2004-2010

    Ege University Faculty of Medicine,İzmir, Turkey Bachelorette in Medicine

    2011-2015

    Ege University Hospital, İzmir, Turkey Cardiology Department, Residency

    2019-present

    Post Graduate Coursein Heart FailureLondon

    (British Society for Heart Failure,the British Cardiovascular Society, the Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, and the Zurich Heart House)

     

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    September 2015 – present Cardiology specialist

    Department of Cardiology, Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

     

     

    August 2011-August 2015 Residency

    Department of Cardiology, Ege University Facultyof Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

    CERTIFICATIONS

     

    July 2015,

    Brookwood International Academy Essential Good Clinical Practice

    Certificate number: TranSA6845/MIPO3801011 MultiNational

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Ozlem Balcioglu
  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 19 years of experience
  • Northern Cyprus , Nicosia , Near East University Hospital
    • 2008 - 2015; Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
    • 2015; Specialization - Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery
    • 2005; Trakya University Faculty of Medicine

    CURRICULUM VITAE

    Name Surname: ÖZLEM BALCIOĞLU

    Date of Birth: 08.05.1981

    Foreing Language: English, German

    Educational Background:

     

    Level Department/Programme University Year

    Undergraduate / Postgraduate Medical Doctor University of Trakya

    Faculty of Medicine,

    Edirne

     

    2005

     

    Doctorate/Competence/Speciality

    in Medicine Cardiovascular Surgery

     

    Ege University

    Faculty of Medicine,

    İzmir

     

    2015

     

    Doctorate Thesis/Work of Proficiency/Dissertation of Speciality Title (abstract attached)

    and Advisor(s):

    “Sürekli Akım Sağlayan Ventrikül Destek Cihazı Uygulanan Son Dönem Kalp Yetmezliği

    Hastalarında Ortaya Çıkan Gastrointestinal Sistem Kanamalarının Risk faktörlerinin

    Retrospektif Olarak Belirlenmesi”

    Thesis Consultant: Prof. Dr Tahir Yağdı

    Duties:

    Duty Title Place of Duty Year

    Research

    Fellow

     

    Ege University Faculty of Medicine Department of

    Cardiovascular Surgery

     

    2008-2015

     

    Assist. Prof.

    Dr.

     

    Near East University Cardiovascular Surgery 2015-

     

    Education Abroad:

    1. St Thomas Hospital. King’s Collegeof London. (England) – November 2004- January

    2005 Gynecology And Labor Intern Rotation

    2. Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems – workshop. Deutsches Herzzentrum,Berlin.

    2011

     

    3. Texas A&M University Institute for preclinics studies. Fellowship programme.

    Ventricle Support Devices and Artificial Heart Implementation Preclinic Research

    (US) May - July 2012

    4. Texas A&M University Healthcare Scott and White Hospital Cardiovasculer

    Department. Observer programme (US) April – July 2012.

    Membership of Scientific Societies:

    1- Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

    2- Turkish National Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

    PUBLICATIONS

    A. Articles Published in İnternationally Reviewed Journals:

    A1 Oguz E, Apaydin AZ, Ayik F, Balcioglu O, Dolapoglu A. Chylothorax after

    horacoabdominal aneurysm repair: efficacy of somatostatin. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011

    Feb;25(2):267.e11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.07.026. Epub 2010 Oct 6.

    A2 Ozturk C, Ayik F, Oguz E, Ozturk P, Karapolat H, Balcioglu O, Yagdi T, Engin C,

    Ozbaran M. Evaluation of changes in quality of life among Turkish patients undergoing

    ventricular assist device implantation. Transplant Proc. 2012 Jul-Aug;44(6):1735-7. doi:

    10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.031.

    A3 Ozbaran M, Yagdi T, Engin C, Erkul S, Balcioglu O, Baysal B, Nalbantgil S, Ertugay S.

    Long-term paracorporeal ventricular support systems: a single-center experience. Transplant

    Proc. 2013 Apr;45(3):1013-6. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.073.

    A4 Engin C, Yagdi T, Balcioglu O, Erkul S, Baysal B, Oguz E, Ayik F, Ozturk P, Ozbaran

    M. Left ventricular assist device implantation in heart failure patients with a left ventricular

    thrombus. Transplant Proc. 2013 Apr;45(3):1017-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.071.

     

    A5 Balcioglu O, Engin C, Yagdi T, Nalbantgil S, Baysal B, Erkul S, Engin Y, Kutlayey I,

    Ozbaran M. Effect of aortic valve movements on gastrointestinal bleeding that occured in

    continuous flow left ventricular assist device patients. Transplant Proc. 2013 Apr;45(3):1020-

    1. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.072.

     

    A6 Ozturk P, Engin AY, Nalbantgil S, Oguz E, Ayik F, Engin C, Yagdi T, Erkul S, Balcioglu

    O, Ozbaran M. Comparison of continuous-flow and pulsatile-flow blood pumps on reducing

    pulmonary artery pressure in patients with fixed pulmonary hypertension. Artif Organs. 2013

    Sep;37(9):763-7. doi: 10.1111/aor.12164. Epub 2013 Sep 11.

     

    A7 Is SYNTAX Score Predictive of Atrial Fibrillation after On-Pump Coronary Artery

    Bypass Graft Surgery?Cerit L, Duygu H, Gulsen K, Kemal HS, Ozcem B, Balcioglu O,

    Gunsel A, Tosun O, Emren V.Korean Circ J. 2016 46 6 798 -803 Epub 2016 Nov 1.

    PMID: 27826338

     

    A8 Endovascular Repair and Adjunctive Immunosuppressive Therapy of Aortic Involvement

    in Behçet's Disease. Balcioglu O, Ertugay S, Bozkaya H, Parildar M, Posacioglu H.

    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2015 Nov;50(5):593-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2015.07.011. Epub

    2015 Aug 28. PMID: 26321000

     

    A9 Postoperative Outcomes of the Largest HeartMate-II Experience in Turkey.Ertugay S,

    Engin C, Nalbantgil S, Kocabaş S, Balcioglu O, Engin Y, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M.

    Transplant Proc. 2015 Jun;47(5):1499-502. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.046.

    PMID: 26093751

     

    A10 Successful resection and reconstruction of primary cardiac lymphoma.

    Özcem B, Soner Kemal H1

     

    , Balcıoğlu Ö, Özkayalar H, Sanisoğlu İ. Turk Kardiyol Dern

     

    Ars. 2017 Dec;45(8):755-757. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2017.65745

    A11 Risk Factors of Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist

    Device.

    Balcioglu O1

     

    , Kemal HS2

     

    , Ertugay S3

     

    , Ozturk P3

     

    , Engin Y4

     

    , Nalbantgil S5

     

    , Engin C3

    , Yagdi

     

    T

    3

    , Ozbaran M3

     

    . ASAIO J. 2018 Jul/Aug;64(4):458-461. doi:

     

    0.1097/MAT.0000000000000678.

    A12 Is SYNTAX Score Predictive of Atrial Fibrillation after On-Pump Coronary Artery

    Bypass Graft Surgery?

    Cerit L1

    , Duygu H1

     

    , Gulsen K1

     

    , Kemal HS1

     

    , Ozcem B2

     

    , Balcioglu O2

     

    , Gunsel A1

    , Tosun

     

    O

    3

    , Emren V4

    .

     

    B. B.Proceedings that are presented in international scientific meetings and are

    published in their book of proceedings:

    B1 Ertugay S, Börteçin B, Yağdı T, Balcioglu O, Turhan S, Mecidov M, Oğuz E, Ayik M.F,

    Nalbantgil S, Engin Ç, Ozbaran M. Ventricular Support Systms for end stage heart failure,

    Ege University experience. The 12th congress of the middle east society for organ

    transplantation. 2010

     

    B2 Ozturk P, Engin Y, nalbantgil S, Oğuz E, Ayık F, Engin C, Yagdi T, Erkul S, Balcioglu

    O, Ozbaran M. Comparison of continuous-flow and pulsatile pumps systems on reducing

    pulmonary artery pressure in patients with pulmonary hypertension. 20th Congress of the

    International Society for Rotary blood Pumps. ISRBP – 2012

     

    B3 Erkul S, Balcioglu O, Engin Y, Ozturk P, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M.

    Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with continuous flow LVAD. 20th Congress of the

    International Society for Rotary blood Pumps. ISRBP - 2012

     

    B4 Ozturk P, Engin Y, Erkul S, Balcioglu O, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ertugay S, Atay Y, Ulger Z,

    Ozbaran M. Frequency of pump – head exchange due to thrombosis in patients underwent

    pulsatile ventricular assist device implantation. 20th Congress of the International Society for

    Rotary blood Pumps. ISRBP - 2012

     

    B5 Balcioglu O, Erkul S, Engin Y, Nalbantgil S, Zoghi M, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M.

    Intraventricular thrombolytic therapy in patients with LVAD Pump thrombosis. 20th

    Congress of the International Society for Rotary blood Pumps. ISRBP - 2012

     

    B6 Ertugay S, Kahraman U, Balcioglu O, Nalbantgil S, Zoghi M, Engin C, Yagdi T,

    Ozbaran M. Left Ventricular assist device implantation with tricuspit ring annuloplasty. 3rd

    World Heart Failure Congress. 2012

     

    B7 Balcioglu O, Erkul S, Ayık F, Ülger Z, Karakula S, Engin C, Atay Y, Yagdi T, Ozbaran

    M. First succesful experience with the Heartware assist device in child in Turkey. 3

    rd World

     

    Heart Failure Congress. 2012

     

    B8 Erkul S, Balcioglu O, Engin Y, daylan A, Ozturk P, Nalbantgil S, Zoghi M, Engin C,

    Askar F, YagdiT, Ozbaran M. Heartware HVAD application in heart failure treatment, Ege

    University experience. 3rd World Heart Failure Congress. 2012

     

    B9 Ertugay S, Balcioglu O, Engin C, Nalbantgil S, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Late cause of right

    heart failure in a LVAD patient: aortic root thrombus.ASAIO 59th Annual conference –

    “Measuring Success” Chicago – 2013

     

    B10 Engin Y, Yagdi T, Balcioglu O, Engin C, Ertugay S, nalbantgil S, Kultayev I,

    Narymbetov N, Zoghi M, Ozbaran M. New generation left ventricular assist device for end

    stage heart failure therapy: Ege University experience. 29th Turkish Cardiology Congress

    with International Participation. Supplement to JACC Oct 2013

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Askin Ali Korkmaz
  • 5 Excellent 3 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Northern Cyprus , Nicosia , Near East University Hospital
  • Born in Kahramanmaraş in 1967, after graduating from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1991, Prof. Dr. Aşkın Ali Korkmaz completed his training at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery between 1993-1998. Between 1998 and 2006, he worked as a specialist in both pediatric and adult Cardiovascular Surgery at Florence Nightingale Hospital. One of the top specialists of coronary bypass surgery, who performed the bypass with bilateral thoracic artery (ITA – internal thoracic artery) for the first time, Prof. Dr. Korkmaz worked with Prof. Dr. Cihat Bakay for many years, and Prof. Dr. Aşkın Ali Korkmaz’s articles were published in the world’s leading journals on full artery bypass surgeries using different bilateral variations of ITA (sequential ITA, left-sided bilateral ITA, T graft, Coronary-coronary bypass etc.) without using a leg vein. Meanwhile, he worked as a specialist in Belgium OLV Hospital between 2000 and 2001, increasing his knowledge and experience especially in minimally invasive (small incision) heart surgery, robotic surgery and mitral valve repair. He was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 2013 and contributed to the training of many local and foreign cardiovascular surgeons on minimally invasive cardiac surgery, mitral valve repair and radiofrequency ablation technique in rhythm disorders. Working as a consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon at Azerbaijan Ganja International Hospital in 2016 and re-activating cardiac surgery there, Prof. Dr. Aşkın Ali Korkmaz established the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Okan University, where he started to work as the Head of the Department in August 2016, and continued to work there until 2017. In 2017, he started to work as the Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Near East University Hospital. In 2018, he established the Cardiovascular Surgery clinic at the newly established Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital and became the clinic chief. Here he performed successful operations in congenital and adult cardiac surgery. At the same time, he continued his duty as a consultant physician in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Near East University Hospital.

    Fluent in English, Prof. Dr. Aşkın Ali Korkmaz is the father of a daughter.

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