Best Congenital heart surgery doctors in Turkey: TOP 7 doctors

Dr. Erdogan trained at the prestigious Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab, specializing in advanced cardiac care for congenital conditions.

• Over 31 years of experience of experience in cardiology
• Associate Professorship from Başkent University
• Expertise in pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery
• Practices at Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex

Prof. David Saba specializes in congenital heart surgery at Florence Nightingale Hospital, with training in renowned centers including Toronto General Hospital and University of Hannover-Freiburg.

• Over 31 years of experience of experience in cardiovascular surgery
• Trained in heart transplantation at Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital
• Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery with academic roles at Uludağ University
• Specializes in complex congenital heart conditions

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. Emin Tireli specializes in complex pediatric heart defects, performing neonatal cardiovascular surgeries with precision at Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital.

• Over 39 years of experience of experience in congenital heart surgery
• Published more than 100 articles on pediatric cardiac techniques
• Expert in aortic and left ventricular reconstruction
• Faculty member at Istanbul School of Medicine
• Performs congenital heart surgeries for all age groups

Associate Professor Koray Aykut specializes in surgical correction of congenital heart diseases, bringing over 21 years of experience of experience in cardiovascular surgery.

• Expert in coronary and heart valve surgeries
• Member of The European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Published multiple peer-reviewed articles on cardiovascular surgery
• Former surgeon at Ege Hospital and current faculty at İzmir University

Dr. Ugur Filizcan specializes in Prosthetic Dental Treatment with a focus on advanced digital and ceramic applications.

• Ph.D. in Prosthetic Dentistry from Hacettepe University
• Expert in CAD-CAM restorations and zirconium coating
• Member of ITI and Turkish Prosthodontics and Implantology Association
• Published research on fracture resistance in dental prostheses

Professor Murat Ugurlucan specializes in congenital heart surgery with over 19 years of experience of experience in major cardiac centers.

• Trained at Istanbul University – Turkey's premier medical school
• Former fellow at King Faisal Heart Institute in Saudi Arabia
• Currently heads the cardiac surgery department at Biruni University Hospital
• Award-winning researcher in cardiovascular treatments