Dr. Selim Topcu is a cardiologist with over 17 years of experience. He specializes in interventional cardiology. Dr. Topcu graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association.
Dr. Topcu has published many articles in respected medical journals. His research covers topics such as the impact of altitude on heart failure, coronary artery anomalies, and coronary fractional flow reserve. He has also worked on national registries for familial hypercholesterolemia and has led meta-analyses on atrial fibrillation risks. His work has helped improve knowledge of rare heart conditions and advanced interventional methods.
Education Dr. Castriota graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan. He continued his postgraduate training at the University of Bologna where he obtained two specializations: the first one in Cardiology in 1992 and then in Radiology. From 1995 to 1996 he spent a period as a Fellow in the "Arizona Heart Institute" under the supervision of Professor Diethrich.
Research Dr. Castriota is an active member of some scientific societies, such as SIRM (Italian Society of Medical Radiology), Fellow of the Scientific College of the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology (GISE), Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), European Cardiovascular Interventional Society (EAPCI) and of ISES, International Society of Endovascular Specialist. He is the principal investigator of a recent Protected TAVR study, aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a particular device for brain protection during aortic valve replacement surgery using the TAVI endovascular method.
Publications He is a member of the International Editorial Board of Eurointervention, speaker and chairman for the execution of live cases in national and international conferences.
Author of about 150 full-length publications
Author of over 20 chapters in specialized volumes
Awards: NHMRC Career Development Fellowship, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, 2015.
Dr. Gokhan Ertas is a Professor of Cardiology. He has broad experience in ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure. He specializes in advanced interventional cardiology procedures, including coronary angiography, stent placement, and percutaneous valve interventions such as TAVI and MitraClip. Dr. Ertas is skilled in both diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. These include 3D echocardiography, CT coronary angiography, and various cardiac catheterization methods.
Dr. Ertas earned his medical degree from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his cardiology residency at Kocaeli University. In 2020, he became a Professor of Cardiology. He has worked as a Cardiology Specialist and Chief Assistant in top hospitals in Turkey. Dr. Ertas also completed a research fellowship at the Thorax Center, ErasmusMC in the Netherlands.
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Prof. Dr. Selami Sozubir has authored 65 scientific publications, which have received over 11,000 reads and nearly 1,000 citations, reflecting his strong contribution to the field of pediatric surgery and urology.
The prof. Giuseppe Speziale holds the positions of the National Coordinator of Cardiac Surgery of GVM Care & Research, the Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Anthea Hospital and Città di Lecce Hospital, and Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the Santa Maria Hospital. He works at the Cardiological Clinical Institute (ICC) and San Carlo di Nancy Hospital in Rome. Since 2011 he has also held the position of Vice President of GVM Care & Research. In 2012 he occupied the charge of President of Confindustria Puglia, Health Section, and since 2018 he is Vice President of Aiop Puglia (Italian association of private hospitals). The prof. Speziale is a cardiac surgeon specializing in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of valve diseases, expert in minimally invasive repair of the mitral valve, in On and Off Pump myocardial revascularization, in thoracic aortic surgery. He is Co - Founder and President of the Scientific Committee of Mitral Academy, an independent association born from the passion for mitral surgery and the desire to pursue and share excellence in restorative surgery, with particular attention to minimally invasive techniques and the evaluation of potential therapeutic treatments deriving from the use of new technologies. Until 2016 he was elected Director of the Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery. He is part of the following associations: AATS (American Association for Thoracic Surgery), Italian Society of Cardiology Accredited Hospital, SICOA (active member), ISMICS (International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery). Since 2004 he has held the position of Scientific Director of the Italian Cardiopathic Association onlus.
In the field of scientific research, he focuses on new approaches, applicable in the field of minimally invasive and non-invasive mitral, aortic, cardiac arrhythmias and tricuspid surgery. He was the coordinator and researcher of the various projects of the National Research Council on Myocardial Infarction, on the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, on new technologies for carrying out coronary, cardiopulmonary and normothermic bypass. He was an adjunct professor at the Sapienza University of Rome where he held the Chair of Cardiology II, and at the University of Ferrara, where he teaches Cardiac Surgery. He has presented numerous scientific papers at national and international congresses of cardiology and cardiac surgery.
Bibliography: He is co-author of 6 books known nationally and internationally. The most recent one is Advances in Treatments for Aortic Valve and Root Diseases, publisher Springer International Publishing, 2018.
He is Reviewer and author of over 90 publications of multiple journals, such as Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal on Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery etc.
Awards: “Top Doctors Awards”, 2021
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Prof. Dr. Cenk Eray Yıldız, who graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1996, completed his specialization in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul University Cardiology Institute.
During his specialization, he took part in studies on stem cell (Stem Cell Therapy) related to the heart and blood vessels in America and Germany, and studies on artificial heart support systems. He was a member of the surgical team in the application of the artificial heart support device, which was first installed at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, and worked on the artificial heart project. He took part in the establishment of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Cyprus Near East University and successfully completed 35 open heart surgeries as a team. The duty of an academician; "It should not only be to perform surgeries, but also to produce scientific studies from these cases in the light of science." is his professional philosophy.
After 17 years of adult and pediatric heart surgeries, Prof. Dr. Cenk Eray Yıldız has been particularly interested in varicose veins and vascular diseases and ankle wounds that develop due to these for the last 12 years.
Senior Medical Director
American Clinic, Demarest · Full-time
May 2024 – Present · 8 mos
Thailand
CEO
Imperium Bio@Capital
Aug 2021 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos
Dubai, UAE
General Director
R&D Company “Innovation Endovascular Technologies,” Skolkovo
2020 – Present · 5 yrs
General Manager
IMA Haddassah University Hospital Health Plus, Middle East
Dec 2020 – Oct 2021 · 11 mos
Chief Physician and Medical Director
Hadassah Medical Moscow, Skolkovo
Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo
Moscow, Russia
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Prof. Savini works at the Cardiac Surgery Department at the Maria Cecilia Hospital, as one of the main specialists, with an international background. He worked for the best European institutions for cardiology as Staff Surgeon, such as the Civil Hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico; at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain and at the St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Holland; at the San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy and at the OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
Prof. Savini specializes in Mitral restorative surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Percutaneous aortic valve, Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation Surgery, Cardiac Transplant and Decompensation Surgery, and extracorporeal circulation and myocardial protection.
In 1994 Prof. Savini graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna with full marks, where he later specialized in Cardiac Surgery with a thesis in Myocardial protection. In 2017 he completed a PhD research in the field of Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis – Role of new technologies.
He works as Associate Professor at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
His scientific interest is focused on Mitral restorative surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Percutaneous aortic valve, Disompensation Surgery and Extracorporeal circulation and myocardial protection.
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Prof. Savini is author and co-author of several publications in the field of coronary artery and thoracic aortic diseases, aortic valve repair treatment and replacement, all available on the Website of the National Library of Medicine