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Duties:

1985 – 1986 Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Practitioner

1986 – 1992, Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor

1993-2012 Vehbi Koç Vakfı Amerikan Hastanesi (Hospital), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Specialist Physician

2012-2017 İstanbul Medipol University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor

2017 – 2019 İstinye University LIV Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Prof.

2019 – 2024, Freelance Consultant Physician

2024 – Today, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Prof.

Memberships in Scientific Organizations:

• Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
• Turkish Society of Cardiology

Dr. Finkelshtein Arik is an experienced interventional cardiologist. He specializes in complex heart procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic aneurysm surgery, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation. He is known for his research on high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Dr. Arik has also introduced advanced technology in aortic valve replacement.

He has performed over 100 successful catheterizations using new aortic valve replacement methods. These techniques provide minimally invasive options instead of open-heart surgery and improve patient recovery. Dr. Arik is a member of the Israel Medical Association, the Israel Heart Society, and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).

Dr. Kramer Amir is a leading cardiac surgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He focuses on heart valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, and aortic aneurysm surgery. He has performed thousands of successful operations.

Dr. Amir is ranked among the top five cardiac surgeons in Israel by Maariv newspaper. He earned his MD from the Second Moscow Medical School and also holds a PhD. He completed advanced training at top international centers. Dr. Amir is a member of the Israel Doctors Association and the Doctors Council of Israel.

Prof. Emin Tireli, MD, is a leading pediatric cardiovascular surgeon. He has performed over 6,329 congenital cardiac surgeries since 1993. He is known worldwide for being one of the first to use the complex Nikaidoh procedure for transposition of the great arteries (TGA).

Dr. Tireli performs more than 100 neonatal cardiac surgeries each year. His expertise includes arterial switch operations, total pulmonary return anomalies, pulmonary banding, and Norwood procedures. He has used hybrid techniques in 15 cases. Dr. Tireli has also completed 30 reconstructions of aortic anomalies and many PDA ligations in extremely low birth weight infants. His work greatly supports neonatal care.

Experiences

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine 2007-2013

Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine 2014-2022

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cardiology Institute 2022

Schools / Trainings

Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, L11an1 2001-2007

Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Specialization 2007-2013

Aortic Dilation (Aneurysm)

Heart Valve Problems

Aortic Dissection

Coronary Artery Disease

Carotid Artery Occlusion (Carotid Stenosis)

Varicose Veins

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Aortic Insufficiency

Aortic Valve Diseases

Mitral Insufficiency

Mitral Valve Problem

Mitral Stenosis

Varicose Ulcer

Diabetic Foot

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Raynaud's Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Ischemic Heart Disease

Heart Pain

Leg Artery Occlusion

Capillary Rupture

Heart Failure

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Aortic Arch Aneurysm

Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Carotid

In 2007, I graduated from Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine and received the title of “Medical Doctor”. In the same year, as a result of the TUS exam I took, I started my specialization training at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery.

During my specialization training, in 2010, I worked as a guest doctor at “Lenox Hill Hospital, Aortic Wellness Center” in New York, USA, on aortic valve-preserving surgery, aortic root surgery, aortic arch surgery, thoracoabdominal aortic surgery and robotic heart surgery.

In 2013, I worked as a “fellow” at the “Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg, Paracelsus Universitätsklinik für Gefäßchirurgie und endovaskuläre Chirurgie” clinic in Salzburg, Austria, and conducted studies on endovascular and advanced vascular surgery techniques.

In 2013, I worked as a visiting physician at the “Vita-Salute University, Scientific Institute, Ospedale San Raffaele, dipartimento di chirurgia vascolare ed endovascolare” clinic in Milan, Italy, on endovascular techniques, advanced vascular techniques and surgical treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.

In 2013, I completed my assistant training and earned the title of “Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist”.

As of 2014, I started working as a “Specialist Doctor” at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University.

In 2016, I received the title of “Assistant Professor Doctor”. In the same year, I received the “Certificate of Proficiency” issued by the “Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Qualification Board”.

In 2017, I worked as a visiting doctor for 3 months at the “Landeskrankenhaus Nürnberg, Paracelsus Universitätsklinik für Gefäßchirurgie und endovaskuläre Chirurgie” clinic in Nuremberg, Germany, on advanced endovascular (FEVAR, BEVAR, CHEVAR, EVAR, TEVAR) techniques in aortic diseases.

I received the title of “Associate Professor” in 2019. I am fluent in English.

I have been working at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cardiology Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery since 2022

Education and Specialization

• 1989 - 1995 Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Specialization
• 2006 - Associate Professorship, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 1995 - 1996 - Assistant Doctor, Emergency Department, Ardahan State Hospital
• 1996 - 1997 - Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
• 1997 - 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2003 - 2007 - Başkent University Konya Research and Application Center
• 2007 - 2012 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2012 - 2017 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2013 - 2014 - Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Rochester, MN, USA
• 2017 - 2020 - ASV Yaşam Hospital
• 2020 - 2021 - Antalya Anadolu Hospital

Education and Specialization

• 1989 - 1995 Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – Specialization
• 2006 - Associate Professorship, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine

Experience

• 1995 - 1996 - Assistant Doctor, Emergency Department, Ardahan State Hospital
• 1996 - 1997 - Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
• 1997 - 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2002 - Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2003 - 2007 - Başkent University Konya Research and Application Center
• 2007 - 2012 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2012 - 2017 - Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
• 2013 - 2014 - Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Rochester, MN, USA
• 2017 - 2020 - ASV Yaşam Hospital
• 2020 - 2021 - Antalya Anadolu Hospital

Education:

• Higher Education (6 Years): Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, 2001
• Specialization in Medicine: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 2007
   

Experience:

• Faculty of Medicine, University of Rostock, Department of Cardiac Surgery - Research Assistant, August 2007 - August 2008
• King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, King Faisal Heart Institute - Fellow, August 2008 - October 2008
• Private Göztepe Şafak Hospital, October 2008 - April 2009
• Private Esnaf Hospital, May 2009 - March 2010
• Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, March 2010 - September 2011
• Private Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, October 2011 - June 2013
• Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, July 2013 - December 2018
• Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, January 2019 - April 2023
• Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, April 2023 - Present
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• Professor: December 18, 2020
• Associate Professor: April 16, 2015-December 18, 2020
• Specialist Doctor: November 2009- April 16, 2015
• Research assistant: June 2002 - July 2007
• Faculty of Medicine: Marmara University - English (1995-2001)[Diploma Grade: 75/100] - Listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.

Awards:

Second best oral presentation award: Didem Melis Öztaş, Mert Meriç, Metin Onur Beyaz, Mehmet Akif Onalan, Shiraslan Bakhshaliyev, Kıvılcım Sönmez, Kerem Oter, Sedat Ziyade, Beyhan Ömer, Ufuk Alpagut, Murat Uğurlucan. Investigation of the Effect of Erythropoietin on Stem Cell Levels in Cardiovascular Tissue in Diabetic Rats. 19th National Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Congress, Kyrenia, Cyprus, October 26-29, 2019.

Dr. Ahmed then, traveled to the Italian city of Modena to prepare the Fellowship of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular therapy from the University of Modena and Reggo Emelia, where he was appointed as a lecturer for postgraduate students, in Interventional Cardiology. Then he traveled to Milan, Italy, in 2012 to prepare a fellowship in structural heart diseases.

The Journey continues to the Japanese city of Tokyo in the year 2013 to start training in the field of chronic total coronary oclusions and complex interventions. Finally, he returned to Cairo in 2013, where he obtained a doctorate degree in the field of cardiovascular medicine from Ain Shams University.

Member of the European Heart Association since 2007.

Dr. Ahmed attended many international medical conferences and was a lecturer in several important international forums.

He contributed to publishing important books, articles and medical research in international magazines.

Dr. Ahmet Yavuz Balci is an experienced Orthopedic Surgeon at Medistate Hospital Istanbul. He treats injuries of the bones, ligaments, joints, and tendons. He is skilled in advanced orthopedic procedures. These include knee arthroscopy, ankle fusion surgery, ACL reconstruction, carpal tunnel release, and meniscus repair.

Dr. Balci has performed many complex surgeries with excellent patient outcomes. He holds accreditation from top medical boards. He uses minimally invasive techniques to support faster recovery. Dr. Balci is known for his dedication to high standards in orthopedic care in Turkey.

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

Education:

1996 to 2002 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine
2002 to 2008 Kartal Koşuyolu Education and Research Hospital - Cardiology Clinic
2008 to 2010 Cardiology Clinic Specialist GATA Haydarpaşa Education Hospital- Cardiology Clinic Specialist
2010 to 2013 Cardiology Clinic Specialist Medical Park Hospitals, Cardiology, Cath Lab. Istanbul 
2013 Assistant Professor BAU faculty of medicine-Cardiology department-Cath Lab 

2014 Associated Professor BAU faculty of medicine-Cardiology department-Cath Lab 
2019 Professor BAU faculty of medicine-Cardiology department-Cath Lab 


AREAS OF INTEREST

• Angiography

• Peripheral arterial interventions

• Carotid

• Aortic surgery

• Heart battery

• Electrophysiology

• Heart valve diseases

Scientific Memberships:

-Turkish Medical Association

-Turkish Society of Cardiology

-European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

-European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

Professional skills and experiences:

1. Percutaneous coronary interventions –All complex (Stenting, Left main, bifurcation, Multivessel, CTO, atherectomy, FFR, IVUS, IVL, Radial, sapheneous etc., )

2. Structural heart disease (Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty, Trancatheter aortic valve implantation-TAVI, Valve-in-Valve TAVI, Mitral tricuspid valves percutaneous interventions, Alcohol septal ablation, prosthesis valve paravalvular leakage closure)

3. Congenital heart disease (Percutaneous ASD, VSD , PDA, PFO closure, aortic coarctation balloon stenting, Pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty, AV fistula coiling)

4. Endovascular Interventions (Aneurysms intervention: EVAR-TEVAR, Type III aortic dissection intervention)

5. Peripheral artery disease—All complex, (Carotid, subclavian, Aortic, Ilıac, Femoral, popliteal, infra-popliteal): Balloon, stenting, atherectomy, IVL, coiling, graft stent etc.

6. Device therapy: Permenant pace-maker, Internal Cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), subcutaneous ICD, BIV pacing for HEART FAİLURE (CRT-D), CCM Optimizer for Heart failure

7. Electrophysiology: Ablation, EPS ( AF, SVT, VT, Pre-excitation)

8. Pulmonary embolism therapy: Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism interventions (percutaneous thrombectomy, VCI filter)

Mustafa Güden was born in 1965 in Kayseri, Turkey. After graduating from Kadıköy Anadolu High School, he completed his medical education at Istanbul University, Çapa Medical Faculty in 1989. He earned his specialization in Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul University’s Institute of Cardiology and went on to work for 10 years at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital. During this time, he also completed a short-term training at the OLV Clinic in Belgium.

In 2004, Dr. Güden became an Associate Professor, and in 2013, he was promoted to full Professorship. From 2016 to 2022, he served as a Cardiovascular Surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital. In 2023, he opened his private practice in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

You can connect with Mustafa Güden on LinkedIn here.

Dr. Ilker Kiris is a cardiovascular surgeon with expertise in phlebology and aesthetic phlebology. He earned his Master of Science from Dokuz Eylül University in 1995. He completed his cardiovascular surgery residency at Süleyman Demirel University in 2002. In 2011, he became an associate professor after passing national board and proficiency exams.

Dr. Kiris is a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum. He has published scientific papers and supervised clinical research. In 2007, he received the First Prize for oral presentation at the 3rd Annual Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery.

He has trained internationally, including at Oxford University. Dr. Kiris often speaks and trains at major phlebology congresses. He is known for his skills in vascular surgery and minimally invasive vein treatments.