Best Heart cryoablation doctors: TOP 50 doctors

Dr. Gozukucuk specializes in pediatric surgery with a focus on hernia treatments and abdominal conditions.

• Graduated from Çukurova University with specialties in pediatric surgery
• Author of 3 international peer-reviewed articles
• Participates in national and international medical congresses

Specializes in heart cryoablation at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, with a focus on arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment.

• Completed cardiology education at Erzurum Atatürk University
• Skilled in transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Experienced in coronary artery disease treatment
• Provides comprehensive cardiology services

Professor Willems is an internationally recognized specialist in cardiac arrhythmias and leads a major electrophysiology unit in Hamburg.

• Head of Cardiology at Asklepios St. Georg Clinic since 2019
• Elected Chairman of Kompetenznetz Vorhofflimmern for arrhythmia research
• Specializes in coronary artery disease and heart valve treatments
• Author of 'EKG: Pocket Guide' and multiple international studies

Dr. Marc Ulrich Becher is an interventional cardiologist and heart failure specialist at Städtisches Klinikum Solingen. He is known for performing advanced procedures such as coronary angiography, radiofrequency ablation with 3D mapping, carotid angioplasty, and stenting.

Dr. Becher’s clinic carries out about 3,000 to 4,000 diagnostic and therapeutic procedures each year. These include complex coronary interventions, catheter-based valve replacements, and structural heart procedures. He is experienced in using advanced imaging techniques like IVUS and OCT for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.

Dr. Becher is dedicated to providing thorough and compassionate care. He uses modern therapies for both acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases, focusing on patient safety and positive outcomes.

Professor Okuyan brings over 20 years of cardiology expertise, specializing in interventional procedures at Medipol Acibadem District Hospital.

• Cardiology fellowship at Istanbul University Institution of Cardiology
• Head of Cardiology Department at Istanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
• Member of European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association
• Specializes in interventional cardiology and structural heart disease

Prof. Gulden Kafali specializes in pediatric cardiology with a focus on cardiac arrhythmias and congenital heart diseases at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.

• Board-certified in pediatric cardiology with over 20 years of experience
• Trained in pediatric cardiology at Hacettepe University
• Expert in fetal echocardiography and managing acute rheumatic fever
• Worked at multiple prestigious hospitals including Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialization Hospital

Education and Experience

2019 – Present
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
Cardiology Department

2019
Germany Lübeck Hospital Arrhythmia Clinic
Electrophysiology Training

2018
Trakya University Faculty of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology

2017
TC. Ministry of Health Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Ankara
Electrophysiology Training

2015
Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor

2013
Cleveland Clinic, United States
Observant Doctor

2013
TC. Ministry of Health Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Ankara
Specialization

2008
Selçuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine
Medical Education

Memberships

Turkish Cardiology Association, Member

European Society of Cardiology

European Arrhythmia Association (EHRA)

Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist

MEDICAL EXPERIENCE

2025 – present — Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul

2024 – 2025 — Memorial Şişli Hospital, Istanbul

2020 – 2024 — American Hospital, Istanbul

2018 – 2020 — Kartal-Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research

Hospital, Istanbul

2015 – 2018 — Koç University Hospital, Istanbul

2013 – 2015 — Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul

2011 – 2013 — Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli

2009 – 2011 — Medical Park Fatih Hospital, Istanbul

2002 – 2009 — Swiss Hospital, Istanbul

MEDICAL EDUCATION

2023 — Associate Professorship, American Hospital

1996 – 2002 — Residency in Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery, Kocaeli University

1988 – 1994 — Medical Education, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, COURSES AND CONFERENCES

 Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management Course, 2020

 Publons Academy Peer Reviewer Course, 2020

 Koç University Animal Use Certificate for Experimental Procedures, 2017

 Orsi da Vinci Training Center Robotic Surgery Training Course (Console Surgery Course), Belgium, 2014

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

 Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

 Blood Transfusion Society

 ERAS Society

 The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

 Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management

 Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Indelen, C., Kizmaz, Y. U., Kar, A., Shander, A., & Kırali, K. (2021). The cost of one unit blood transfusion components

and cost-effectiveness analysis results of transfusion improvement program. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and

Cardiovascular Surgery, 29(2), 150.

Platelet Transfusion Practices in the ICU: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2025 Sep 26. doi:

10.1097/CCM.0000000000006880. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41002230. van Wonderen SF, Raasveld SJ, Flint AWJ,

Schenk J, van den Oord C, Reuland MC, de Bruin S, Bakker J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, Meier J, Müller MCA, Scheeren

TWL, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Mahečić TT, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V,

Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V, Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, QuintanaDiaz M, Cronhjort M, Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, de Grooth HJ, McQuilten Z, Vlaar APJ, Aubron C;

InPUT Study Group.

Indelen, C., Kizmaz, Y. U., Erkilinc, A., Altinay, A. E., Shander, A., & Kirali, M. K. (2023). Creating blood conservation for

a cardiothoracic surgical hospital: when you have to start from scratch! Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 34(3), 164–

168.

Indelen, C., Bas, T., Kar, A., Ergenc, E., Karademir, B. C., Sismanoglu, M., & Kirali, K. (2023, June). Cost-effectiveness

and clinical outcome of transcatheter versus sutureless aortic valve replacement. In The Heart Surgery Forum (Vol.

26, No. 3, pp. E284–E291).

Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit. JAMA. 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1852–1861. doi:

10.1001/jama.2023.20737. Erratum in: JAMA. 2024 Aug 6;332(5):428. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.12247. PMID:

37824112; PMCID: PMC10570913. Raasveld SJ, de Bruin S, Reuland MC, van den Oord C, Schenk J, Aubron C, Bakker

J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, Meier J, Müller MCA, Scheeren TWL, McQuilten Z, Flint A, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Tomic

Mahecic T, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V, Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V,

Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, Quintana-Diaz M, Cronhjort M,

Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, de Grooth HJ, Vlaar APJ; InPUT Study Group.

Cenk, I., & Kaan, K. M. (2022). Rashomon Effect on the Decision Process of Severe Coronary Artery Pathology:

“Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery or Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty”.

Plasma transfusion in the intensive care unit. Transfusion. 2025 Jan;65(1):73–87. doi: 10.1111/trf.18071. Epub 2024

Dec 18. PMID: 39696779; PMCID: PMC11747124. van Haeren MMT, Raasveld SJ, de Bruin S, Reuland MC, van den

Oord C, Schenk J, Aubron C, Bakker J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, de Grooth HJ, Meier J, Scheeren TWL, McQuilten Z,

Flint A, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Mahečić TT, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V,

Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V, Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, QuintanaDiaz M, Cronhjort M, Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, Vlaar APJ, Müller MCA; InPUT Study Group.

Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., Baskurt, M., Suzer, K., & Gunay, I. (2009, October). Posterior pericardial annuloplasty

in ischemic mitral regurgitation. In The Heart Surgery Forum (Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. E285–E290).

Suzer, K., Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., & Gumus, B. (2009). Coronary artery bypass grafting and concomitant

descending aorta-to-bifemoral artery bypass via sternotomy. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 20(5), 300–302.

Ogus, N. T., Indelen, C., Yildirim, T., Selimoglu, O., & Basaran, M. (2007). Pericardial patch augmentation of both

anterior and septal leaflets in Ebstein’s anomaly. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 83(2), 676–678.

Mutluer, F. O., İndelen, C., Dinçer, N., Aslan, G., & Ateş, M. Ş. (2018). Unilateral leg edema: Is it always vascular? Turk

Kardiyol Dern Ars, 46(8), 706–709.

Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., & Suzer, K. (2008). Revascularization of Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery with In

Situ Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and Coronary–Coronary Free LITA Grafts: 12–Year Patency. Journal of Cardiac

Surgery, 23(6), 722–724.

Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., & Suzer, K. (2007, March). An alternative reinforced closure technique with external

Kirschner wires in sternal dehiscence. In The Heart Surgery Forum (Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. E193–E195).

İndelen, C. (2023). The Effectiveness of Tranexamic Acid Application Technique in Elective Coronary Artery Bypass

Surgery. Acta Medica Nicomedia, 6(1), 17–22.

İndelen, C., & Berki, K. (2020). The Effect of Losartan on Nitric Oxide Levels in Internal Thoracic Artery, Radial Artery

and Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Kocaeli University Journal of Health Sciences, 6(3),

222–226.

İndelen, C. (2020). Saphenous vein graft preparation with conventional or Mayo vein stripper method: Which one is

better? Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery, 29(1), 32–37.

Yılmaz, Ü., İndelen, C., Erden Güven, B., Taşpınar, Y., Ergenç, E., & Sunar, H. (2025). The effect of fat free mass index

and other predictive factors on the severity of patient prosthesis mismatch in patients with isolated mechanical aortic

valve replacement. Kastamonu Medical Journal, 5(1), 25–29.

Akbaş, H., Tekinalp, H., İndelen, C., Turgut, R. A., & Alp, M. A different aortotomy closure technique (Shawl

Aortoplasty) in a case of calcified bicuspid aortic stenosis and post-stenotic aortic dilatation.

Kızmaz, Y. U., Işık, M. E., & İndelen, C. (2022). Knowledge of Health Professionals on Blood Transfusion Practices,

Storage, Clinical Use and Reactions. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(3), 237–241.

Nadir Anatomik Varyasyonlarda Koroner Arter Bypass Cerrahisi, Chapter 6, pp. 54–58. In Vakalarla Kalp Damar

Cerrahisi (Kaygın, M. A., Ed.). (2020). DOI: 10.37609/akya.2084. Akademisyen Publishing House.

Infrapopliteal Artery Occlusive Disease Surgical Treatment Methods, in Peripheral Artery Atlas (Kaygın, M. A., Ed.).

(2022). DOI: 10.37609/akya.1903. Akademisyen Publishing House.

Prof. Dogan Erdogan trained at the Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Lab – a global leader in heart care – and now practices at Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex.

• Over 25 years of cardiology experience
• Specialized training in echocardiography and heart procedures
• Associate professorship at Başkent University
• Worked at leading Turkish university hospitals

Assoc. Prof. Cihangir Ersoy specializes in heart cryoablation at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, with decades of cardiovascular surgery experience.

• Over 30 years in cardiovascular surgery
• Member of Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Expertise in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery
• Former faculty at Istanbul Medipol and Istinye Universities

Professor Ertan Sagbas specializes in minimally invasive heart surgery, including robotic procedures using the Da Vinci system at Florence Nightingale Hospital.

• Over 20 years of experience in cardiology and heart surgery
• Trained at Istanbul University Cardiology Institute
• Expert in arrhythmia surgery and aortic procedures
• Worked at prestigious OLV Clinic in Belgium
• Professor at Istanbul Bilim University

Prof. Cengiz Koksal leads the Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Medipol Acibadem District Hospital, bringing over 20 years of specialized experience.

• Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery since 2005
• Former Head of Cardiovascular Surgery at Bezmialem Vakıf University
• Contributed to establishing the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at Süreyyapaşa Hospital
• Specializes in advanced cardiac procedures including cryoablation

Over 100 scientific publications and 23 book chapters – Dr. Rodriguez is a leading expert in cardiac arrhythmia and cryoablation at Quirónsalud Marbella.

• Head of the Arrhythmia Unit at Clínica Puerta de Hierro for 7 years
• Coordinator of the Implantable Defibrillator working team for the Spanish Cardiology Society
• Senior lecturer at Malaga University, teaching circulatory diseases
• Member of the European Heart Rhythm Association

Associate Professor Hakan Ucar specializes in electrophysiological studies and ablation at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital.

• Board-certified by the European Society of Cardiology
• Head of Cardiology at multiple prestigious hospitals
• Published 30+ research articles in international journals
• Expert in complex coronary and peripheral interventions

Dr. Filizcan specializes in advanced prosthetic dental treatments with a focus on digital dentistry and innovative implant solutions.

• PhD in Prosthetic Dentistry from Hacettepe University
• Expert in CAD-CAM restorations and ceramic applications
• Member of ITI and other prestigious dental associations
• Published research in leading dental journals
• Trained at top institutions in Turkey

Dr. Yucel specializes in rhythm disorders, including conditions treated with heart cryoablation, at Büyük Anadolu Hospitals.

• Expertise in coronary, angiography, and intervention
• Manages complex cases of arrhythmias
• Skilled in treating heart valve diseases

Specializations

Coronary Artery Diseases (Cardiovascular Occlusion, Heart Attack)

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia)

Heart Valve Diseases

Rhythm Disorders (Arrhythmias)

Coronary, Angiography and Intervention

Specializes in rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) including cryoablation at Büyük Anadolu Hospitals.

• Board-certified in cardiology with 15 years of experience
• Skilled in treating coronary artery diseases and heart valve conditions
• Expertise in high blood pressure management

Professor Murat Sunbul specializes in complex cardiac interventions, including cryoablation, at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı.

• Over 15 years of experience in cardiology
• Expert in coronary imaging and structural heart diseases
• Published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals
• Professor at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine

Professor Byung-Hee Oh, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist at Incheon Sejong Hospital. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine. He completed training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Seoul National University Hospital. His clinical focus includes heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and preventive cardiology.

He served as Professor of Cardiology at Seoul National University. He also served as Director of a cardiovascular center and Head of the Division of Cardiology. He was President of the Korean Society of Cardiology and led national heart failure and hypertension groups. He has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed publications. He has given invited lectures at major international cardiology conferences and received national honors.