Best Surgery for acquired valvular heart disease doctors: TOP 16 doctors

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Ali Fedakar
  • 4.5 Good 147 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
  • Dr. is a cardiovascular surgeon with expertise in coronary bypass surgery, minimally invasive heart surgery, beating heart bypass surgery, redo valve surgery, aortic surgery, aneurysm surgery, aortic dissection surgery, peripheral surgery techniques and heart transplantation. They have undergraduate and expertise qualifications from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine and Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine respectively, and have acted as an associate professor at Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital. They have trained and worked in institutions such as Bilecik State Hospital, Çukurova University Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli SSK Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Istanbul Süreyyapaşa SSK Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Istanbul Paşabahçe SSK Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic and Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital.

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Sergej Leontyev
  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Leipzig, Helios Park Hospital Leipzig
  • Dr. Leontyev is a highly experienced thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon based in Germany. He has been the Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Leipzig University since 2011 and a cardiologist at the Heart Center at the Leipzig University from 2002-2010. He is a graduate of First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg with specialty in surgery and is a member of various professional organizations such as The German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

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Ottavio Alfieri
  • 4.5 Good 61 reviews
  • 45 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Italy, Milan, San Raffaele
  • Dr. Ottavio Alfieri is an award-winning heart surgeon with over 15 years of experience in cardiac surgery, performing more than 15,000 cardiac procedures. He is the author of over 600 peer-reviewed articles and several books devoted to cardiac surgery, and is the developer of the "Alfieri Mitral Repair" technique. He has been awarded numerous honors, including the 'Ambrogino d'Oro' and the gold medal from the European Cardiology Society for his contributions to the field. He is a member of the European Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the European Society of Cardiology, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.

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Ahmet Yavuz Balci
  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medistate Hospital Istanbul
  • Dr. Yavuz Yesiltas is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Medistate Hospital Istanbul who specializes in bone, ligament, joint and tendon injuries. He provides treatments for a variety of conditions and operates 8am-4pm, 6 days a week. Popular procedures include knee arthroscopy, ankle fusion surgery, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, carpal tunnel release and meniscus repair.
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Gokhan Ertas
  • 4.6 Excellent 306 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Şişli Hospital
  • A doctor with over 20 years of education and experience in cardiology, including a Professor's degree. 52 international articles and 20 papers published, as well as 3 chapters in National/International books. Member of multiple organizations including the Turkish Society of Cardiology, Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association, and the European Society of Cardiology.

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Raul Felipe Abella
  • 4.7 Excellent 404 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Spain, Barcelona, Centro Médico Teknon
  • Dr. Raul Abella is a world-renowned Spanish cardiovascular surgeon specializing in congenital heart disorders. He and his team have an impressive postoperative survival rate of 98.2%, and he has performed over 5,000 cardiac operations. He has also taken part in 56 humanitarian missions, and is the author of 200+ articles and has presented at 100+ international conferences.
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Gideon Uretzky
  • 4.4 Good 141 reviews
  • 43 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Gideon Uretzky is a cardiac surgeon at Sourasky Medical Center and Professor at Tel Aviv University, specializing in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and cardiac rehabilitation. He is also a leading cardiac surgeon at Ichilov Hospital and a recipient of various awards.
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Kramer Amir
  • 4.4 Good 141 reviews
  • 38 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Kramer Amir is a cardiac surgeon with over 30 years of experience in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. He is known for his expertise in a range of procedures including heart valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, and aortic aneurysm surgery. He has performed thousands of these procedures and has been recognized as one of the top-5 best Israeli cardiac surgeons.
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Pevni Dimitry
  • 4.4 Good 141 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Pevni Dimitry is a skilled cardiac surgeon with over 35 years of experience, known for his unique method of heart valve replacement on the working heart. He has performed over 1,000 surgical procedures on the beating heart and authored around 70 scientific publications.
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Ajay Kaul
  • 4.5 Good 32 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • India, Delhi, BLK Super Speciality Hospital
  • Thoracic surgeon, cardiac surgeon
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Fernando Villagra Blanco
  • 4.6 Excellent 16 reviews
  • 48 years of experience
  • Spain, Madrid, HM Hospitales
  • Dr. Blanco is an experienced pediatric cardiac surgeon specializing in cardiovascular surgery with extensive academic and professional experience, including positions as Head of the UCC and Head of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Services at various hospitals.

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Moni Shuvi
  • 4.5 Good 12 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Israel, Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center
  • Dr. Moni Shuvi is an Interventional Cardiologist at Hadassah Medical Center specializing in Valvular Heart Disease, Mitral Valve, PCI, Myocardial Infarction, and Coronary Angiography.
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Marek Cisowski
  • 4.2 Good 5 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Poland, Ustron, American Heart of Poland Hospitals
  • Dr. Marek Cisowski is the Head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at American Heart of Poland Hospitals, specializing in Cardiac Surgery. Contact Hospital is available.
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Narutoshi Hibino
  • New
  • United States of America, Maryland, Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Cardiac Surgeon, Specialist in congenital heart disease treatment

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Ilker Kiris
  • New
  • 17 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, İzmir, Bewell Health Assistance
  • Dr. Ilker Kiriş is a cardiovascular surgery specialist with a Master of Science degree from Dokuz Eylül University (1995) and a Specialty in Medicine from Süleyman Demirel University (2002). He has held a variety of positions, including Associate Professor at Süleyman Demirel University and attending physician at Şifa University. He is specialized in phlebology, particularly aesthetic phlebology, and is a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Society of Cardiology, National Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Turkish Medical Association. He has authored papers, has attended various scientific meetings in the field and has received the First Prize for an oral presentation in the 3rd Annual Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya, 2007.

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Mehmet Onur Ozturk
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Bewell Health Assistance
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