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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Cardiac Surgeon, Specialist in congenital heart disease treatment
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.
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.
Experience
Acıbadem International Hospital
Istanbul Aydin University Florya Hospital
Acıbadem Health Group
Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital
Medical Park Fatih Hospital
Istanbul Memorial Şişli Hospital
Dicle University
Education
- 2001
I.U. Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery
- 1994
I.U. Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
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