Heart Valve Replacement in Turkey

Specialization:

• minimally invasive heart surgery (closed heart surgery);
• coronary bypass surgery;
• aortic surgery;
• mitral valve replacement;
• peripheral arterial disease;
• venous diseases.

Education:

• 1993 – Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University;
• 1996-2002 – Ataturk University Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery.

Professional activity:

• 2002-2003 – Adana Seyhan Private Hospital;
• 2003-2019 – Hospital for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery named after. Dr. Siyami Ersek;
• 2007 – internship (2 months) in the department of vascular surgery at the Henri Mondor University Hospital in Paris;
• 2008-2011 – participation in the creation and activation of surgical centers for cardiac surgery in Turkey and abroad within the framework of a project of the Ministry of Health.

In 2001, he took part in the establishment of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at SSK Sureyapasha Hospital and contributed to the establishment of the Cardiac Surgery Department. In addition, Professor Ali Fedakar established cardiovascular surgery clinics at Giresun State Hospital and Sinop State Hospital and performed the first surgical procedures there.
Between 2005 and 2017, he performed nearly 4,000 open-heart surgeries.
From 2010-2015, he participated in the heart transplant team at the Kartal Kosuyolu Higher Specialized Education and Research Hospital and performed heart transplants as the primary surgeon on 8 patients.

Specialization:

• coronary bypass surgery;
• minimally invasive heart surgery;
• beating heart bypass surgery;
• repeated valve surgery (second or third heart surgery);
• aortic surgery;
• abdominal aortic aneurysm;
• aortic dissection surgery;
• heart transplantation;
• all methods of peripheral surgery.

Education:

• 1998 – Cukurova University, Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine

Professional experience:

• Bilecik State Hospital;
• Kocaeli SSK Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic;
• Istanbul Sureyapasha Hospital SSK, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic;
• Istanbul Pasabahce Hospital SSK, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic;
• Tertiary Hospital Kartal Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital.

Membership in professional communities:

• Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery;
• National Association for Vascular Surgery;
• Association of Phlebologists.

Dr. Mustafa Bilge Erdogan specializes in the treatment of a variety of cardiovascular diseases and performs operations such as coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve correction, aortic and carotid surgery, peripheral vascular interventions, and surgical treatment of varicose veins.

Specialization:

• coronary bypass surgery;
• cardiac ischemia;
• minimally invasive heart surgery;
• heart valve diseases;
• peripheral arterial disease;
• vein diseases;
• endovascular interventions on the aorta;
• minimally invasive valve surgery;
• aortic surgery.

Education:

• 1994 – Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University;
• 2003 – specialization at the Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University.

Actively engaged in scientific work, Mustafa Bilge Erdogan received the title of professor in 2021 and lectures for students at the Faculty of Medicine of Istinye University. He is also the author of numerous scientific articles published in prestigious medical journals.

Specialization:

• aortic surgery;
• coronary artery surgery;
• valve surgery.

Education:

• 1991-1997 – Faculty of Medicine, Thrace University;
• 1998-2004 – Specialization at Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital.

Experience:

• Edirne Central Health Center No. 6 (general practitioner; November 1997 – December 1998).
• Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital (specialization training; December 1998 – September 2004).
• Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of the Diyarbakir Military Hospital (military service; October 2004 – September 2005).
• Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of Kocaeli State Hospital (specialist physician; October 2005 – April 2006).
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Kocaeli, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (associate professor; April 2006 – May 2008).
• Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of Konak Hospital Izmit Private Hospital (specialist doctor; May 2008 – March 2011).
• Izmit Konak Private Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic (head of the clinic; March 2011 – June 2013).
• Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery of Tekden Kayseri Private Hospital (specialist physician; July 2013 – December 2014).
• Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Istanbul Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Organ Transplantation Clinic (specialist physician; January 2015 – August 2015).
• Istanbul Teaching and Research Hospital Haseki 29 Mayıs Additional Service Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic (specialist doctor, May 2015 – August 2015).
• Adatyp Private Hospital (since 2015).
• VM Medical Park Kocaeli Hospital (since 2015).

Membership in professional organizations:

• Turkish Medical Association;
• Turkish Association of Cardiovascular Surgery.