Need expert cardiology care and heart procedures? International Clinics, a medical tourism company licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health, is your link to the right treatment, the right cardiologist and the right medical institution. We searched for leading cardiology teams, contracted with the best, and prepare a suitable plan for every case, aiming for a stronger heart and a safer, more active life.
Through our partner cardiologists, you can access coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting, TAVI and MitraClip valve procedures, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, pacemaker and ICD implantation, ASD and PFO closure, carotid and peripheral stenting, renal denervation and cardiac rehabilitation.
Our partnerships are held to the highest standards of medical quality: modern catheterisation laboratories, premium medical centres, highly reputable hospitals and experienced specialist cardiologists. Every patient receives a free first consultation, a clear treatment plan and quote before arrival, interpreter support, airport transfers and follow-up after the procedure.
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akyol is a cardiologist at Acıbadem Maslak Hospital. He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (1993), completed cardiology training at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital (1998), became associate professor in 2008, and served there as chief resident and deputy head of cardiology before joining Acıbadem in 2009. His interests include coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, arrhythmias, ablation and pacemakers.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Göksel Güz is an interventional cardiologist at Medicana International Istanbul (Beylikdüzü). He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 2005 and completed his cardiology specialty there in 2011. His listed interests include coronary angiography and stenting, chronic total occlusions, TAVI, MitraClip, non-surgical closure of ASD, VSD and PFO, and peripheral interventions. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Interventional Cardiology.
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Karabulut is an interventional cardiologist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital, with Acibadem since 2013. A 2000 graduate of Hacettepe University, he trained in cardiology at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital and led invasive cardiology services at several hospitals, including in Kosovo. He performs coronary angiography, stenting, chronic total occlusion (CTO) procedures, TAVI and endovascular treatment.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Münevver Sarı is a cardiologist at Medical Park Pendik who works in coronary angiography, renal denervation for hypertension and non-surgical closure of paravalvular leaks, alongside advanced 3D transesophageal echocardiography. A 2007 Gazi University graduate, she trained in cardiology at Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital and was associate professor at Koşuyolu High Specialization Hospital, a leading Turkish heart center.
Prof. Dr. Bilal Boztosun is an interventional cardiologist and Head of the Cardiology Department of Istanbul Medipol University at Medipol Mega University Hospital. A 1995 Erciyes University graduate, he trained at Florence Nightingale Hospital and worked at Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Hospital until 2015. He has performed over 900 TAVI procedures, over 300 MitraClip/TriClip repairs, over 400 EVAR/TEVAR and over 500 carotid stentings, and has 130+ papers.
Prof. Dr. Ömer Göktekin is an interventional cardiologist at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and trained in cardiology at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, with fellowships at Saitama Medical School in Japan and, for two and a half years, in interventional cardiology and adult congenital heart disease at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. He became associate professor in 2003 and professor in 2008, and chaired the cardiology department of Bezmialem Vakıf University. He was president of t...
Prof. Dr. Gökhan Alıcı is an interventional cardiologist at Medical Park Pendik. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and trained in cardiology there. At Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Hospital (2010-2025) he became associate professor (2014) and professor (2021), and he chaired cardiology at the UHS International Faculty of Medicine (2023-2025). He performs complex coronary and CTO interventions, TAVI, MitraClip and TriClip.
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Vefik Yazıcıoğlu is an interventional cardiologist at Liv Hospital Vadistanbul. He graduated from Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in 1994, trained in cardiology at Haydarpaşa Numune and Siyami Ersek hospitals and then worked for many years at Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Hospital. His practice covers complex coronary and CTO interventions, TAVI, MitraClip, LAA closure, EVAR-TEVAR, carotid and peripheral interventions and renal denervation.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zübeyde Bayram is an interventional cardiologist at Medipol Mega University Hospital, which she joined in 2026. A 2005 Marmara University graduate, she trained in cardiology at Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Hospital (2012), worked there from 2015 as chief resident and lecturer, and became associate professor in 2022. She performs complex coronary, CTO, peripheral and transcatheter valve interventions and has a strong background in heart failure, LVAD and advanced cardiac imaging.
Prof. Dr. Hatice Betül Erer is a cardiologist at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul. She trained in cardiology at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, where she worked for more than a decade, and was an observer at the echocardiography laboratory of the US National Institutes of Health. Her practice covers coronary angiography and stenting, balloon angioplasty, ASD closure, pacemakers, advanced echocardiography and pulmonary hypertension.
Prof. Dr. Hakan Uçar is an interventional cardiologist at Istanbul Aydın University VM Medical Park Florya Hospital. He graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 2003, completed his cardiology specialization at Uludağ University in 2009 and became an associate professor in 2015. He headed the cardiology department of Biruni University Faculty of Medicine from 2016 to 2019. His work covers coronary and peripheral angiography, TAVI, MitraClip, mitral balloon and ablation.
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kürşat Tigen is an interventional cardiologist at Liv Hospital Topkapı. He graduated from Istanbul Medical Faculty in 1999 and trained in cardiology at Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, where he later led an interventional cardiology clinic. He became professor at Marmara University School of Medicine in 2016. His work covers structural heart and valve disease, MitraClip and TriClip, left atrial appendage closure, coronary stenting, IVUS and cardiac imaging.
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Doğduş is a cardiologist at the Heart Health Center of Medical Point Izmir Hospital. A graduate of Ege University Faculty of Medicine, he worked at Karaman State Hospital (2017-2019) and Uşak University Training and Research Hospital (2019-2022). He performs percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions, ASD, VSD and PDA closure, electrophysiology study and ablation, and ICD/CRT-D implantation, and has published widely on 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography.
Prof. Dr. Bahadır Dağdeviren is a cardiologist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul. He trained in cardiology at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital and later chaired the cardiology departments of Maltepe University and Bahçeşehir University. He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. His practice includes coronary angioplasty, non-surgical aortic valve replacement, mitral valve clipping, closure of heart holes, EVAR and peripheral stenting.
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yılmaz is a cardiologist at Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir working in both catheter interventions and electrophysiology. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine and trained in cardiology at Başkent University and Cleveland Clinic, with electrophysiology training in Ankara and Frankfurt. His work covers coronary balloon and stent procedures, TAVI and transcatheter mitral and tricuspid repair, ASD/PFO/VSD and left atrial appendage closure, ablation and pacemakers.
Prof. Dr. Birol Özkan is an interventional cardiologist at Medical Park Pendik Hospital in Istanbul, where he has worked since 2025. He trained in cardiology at Trakya University and spent more than a decade at Istanbul Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital, where he became a professor. He is a member of EAPCI. His practice includes wrist-access angioplasty and stenting, TAVI, MitraClip, TriClip and aortic aneurysm procedures.
Assoc. Prof. Lütfi Öcal is an interventional cardiologist at Medical Park Maltepe in Istanbul. He trained at Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital, where he later served as an educational officer, and set up angiography units in Istanbul and Mogadishu and a 24/7 primary PCI center at the Türkiye-Albania Friendship Hospital. His practice includes wrist-access angioplasty and stenting, TAVI, MitraClip, TriClip, bifurcation treatment and closure of heart holes.
Dr. Mehtap Kılıçgedik Emek is a cardiology specialist at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul, where she has worked since 2009. A graduate of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, she completed her cardiology residency at Florence Nightingale Hospital. Her practice includes coronary and wrist-access angiography, coronary stent placement, balloon angioplasty, PTCA and closure of atrial septal defects, along with cardiac imaging and rhythm care.
Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Gündüz is a cardiologist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital in Istanbul. He trained at Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital and became a professor of cardiology in 2022. He is a member of EAPCI. His practice includes TAVI, MitraClip, complex left main and bifurcation stenting, chronic total occlusion treatment and carotid and leg artery procedures.
Prof. Dr. Servet Öztürk is an interventional cardiologist and head of the cardiology department at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul, where he has worked since 2000. A graduate of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, he trained in internal medicine there and in cardiology at the Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology. His practice includes coronary stent placement, balloon angioplasty, PTCA, wrist-access angiography and closure of atrial septal defects.
Assoc. Prof. Emrah Erdoğan is a cardiologist at Acıbadem Maslak Hospital whose areas of work include transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and coronary artery disease. He graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2011 and specialized in cardiology at Kartal Koşuyolu Hospital in 2016. From 2019 to 2021 he was a research interventional cardiologist at Barts Heart Centre, Queen Mary University of London. His publications focus on intravascular imaging and stenting.
Prof. Dr. İrfan Barutçu is an interventional cardiologist at Medipol Mega University Hospital and a faculty member of the Department of Cardiology at Istanbul Medipol University. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1996, became a cardiology specialist in 2002 and an associate professor in 2006. His work covers complex coronary, peripheral and valve interventions, with more than 30,000 procedures in his clinical experience.
Prof. Dr. Sinan Dağdelen is a cardiologist at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital whose work includes percutaneous coronary intervention, chronic total occlusions and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1993 and trained in cardiology at Kartal Koşuyolu Hospital. He became an associate professor in 2002 and a professor at Acıbadem University in 2010, and has published on MitraClip mitral valve repair.
Prof. Dr. Tansu Karaahmet is a cardiologist at Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital in Istanbul, with Acıbadem since 2010. He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and completed his cardiology specialty at Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital in 2006, where he then worked until 2010. His practice includes angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, chronic total occlusions, TAVI, EVAR and care of heart valve disease.
Prof. Dr. Barış Kılıçaslan is an interventional cardiologist at Acibadem Kent Hospital in Izmir, with Acibadem since 2026. A 2001 Ege University graduate, he trained in cardiology at Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital and worked at Tepecik and Izmir City hospitals, becoming professor in 2023. He is vice president of the Turkish Society of Cardiology's interventional cardiology association and performs coronary angioplasty, chronic total occlusion procedures and TAVI.
Prof. Dr. Erdoğan İlkay is an interventional cardiologist at Medicana International Ankara Hospital. A 1991 graduate of Gülhane Military Medical Academy, he worked at Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital and teaches at its university cardiology department. He chaired the Turkish Society of Cardiology's Interventional Cardiology Association in 2011-2013 and is a Fellow of the ESC. He performs complex coronary angioplasty, CTO, TAVI, MitraClip, structural and peripheral interventions.
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emre Özpelit is an interventional cardiologist at Medical Point Izmir Hospital's Heart Health Center. A graduate of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, he worked at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine. He performs coronary angiography, balloon angioplasty and stenting, IVUS-guided and shockwave treatments, transcatheter valve procedures (TAVI, MitraClip, TriClip), ASD and VSD closure, carotid and peripheral stenting, aortic stent grafting, renal denervation and pacemaker, ICD and CRT-D implantation.
Prof. Dr. Engin Bozkurt is an interventional cardiologist at Medicana International Ankara Hospital. A 1991 Atatürk University graduate, he trained in cardiology there and became professor in 2008. He was cardiology clinic chief at Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital (2005-2019) and founded the cardiology departments of Rize and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Universities. He performs coronary and carotid stenting, TAVI, MitraClip and catheter closure of ASD/VSD.
Dr. Abdalla Alhajiri is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Dubai Healthcare City. He holds an MB degree, MRCPI and MRCP (UK), an MSc in cardiology and a CCST in cardiology, with a qualification in aviation medicine. He treats coronary artery disease with diagnostic and interventional procedures, implants and follows up cardiac devices, and manages arrhythmias, heart failure, valve disease and hypertension.
Dr. Albert Alahmar is a consultant interventional cardiologist and head of the cardiology department and the structural heart programme at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Dubai Healthcare City. He completed interventional cardiology training in the UK (CCST, 2011) and worked for over nine years as a consultant in a UK tertiary cardiac centre. He has performed more than 3,000 cardiac interventions, including TAVI, PFO closure and complex CTO and atherectomy PCI.
Dr. Samah R. Abou Assi is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, working at the Dubai Healthcare City hospital and the Sheikh Zayed Road branch. She trained in cardiovascular medicine at Université Saint-Joseph (USJ), Lebanon, and holds university diplomas in interventional cardiology (Paris) and echocardiography (France), plus an MPH in biostatistics and epidemiology. She performs coronary angiography, complex PCI and peripheral angioplasty.
Prof. Dr. Meltem Refiker is a cardiologist at Medical Park Ankara Batıkent Hospital whose work includes invasive cardiology and permanent pacemaker and ICD implantation. She graduated from Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, trained at Ankara Specialized Training and Research Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh. She holds certificates in fetal and prenatal echocardiography and EECP therapy, and treats coronary artery disease, valve disease and heart failure.
Prof. Dr. İstemihan Tengiz is a cardiologist at Medicana International Izmir Hospital. He graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in Kayseri in 1997 and trained in cardiology at Ege University Faculty of Medicine (2002). He became associate professor in 2006 and professor in 2013, and worked at Central Hospital, Izmir University Faculty of Medicine and Medical Park Izmir. His focus is percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease, hypertension and heart valve disease.
Prof. Dr. Murat Tulmaç is an interventional cardiologist at Liv Hospital Ankara. A graduate of Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, he specialised in cardiology at Gazi University and became a professor at the University of Health Sciences in 2021. His work covers complex coronary interventions, including chronic total occlusion, and structural heart procedures such as TAVI, left atrial appendage closure and ASD/PFO repair, as well as EVAR, carotid stenting and renal denervation.
Assoc. Prof. Sezen Bağlan Uzunget is a cardiologist at Liv Hospital Ankara, where she has worked since 2022. She graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2007 and completed her specialty training at Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital in 2013. Her work covers coronary percutaneous interventions, complex coronary procedures, interventional treatment of peripheral vascular disease, ICD implantation, and cardiomyopathies, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
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