Prof. Dr.
Halil Türkoğlu
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Medical Unit: Cardiovascular Surgery (CVS)
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Turkey, Istanbul
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41+ Years Experience
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Prof. Dr. Halil Türkoğlu is a cardiovascular surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital and has headed the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Istanbul Medipol University since 2012. A 1979 Hacettepe graduate, he trained in pediatric cardiac surgery under Dr. Aydın Aytaç, worked at Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, trained in heart transplantation at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin and spent 1993-2008 at the American Hospital. He performs adult, robotic and congenital heart surgery.
Professional Profile
+About
Prof. Dr. Halil Türkoğlu is a cardiovascular surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital and has headed the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Istanbul Medipol University since 2012. A 1979 Hacettepe graduate, he trained in pediatric cardiac surgery under Dr. Aydın Aytaç, worked at Istanbul University Cardiology Institute, trained in heart transplantation at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin and spent 1993-2008 at the American Hospital. He performs adult, robotic and congenital heart surgery.
+Education
- 1979 - Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (MD)
- 1985 - Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine - Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery specialization (mainly in the Pediatric Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery unit)
- 1990 - Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (Germany) - heart transplantation training
- 2002 - European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
- 2011 - Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery specialization (Medical Specialty Board decision)
+Experience
- 2012-present - Istanbul Medipol University, Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Medipol Mega University Hospital)
- 2008-2012 - Istanbul Bilim University, Professor and Head of Cardiovascular Surgery; Kadıköy Florence Nightingale Hospital
- 1993-2008 - American Hospital, Istanbul, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery - active member and consultant
- 1990-1993 - Florence Nightingale Hospital - Specialist and Associate Professor
- 1985-1993 - Istanbul University Cardiology Institute - Specialist, then Associate Professor (1991)
+Memberships
- Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (board member)
- Turkish Society of Cardiology
- Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology
- European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
- Editorial board / reviewer: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, National Journal of Interventional Cardiology
+Research
- Coronary bypass surgery
- Aortic and mitral valve surgery, minimally invasive and robotic
- Aortic aneurysm surgery (Bentall, EVAR / TEVAR)
- Congenital heart surgery (TGA, Fallot, AV canal, Norwood, Glenn, Fontan)
- Cardiac tumors
- Pulsatile perfusion in pediatric open-heart surgery
+International Papers
Alkan T, Akçevin A, Ündar A, Türkoğlu H, Paker T, Aytaç A. Benefits of pulsatile perfusion on vital organ recovery during and after pediatric open heart surgery. ASAIO J. 2007;53(6):651-4. Alkan T, Akcevin A, Turkoglu H, et al., Aytac A. Postoperative prophylactic peritoneal dial...
- Alkan T, Akçevin A, Ündar A, Türkoğlu H, Paker T, Aytaç A. Benefits of pulsatile perfusion on vital organ recovery during and after pediatric open heart surgery. ASAIO J. 2007;53(6):651-4.
- Alkan T, Akcevin A, Turkoglu H, et al., Aytac A. Postoperative prophylactic peritoneal dialysis in neonates and infants after complex congenital cardiac surgery. ASAIO J. 2006;52(6):693-7.
- Alkan T, Akcevin A, Undar A, Turkoglu H, Paker T, Aytac A. Effects of pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion on vital organ recovery in pediatric heart surgery: a pilot clinical study. ASAIO J. 2006;52(5):530-5.
- Mert M, Cetin G, Turkoglu H, et al. Early results of valved bovine jugular vein conduit for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. Int J Artif Organs. 2005;28(3):251-5.
- Oztunc F, Saltik IL, Turkoglu H. Mitral perforation: a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation. Cardiol Young. 2003;13(5):472-4.
- Turkoglu H, Akcevin A, Mert M, et al., Aytac A. Aortic valve preservation in ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic regurgitation (David-I operation). Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cer Derg. 2000;8(2):641-5.
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