Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
Turkey, Istanbul
Ali Fedakar
28 years of experience
Clinic is certified :
Plastic surgery for cardiac valve in Turkey typically costs from AUD $11,357 to AUD $20,584. Total costs depend on whether the aortic or mitral valve requires repair, the surgical approach, and the hospital location. In Australia, heart valve procedures average around AUD $54,938, meaning patients save approximately 71% by choosing Turkish centres. Most quotes include the surgery, hospital stays, pre-operative testing, and local transfers.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Choosing JCI-accredited centres like Memorial Şişli Hospital or Hisar Hospital Intercontinental provides access to vast surgical expertise. Professor Ali Fedakar, for instance, has performed about 4,000 open-heart surgeries. Many top-tier Turkish hospitals are also affiliated with leading global institutions, such as Anadolu Medical Center’s link with Johns Hopkins Medicine. This ensures Australian patients receive internationally recognised care at a fraction of private Australian out-of-pocket costs.
| Turkey | Thailand | South Korea | |
| Plastic surgery for cardiac valve | from AUD $11,357 | from AUD $42,588 | from AUD $40,458 |
The doctor graduated from Çukurova University School of Medicine and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Erciyes University. With a focus on pediatric surgery, the doctor specializes in conditions such as inguinal and umbilical hernias, appendicitis, constipation, anal fissures, hemorrhoids, ingrown toenails, and ankyloglossia. The doctor has published three articles in international peer-reviewed journals and presented 13 articles at international scientific meetings. The doctor has worked at several institutions, including Erciyes University and Kahramanmaras Children's Hospital.
The doctor completed a residency in Cardiovascular Surgery at the School of Medicine, Çukurova University in 1998, specializing in a variety of surgeries including peripheral vascular, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and cardiac surgeries. In 2001, the doctor contributed to the establishment of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at SSK Süreyyapaşa Hospital and founded similar clinics at Giresun and Sinop State Hospitals, performing inaugural surgical procedures.
From 2003 to 2017, the doctor served as a competent surgeon at İsviçre Hospital and Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, conducting approximately 4000 open heart surgeries. Additionally, the doctor was part of a heart transplant team, performing as the primary surgeon in 8 heart transplants.
Areas of expertise include coronary by-pass, minimally invasive heart surgery, beating heart bypass, redo valve surgery, aortic surgery, and heart transplantation.
Dr Faruk Gencoglu has been involved in approximately 3,000 surgical cases and focuses on complex adult heart valve repairs at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.