7 Best Pulmonary hypertension stem cell treatment Doctors in Istanbul

Dr. Gokhan Bektasoglu is a cardiologist trained at the Faculties of Medicine of Hacettepe University and Cumhuriyet University. He has worked at Medicine Hospital (2014). He also served at Private European Dawn Hospital, Atrium Cardiology Center (2012–2014); Izmir Karşıyaka State Hospital (2011–2012); Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital (2011); and Uzunköprü State Hospital (2009–2011).

His clinical focus includes coronary and peripheral angiography with balloon and stent procedures. He performs carotid stenting, EVAR, and TEVAR. He is experienced in echocardiography and TEE. He manages device therapy (pacemaker, ICD, CRT) and arrhythmias. He treats heart failure. He performs ASD and VSD closure. He also offers valve therapies, including TAVI, mitral balloon valvuloplasty, and MitraClip. He has published in the American Journal of Cardiology, American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, European Journal of Echocardiography, Bratislava Medical Journal, and International Journal of Angiology. He has presented at international cardiology meetings.

Associate Professor Hakan Ucar is a board-certified interventional cardiologist who researches stem cell therapy for chronic heart failure and pulmonary conditions. He currently treats complex vascular cases at VM Medical Park Florya Hospital.

• Board-certified by the European Society of Cardiology
• Former Head of Cardiology at Biruni University School of Medicine
• Authored over 30 articles in peer-reviewed international medical journals
• Specialises in minimally invasive interventions to avoid open heart surgery
• Expertise in managing chronic heart failure and pulmonary hypertension

Professor Sunbul leads cardiovascular care at İstinye University Liv Hospital, specialising in right heart catheterisation and stem cell therapy for pulmonary hypertension.

• Authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international medical journals
• Uses 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking to monitor heart function
• Specialises in complex coronary interventions and advanced structural heart disease
• Performs renal denervation to treat resistant hypertension cases
• Professor of Cardiology at İstinye University and Topkapı Liv Hospital

Professor Ertugrul Okuyan serves as the President of the Turcic World Cardiology Association and Vice President of the Turkish Society of Cardiology. He leads complex cardiac programmes at Medipol University.

• Specialises in stem cell therapy for pulmonary hypertension and heart failure
• Performs interventional procedures for structural heart disease and arterial blockages
• Uses radiofrequency ablation with 3D mapping for rhythm disorders
• Faculty member at Istanbul Medipol University International School of Medicine
• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Dr. Cengiz Koksal is a cardiovascular surgeon at Medipol Acibadem District Hospital in Istanbul. He is the only physician in Turkey authorized to train others in off-pump mitral valve repair. Dr. Koksal specializes in minimally invasive heart surgery and beating-heart techniques. He has performed over 2,000 open-heart and vascular procedures.

• Winner of the Physician of the Year award at the Ibn Sina Medical Awards.
• Former President of the National Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Association.
• Provides expert treatment for complex mitral valve repair and carotid artery surgery.
• Authored over 150 scientific publications and edited a major vascular surgery textbook.

Dr. Emrah Ozdemir is an interventional cardiologist at Biruni University Hospital in Istanbul. He has performed thousands of procedures, focusing on radial angiography and complex coronary interventions. Dr. Ozdemir trained at Florence Nightingale Hospital, a recognized reference center for cardiology in Turkey. He treats conditions like atherosclerosis, hypertension, and arrhythmia using non-surgical techniques.

• Expertise in transradial angiography, performing procedures through the patient's arm.
• Treats challenging coronary and peripheral vascular cases.
• Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology and the Turkish Medical Association.
• Works at TEMOS-accredited Biruni University Hospital.