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Sahin Kaplan

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 28 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Professor Sahin Kaplan is an interventional cardiology specialist who honed his expertise at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital – a world leader in heart health.

    • Performed over 1,100 cardiovascular procedures including complex stent placements
    • Specialises in bifurcation lesions – treating blocked arteries where they branch off
    • Experts in radiofrequency ablation – using heat to treat heart rhythm disorders
    • Published 30+ research papers on coronary artery disease and outcomes
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Oguz Yilmaz

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Professor Oguz Yilmaz is a senior cardiovascular surgeon at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. He specialises in TAVI procedures – a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for valve replacement.

    • Performs heart valve repairs and aortic aneurysm treatments
    • Uses radiofrequency ablation with 3D mapping for accurate arrhythmia management
    • Expert in complex coronary bypass surgery and vascular interventions like stenting
    • Holds a Professorship at Istanbul Arel University and trained at leading heart units
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Hakan Ucar

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Professor Ucar has performed over 1,100 successful heart and vascular treatments at Valued Med Hub Hospitals. He is internationally recognised for his expertise in pacemaker installation to manage heart rhythm disorders.

    • Specialises in stenting and angioplasty to clear blocked arteries without major surgery
    • Uses radiofrequency ablation to treat vein conditions using heat-based technology
    • Holds a Board Certificate and serves on the council of the European Society of Cardiology
    • Recognised for success in pulmonary hypertension and cardiac valve procedures
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Emrah Özdemir

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Professor Özdemir specialises in vascular-related cardiology and manages hypertension and artery diseases at Valued Med Hub Hospitals.

    • Treats ischemic heart disease – addresses reduced blood flow and oxygen to the heart
    • Manages peripheral artery disease – clears blockages in vessels outside the heart and brain
    • Specialises in hyperlipidemia – treats high cholesterol to prevent future heart attacks
    • Published researcher in drug-related blood disorders at Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
    • Trained at Istanbul Bilim University – a specialised health sciences institution
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Yigit Changa

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Associate Professor Yigit Changa is a cardiology specialist at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital focused on complex arrhythmias and rhythm disorders.

    • Specialises in radiofrequency ablation – a heat-based treatment to correct irregular heartbeats without major surgery
    • Trained at Siyami Ersek Hospital – one of Turkey's leading cardiovascular research and training centres
    • Manages complex cases of pulmonary hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy
    • Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology and the Turkish Medical Association
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Cenk Indelen

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Dr. Cenk İndelen is a cardiovascular surgery specialist. He has practiced since 2002. He has worked at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital since 2025. He completed his residency in thoracic, cardiovascular, and vascular surgery at Kocaeli University (1996–2002). He became an associate professor in 2023.

    His focus is patient blood management and cardiothoracic optimization. He has published on transfusion cost-effectiveness and PBM implementation (Cardiovasc J Afr, 2023). He has also reported on the economics of aortic valve replacement (Heart Surg Forum, 2023) and techniques in coronary, mitral, and aortic surgery. His work also appears in JAMA (2023), Crit Care Med (2025), and Transfusion (2025).

    Accreditations and memberships: Orsi da Vinci robotic console training (Belgium, 2014). Koç University Animal Use Certificate (2017). Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management course (2020). Publons Peer Reviewer course (2020). Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, ISMICS, the ERAS Society, the Blood Transfusion Society, the Society for the Advancement of PBM, and ASCVTS.

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Bulent Polat

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
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Mehmet Baltali

  • 4.3 Good 72 reviews
  • 39 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • Professor Baltali focuses on the psychological side of heart health, helping patients manage the mental impact of chronic conditions like hypertension.

    • Specialises in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and family therapy
    • Completed psychiatry training at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
    • Published research in local and international medical journals
    • Uses cognitive psychotherapy to help patients cope with chronic illness
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Okay Abaci

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Professor Abaci is an interventional cardiology specialist at Valued Med Hub Hospitals. He focuses on managing complex cardiovascular conditions including heart failure and vascular diseases.

    • Specialises in interventional cardiology – uses minimally invasive catheter-based techniques to treat heart conditions
    • Expert in treating peripheral artery and leg vascular diseases to improve circulation
    • Trained at Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology – a leading Turkish medical institution
    • Researched ways to prevent kidney injury during angiography – making heart scans safer for high-risk patients
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Cuneyt Kocas

  • 4.9 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 14 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Professor Kocas specialises in interventional cardiology at Valued Med Hub Hospitals, focusing on complex procedures for completely occluded heart vessels.

    • Expert in Chronic Total Occlusion – a technique to clear long-term, fully blocked arteries
    • Performs TAVI – a minimally invasive valve replacement that avoids open-heart surgery
    • Manages heart valve diseases, hypertension, and heart failure
    • Trained at Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Institute of Cardiology – a premier Turkish medical centre
    • Published research on kidney health following acute coronary syndrome
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