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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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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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Bulent Polat

  • 5 Excellent 55 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
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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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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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Ibrahim Cansaran

  • 4.5 Good 54 reviews
  • 76 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
  • Professor of Pediatric Cardiology. Pediatric Cardiology Specialist at Memorial Ataşehir (2024–present) and Memorial Göztepe (2025–present). Co‑founding faculty member and Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Angiography Units at Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital (2020–2024).

    Authored over 100 international and over 50 national papers. Citations exceed 1,200, with an H‑index of 16. Gave over 100 international and over 700 national presentations. Contributed to 3 translations and 7 chapters. Awards include 6 national and 1 international. Ranked second in Türkiye on the 2017 National Pediatric Cardiology Board exam. Vice Chair of the Interventional Cardiology Working Group (2019–2024). AEPC member. Training includes Arkansas Children’s PICU (2010), non‑fluoroscopic interventions at Fuwai (2018), and LVAD (2023). Since 2018, has performed over 250 pediatric interventional angiography procedures on missions.

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Celal Akdeniz

  • 4.5 Good 495 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Professor Akdeniz specializes in coronary artery disease and hypertension management at Medipol Mega University Hospital. He brings expertise from Turkey's premier thoracic and cardiovascular surgery centres.

    • Trained at Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
    • Focuses on managing complex coronary cases and high blood pressure
    • Held senior roles at M. Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital
    • Graduated from the prestigious Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
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