Notable training: Graduated in medicine, Erciyes University; specialization in cardiovascular surgery, Çukurova University (1998); associate professor, Kartal Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital
Notable achievements: Former faculty member at Çukurova University and Kocaeli University; founder of the cardiovascular surgery departments in Giresun and Sinop; former head of the cardiovascular surgery department at Süreyyapaşa SSK Hospital, Istanbul
Particularities / Techniques used: Open and closed heart surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve replacement and repair, aortic aneurysm surgery, treatment of peripheral vascular diseases, carotid and varicose vein surgery, thoracic and pulmonary surgery, cardiovascular emergency interventions