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Best Interventricular septal defect surgery cardiac surgeons: TOP 27 doctors

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Prof Giuseppe Speziale
Cardiologist
32 years of experience
Italy, Bari
Ospedale Santa Maria

Prof Giuseppe Speziale

Cardiologist
32 years of experience

The prof. Giuseppe Speziale holds the positions of the National Coordinator of Cardiac Surgery of GVM Care & Research, the Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Anthea Hospital and Città di Lecce Hospital, and Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the Santa Maria Hospital. He works at the Cardiological Clinical Institute (ICC) and San Carlo di Nancy Hospital in Rome. Since 2011 he has also held the position of Vice President of GVM Care & Research. In 2012 he occupied the charge of President of Confindustria Puglia, Health Section, and since 2018 he is Vice President of Aiop Puglia (Italian association of private hospitals). The prof. Speziale is a cardiac surgeon specializing in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of valve diseases, expert in minimally invasive repair of the mitral valve, in On and Off Pump myocardial revascularization, in thoracic aortic surgery. He is Co - Founder and President of the Scientific Committee of Mitral Academy, an independent association born from the passion for mitral surgery and the desire to pursue and share excellence in restorative surgery, with particular attention to minimally invasive techniques and the evaluation of potential therapeutic treatments deriving from the use of new technologies. Until 2016 he was elected Director of the Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery. He is part of the following associations: AATS (American Association for Thoracic Surgery), Italian Society of Cardiology Accredited Hospital, SICOA (active member), ISMICS (International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery). Since 2004 he has held the position of Scientific Director of the Italian Cardiopathic Association onlus.

In the field of scientific research, he focuses on new approaches, applicable in the field of minimally invasive and non-invasive mitral, aortic, cardiac arrhythmias and tricuspid surgery. He was the coordinator and researcher of the various projects of the National Research Council on Myocardial Infarction, on the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, on new technologies for carrying out coronary, cardiopulmonary and normothermic bypass. He was an adjunct professor at the Sapienza University of Rome where he held the Chair of Cardiology II, and at the University of Ferrara, where he teaches Cardiac Surgery. He has presented numerous scientific papers at national and international congresses of cardiology and cardiac surgery.

Bibliography: He is co-author of 6 books known nationally and internationally. The most recent one is Advances in Treatments for Aortic Valve and Root Diseases, publisher Springer International Publishing, 2018.

He is Reviewer and author of over 90 publications of multiple journals, such as Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal on Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery etc.

Awards: “Top Doctors Awards”, 2021

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United States of America, Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Cardiac Surgeon, Specialist in congenital heart disease treatment

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United States of America, Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Center, Cardiologist

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Ilker Kiris
Vascular surgeon
16 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Bewell Health Assistance

Ilker Kiris

Vascular surgeon
16 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Vascular Surgery
American Venous Forum

Dr. Ilker Kiriş is a cardiovascular surgery specialist with a Master of Science degree from Dokuz Eylül University (1995) and a Specialty in Medicine from Süleyman Demirel University (2002). He has held a variety of positions, including Associate Professor at Süleyman Demirel University and attending physician at Şifa University. He is specialized in phlebology, particularly aesthetic phlebology, and is a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Society of Cardiology, National Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Turkish Medical Association. He has authored papers, has attended various scientific meetings in the field and has received the First Prize for an oral presentation in the 3rd Annual Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya, 2007.

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Mehmet Onur Ozturk
Plastic surgeon
14 years of experience

Mehmet Onur Ozturk

Plastic surgeon
14 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Bewell Health Assistance
Murat Saygi
Pediatric cardiologist
22 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, Istanbul
Medicana Atasehir Hospital

Murat Saygi

Pediatric cardiologist
22 years of experience
Dr. graduated from Cukurova University School of Medicine in 2002 and completed a residency in Pediatric Cardiology at Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Residency Program in 2008 and Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital in 2015. He has since held positions at various hospitals, including Ministry of Health Şanlıurfa Pediatric Hospital, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, and Medicana International Hospital, Istanbul.Read more
Jenap Zeybek
Pediatric cardiologist
21 years of experience
4.2
31 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Emsey Hospital

Jenap Zeybek

Pediatric cardiologist
21 years of experience
Completed medical school at Hacettepe University Medical Faculty (English) in Ankara. Completed residency in Pediatrics at Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty. Completed fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Training Hospital, Istanbul. Served in various capacities in various hospitals over the years, culminating in Chief of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology at Istanbul Atlas University, Faculty of Medicine, Private Medicine Hospital.Read more