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Mustafa CIKIRIKCIOGLU
Mustafa CIKIRIKCIOGLU, MD, PhD, FETCS
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Background
Trakya University, Medical Faculty ( M.D. 1993)
Ege University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2000)
Staff Surgeon, Trakya University, Medical Faculty , Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery (2000-2002)
Human Physiology, Trakya University, Medical Sciences Institute (Ph.D. 2003)
Ass. Prof., Trakya University, Medical Faculty, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery (2002-2003)
Clinical and Research Fellow, Div. Cardiovasc. Surg., Univ. Hosp. of Geneva (2003-2007)
Associated Professor, Cardiovascular Surgery- Turkey (2008)
Staff Surgeon-Research Correspondent, Div. of Cardiovasc. Surg., Univ. Hosp. of Geneva (2007-2010)
Diploma of Medical Doctorate, Geneva University, Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland (2008)
Swiss Federal Diploma of Medicine (2010)
European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS, 2010)
Swiss Federal Diploma of Cardiovascular Surgeon (FMH- Swiss Medical Association) (2011)
Board Certificate of Congenital Heart Surgery, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey (2011)
Advanced Clinical Fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Canada (2012- 2103)
Secretary General, European Society for Surgical Research- ESSR- www.essr.info (2011- 2013)
President, European Society for Surgical Research- ESSR- www.essr.info (2013-2015)
Staff Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva (2010-...)
Privat Docent, Geneva University, Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland (2013- ...)
Deputy Head (Medecin Adjoint Agrege), Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva (2013-...)
Other Interests
Biodegradable polymers in cardiovascular surgery
Experimental research in cardiovascular surgery
Minimal invasive surgery
Robotic surgery
Valve repairs
Triathlon, Ironman 70.3
Sailing
Skiing
Research
- Prospective and retrospective clinical cohorts
- Competent for planning and analysis of clinical and experimental research studies with a statistical programme (SPSS)
- All cardiovascular surgery experimental protocols in the pig model
- Anaesthesia, operation techniques and follow-up experience on the acute and chronic small animal surgery (rat, rabbit)
- Microsurgical expertise for rat and rabbit models
- Regenerative medicine
- Stem cell therapy and transplantation
- Hybrid procedures for tissue engineering
- Tissue engineering matrix development, all biocompatibility, blood compatibility and mechanical tests for bioengineered scaffold materials
- Blood flow measurement
- Evaluation of new vascular prostheses
- Testing new blood flowmeters with invitro flow simulators and in vivo
Additional Educational Information
- 1993-1994- Clinical Physiology Resident, Department of Physiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
- 1994- 2000- Cardiovascular Surgery Resident, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
- 2000-2002- Attending Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University School of Medicine- Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Turkey
- 2002-2006- Assistant Professor of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
- 2003-2007- Fellow of Cardio-vascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2006- 2007- 2012- 2014- Visiting Surgeon for a Humanitarian Mission, (13. February- 10. March. 2006, 3-14. July. 2007, 24. February- 15. March 2012 and 27. July- 18. August. 2012,15-23. November.2015 ) Trust Fund for Specialized Medical Care Cardiac Centre- Pamplemousses- Republic of Mauritius
- 2008- Associated Professor of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2007-2010- Staff Surgeon and Research Correspondent (Chef de Clinique Scientifique) affiliated with University of Geneva and University Hospitals of Geneva Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Switzerland
- 2011-2013- Secretary General, European Society for Surgical Research- ESSR- www.essr.info
- 2013-2015- President, European Society for Surgical Research- ESSR- www.essr.info
- 2012-2013- Advanced Clinical Fellow in Adult Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Canada.
- 2010-present- Staff Surgeon - University Hospitals of Geneva, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Switzerland.
- 2013- present- Privat Docent, Geneva University, Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland
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Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Aorta
- Basic science
- Cardiac
- Coronary disease
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Great vessels
- Critical Care
- Minimally Invasive
- Mitral valve disease
- Pericardium
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Valve disease
- Vascular