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Mehmet KAPLAN

Mehmet KAPLAN, MD, Prof

University of Health Sciences, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Health Practice and Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Tibbiye Street
No: 13
Istanbul  34668
Turkey
(+90532) 270 3633
(+90216) 542 4464 (alternative)
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

Background

1. Ege University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey (1985 - 1991, M.D. 1991)
2. Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (1993 - 1998)
3. Staff Surgeon in Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (1998 - )
4. Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery (2004-2018)
5. Cardiovascular Surgery Turkish Board Certificate (2006 March)
6. Associate Clinical Chief in Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2008-2011)
7. Associate Editor in Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2013-2015)
8. Clinical Chief in Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2011 - )
9. Managing Editor in Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
(Turk Gogus Kalp Dama) (2015 - 2017)
10. Cardiovascular Surgery Turkish Board Certificate (2.) (2018 October)
11. Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery (2018 November -)

Other Interests

- ‘’Kaplan Technique’’: A New Arterial Cannulation Technique: Arterial Cannulation through the Aortic Anastomosis [Heart Surgery Forum, 22(1), 8-10 (2019)].
- A New Arterial Cannulation Technique for Aortic Root Aneurysm and Small Aortic Annulus. Heart Surgeru Forum, 23(2); 171-173 (2020),
- Bentall Operation with Aortic Root Enlargement,
- Aortic Root, Ascending and Arcus Aorta Surgery,
- Arterial Cannulation through Aneurysmatic Tissue in Ascending Aorta and Aortic Root Aneurysm,
- Open Heart Surgery without Blood and Blood Products,
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery,
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Operations requiring Total Circulatory Arrest without Cerebral Perfusion,
- Aortic Root Enlargement with Nunez Technique,
- Aortic, Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery,
- Complex Cardiovascular Operations,
- Combined Cardiovascular Operations,
- Carotid Artey Endarterectomy,
- Open Heart Surgery at Patient's Own Temperature without Active Cooling,
- Intracardiac Tumor Excision,
- Ethyl 2-Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive,
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management,
- Myocardial Protection Management,
- Use of Cardiovascular Risk Scoring Systems for Cardiovascular Operations in Preoperative Period,

- Teaching & Educational Experince:
- To Prepare and to Conduct Advanced Training Programs for the Cardiovascular Surgeon Candidates,
- To Prepare and to Conduct Advanced Written Examinations for the Cardiovascular Surgeon Candidates,
- To Train Candidates for the Advanced Cardiovascular Surgery

Practice Areas

  • Cardiac
  • Vascular
  • Cardiac
  • Coronary disease
  • Extracorporeal circulation
  • Pericardium
  • Valve disease
  • Aortic valve disease
  • Mitral valve disease
  • Tricuspid valve disease
  • Trauma
  • ASD
  • Adult congenital procedures
  • Vascular
  • Great vessels
  • Aorta
  • Critical Care
  • Education
  • History
  • Professional Affairs
  • Ethics
  • Basic science