Prof. MD. Ahmet Özkara

Resume

Education

1985 – 1991 — Istanbul University, Çapa Faculty of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine) 1990 — Kinderspital Basel, Switzerland, Department of Pediatrics (Observership) 1992 – 1997 — Istanbul University, Institute of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery)

Professional Experience

1997 – 2004 — Istanbul University, Institute of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Cardiovascular Surgeon) 2004 – 2006 — Selçuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Assistant Professor) 2006 – 2007 — Selçuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Associate Professor) 2007 – 2013 — Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 – Present — Liv Hospital Ulus, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Professor)

Areas of Interest

Arterial Revascularization in Coronary Bypass Surgery Surgical Treatment of Major Aortic Pathologies (Dissection, Aneurysm, Coarctation) Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Mitral and Aortic Valve Surgery (Repair and Replacement) Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Techniques and Long-Term Patency Aortic Arch Reconstruction (Cabrol Technique, Arch-First Approach) Surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot and Transposition of the Great Arteries Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture Repair

Publications

Selected International Peer-Reviewed Articles

Aytekin S, Tayyareci Y, Yıldırımtürk O, Yurdakul S, Sağbaş E, Sanisoğlu I, Ozkara A, Akpınar B. Prosthetic heart valve ring thrombosis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, 2011;4(10):1141–3.

Korkmaz AA, Onan B, Onan S, Ozkara A, Guden M, Bakay C. Combined internal mammary artery graft in coronary bypass: 18-year follow-up. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2009;87(1):57–82.

Bakay C, Onan B, Korkmaz AA, Onan IS, Özkara A. Sequential in situ left internal thoracic artery grafting to the circumflex and right coronary artery areas. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2013;95(1):63–70.

Bakay C, Onan B, Onan IS, Ozkara A. Coronary artery bypass grafting in cold-induced urticaria. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2010;89(3):949–51.

Tireli E, Çetin G, Söyler İ, Özkara A. Mitral valve replacement by a Gore-Tex-reinforced pulmonary autograft in a child. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2004;127:1225.

Cetin G, Tireli E, Özkara A, Koner O, Soyler I, Saltik L, Babaoglu K. Arterial switch operations for single coronary artery ostium or intramural coronary artery. Circulation Journal, 2004;68(12):1179–83.

Çetin G, Tireli E, Özkara A, Süzer K. Occlusion and stenosis of coronary perfusion graft after reconstruction of the ascending aorta with the Cabrol technique. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004;25(2):284–85.

Özkara A, Cetin G, Mert M, Akıncı O, Erdem CC, Süzer K. Arch-first technique via clamshell incision: successful surgical reoperation for aortic arch dissection. Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2005;32(4):555–558.

Özkara A, Mert M, Cetin G, Saltik L, Sarioglu T. Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction for tetralogy of Fallot with abnormal coronary artery: experience with 35 cases. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2006;21(2):131–36.

Cetin G, Özkara A, Akcevin A, Korkut AK, Soyler I, Koner O, Tireli E. Repair of multiple muscular ventricular septal defects: septal obliteration technique. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2005;20(3):274–7.

Mert M, Cetin G, Yildiz CE, Ugurlucan M, Caglar IM, Ozkara A, Akcevin A, Bakay C. Long-term follow-up results of sequential left internal thoracic artery grafts for severe left anterior descending artery disease. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010;5:86–87.

Özkara A, Çetin G, Mert M, Yıldız CE, Arat A, Akçevin A, Süzer K. Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: surgical intervention and risk factors influencing hospital mortality. Acta Cardiologica, 2005;60(2):213–7.

Selected National Peer-Reviewed Articles

Özkara A, Çetin G, Mert M, Akçevin A, Paker T, Türkoğlu H, Saltık L, Öztunç F, Sarıoğlu A, Süzer K, Günay İ, Sarıoğlu T, Aytaç A. Total anomalous pulmonary venous return and surgical approaches: experience with 61 cases. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2005;13:329–34.

Özkara A, Ezelsoy M. Anticoagulation and its neutralization in extracorporeal circulation. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2012;4:33.

Yeniterzi M, Özkara A, Ege E, Narin C, Sarkılar G, Önoğlu R, Karaaslan S, Sarıgül A. Our surgical outcomes in complete atrioventricular septal defects. Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi, 2011;27:24–26.

Mert M, Bakır İ, Özkara A, Arat-Özkan A, Babalık E, Yıldız CE, Bakay C. The effect of the proximal anastomosis site of free internal thoracic artery grafts on long-term patency rates. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2003;11:105–109.

Çetin G, Haydın S, Özkara A, Mert M, Akcevin A, Saltık L, Sarıoğlu T. Senning operation for transposition of the great arteries: medium- and long-term results. MN Kardiyoloji Dergisi, 2005;12:36–41.

Selected Book Chapters

Süzer K, Özkara A, Çetin G. Total anomalous pulmonary venous return and cor triatriatum. In: Cardiovascular Surgery. Paç M, Akçevin A, Aka SA, Büket S, Sarıoğlu T, eds. Ankara: MN Medikal & Nobel, 2004:1329–41.

Akçevin A, Özkara A. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. In: Cardiac Diseases and Surgery. Paç M, Akçevin A, Aka SA, Büket S, Sarıoğlu T, eds. Ankara: MN Medikal & Nobel, 2004:1587–93.

Akçevin A, Özkara A. Ventricular septal defects. In: Cardiovascular Surgery. Duran E, ed. Istanbul: Çapa Tıp Kitapevi, 2005:357–368.