CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

  • Surgical Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure

          Heart transplantation, Ventricular assist devices, Total Artificial Heart, VA-ECMO, VAV-ECMO, LV unloading

  • Heart Valve Repair Surgery

          Mitral, tricuspid, and aortic valve repair

  •  The Aortic Valve and Root Surgery

          Sutureless aortic valve replacement, aortic root enlargement, valve-sparing aortic surgery

  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

          Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

  •  Arrhythmia Surgery

           Surgical ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

  •  Aortic Surgery

            Aortic dissection, thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms

  •  Complete Myocardial Revascularization

           Arterial grafting, Off-pump/On-pump coronary artery surgery, ischemic mitral regurgitation

  • Vascular Biology

           Vasculitis, Buerger Disease (Thromboangitis Obliterans), Takayasu disease, Behçet disease, Raynaud Phenomenon

  •  Extracorporeal Circulation and Perfusion Systems

  • Endocarditis

  • Regenerative Medicine

          Stem-cell Mediated Cardiovascular repair, Tissue Engineering

  •  Molecular Mechanisms and Pathways in Advanced Heart Failure

  •  Risk Stratification in Cardiac Surgery

             National Surgical Database, Medical Informatics, Data mining

  •  Advancing Mentorship Culture in Medical Education and Cardiovascular Surgery

  •  History

  • Ethics

  •  Scientific Writing and Communication