Education and Specialization

• 1998–2004: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa) – Medical education
• 2005–2010: Bakırköy Maternity and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul – Residency in Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)
• 2010–2014: Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine – Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology
• 2012–2013: Justus Liebig University Giessen School of Medicine, Germany, Pediatric Congenital Heart Center – Three-month training in pediatric interventional cardiology and postoperative intensive care for congenital heart disease
• March 2017: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine – Associate Professorship in Pediatric Cardiology

Professional Experience

• 2009–2010: Bakırköy Maternity and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul – Chief Pediatrics Resident
• 1999–2004: Istanbul Chamber of Medicine – Chair of the Medical Students Committee
• 2017–2019: Mersin City Training and Research Hospital – Physician in Charge of Pediatric Subspecialties
• 2012–2013: Justus Liebig University Giessen School of Medicine, Germany, Pediatric Congenital Heart Center – Training in pediatric interventional cardiology and postoperative intensive care

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association, Mersin Chamber of Medicine (2005)
• Turkish Pediatric Association (2006)
• Turkish Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Association (2013)
• Turkish Society of Cardiology (2016)
• Mersin Chamber of Medicine (2014)

Projects

• 2013–2015: The Effect of Obestatin in an Experimental Myocarditis Model in Rats – Scientific Research Project (BAP), Researcher
• 2014–2015: Assessment of persistent hypertension in children treated with CP stents for aortic coarctation using cardiac examination, ECG, echocardiography and 24-hour ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring – BAP, Researcher
• 2014–2015: Evaluation of vitamin D levels in patients with acute rheumatic fever and active carditis – BAP, Researcher
• 2014–2015: Evaluation of arrhythmia and heart-rate variability by Holter monitoring in pediatric VSD cases closed surgically or by transcatheter techniques – BAP, Researcher
• 2016–2019: Little Hearts Project – ECG screening program for school-age children; conducted with Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, Mersin Governorship, Mersin Provincial Health Directorate, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine and Mersin Women's and Children's Hospital – Project author and coordinator

Awards

1. “Evaluation of PDA Cases Closed by a Transvenous Procedure Without Arterial Access” – First Prize for Best Oral Poster in Pediatric Interventional Cardiology, National Cardiology Congress with International Participation, 2012; included a one-week interventional cardiology course in Las Vegas, USA, awarded by the Turkish Society of Cardiology.
2. “Novel Biochemical Markers in Eisenmenger Syndrome” – Best Clinical Research Award in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease, 13th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, 2014.
3. “Cardioprotective Effect of Metformin on Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity” – First Prize for Oral Presentation, 13th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, 2014.
4. “Cardioprotective Effect of Propolis on Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity” – First Prize for Poster Presentation, 13th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, 2014.
5. “Complex Cardiac Malformation Associated with Uhl Anomaly—A New Anomaly?” – Second Prize in the Echocardiography Category, 11th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, 2012.
6. “Cutting-Balloon Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Left Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in a Patient with Alagille Syndrome” – Second Prize in the Invasive Cardiology Category, 11th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, 2012.
7. “Antegrade and Retrograde Closure of Two Residual Ventricular Septal Defects After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Using an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II” – Second Prize for Case Presentation, 13th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, 2014.

International Courses and Certificates

• 46th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 23–26 May 2012, Istanbul, Türkiye
• 48th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 21–24 May 2014, Helsinki, Finland
• 50th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 1–4 June 2016, Rome, Italy
• Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology Symposium – Certificate of attendance, 6–8 November, Istanbul, Türkiye
• 10th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 13–16 March 2014
• 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 20–23 May 2015, Prague, Czech Republic
• 46th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Update Fetal Cardiology Course – Certificate of attendance, 23 May 2012, Istanbul, Türkiye

National Courses and Certificates

• 13th Turkish Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 16–19 April 2014, Diyarbakır
• 28th National Cardiology Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 11–14 October 2012, Antalya
• 11th Turkish Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 18–21 April 2012, İzmir
• 12th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 1–5 May 2013, Muğla
• 14th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 15–18 April, Denizli
• 16th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 19–22 April 2017, Antalya
• 15th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 13–16 April 2016, Antalya
• 17th National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 18–21 April 2018, Antalya
• 32nd Pediatrics Days – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 27–30 April 2010, Istanbul
• 16th National Neonatology Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 9–12 April 2010, Antalya
• 10th National Pediatric Infectious Diseases Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 5–9 April 2017, Antalya
• 4th Erciyes Winter Pediatrics Congress – Presenter and speaker certificate, 22–24 February, Kayseri
• 53rd Turkish Pediatrics Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 14–18 May 2017, Cyprus
• 14th National Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition Congress – Certificate of attendance, 26–30 April 2017, Muğla
• Congenital and Pediatric Invasive Cardiology Symposium – Certificate of attendance, 21–23 November 2013, Istanbul Siyami Ersek Cardiology Hospital
• 59th Turkish National Pediatrics Congress – Certificate of attendance, 4–8 November 2015, Antalya
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support course – Certificate of attendance, 16–19 November 2012, Erciyes University, Kayseri
• Fetal Echocardiography Course – Certificate of attendance, 18 November 2011, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
• 27th National Cardiology Congress, ECG–Arrhythmia Course – Certificate of attendance, 28 October 2011, Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center
• 27th National Cardiology Congress, Transcatheter ASD–PFO Closure Course – Certificate of attendance, 28 October 2011, Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center
• 6th International Congress on Lysosomal Diseases – Certificate of attendance, 11–15 April 2018, Antalya
• 27th National Cardiology Congress, Advanced Echocardiography Course – Certificate of attendance, 28 October 2011, Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center
• 27th National Cardiology Congress, Basic Echocardiography Course – Certificate of attendance, 28 October 2011, Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center
• 27th National Cardiology Congress – Certificate of attendance with presentation, 27–30 October 2011, Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center