Prof. Dr. Kenan Abdurrahman Kara

Education and Specialization

• 2006 — Ege University Faculty of Medicine
• 2008–2013 — Cardiovascular Surgery residency, Süleyman Demirel University
• 2009–2010 — University of Milan Multimedica and Ospedale Niguarda; pediatric, adult and heart transplantation training
• 2019–2022 — Advanced pediatric cardiovascular surgery training

Experience

• 2013–2015 — Gaziantep Ersin Arslan State Hospital
• 2015–2018 — Acıbadem, Medicana, Hisar and Yeditepe hospitals
• 2019–2023 — Istinye University / Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa
• 2022– — Liv Hospital, pediatric and adult cardiac surgery

Areas of Expertise

• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Surgical treatment of heart valve diseases
• Aortic surgery and aneurysm treatment
• Peripheral vascular surgery
• Endovascular procedures
• Carotid artery surgery
• Varicose veins and venous insufficiency treatment
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Selected Scientific Publications

• Kara KA. The learning curve in minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures: a single surgeon experience. J Clin Anal Med. 2018. doi:10.4328/JCAM.6043.
• Kara KA. Bilateral Semi-Skeletonized IMA; Less Thermal Injury, Easier to Harvest, Early Post Operative Comparison with Single IMA Patients After CABG. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 2018;6(5):107–112.
• Kara KA, Caner T. Comparison of pain in the early post-operative period using VAS score in patients after cardiac surgery who had minimally invasive incisions vs. full median sternotomy. Ann Ital Chir. 2018. PMID:30394365.