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Ahmet Rüçhan Akar
Ahmet Rüçhan Akar, MD., FRCS (C/Th).
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T.E.D. Ankara College High School (1974-1981) Ankara, Türkiye
Ankara University School of Medicine University (1981-1986) Ankara, Türkiye
Ankara Numune Hospital General Surgery Residency (1987-1992), Specialty Board in General Surgery, 1992
Royal Aberdeen Sick Children's Hospital, (1992) Aberdeen, UK
Hammersmith Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1993-1994), London, UK
Western Infirmary, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1994-1996), Glasgow, UK
Hammersmith Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1996-1997), London, UK
Northern General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1997-1999), Sheffield, UK
Glenfield Hospital, Cardiac Surgery and ECMO (2000-2002), Leicester, UK (FRCS CTH 2001)
Heart Center, Ankara University School of Medicine, (2002-present), (Assoc.Prof., 2004)
Heart Center, Ankara University School of Medicine, (2011-present), (Prof., 2011)
Other Interests
Surgery for heart failure, heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices and total artificial heart
Regenerative medicine (stem-cell mediated cardiovascular repair)
Multidisiplinary international trials
Off-pump coronary artery surgery
Mitral, aortic and tricuspid valve repair surgery
Aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery
Arrhythmia surgery
Risk stratification in cardiac surgery, surgical database and medical informatics
Interactive training
Surgical history
Ethics in medicine
Additional Educational Information
T.E.D. Ankara College, Ankara, Türkiye (1974-1981)
Ankara University School of Medicine (1981-1987)
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Cardiac
- Vascular
- Minimally Invasive
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Heart failure
- Mechanical circulatory assistance
- Valve disease
- Transplant
- Vascular
- Great vessels
- Education
- History
- Professional Affairs