CARDIOLOGY · MEMORIAL GÖZTEPE
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ekmekçi
Professor of Cardiology · Memorial Göztepe Hospital
Ahmet Ekmekçi is an interventional cardiologist at Memorial Göztepe Hospital and a faculty member in the Department of Cardiology at Bahçeşehir University. He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1996–2002), completed internal medicine training at the same faculty (2002–2007) and cardiology training at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, where he later served as chief resident. He received the associate professorship in 2014. His clinical and research work covers acute coronary syndromes, chronic total occlusion intervention, heart failure and cardiac transplantation follow-up.
Specialties:
Cardiology
Coronary angiography and angioplasty, including radial accessComplex coronary stenting and chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventionPercutaneous closure of cardiac septal defectsCarotid artery stenting and peripheral/endovascular procedures (EVAR)Heart failure, cardiomyopathies and device therapy (ICD/CRT)Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
Turkish
English
ISTANBUL · 08/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
1996–2002
Medical degree, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
2002–2007
Internal medicine residency, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
–2009
Cardiology residency, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
2010
Chief resident, Dr. Siyami Ersek Hospital
2014
Associate professorship in cardiology
2018–2025
Cardiologist, Medical Park Pendik Hospital, Istanbul
2025–present
Cardiologist, Memorial Göztepe Hospital; faculty member, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
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2026Life (Basel)«The Critical Role of Nutritional and Procedural Factors in CTO-PCI Patient Prognosis»
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2025Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging«The impact of epicardial adiposity on STEMI outcomes: Insights from a prospective cohort»
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2024Clinical Cardiology«Toluene Inhalant Addiction and Cardiac Functions in Young Adults»
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2024Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia«Inflammation Burden and Atrial Fibrillation Burden: A Bidirectional Relationship»
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