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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özkara

Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery · Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul
Professor of cardiovascular surgery at Liv Hospital Ulus in Istanbul — one of the most well-known cardiac surgeons in Türkiye, with over 27 years of experience. Specialises in coronary artery bypass grafting with arterial revascularisation, off-pump CABG, aortic and valve surgery, and the correction of congenital heart defects. Before joining Liv Hospital in 2013 he worked at Florence Nightingale Hospital (2006–2013) and at the Institute of Cardiology of Istanbul University. Awarded full professorship in 2015.
Specialties: Cardiology
27+
years of experience
40+
publications
Professor since 2015Florence Nightingale 2006–2013Robotic cardiac surgeryİstinye University faculty
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professionally
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
PROCEDURE SPECTRUM

What Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özkara does

Coronary artery bypass grafting with arterial revascularisation and robotic cardiac surgery.

  • 01
    Off-pump CABG
    Bypass on a beating heart, without cardiopulmonary bypass
  • 02
    Arterial revascularisation
    Internal mammary and radial arteries
  • 03
    Aortic valve surgery
    Replacement and repair
  • 04
    Correction of congenital heart defects
    Kinderspital Basel experience
DATA UPDATED: MAY 2026
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2015
Full professorship
Awarded the title of Prof.
2013
Liv Hospital Ulus
Joined as a cardiac surgeon
2006–2013
Florence Nightingale
Cardiac surgeon
1997–2004
Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul University
Cardiac surgeon
1990
Kinderspital Basel
Paediatric cardiac surgery fellowship
1991
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa)
Completion of medical education
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

40+ publications in cardiac surgery.

  • 2009
    Ann Thorac Surg
    «Combined internal mammary artery graft in coronary bypass: 18-year follow-up»
    · co-author
  • 2010
    Ann Thorac Surg
    «Coronary artery bypass grafting in cold-induced urticaria»
    · co-author
  • 2013
    Ann Thorac Surg
    «Sequential in situ left internal thoracic artery grafting to the circumflex and right coronary artery areas»
    · co-author
  • 2013
    Heart Surg Forum
    «Comparison of conventional and no-touch techniques in harvesting saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting in view of endothelial damage»
    · co-author
  • 2004
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
    «Occlusion and Stenosis of Coronary Perfusion Graft After Reconstruction of Ascending Aorta with the Cabrol Technique»
    · co-author
  • 1999
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
    «Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue Causing Severe Subaortic Stenosis with Dextrocardia in a Premature Newborn»
    · co-author
CLINIC

Where they practise

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PRIMARY CLINIC
Liv Hospital Ulus
The flagship hospital of the Liv Hospital group in the upscale Ulus district. JCI accreditation and the first SRC certificate in robotic surgery outside the United States. 60+ departments, three…
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