CARDIOLOGY · MEMORIAL GÖZTEPE
Doç. Dr. Barış Akdemir
Associate Professor of Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiologist · Memorial Göztepe Hospital
Barış Akdemir is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at Memorial Göztepe and Memorial Bahçelievler Hospitals in Istanbul, appointed in 2026. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and completed cardiology training at Akdeniz University, then a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical School between 2014 and 2016, including certification in laser lead extraction at United Hospital, Minnesota. He previously held academic cardiology posts at Bezm-i Alem Vakıf University, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine and İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital. He holds EHRA certification in electrophysiology and represented Turkey as coordinator of young electrophysiologists for the European Heart Rhythm Association from 2017. His published work covers ganglionated plexus ablation, atrial fibrillation, cardiac pacing and defibrillation, and ventricular arrhythmia in heart failure.
Specialties:
Cardiology
62
indexed works (OpenAlex)
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citations (OpenAlex)
10
h-index (OpenAlex)
Cardiac electrophysiology and catheter ablationAtrial fibrillation, including pulsed field ablationVentricular and supraventricular arrhythmiasPacemaker and ICD implantation, including leadless pacingTransvenous laser lead extractionCardiac resynchronisation therapy
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
Turkish
English
ISTANBUL · 08/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
2000–2006
Medical degree, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir
2006–2011
Cardiology residency, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya
2014–2016
Cardiac electrophysiology fellowship, University of Minnesota, USA
2016
Laser lead extraction certification, United Hospital, Minnesota, USA
2016–2017
Cardiology / electrophysiology, Bezm-i Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul
2017–2020
Cardiology / electrophysiology, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
2020–2026
Private cardiology practice, Antalya
2023–2026
Cardiology / electrophysiology, İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital
2026–present
Cardiology / electrophysiology, Memorial Göztepe and Memorial Bahçelievler Hospitals, Istanbul
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
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2013Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis«Relation of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio With GRACE Risk Score to In-Hospital Cardiac Events in Patients With ST-Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction»
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2021Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology«Procedural and short-term results of electroanatomic-mapping-guided ganglionated plexus ablation by first-time operators: A multicenter study»
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2020Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology«Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction»
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2016Anatolian Journal of Cardiology«Vagus nerve stimulation: An evolving adjunctive treatment for cardiac disease»
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