CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY · MEMORIAL GÖZTEPE
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Altuğ Tunçer
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery · Memorial Göztepe Hospital
Mehmet Altuğ Tunçer is a cardiovascular surgeon who has practised at Memorial Göztepe Hospital since 2025. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1991 and trained in cardiovascular surgery at Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital, where he worked as a specialist from 1998 and as a chief resident from 2002. He received the associate professor qualification in 2013, became a trainer at Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital, and directed its aortic surgery centre from 2016 to 2018. He subsequently chaired the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at İstanbul Okan University and chairs the Aortic Surgery Working Group of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. His published work concerns aortic dissection repair, frozen elephant trunk technique and cannulation strategies.
31 (counted 3 Aug 2026; affiliation-scoped, includes other Koşuyolu authors named Tuncer)
PubMed records
Aortic surgery, including aortic aneurysm and dissectionFrozen elephant trunk and arch proceduresMinimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryHeart valve surgeryInfective endocarditis
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
Turkish
English
ISTANBUL · 08/2026
EDUCATION & CAREER
Timeline
1985–1991
Medical degree, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
1992–1998
Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery, Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital
1998–2002
Cardiovascular surgery specialist, Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital
2002–2013
Chief resident in Cardiovascular Surgery, Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital
2013
Associate professor (doçent) qualification in Cardiovascular Surgery
2013–present
Trainer, Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital
2016–2018
Director, Aortic Surgery Centre
2018–present
Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Okan University (per Memorial)
2025–present
Cardiovascular surgeon, Memorial Göztepe Hospital
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific work
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2020Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery«Repair of residual aortic dissections with frozen elephant trunk technique»
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2018Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research«Innominate vein cannulation: easy but neglected technique»
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