Prof. Öztekin Oto, MD

Clinical Interests

Education

Experiences

2025- (Present) - Academic Hospital
1989–2023 (Present) – Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University
2004–2023 (Present) – President, Turkish Heart and Health Foundation
2014–2016 – President, European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery
2009 – Establishment and Licensing Renewal of Heart Transplantation Center, Dokuz Eylül University
2000 – Introduction of Minimally Invasive Adult Cardiac Surgery
1996 – Appointment as Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University
1996 – Initiation of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University
1990 – Establishment of Pediatric and Neonatal Cardiac Surgery Program, Dokuz Eylül University
1989–2001 – Founding Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University
1989 – House Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Royal Infirmary Hospital, Edinburgh

Memberships

Member of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Membership (ESCVS)
Member of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
Board Member of the Pediatric Cardiology Association
Founder and President of the Izmir Branch of the National Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Association
Member of the National Society of Vascular and Cardiovascular Surgery
Member of the European Society of Organ Transplantation
Member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery
Member of the Society of Vascular Surgery
Member of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Turkish Cardiology Association Membership
Member of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Countries Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Association

Specialties

Cardiovascular Surgery

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