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Assoc. Prof. Z. Tuba Demirözü, M.D.

Cardiovascular Surgery

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Assoc. Prof. Z. Tuba Demirözü, M.D.

She was observer surgeon at the Department of Thorax and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California in 2003.
She was fellow at Department of Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute in Houston-Texas from 2008 to 2011.

Principal areas of clinical interest:
- Adult Heart Surgery,
- Off-pump coronary artery surgery,
- Valve surgery,
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery and robotic cardiac surgery,
- End-stage heart failure,
- Heart Transplant,
- Short-term mechanical support systems (IABP, ECMO),
- Long-term mechanical support systems (IVAD, RVAD),
- Total artificial heart.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Education	Institution	Year
Fellowship	Texas Heart Institute, Department of Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation, Houston-Texas, U.S.A.	2005 - 2008
Cardiovascular Surgery Residency	Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University	1999 - 2003
Medical Education	School of Medicine, Marmara University	1992 - 1998

CAREER

Title	Institution	Year
Assoc. Prof.	Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Koç University Hospital	2016 - To date
Attending Physician	Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Koç University Hospital	2014 - 2016
Assistant Professor	Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Demiroğlu Science University, Istanbul	2012 - 2014
Attending Physician / Assistant Professor	Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital- Adult Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Support Systems, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Demiroğlu Science University, Istanbul	2011 - 2014
Attending Physician	Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Güven Hospital, Ankara	2005 - 2008