Assoc. Prof. Z. Tuba Demirözü, M.D. Cardiovascular Surgery Examination Appointment Online Appointment Appointment Request Nearest Appointment All Hours Let Us Call You Nearest Appointment All Hours Let Us Call You 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