Prof. Dr. ÖMER YİĞİNER

ÖMER YİĞİNER

Prof. Dr. ÖMER YİĞİNER

Cardiology

Medicana Ataşehir Hospital

Medical School and Year of Graduation

GATA Ankara Faculty of Medicine, 1988-1994

Place and Year of Specialty Training

GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Cardiology Service, 1994-2001

Professional Experience

Gümüşsuyu Military Hospital (Cardiology Specialist), 2001-2004

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Cardiology, Baltimore, USA (Cardiology Research Assistant), 2004-2005

Gümüşsuyu Military Hospital (Cardiology Specialist), 2005-2008

GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Cardiology Service (Asst. Prof. Dr.), 2008-2012

GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Cardiology Service (Associate Professor, Training Coordinator), 2012-2016

Gebze Medicalpark Hospital, Cardiology Service, 2016-2021



Medical Interests

Interventional Cardiology

Coronary Angiography (Angiography via the Groin and the Wrist)

Balloon Dilation and Stent Placement of Blocked Coronary Arteries

Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect and Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Non-Surgical Closure of a Hole in the Heart)

Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty (Non-Surgical Balloon Dilation of a Narrowed Valve via the Groin)

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI; Valve Placement into a Narrowed Aortic Valve via the Groin)

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting of Leg Vessels (Opening of Blocked Leg Vessels with Balloon and Stent)

Carotid Stenting Procedure (Balloon Dilation and Stenting of Blocked Neck Vessels Supplying the Brain)

Pacemaker Placement

Pacemaker Implantation (Single-, Dual- and Triple-Lead Pacemaker Placement)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension (Blood Pressure Holter)

Treatment of High Cholesterol

Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure

Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

Diagnosis and Treatment of Rhythm Disorders (with Rhythm Holter)

Echocardiography

Transesophageal Echocardiography