Prof. Dr. EROL TÜLÜMEN

EROL TÜLÜMEN

Prof. Dr. EROL TÜLÜMEN

Cardiology

Koç University Hospital

  • Between 2012 and 2020, received training in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders at the Mannheim Faculty of Medicine of Heidelberg University in Germany, and from 2019 worked as “Oberarzt” (section head) in the rhythm disorders department.
  • Received the title of Associate Professor of Cardiology in 2016.
  • Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, the German Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA).
  • Has held the EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association) Level 2 certificate since 2016.
  • Has held the German Society of Cardiology “Spezielle Rhythmologie” certificate since 2018.
  • Has served as associate editor of Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi since 2021.
  • More than 50 articles have been published in reputable international journals, and numerous papers have been presented at national and international meetings. Authored 5 book chapters in Turkish and foreign cardiology books.
    • Main clinical areas of interest:
      • Diagnosis and medical and interventional treatment of arrhythmias (treatment of arrhythmias such as supraventricular arrhythmias, atrial tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, premature ventricular beats and ventricular tachycardias with medication or ablation),
      • Diagnosis and treatment of genetic/familial arrhythmia syndromes (Brugada syndrome, long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia syndrome, early repolarization syndrome),
      • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other rare cardiomyopathies,
      • Sudden cardiac death,
      • Syncope (fainting),
      • Device therapies: Pacemakers, ICD (shock-delivering pacemakers) and S-ICD (special shock-delivering devices implanted under the skin), Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) (pacemakers used in heart failure).