Cardiology · Acibadem Maslak Hospital, İstanbul Prof. Gültekin Karakuş, MD
✓ Medically verified profileProf. Gültekin Karakuş, MD
Prof. Gültekin Karakuş, MD is a cardiologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital. He evaluates and treats heart valve diseases, including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation, as well as arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. His areas of interest also include coronary artery disease, myocarditis and rheumatic heart disease.
Accepting international patientsAbout Prof. Gültekin Karakuş, MD
Prof. Gültekin Karakuş, MD is a cardiologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital. His clinical interests include heart valve disease, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, myocarditis, hypotension and rheumatic heart disease.
He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and completed cardiology training at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital in 2010. He also worked as a research fellow in the Echocardiography Laboratory at the University of Birmingham, Alabama, and in the Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory at the University of Vienna.
Prof. Karakuş has been part of Acibadem Healthcare Services since 2012. International patients can expect cardiology assessment informed by his experience in cardiac imaging and his focus on rhythm disorders, coronary artery disease and structural heart conditions.
What Dr. Karakuş treats and performs
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Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2012Viyana University Department of Cardiology, Austria / Research Fellow, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory
- 2010Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital Cardiology
- 2006Birmingham University Department of Cardiology, Alabama, USA / Research Fellow, Echocardiography Laboratory
- 2004Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2012Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2012Acıbadem Healthcare Services/Present
Memberships
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Medical Association
- Turkish Cardiology Association
- International Society of Cardiac Ultrasound
