Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Fatih Karakaş is a cardiologist with a solid clinical and academic background. He completed his cardiology training at Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2010. He currently practices with Acibadem Health Group (since 2024), where he combines patient care with academic work and ongoing professional development. Known for a patient-centered approach, he focuses on delivering evidence-based cardiovascular care and maintaining up-to-date expertise in the field. Fluent in Turkish, he is committed to improving heart health through careful diagnosis, personalized treatment plans, and clear communication with patients and their families.
Education
- 2010 Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Cardiology
- 2004 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2024 Acibadem Health Group
- 2019 – 2024 Medical Park Ordu Hospital
- 2017 – 2019 Kirikhan Can Hospital Hatay
- 2012 – 2016 Mustafa Kemal University Department of Cardiology Hatay
- 2013 – 2014 John Hopkins University Heart and Vascular Institute
- 2011 Bogazlian State Hospital
- 2010 – 2011 Ankara High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
Publications
- Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Demonstrate Metabolic Flexibility That Is Influenced by Adhesion Status
JACC Basic Transl Sci.2017 Oct;2(5):543-560. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.03.016. Epub 2017 Oct 30 Afzal J, Chan A, Karakas MF, Woldemichael K, Vakrou S, Guan Y, Rathmell J, Wahl R, Pomper M, Foster DB, Aon MA, Tsui B, O”Rourke B, Abraham MR. - Hyaluronic acid-serum hydrogels rapidly restore metabolism of encapsulated stem cells and promote engraftment
Biomaterials. 2015 Dec;73:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Sep 4. Chan AT, Karakas MF, Vakrou S, Afzal J, Rittenbach A, Lin X, Wahl RL, Pomper MG, Steenbergen CJ, Tsui BM, Elisseeff JH, Abraham MR. - Effect of Hydrogel in Cell-Based Therapy in a Porcine Model of Chronic Myocardial Ischemia.
Int J Stem Cell Res 2015; 1 (1): doi http://dx.doi. org/10.16966/ijscr.102 Zhou Y, Wang S, Yu Z, Hoyt RF Jr, Karakas MF, Hunt T, Chan A, Kindzelski BA, Abraham MR and Horvath KA. - Left ventricular dyssynchrony is an early manifestation of heart involvement in sickle cell anemia
Echocardiography. 2013 May;30(5):521-6. Karakas MF, Buyukkaya E, Kurt M, Celik M, Karakas E, Buyukkaya S, Akcay AB,Sen N. - Serum pentraxin-3 levels are associated with the severity of metabolic syndrome.
Med Princ Pract. 2013;22(3):274-9. Karakas MF, Buyukkaya E, Kurt M, Motor S, Akcay AB, Karakas E, Buyukkaya Ş, Sen N. - Usefulness of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 to predict no-reflow and three-year mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Am J Cardiol. 2013 Jul 15;112(2):187-93. Buyukkaya E, Poyraz F, Karakas MF, Kurt M, Akcay AB, Akpinar I, Motor S, Turak O, Ozturk OH, Sen N, Akpek M, Kaya MG, Gibson CM. - Serum pentraxin 3 levels are associated with the complexity and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with stable angina pectoris.
J Investig Med. 2013 Feb;61(2):278-85. Karakas MF, Buyukkaya E, Kurt M, Motor S, Akcay AB, Buyukkaya S, Karakas E, Bilen P, Sen N. - Assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony in dipper and non-dipper hypertension.
Blood Press. 2013 Jun;22(3):144-50. Karakas MF, Buyukkaya E, Kurt M, Karakas E, Buyukkaya S, Akcay AB, Sen N. - Effect of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase levels on myocardial perfusion and long-term prognosis after primary angioplasty in patients with acute ST- elevation myocardial infarction.
J Investig Med. 2012 Dec;60(8):1186-93. Ozcan F, Karakas MF, Ozlu MF, Akcay AB, Buyukkaya E, Kurt M, Erden G, Yuzgecer H, Yildirimkaya M, Hajro E, Balbay Y, Koc M, Yazici HU, Sen N. - Dietary boron intake does not change the ischemic tolerance and preconditioning response in isopreterenol-induced myocardial injury in healthy rats.
Turk J Med Sci 2012; 42(Sup.2): 1370-1378. Karakas MF, Kurt M, Arslantas U, Ipek G, Karakas E, Bilen E, Erdamar H.
