Cardiology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Karakaş
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Karakaş is a cardiology specialist at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri with 16+ years of experience.
He treats coronary artery disease, stable angina pectoris, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, chronic myocardial ischemia, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, left ventricular dyssynchrony, and cardiac involvement in sickle cell anemia, and performs primary percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary angioplasty, and echocardiography. He consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultation.
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Karakaş
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Karakaş is a cardiologist with 16 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include hypertension, metabolic syndrome, left ventricular dyssynchrony, cardiac involvement in sickle cell anemia, no-reflow phenomenon after primary percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary angioplasty, echocardiography, and chronic myocardial ischemia.
Dr. Karakaş graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and completed cardiology training at Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2010. He was at Mustafa Kemal University Department of Cardiology, Hatay, from 2012 to 2016. He was at Medical Park Ordu Hospital from 2019 to 2024 and joined Acibadem Health Group in 2024. He practises at Acibadem Kayseri Hospital in Kayseri, Türkiye.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2012 and 2017. Their subjects include left ventricular dyssynchrony, metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease, and hypertension; cell-based therapy and hydrogel research in a porcine model of chronic myocardial ischemia; and myocardial injury in healthy rats.
Dr. Karakaş speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with him before travelling.
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Education
- 2010Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Cardiology
- 2004Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2024Acibadem Health Group
- 2019–2024Medical Park Ordu Hospital
- 2017–2019Kirikhan Can Hospital Hatay
- 2013–2014John Hopkins University Heart and Vascular Institute
- 2012–2016Mustafa Kemal University Department of Cardiology Hatay
- 2011Bogazlian State Hospital
- 2010–2011Ankara High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
Selected 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.
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