Cardiovascular Surgery Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kenan Yalçınbaş
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Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kenan Yalçınbaş is a Cardiovascular Surgery specialist at Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital in İstanbul with 34+ years of experience. He treats congenital heart anomalies and performs procedures including repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return, coarctation of the aorta and transposition of the great arteries, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, Extracardiac Fontan and Fontan modifications, pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial preservation in pediatric cardiac surgery, pulmonary reconstruction with stentless bioprosthetic…
About Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kenan Yalçınbaş
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kenan Yalçınbaş practises cardiovascular surgery and has 34 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include congenital heart anomalies, transposition of the great arteries, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, Fontan procedure modifications, pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial preservation in pediatric cardiac surgery, the Ross procedure and surgical treatment of mediastinitis.
Prof. Dr. Yalçınbaş graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and completed cardiovascular surgery education at Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology in 1995. He was a Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist at Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology from 1995 to 1996. He was a Senior House Officer at Killingbeck Hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department in 1996. In 1999, he was a Clinical Fellow at Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery, and in 2000 he was a Clinical Fellow at Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery.
He was Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital from 1997 to 1998. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2011. The profile lists 3 professional bodies: National Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Heart Surgery Foundation and Istanbul Medical Chamber.
The profile lists 12 publications dated between 2002 and 2005. Their subjects include stentless bioprostheses and pulmonary reconstruction, Fontan procedures and pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass, and mediastinitis. The profile names Dr. Yalçınbaş as first author of publications on extracardiac Fontan procedures, anomalous pulmonary venous return and mediastinitis.
Prof. Dr. Yalçınbaş speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
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Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 1995Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology Cardiovascular Surgery
- 1983–1989Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2011Acibadem Health Group
- 2000–2002Istanbul Memorial Hospital
- 2000–2002Istanbul Memorial Hospital
- 2000Cleveland Clinic / Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Fellow
- 2000Cleveland Clinic
- 1999Cleveland Clinic / Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Fellow
- 1999Cleveland Clinic
- 1997–1998Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital
- 1997–1998Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital / Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
- 1996Killingbeck Hospital / Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, Senior House Officer
- 1996Killingbeck Hospital
- 1996University of California-San Francisco
- 1995–1996Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology / Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist
- 1995–1996Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology
- 1992–1994Florence Nigtingale Hospital
Professional Memberships
- National Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Istanbul Heart Surgery Foundation
- Istanbul Medical Chamber
Selected Publications
- Durability of stentless bioprostheses for right ventricle outflow tract reconstruction. Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Sarioglu T; Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jun;79(6):2202-3; author reply 2203
- Early results of extracardiac Fontan procedure with autologous pericardial tube conduit. Yalcinbas YK, Erek E, Salihoglu E, Sarioglu A, Sarioglu T;Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Feb;53(1):37-40
- Fontan Circulation and Modifications. Yalcinbas Y, Saroglu T; Cardiac Surgery, Nobel Medical Publishing House 2004
- Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Myocardial Preservation. Yalcinbas Y, Saroglu T; Cardiac Surgery, Nobel Medical Publishing House 2004
- Recurrent mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the aorta after coronary artery bypass. Turkish Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2004; 12: 52-4 Yalcinbas YK, Erek E, Salihoglu E, Senyuva C, Saroglu T.
- Ventricular Assist Devices and Artificial Heart Cardiac Surgery in Children. Yalcinbas Y, Saroglu T; Cardiac Surgery, Nobel Medical Publishing House 2004
- Acute pulmonary edema in a newborn with infracardiac type anomalous pulmonary venous return and surgical repair. Yalcinbas YK, Erek E, Salihoglu E, Ozturk N, Mamur G, Soybir N, Saroglu A, Saroglu T; Turk J Pediatr. 2004 Apr-Jun;46(2):179-81
- Mid-term results of stentless bioprosthetic conduits for pulmonary reconstruction in congenital heart anomalies. T Klin Cardiology 2003 ; 16 : 71 – 76 Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Salihoglu E, Ozturk N, Arat S, Samanli UB, Saroglu A, Saroglu T.
- Fate of the stentless bioprostheses on the right side of the heart. Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Salihoglu E, Ozturk N, Arat S, Saroglu A, Samanli UB, Saroglu T; Asian Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003 ; 11 :58 – 62
- Pericardial collar modification for Ross procedure. Sarioglu T, Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Salihoglu E, Sarioglu A, Tekin S; Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 ;11: 229 – 230
- Single-session repair of coarctation of the aorta and intracardiac anomalies through median sternotomy. Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Salihoglu E, Ozturk N, Tekin S, Saroglu A, Saroglu T; Türk Kardiyol Dern Arsh 2003 ; 31 : 331 – 7
- Hemirectus flap and bilateral pectoral muscle shift technique in the treatment of mediastinitis. Turkish Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 ; 10:118 – 119 Yalcinbas YK, Erek E, Salihoglu E, Senyuva C, Saroglu T.
- Reoperations after arterial switch for transposition of great vessels. Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Salihoglu E, Ozturk N, Soybir N, Sarioglu A, Sarioglu T; Turkish Cardiological Society Archives 2002 ; 30 : 544 – 8
- Giant seroma after modified Blalock – Taussig shunt operation and surgical treatment. Turkish Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 ; 10: 249 – 51 Salihoğlu E, Erek E, Yalçınbaş YK, Öztürk N, Sarıoğlu T.
- Cardiac Surgery Clinical Protocol. Sarıoğlu T, Erek E, Yalçınbaş YK, Salihoğlu E, Öztürk N, Tekin S, Can E; Istanbul Heart Surgery Foundation 2002
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