Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Profession: Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Spoken Languages: Turkish, English
Translation: Available in 20+ languages
Professor Dr. Rıza Türköz is a renowned surgeon in heart diseases in Türkiye, with 30 years of experience in both adult heart treatment and congenital heart disease treatments. In 2015 he started working at Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital, where he continues his cardiovascular surgery work on children and adults. In 1992, he had a fellowship at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Melbourne, Avustralia. In 1998 he had another fellowship in Toronto General Hospital, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto, Canada and again same year he had a fellowhip in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery in The Hospital for Sick Children, in Toronto, Canada
Years of Experience
Cardiovascular Surgery
Pediatric Heart Surgery
International Articles
Acıbadem Heart Care Center compete on a world class level to provide the most modern heart care in Turkey. We use state-of-the-art technology and provide the most modern and comprehensive methods of diagnosis and treatment for cardiovascular disease. In our heart care center, a team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons work together for the “heart team approach” which is the most effective way to deliver a patient centered” care. Our center provide non-invasive tests and minimal invasive interventional cardiology diagnosis and treatment as well, , electrophysiological study, nuclear cardiology, Flash CT, PET-CT, Cardiac MRI, ECG and Effort ECG, ECO, Coronary and Wrist Angiography. We perform minimal invasive surgeries and complex surgeries such as Coronary Angioplasty and Stent Applications, Bypass Surgery, TAVI , Catheter Ablation Procedure and so on. At ACIBADEM Children’s Heart Center, we are committed to making a difference in pediatric heart care. For more than 30 years, we have been treating congenital malformations and acquired heart disorders in children with medical excellence and human touch. As a leading medical facility in Turkey and the region, ACIBADEM provides state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment options for the entire spectrum of pediatric cardiac conditions, even the most severe or complex cases, with the best possible outcomes. Every aspect of heart disease in children is covered at ACIBADEM, including neonatal heart surgery, complex procedures, and reoperations. The exceptional patient care here is based on knowledge, experience, and the latest technology available worldwide. Advanced medical equipment enables our specialists to diagnose complex medical conditions quickly and accurately, and treat them with success rates exceeding 95%. Children and their families are referred here from all over the world.
Doctors in Iraq said that our baby had a hole in his heart and that we need urgent operation. We came to Acıbadem Bakirkoy Hospital with an air ambulance. He had Tetrology of Fallot. Our baby Yaseen was only 3 months old! We stayed in the hospital for 30 days. Dr. Rıza Turkoz and all the nurses took a great care to our baby. Thanks to Dr. Rıza, our son will live and have a healthy life.