Specialist - Interventional Cardiology
Prof. Dr. Kadriye Kilickesmez
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Areas of Excellence
- Radial coronary angiography with a focus on safety and patient comfort
- Complex coronary interventions including bifurcation lesions and calcified plaque management
- Intracoronary diagnostics using FFR, IVUS, and OCT technologies
- Calcium modification therapies such as rotational atherectomy and shockwave balloon angioplasty
- Advanced CTO (Chronic Total Occlusion) revascularization procedures
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for high-risk aortic stenosis patients
- Interventional procedures for aortic and mitral valve pathologies
- Peripheral arterial interventions for limb ischemia and vascular disease
- Congenital and structural heart interventions including ASD, PFO, and VSD closure
- Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
- Paravalvular leak closure and carotid artery stenting
- Septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary embolism interventions using catheter-based techniques
Education / Credentials
- Medical Degree – Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University
- Specialization in Cardiology – Istanbul University Cardiology Institute
- Advanced Interventional Cardiology Training – Royal Brompton Hospital, London
Experience
- Consultant Interventional Cardiologist – Istanbul University Cardiology Institute
- Senior Cardiologist – Turkish Kidney Foundation Service Hospital
- Visiting Fellow – Royal Brompton Hospital, London
- Founding Chief – Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences
- Founding Chief – Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, University of Health Sciences
- Senior Consultant – Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul
