
Ertan Ökmen, M.D.
Cardiology
EDUCATION
1986-1992 Medical School: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul- Turkey
1991-1992 Internship: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul-Turkey
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1993-1994 Internal Medicine: Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul-Turkey
1994-1997 Cardiology Fellowship: Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul-Turkey
ECFMG Certificate: Valid indefinitely
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
April-July 2009: Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Services. Heart failure and transplantation training in Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland-USA
2000 Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Laboratory, Echocardiography Laboratory in Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute, St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas-USA
2000 Clinical research on left ventricular assist device (Jarvik 2000), Laboratory research on trans-myocardial laser intervention in Texas Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Department, Houston, Texas-USA
EXPERIENCE
Since 2007 Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Anadolu Medical
Center (In Affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine), Gebze-Kocaeli, Turkey
2006-2007 Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul-Turkey
Since 2004 Assoc. Prof., Cardiology: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul-Turkey
2002-2005 University Lecturer: Istanbul Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul-Turkey
1999-2006 Attending Cardiologist: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul-Turkey
AREAS OF INTEREST
Interventional cardiology
Trans-radial coronary angiography and stent implantation
Coronary artery disease
Heart failure
Onco-cardiology
Participation into Major International Trials
"A to Z trial", Investigator "
SAGE trial", Investigator. "
SYNERGY trial", Investigator.
MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow of European Society of Cardiology 2008-
European Board for the Specialty of Cardiology) 2008
Member of Turkish Society of Cardiology, 1998-
Member of European Society of Cardiology, 2002-
Member of International Atherosclerosis Society, 2004-
Member of European Assoc. of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions, 2008- Member of World Heart Failure Society 2009-
Member of Heart Failure Association (European Society of Cardiology) 2012
Member of Istanbul Academy of Interventional Cardiology
Honorary Member of International Cardioncology Society (ICOS) March 2012-
Reviewer for Medical Journals
DRUGS (Adis)
International Journal of Cardiology (Elsevier)
Coronary Artery Disease (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)
European Journal of Echocardiography
Archive of Turkish Society of Cardiology
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences (Turkish Clinics, Member of Advisory Board)
Turkish Medical Journal (Member of Advisory Board)
Publication Secretary: The Bulletin of Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center (2001-2003)
International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging