Ahmet Rüçhan Akar
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Heart Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara, 06340, Turkey
Additional Education Information
T.E.D. Ankara College, Ankara, Türkiye (1974-1981)
Ankara University School of Medicine (1981-1987)
Practice Areas
Cardiac
Vascular
Minimally Invasive
Extracorporeal circulation
Heart failure
Mechanical circulatory assistance
Valve disease
Transplant
Vascular
Great vessels
Education
History
Professional Affairs
Organizations
Other Interests
Surgery for heart failure, heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices and total artificial heart
Regenerative medicine (stem-cell mediated cardiovascular repair)
Multidisiplinary international trials
Off-pump coronary artery surgery
Mitral, aortic and tricuspid valve repair surgery
Aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery
Arrhythmia surgery
Risk stratification in cardiac surgery, surgical database and medical informatics
Interactive training
Surgical history
Ethics in medicine

