Prof. Dr. KORHAN ERKANLI

Korhan Erkanlı, MD is an academic and surgeon working in the field of cardiovascular surgery in Turkey. He is particularly known for his work in heart transplantation, artificial heart systems, and advanced heart failure surgery. His highlights can be summarized as follows:

Academic and Professional Position

• He is a professor in the field of Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine. 
• He previously worked at the University of Health Sciences and Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Center. 
• He completed his medical education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and then specialized in cardiovascular surgery. 

Specialization Areas

Main clinical and surgical focuses:

• Heart transplantation
• Advanced heart failure surgery
• Artificial heart assist systems (LVAD)
• Coronary artery disease surgery
• Heart valve diseases
• Surgical treatment of rare heart diseases

Notable clinical studies

• He has conducted studies on the use of artificial heart assist devices in patients with advanced heart failure. 
• He has performed successful operations in the surgical treatment of rare diseases such as constrictive pericarditis. 

Views on heart transplantation and organ donation:

• He emphasized that there are approximately 1000 patients waiting for heart transplants in Turkey and that organ donation should be increased. 
• He frequently states that organ donation from a person who has suffered brain death can save the lives of more than one patient. 

Academic activities:

• He teaches courses such as cardiopulmonary pathophysiology, bypass and perfusion techniques. 
• He has participated in scientific articles and congress studies in the field of cardiac surgery.