Associate. Prof. Dr. Ömer UZ, MD

Experience

Undergraduate Training

Oct 1995 – Aug 2001 Gülhane Military Medical Academy Medical Faculty, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey

Postgraduate GP

Aug 2001 – Apr 2002 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey

Apr 2002 – Sep 2004 8th Main Jet Base Group Command, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Residency

Sep 2004 – Oct 2008 Department of Cardiology Gulhane Military Medical Academy

Haydarpasa Teaching and Research Hospital 34668, Kadikoy,

Istanbul, Turkey

Specialist

Nov 2008 – Jun 2011 Department of Cardiology Gulhane Military Medical Academy

Haydarpasa Teaching and Research Hospital 34668, Kadikoy,

Istanbul, Turkey

Assistant Professor

Jun 2011 – Oct 2013 Department of Cardiology Gulhane Military Medical Academy

Haydarpasa Teaching and Research Hospital 34668, Kadikoy,

Istanbul, Turkey 2

Associate Professor

Oct 2013 – Nov 2016 Department of Cardiology Gulhane Military Medical Academy

Haydarpasa Teaching and Research Hospital 34668, Kadikoy,

Istanbul, Turkey

Apr 2019 – onwards Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medicana International

Hospital

Other responsibilities

Feb 2011 – onwards Member of Advisory Board of Anatolian Journal of Cardiology

International Research Activities

Oct 2015- Nov 2016 Electrophysiology Fellowship Program Overijssel/Hollanda

Grants/Awards

List of selected publications 1: Yalcin M, Isilak Z, Uz O, Kucuk U. Left atrial appendage morphology and thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 Jun;19(12):2143. PubMed PMID: 26166633.

2: Işılak Z, Küçük U, Uçak A, Uz O, Doğan M. Ruptured mitral valve aneurysm due to infective endocarditis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Jun 23. pii: jeu310. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26104962.

3: Dogan M, Kucuk U, Uz O. eComment. The combined use of clinical pretest probability and brain natriuretic peptide in predicting the risk of atrial fibrillation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 May;20(5):657. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv044. PubMed PMID: 25911372.

4: Uz O, Kucuk U, Un H, Aparci M, Isilak Z. Mitral annular tissue velocity in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015;19(5):702. PubMed PMID: 25807419.

5: Tezcan M, Aribal S, Uz O, Yalcin M, Kardesoglu E. A case of congenital complete absence of the pericardium. Kardiol Pol. 2015;73(1):54. doi: 10.5603/KP.2015.0002. PubMed PMID: 25762058.

6: Uz O, Kucuk U, Ün H, Isilak Z, Aparci M. Aortic stiffness in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015;19(3):348. PubMed PMID: 25720700.

7: Uz O, Küçük U, Isılak Z, Dogan M. Third dimension refines sensitivity. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015;19(2):184. PubMed PMID: 25683928.

8: Uz O, Kucuk U. eComment. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and plaque vulnerability. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar;20(3):444. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu453. PubMed PMID: 25678676.

9: Uz O, Kucuk U. eComment. Statins: an indispensable part of this game. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar;20(3):428. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu452. PubMed PMID: 25678675.

10: Uz O, Kucuk U. eComment. Re: is uniport thoracoscopic surgery less painful than multiple port approaches? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar;20(3):414. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu455. PubMed PMID: 25678673.

11: Dogan M, Kucuk U, Uz O, Isilak Z. Metabolic effects of carbon dioxide should be keep in mind when assessing cardiac contractile function during laparoscopic surgery. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 Jan;19(1):2. PubMed PMID: 25635967.

12: Aparci M, Isilak Z, Uz O, Yalcin M, Kucuk U. Endocan and endothelial dysfunction. Angiology. 2015 May;66(5):488-9. doi:10.1177/0003319714568791. Epub 2015 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 25632053.

13: Ozturk E, Kafadar C, Dogan M, Uz O. RE: Anomalous cardiac venous connection to the left atrium associated with coronary sinus atresia. Korean J Radiol. 2014  Nov-Dec;15(6):879-81. doi:10.3348/kjr.2014.15.6.879. Epub 2014 Nov 7. PubMed

14: Kucuk U, Isilak Z, Uz O, Balta S. eComment. Doctor Jekyll and Mr Heyde: a vague association between angiodysplasia and aortic stenosis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2014 Dec;19(6):932. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu401. PubMed PMID: 25417216.

15: Saglam M, Ozturk E, Sivrioglu AK, Kafadar C, Kara K, Sonmez G, Uz O. Shepherd’s crook right coronary artery: a multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography study. Kardiol Pol. 2015;73(4):261-73. doi:10.5603/KP.a2014.0207. Epub 2014 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 25371304.

16: Dogan M, Isilak Z, Atalay M, Uz O. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: a rare variant of mitral annular calcification. Chin Med J (Engl). 2014;127(16):3035. PubMed PMID: 25131251.

17: Tezcan M, Isilak Z, Atalay M, Uz O. Echocardiographic assessment of Lutembacher syndrome. Kardiol Pol. 2014;72(7):660. doi:10.5603/KP.2014.0142. PubMed PMID: 25081115.

18: Eroglu M, Uz O, Isilak Z, Yalcin M, Yildirim AO, Kardesoglu E. Carbon monoxide poisoning increases Tpeak-Tend dispersion and QTc dispersion. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2014 May-Jun;25(3):106-9. doi: DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2014-012. PubMed PMID:25000439; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4120128.

19: Uz O, Atalay M, Doğan M, Isilak Z, Yalcin M, Uzun M, Kardesoglu E, Cebeci BS. The CHA2DS2-VASc score as a predictor of left atrial thrombus in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Med Princ Pract. 2014;23(3):234-8. doi: 10.1159/000361028. Epub 2014 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 24751402.