Prof Ümit Kervan
Prof. Ümit Kervan, MD.
President of Health Institutes of Türkiye (TÜSEB)
Educational Background and Academic Foundations
Prof. Ümit Kervan, MD, graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He completed his residency at the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of the Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital. Consolidating his academic progression with a Board Certification in 2012, he was appointed Associate Professor in 2013 and attained the rank of Full Professor in 2019.
International Studies and Advanced Specialization
Shaping his professional vision through training at leading international medical centres, Prof. Ümit Kervan, MD, served as a visiting resident at the University of Geneva. Subsequently, he completed critical specialized fellowships at world-renowned institutions in the United States:
- 2011-2012: Heart-Lung Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Heart and Lung Transplantation Clinic)
- 2014: Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (University of California San Diego, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic)
Administrative and Clinical Roles
Throughout his career, Prof. Ümit Kervan, MD, has undertaken strategic roles in health management and organ transplantation processes. His primary positions include:
- 2024 – Present: President of the Health Institutes of Türkiye (TÜSEB)
- 2021 – Present: Member of the Board of Specialization in Medicine (TUK) and TUKMOS Commission, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye
- 2021 – 2024: Head of the Organ Transplantation Coordination Department, UHS Hamidiye Institute of Health Sciences
- 2019 – Present: Head of Heart Transplantation and Clinical Training, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
- 2019 – Present: Member of the Heart Transplantation Scientific Advisory Board, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye
- 2011 – 2019: Duties at Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation Centre, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital
- 2009 – 2024: Coordinator for Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye
Areas of Expertise
His primary fields of study, based on contemporary scientific approaches in the diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of cardiovascular diseases, include:
- Heart and Paediatric Heart Transplantation
- Heart-Lung Transplantation
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (VAD – Ventricular Assist Devices, TAH – Total Artificial Heart)
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart Failure and Heart Valve Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Aortic Surgery and Pulmonary Endarterectomy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Design, Organization, and Strategic Planning of Cardiac Centres
Scientific Achievements and Milestones
- 25+ Years of Surgical and Clinical Expertise
- 138+ Total Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications
- 1.100+ Scientific Citations