Education

1983-1990 Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara-Turkey 

1991-1995 Eskisehir Osmangazi University Cardiology Department, Eskisehir-Turkey 

1996-1997 Maastricht University Cardiology Department, Maastricht-the Netherlands (Electrophysiology)

ESC&UEMS Diploma of European Cardiologist, 2000

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, 2003

Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, 2004

Turkish Board Certification on Cardiology, 2007

Summary of Scientific Activities, September 2021

Number of scientific papers (Web of science): 193

Total citations (Web of science): 29536

H-Index  (Web of science): 35

Editorial Roles in Scientific Journals

Associate editor

Journal of Electrocardiology (Electrocardiology & Devices)

Heart-Vessels and Transplantation      

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences (Cardiology section editor)

Editorial board member

• American Heart Journal
• EP Europace
• International Journal of Cardiology
• European Heart Journal-Acute Cardiovascular Care (Global Advisor)
• Journal of Interventional Electrophysiology
• Journal of Electrocardiology
• Cardiology
• Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
• Heart-Vessels and Transplantation
• Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
• Journal of Turkish Clinics Cardiovascular Sciences

Experience at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology)

Member of the ESC Membership Committee (2020-2022)

Member of the ESC Council on Hypertension (2020-2022)

Member of the ESC Congress Program Committee (2016-2018)          

Member of the ESC Education Committee (2012-2016)

Author, ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2019

Section editor and author, ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care, 2011-

Speaker and chairperson in ESC Congresses

Experience at the EHRA (ESC European Heart Rhythm Association)

Co-chair of the ESC Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Scientific Documents Committee (2013-2017)   

Member of the EHRA Scientific Initiatives Committee (2017-2018)

Member of the EHRA Education Committee (2007-2011)

Contributor, EHRA ECG/IECG Tracing Atlas, 2011

Co-director and speaker, EHRA PM-ICD-CRT Courses, (2007-2011)

Co-director and speaker, EHRA Daily Arrhythmia and Device Practice Courses, (2007- 2011)

Speaker and chairperson in EHRA Congresses

Experience at the ACVC/ACCA, (ESC Acute Cardiovascular Care Association)

Board Member-Ex Officio (2018-2020)

Co-chair, Scientific Documents Committee (2018-2020)   

Executive board member and the treasurer of ACCA (2012- 2014)         

Secretary and Nucleus Member of the ESC Acute Cardiac Care Working Group (2010-2012)

Nucleus Member of the ESC Acute Cardiac Care Working Group (2008-2010)

Local host and Scientific Program Chair of the ESC Acute Cardiac Care Congress, Istanbul-2012 

Chair of the ACCA Position Paper on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Failure, 2020

Section editor and author, ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care, 2011 

Author, ACCA Clinical Decision-Making Toolkit, 2013

Speaker, ACCA Webinar on Cardiac Arrest, 2014

Speaker, chairperson in Acute Cardiac Care Congresses

Leadership in ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Position/Consensus Papers

Chair person, Position Paper from EHRA-ACCA-EAPCI on Cardiac Arrhythmias in Acute Coronary Syndromes, 2014 

Chair person, Position Paper from EHRA- EAPCI on How to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation (HRS-APHRS endorsement), 2016

Chair person, Consensus Document from EHRA on Device-detected subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias: definition, implications and management (HRS-APHRS- SOLEACE endorsement), 2017

Chair person, Consensus Document from EHRA on Cardiac Arrhythmias in Endocrine Disorders (APHRS- SOLEACE endorsement), 2018

Chair person, Consensus Document from ACCA and EHRA on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Faliure, 2020

Review coordinator, 'Real-world' observational studies in arrhythmia research: data sources, methodology, and interpretation. A position document from European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific HRS (APHRS), and Latin America HRS (LAHRS), 2019

Review coordinator, Joint Consensus Document on Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation associated with valvular heart disease from EHRA, ESC WG on Thrombosis (ESC Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease, CASSA, HRS, APHRS, SA Heart Association, SOLEACE endorsement), 2017 

Review coordinator, EHRA consensus document on the management of supraventricular arrhythmias (HRS, APHRS, SOLAECE endorsement),2017

Review coordinator, EHRA/HFA joint consensus document on arrhythmias in heart failure (HRS, APHRS endorsement),2016

Review coordinator, Position Paper on Chronic kidney disease in patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances or implantable electrical devices: clinical significance and implications for decision making-a position paper from EHRA (HRS, APHRS endorsement), 2015

Review coordinator, EHRA consensus document on Cardiac tachyarrhythmias and patient values and preferences for their management (HRS-APHRS- SOLEACE endorsement), 2015

Experience at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and ACC (American College of Cardiology) /AHA (American Heart Association)/HRS (Heart Rhythm Society) Guidelines 

Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery, 2009

Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation, 2010

Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy, 2011

Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy, 2013

Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery, 2014 

Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines on supraventricular tachycardia, 2019

Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope, 2009

Reviewer, Focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2012

Reviewer, ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia, 2015

Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, 2015   

Reviewer, ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the evaluation and management of syncope,2017

Reviewer, Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2016

Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2016

Reviewer,ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, 2017

Reviewer, ESC Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization, 2018

Reviewer, ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline onthe Evaluation and Managementof Patients With Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay, 2018 

Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2020

Reviewer, ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy, 2021



Experience at American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA)

Member of the ACC/AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines (2020-2023)

Member of the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Section Leadership Council (2014-2020)

Leading author, A state-of-the-art review by the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Council; Premature ventricular complexes: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in clinical practice.

Speaker and chairperson in AHA and ACC Scientific Sessions

Experience at Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)

Task force member in expert consensus papers

Speaker and chairperson in HRS Congresses



Experience at International Society of Electrocardiology (ISE)



President (2021-2023)

President elect (2019-2021)

Council member of the International Society of Electrocardiology (2005- )

President, 34th International Congress on Electocardiology, 2007 Istanbul-Turkey

Experience at World Heart Organization (WHO)

 

National Coordinator, World Heart Organization (WHO) Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Project (2002-2003) 

Roles in National Scientific Organizations

Board member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology (2018-2021)

Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology  Science Committee (2008-) 

Scientific advisory board member of the Turkish Heart Foundation (2017-) 

Member of Board of Trustees of the Turkish Heart Foundation (2018-)

Honors and Awards

Young investigator research awards (2nd) by Turkish Society of Cardiology, 1996

Science Award, Eskisehir Odunpazari Lions Club, 2006

Science Award by Ankara Physicians' Chamber, 2009 

Science and Medicine Award by Journalists's Association, 2015



Turkish Times Journal, listed in the first one hundred succsssful Turkish Medical Scientists, 2018

Dr.Edip Kürklü Science Award by  Turkish Heart Foundation, 2019

British Medical Association Award (first prize in cardiology), as a writer of the ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2019