About
About Prof. Dr. Melih KaptanoÄlu Prof. Dr. Melih KaptanoÄlu is a well-known and highly-experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Medical Park Hospital, Izmir. Prof. Dr. Melih KaptanoÄlu specializes in Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Traumas, Water Collection in Lung Membrane, Excessive Sweating, Videothoracoscopy. Prof. Dr. Melih KaptanoÄlu completed his medical education from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara in 1986 followed by âExpertiseâ from Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Ankara in 1993. Prof. Dr. Melih KaptanoÄlu has been associated with various organizations including the Turkish Medical Association, World Medical Association, International Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Association, Turkish Association for Respiratory Research, and many more. âProf. Dr. Melih KaptanoÄlu has achieved certifications in several courses.
List of Treatments
- Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
- Coronary Artery Surgery
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
- Cardiac OPD Procedures
- ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
- 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
- Echocardiography with Color Doppler
- Stress Echocardiographyn
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
- Thallium Test – Nuclear Stress Test
- 64 Slice CT Angiography
- PET Scan
- Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
- surgery
- Valve Repair Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Ross Procedure
- Cardiac Tumour Treatment
- Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
- Minimal access surgeries for valves
- ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
- Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
- Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
- TAPVC – Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
- Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
- ECMO Support
- heart disease
- Device Closure- ASD VSD
- Balloon Septostomy
- Balloon Valvuloplasty – Aortic
- Pulmonary and Mitral
- Fetal Echocardiogram
- Coronary Angiogram
- Peripheral Angiogram
- PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Aortic Stent Grafting
- EPS-Electrophysiological
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber
- Biventricular Pacing
- AICD
- PTMC – Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
- Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Angiography
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Mitral Valve Replacement
- VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery
- Heart Double Valve Replacement
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Double Chamber
- CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- PDA Device Closure
- Single Bypass and Valve Replacement
- Valve Replacement
- Congenital Heart Disorder CHD
- Heart Bypass – Minimally Invasive CABG
- Heart Implants
- Heart Surgery
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Redo CABG
- Angioplasty – 1 Stent
- Angioplasty – 2 Stent
- Aortic Valve replacement – Mechanical Valve
- Aortic Valve replacement – Tissue Valve
- Mitral Valve replacement – Mechanical Valve
- Mitral Valve replacement – Tissue Valve
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Mitral Valve Repair
- VP Shunting – Programmable Device
- AV Canal repair
- Bentall procedure
- PDA Ligation
Work Experience
, Asst. Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sivas, Turkey
Associate Professor, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sivas
Professor, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sivas
Special Interest
Pediatric Thoracic Surgery,
Thoracic Traumas,
Water Collection in Lung Membrane,
Excessive Sweating,
Videothoracoscopy