Prof. Dr. Tolga DEMİR

He was born in Istanbul in 1973. He graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1998 and completed his specialization in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2005. He worked at Istanbul International Hospital between 2005-2007 and at JFK Hospital between 2007-2009.

He was awarded the second prize in the “Award-Winning Poster Presentation” at the 10th National Congress organized by the Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Association.

He worked at Beylikdüzü Kolan Hospital between 2009-2014 and at Şişli Kolan International Hospital between 2014-2018.

In 2014, he was awarded the Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Association “Certificate of Competence” as a result of the examination conducted by the Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Association and the evaluation of his services in the field of cardiovascular surgery.

In 2015, he was appointed as a “Lecturer Doctor” at Beykent University Vocational School “Perfusion Techniques Program” and started teaching. In 2016, he was promoted to “Assistant Professor” in the same program. He received the title of Associate Professor in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed as “Administrative Officer” at the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic of T.C. Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital and moved from the private sector to the state hospital. While working at this institution, he was appointed to the staff of the Health Sciences University in 2021 and promoted to the “Professor” staff in 2023. Prof. Dr. Tolga DEMİR currently works at the Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, which is an affiliate hospital of the Health Sciences University.

He speaks English fluently. He is married and has two children.

Adult cardiac surgery, varicose veins and vascular surgery are his special areas of interest.

He is a member of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (TKDCD), the National Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (UVCD) and the Society of Phlebology.