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Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery
The field of vascular surgery treats the disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic vascular chains utilizing both surgical techniques and also some special cutting edge medical technologies.
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Prof.Dr.Mert DUMANTEPE
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Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist
Dr. Mert Dumantepe is a Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at Uskudar University School of Medicine. He completed his graduation from Istanbul University School of Medicine, Turkey 2001. He was trained in Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research and Training Hospital.
He did fellowship in the field of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Endarterectomy programme and Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Asist Device programme from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA in 2015 and 2016.
In his professional career, he has focused on extensive work with venous thromboembolic disease, particularly on catheter-directed treatments in deep venous thrombosis and intermediate-high risk Pulmonary Embolism. Dr. Dumantepe research interest is optimizing the therapeutic management of patients with massive pulmonary embolism and endovascular treatment of acute and chronic deep vein thrombosis.
He is reviewer of Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chest, Heart-Lung and Circulation, BMJ, Phlebology and the Lancet.
He is the author of over 100 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and participant in several trials, including PE-KNOCOUT Study, Venaseal -SPECTRUM etc.
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