CURRICULUM VITAE


Name: Yuksel Atay, M.D.

Address: Ege University, Medical Faculty
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
35100 Bornova-İzmir/TURKEY

Date of birth: January 10, 1964

Place of birth: İzmir, Turkey

Education: 1981-1982 Minnechaug Regional High School, Boston – Massachusetts, USA (AFS Student Exchange Program)

1988 M.D. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training:
1989-1995 Cardiovascular surgery residency in Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery Department

1996 Visiting resident in Royal Brompton Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery and Tissue Bank Department (to build the first cardiovascular cryopreserved homograft tissue bank in Turkey)
London/UK

1998 Pediatric cardiovascular surgery as a resident in Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, İzmir,Turkey

2001 Observing Fellow in Childrens Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Los Angelos, USA

2002 Associate Professor in Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

2007 Professor in Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery



Licensure and Certification:

1995 Turkish board of cardiovascular surgery Certificate
2006 Turkish board of cardiovascular surgery Certificate
2018 Turkish board of cardiovascular surgery Certificate

Academic appointments:

1989-1995 Academic resident in cardiovascular surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular surgery Department

1995-1999 Head resident in cardiovascular surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular Surgery Department

1999 Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular Surgery Department

2002 Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular Surgery Department

2007 Professor in Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

2011 Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Dept

Memberships in professional societies:

Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
British Association for Tissue Banking
Turkish Society of Vascular Surgery
Turkish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Turkish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surg (Local Branch)
Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery



Teaching experience:

1989-1995 Teaching assistant in cardiovascular surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular surgery Department

1999 Assistant professor in cardiovascular surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular surgery Department

2002 Associate professor in cardiovascular surgery
Ege University Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular surgery Department

2007 Professor in Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Major Research Interests:

1. Pediatric and neonatal Cardiac Surgery
2. Cryopreservation and sterilization of homograft tissues
3. Aortic surgery, aortic dissections and aneurysms, cerebral
protection during aortic surgery.


Publications:
International articles 109
International abstacts 78
National articles 98
National abstacts 235
Books 26
Thesis management 4
Citation 1547
h-İndex 19
i10-index 34