Prof. Öztekin OTO, MD., FESC., FACC.
Şair Eşref Cad. 1402 sk. No.2/2 Özbaş Apt. Alsancak - İZMİR / TURKEY
Date of Birth: 14 / 02 / 1957

• 15th  August 1989  assigning as chairmen to establish the department of  Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Dokuz Eylül University Izmir, Turkey
• 1989, Associate Professor of  Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• 1990 Beginning of the open heart surgery and coronary artery surgery in the same
• 1992 Starting of the Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for the first time in Turkey
• 1993 Starting the routine ultrafiltration in neonatal and congenital open heart surgery
• 1996 Beginning of the minimally invasive cardiac surgery in the same institute
• 1996 Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Dokuz Eylul University Izmir, Turkey
• 1998 Performing the first heart and lung transplantation in Turkey (also the first
  procedure in childhood)
• 1998-2000  Co-Chairman of the Nucleus of Cardiovascular Surgery Working Group in European Society of Cardiology
• 2000-2002 Chairmen of the Nucleus of  Cardiovascular Surgery Working Group in European Society of Cardiology
• 2003 Establishing the Heart and Health Foundation of  Turkey.
• 2004-2006 ESC Member of Science Council and CPC
• 2004 Organizing 15th Congress of MACCS, as  Local Host and Chairmen of  Mediterrenian Association of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery.
• 2004-2009 Member of Editorial Board of Heart Surgery Forum
• 2005  Innitiation of organizing  Annual Update Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery ( 2005-2009, 5th Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery )
• 2006 Treasurer, ESC GUCH Working Group Nucleous.
• 2007 Organizing ISMICS Winter Workshop in Antalya as the Chairmen  of  Local Host
• 2008-2009 Organizing 1st and 2nd  ESC Adult Congenital Heart Disease Training Courses in Antalya
• 2009 ESCVS Board Member
• 2009 Vice Editor of Innovation

Medical Training
1981-1986   Residency in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Hacettepe University

• Medical Education in Hacettepe University, School of Medicine; September 1974-June 1980
• 1980 Graduation from the medical school
• 1978 Elective Training Course for 4 months in Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery of St George's Medical School (London) accompanying Mr John Parker
• 1979 Working as a 'House Surgeon' for 4 months in Dept. of Cardiac Surgery of St Thomas Hospital (London) accompanying Mr. B.T. Williams and Mr. Brainbridge
• 1989 Working as an  Honourary  Registrar'for 6 months in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Hospital, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery .

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS :

• Turkish Society of Cardiology (1987)
• National Society of Vascular Surgery (1992)
• European Society for Vascular Surgery (1992)
• European Association of Transplantation (1992)
• National Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1993)
• Member of the Cardiovascular Surgery Working Group of European Society of Cardiology (1993)
• Co-Chairman of the Nucleus of Cardiovascular Surgery Working Group in European Society of Cardiology (1998)
• Founder and present president of Izmir Division of the National Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1995)
• Member of the Executive Committe of National Society of Pediatric Cardiology (1996)
• Member of the Board of Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (1987)
• Associated President of the Executive Committe of National Society Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Editor of the nationally published journal of the same society (1997)
• Member of  EACTS

Foreign Languages: English, German

Hobbies:
Tennis, classical music, skiing, painting