European Society for Vascular Surgery (1996)

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)

New York Academy of Science (1983)

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 the Editorial Board of Bursa Medical Sciences Journal (publication of the Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Hospital)

Member of the Editorial Board of Izmir Hospital of Pulmonary Care Journal

Symposiums Actively Taken Part in Organisation

IVth Congress of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (September 1990)

Responsibility for the Turkish and Middle-East Section of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery for the XIIth and XIIIth congresses (1998 and 1999)

VIIIth National Congress of Vascular Surgery 20-23 April 1996, Izmir

Workshop about "Advances in Vascular Surgery and Bioprosthesis Implantation" organised with the commitment of Hancock-Jaffe Laboratories 2 February 1998, Dokuz Eylul Medical School, Izmir

Symposium of I, II and IIIth Interactive Postgraduate Education about the Advancements in Diagnosis and Therapy of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Impairments in Children and Adults (1996, 97 and 98), Izmir.

Monthly Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Cardiology Meetings organised for Izmir and its environment (from November to June each year); also presentations from our department and presidencies in the meetings

Editorial Board Memberships;
  * HSF
  * INNOVATIONS

Program Committe Memberships;
  * ESC
  * ISMICS

Lions Club (YAMANLAR 118-R,İZMİR/ TURKEY)