Op.Dr. Melih Yılmaz
Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist
Private Muğla Yücelen Hospital
Biography
Dr. Merih Yılmaz was born in Muğla in 1974. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Adana. Dr. Merih Yılmaz started his medical education at Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. After graduating in 1998, he started to work in Taşlıçay district of Ağrı province due to compulsory service, then he worked at Sivrihisar State Hospital in Eskişehir province. After his military service, he worked as an ambulance physician in Eskişehir Provincial Ambulance Service. Until the end of 2006, she worked as the European Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support Trainer and took part in various courses organized by the Turkish Resuscitation Council in different cities of Turkey.
Between 2006 and 2012, he completed his cardiovascular surgery residency at Hacettepe University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. After completing his compulsory service in Iğdır and Denizli State Hospitals, he resigned and started working in private heart centers. He is still working in Muğla Private Yücelen Hospital Heart Center.
Education
2012- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 1998- Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Coronary artery bypass surgeries (classic/minimally invasive)
Aortic aneurysms and dissections (classic/ minimally invasive)
High-risk redo-heart surgeries (two or more openings)
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) surgeries (classic/ minimally invasive)
Mitral valve surgeries (classic/ minimally invasive)
Tricuspid valve surgeries (classic/ minimally invasive)
Aortic valve surgeries (classic/ minimally invasive)
Endovascular aneurysm surgeries (EVAR/TEVAR)
Ventricular aneurysm surgeries
Carotid endarteretomy surgeries
Peripheral vascular surgeries (open/closed)
Varicose vein surgeries (open/closed)
Worked Institutions
Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine: 1992 -1998
· Ministry of Health Taşlıçay Health Center Taşlıçay/Ağrı: 1998 -1999
· Ministry of Health Sivrihisar State Hospital Emergency Service Sivrihisar/Eskişehir: 1999 -2001
· Ministry of Health Eskişehir Provincial Ambulance Service Eskişehir: 2001 -2006
· Hacettepe University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery: 2006 -2012
· Ministry of Health Iğdır State Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Department/ Iğdır: 2012 -2013
· Ministry of Health Denizli State Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Department/ Denizli: 2013 -2014
· Private Denizli Surgery Hospital Heart Center/ Denizli: 2014 -2021
· Private Salihli Medigüneş Hospital Heart Center Salihli/Manisa: 2021 -2022
· Private Yücelen Hospital Heart Center/ Muğla: 2022 - Present
Medical Interests
Coronary artery bypass surgery, Heart valve surgeries, Aortic aneurysm/dissection surgeries, Aortic root surgery, Ventricular aneurysm surgery, Atrial septal defect (ASD), Peripheral artery surgeries (closed/open), Carotid (carotid artery) surgery