1986 – 1987 – Internship / University of Cologne, Department of Cardiology, Germany
1987 – 1992 – Assistant Physician (Junior Research Fellow) / Higher Specialty Hospital of the Ministry of Health of Turkey, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
1992 – 1994 – Specialist Physician (Compulsory Civil Service) / Higher Specialty Hospital of the Ministry of Health of Turkey, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
1993 – 1994 – Observer Physician (Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery) / Department of Cardiovascular Surgery / St. Vincent’s Hospital / Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA
1994 – 1994 – Observer (Heart Failure Surgery) / Department of Cardiovascular Surgery / University Hospital of Bruxeau, Paris, France
1994 – 1998 – Clinical Chief Assistant / Turkish Ministry of Health Specialty Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
1998 – 2004 – Clinical Deputy Head of Department / Turkish Ministry of Health Specialty Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
1998 – 2004 – Coordinator-Head of Department (Heart Transplant and MCSS Program) / Turkish Ministry of Health Specialty Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
2001 – 2002 – Observer (DeBakey LVAD Implantation Training Course) / Department of Cardiovascular / Surgery Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
2002 – 2004 – Chief Surgeon / Central Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan
2004 – 2005 – Founder and Director / Private MESA Hospital Ankara (TOBB), Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
2005 – 2010 – Founder-Department Head-Director (Heart Transplantation and MCSS Program) / Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
2010 – 2010 – Fellowship in Surgery (Artificial Heart Implantation Surgeries in Laboratory Animals) / IMM Research Center, Paris, France
2010 – 2014 – Chief Surgeon – Founder – Director (Heart Transplant and MCSS Program) / Florence Nightingale Hospital Şişli, Istanbul
2015 – 2015 – Lecturer – Chief Surgeon / Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Park (Gebze-Goztepe) Hospitals
2015 – 2015 – Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine / Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Medicine
2018 – Present – Professor Dr. / Istanbul Başkent University Medical Center
