Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek

Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Cardiovascular Surgery


About me

Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek was born on the 6th of November, 1967 in Eskişehir, Turkey. He was graduated from Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in 1990. He specialized in Cardiovascular Surgery and became an associate professor at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Currently, he is the head of the Cardiovascular Department of TOBB ETU University in Ankara, Turkey. Curriculum Vitae

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What is Bypass surgery? When do we need it?

Coronary Bypass Surgery (Cardiac Bypass Surgery) is to make vessel bridges with veins taken from other parts of the body for stenosed vessels of the heart (coronary arteries).

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Aortic Valve Surgery

A healthy heart contracts 70-80 times in a minute and approximately 100.000 times in a day. In this way, 300 lt. of blood is pumped to the whole body in an hour. In a normal heart, there are 4 cavities. 2 upper cavities are called right and left atriums, lower cavities on the other hand are called left and right ventricles. Heart’s duty is to transfer oxygenic blood to whole body.

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What is Mitral Valve Surgery? Is it dangerous?

Valves situate between cardiac chambers or between cardiac chambers and main veins and they regulate blood flow according to heart’s pumping characteristic. There are 4 valves in the heart. Aortic and mitral valves are on the left side and they pump oxygenic arterial blood to the body and tricuspid and pulmonary valves are on the right side of the heart and they pump venous blood to lungs.

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What is Aortic Aneurysm (Dilation) ?

Aorta is the biggest vein in human body. It transfers arterial blood from the heart to all organs which makes it “main blood line”. Considering height and weight of the person, it carries 3 to 6-7 lt. of blood in a minute. There is a certain pressure (80 - 140 mmHg) while transferring the blood depending on heart’s beat rate and structure. We call it tension. Aorta may enlarge silently in the body due to various reasons. It should be diagnosed early.

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Contact

Address:

TOBB ETÜ Hastanesi, Yaşam Caddesi No:5 Söğütözü 06510 Ankara

Phone:

+90 534 520 53 17 (Telegram)

E-mail:

ta@tayfunaybek.com

Global Health Guide
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Cardiovascular Surgery

Popular Health Magazine, December, 2006

Robotic Cardiac Surgery

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Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Cardiovascular Surgery

Radar "Microchip": Exciting (Hürriyet Newspaper, November 8, 2006)

Tayfun Aybek successfully performed his method of "Microchip Project" on pigs, patented by him. If everything goes as expected, it will be started to applied on humans for bypass surgeries (battery-free chip). This chip scans all the warnings about heart and vessels of the patient through a watch and transfers information to concerned hospital or doctor.

Radar "Microchip": Exciting (Hürriyet Newspaper, November 8, 2006)
Tayfun Aybek successfully performed his method of "Microchip Project" on pigs,  patented by him. If everything goes as expected, it will be started to applied on humans for bypass surgeries (battery-free chip). This chip scans all the warnings about heart and vessels of the patient through a watch and transfers information to concerned hospital or doctor.
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Cardiovascular Surgery

Famous Surgeon's preference is Ankara. (Hürriyet News, November 1st, 2006)

Turkey is now witnessing the examples of backwards brain drain. Worldwide know surgeon Tayfun Aybek decided to continue his career in Ankara!

Famous Surgeon's preference is Ankara. (Hürriyet News, November 1st, 2006)
Turkey is now witnessing the examples of backwards brain drain. Worldwide know surgeon Tayfun Aybek decided to continue his career in Ankara!
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Cardiovascular Surgery

This surgery is monitored by the world. (Post News, October 13, 2005)

Prof. Tayfun Aybek, MD, also known as "Gold Scalpel" by his colleagues teaches his new method to other doctors. Aybek's new method of Cardiovascular Surgery, which reduces risks of Cardiovascular Surgeries with his new methods is watched online by 2 thousand surgeons from Barcelona.

This surgery is monitored by the world. (Post News, October 13, 2005)
Prof. Tayfun Aybek, MD, also known as "Gold Scalpel" by his colleagues teaches his new method to other doctors. Aybek's new method of Cardiovascular Surgery, which reduces risks of Cardiovascular Surgeries with his new methods is watched online by 2 thousand surgeons from Barcelona.
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek
Cardiovascular Surgery

"The world watched this legendary doctor." (Hürriyet Newspaper, September 25, 2005)

He changed artery without hypothermia.

"The world watched this legendary doctor." (Hürriyet Newspaper, September 25, 2005)
He changed artery without hypothermia.

Publications (English)

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International and National Publications of Tayfun Aybek, MD, PhD

Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek

International Activities (English)

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International Activities (Congress Presentations, Live Surgeries etc.)

Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek

Biography (English)

2016-03-29
About Tayfun Aybek

Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek