Asst. Prof. Dr. Bilge Yilmaz

Asst. Prof. Dr. Bilge Yilmaz is a cardiovascular surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital with formal medical education from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine and speciality training in Cardiovascular Surgery from the highly regarded İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital. Her clinical background includes early medical service as a general practitioner followed by structured cardiovascular surgery training and later hospital-based surgical practice. She speaks English and is originally from Nigde, Turkey.

Her professional profile and publication history indicate strong involvement in adult cardiovascular surgery, particularly in areas connected with minimally invasive cardiac surgery, aortic valve surgery, coronary surgery, venous disease/varicose vein treatment, and broader arterial and peripheral vascular surgical care. Medipol’s cardiovascular surgery service covers open, closed, and robotic approaches for properly selected patients, and Dr. Yilmaz’s listed publications and presentations include work on robotic cardiac surgery cosmetic outcomes, congenital heart surgery scoring analysis, aortic valve replacement, and aortic valve implantation.

Publicly available official sources reviewed do not list specific awards or society memberships for Dr. Yilmaz. However, her profile does show academic output in peer-reviewed literature and scientific congress presentations, reflecting ongoing contribution to the cardiovascular surgery field.

• MD, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (2009)
• Specialization in Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2016).

• Coronary artery disease / blocked heart vessels
• Heart valve diseases
• Aortic diseases
• Aortic dissection
• Heart failure requiring surgical evaluation
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Venous disorders
• Varicose veins
• Atherosclerosis
• Congenital heart disease
• Mitral valve insufficiency
• Buerger disease.

• ASD Closure Surgery
• Bentall Surgery
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Heart Valve Replacement
• Mitral Valve Replacement
• VSD Closure Surgery
• Aortic valve replacement
• Aortic surgery
• Peripheral arterial interventions / surgery
• Venous surgery
• Varicose vein surgery
• Sclerotherapy
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Robotic cardiac surgery
• Hybrid cardiovascular procedures
• Surgery for congenital heart disease.

• Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
• European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• Participation in scientific meetings organized by the Turkish Medical Association