Assoc. Prof. Mehmet KÜÇÜK
Pediatric Cardiology
Education: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (2001-2007). T.C. S.B. Dr. Behçet Uz Pediatrics and Surgery Training Research Hospital (2008-2012), Pediatrics Residency (2013-2016). T.C. S.B. Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2013-2014) and Istanbul Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital (2014-2016), Pediatric Cardiology Residency.
Research Areas: Childhood rhythm disorders and transcatheter treatment, diagnosis and transcatheter treatment of cyanotic and acyanotic congenital heart diseases, childhood acquired heart diseases such as Kawasaki disease and acute rheumatic fever, fetal echocardiography enabling in utero diagnosis and follow-up of congenital heart diseases.
Selected Studies: "Risk Factors For Thrombosis, Overshunting And Death In Infants After Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt"; "Stenting Of The Ductus Arteriosus In Infants With Functionally Univentricular Heart Disease And Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: A Single-Center Experience"; "Intervention in Patients With Critical Pulmonary Stenosis in The Ductal Stenting Era"; "Initial Experience With The Nit-Occlud Asd-R: Short-Term Results"; "Report Of A Myocarditis Outbreak Among Pediatric Patients: Human Herpesvirus 7 As A Causative Agent? "; "Transcatheter ablation using near-zero fluoroscopy in children with focal atrial tachycardia: a single-centre experience"; "Transcatheter radiofrequency ablation using near-zero fluoroscopy in children with fascicular ventricular tachycardia: a single-centre experience"; "Transcatheter Cryoablation Procedures without Fluoroscopy in Pediatric Patients with Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: A Single-Center Experience".