Nermina Alagic

DUCATION:     

University  

Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in English, 2004-2011 

Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital at Health Sciences University, Cardiology residency, 2014-2018 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Attending Cardiologist- Anadolu Medical Center In affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, Istanbul- Current 

 Observership- University of Sydney Clinical and Interventional Royal North Shore Hospital Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging, NSW Health, Australia, 2019 

Volunteering at TEE Lab - Performing 2D/3D TEE, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Training & Research Hospital at Health Sciences University, 2018 – 2019 

Cardiology Resident – Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Training & Research Hospital at Health Sciences University, 2014 – 2018 

Research Fellow, Alabama University at Birmingham, 2D / 3D TTE, TEE at Echo Lab, Under supervision of Dr.Navin C. Nanda, 2015 

Researcher, Harvard Medical School - Wellman Centre for Photomedicine, 2012 – 2013, 

Elective Clerkship – Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010 

Observership - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010 

Elective Clerkship – Emergency Care, King’s College of London King’s College Hospital, 2010 

Harvard Medical School – Emergency Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010 

Elective Clerkship – Clinical Cardiology, Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2010 

Elective Clerkship –Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heidelberg University - St.Josephkrankenhausen, 2010 

PUBLICATIONS: 

Impact of treatment response metrics on photodynamic therapy planning and outcomes in a three- dimensional model of ovarian cancer. Anbil S, Rizvi I, Celli JP, Alagic N, Pogue BW, Hasan T. J Biomed Opt. 2013 Sep; 18(9):098004. 

Flow induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cellular heterogeneity and biomarker modulation in 3D ovarian cancer nodules. Rizvi I, Gurkan UA, Tasoglu S, Alagic N, Celli JP, Mensah LB, Mai Z, Demirci U, Hasan T. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 28; 110(22): E1974-83. 

PDT dose parameters impact tumoricidal durability and cell death pathways in a 3D ovarian cancer model. Rizvi I, Anbil S, Alagic N, Celli J, Zheng LZ, Palanisami A, Glidden MD, Pogue BW, Hasan T. Photochem Photobiol. 2013 Jul-Aug; 89(4):942-52. 

Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two- dimensional technique in the assessment of aortic atherosclerotic thrombi and ulcers. 

Elsayed M, Bulur S, Kalla A, Ahmed MI, Hsiung MC, Uygur B, Alagic N, Sungur A, Singh S, Nanda NC. Echocardiography 2016 Aug; 33(8):1234-8 

The relationship between culprit artery and the clinical outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for inferior wall ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Ayhan E, Isik T, Ghannadian B, Akgül O, Alagic N. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2016 Aug; 64(4): 367-74. 

Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of ventricular septal rupture following acute myocardial infarction. Arisha MJ, Hsiung MC, Nanda NC, Serkan B, Ahmad A, Elkaryoni A, Elsayed M, Adana L, Turaga S, Guler E, Alagic N. Echocardiography 2017 Nov; 34(11): 1680-1686 

Assessment of the relationship between Endocan and obstructive sleep apnea severity. Hamdi Pusuroglu 1, Umut Somuncu 1, Ismail Bolat 2, Ozgur Akgul 1, Hayriye Ak Yıldırım 3, Sinem Ozbay Ozyilmaz 1, Vesile Ornek 3, Ozgur Surgit 1, Huseyin Karakurt 1, Ayfer Utkusavas 4, Nermina Alagic, Aydin Yildirim. Arch Med Sci. 2020 Aug 3;16(6):1346-1352. 

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS & VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS 

Prepared cases for Dr Navin Nanda’s book ‘Interesting Cases in Echocardiography’ published by ‘The Health Sciences Publisher’. 

Worked on the translation of 3rd chapter of Manual of Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions,2nd Edition; written by Emmanouil Brilakis by ELSEVIER. 

Worked on the translation of 37 chapter of Essentials of Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 2nd Edition; written by Carol Mattson Porth. 

Gained Certificate of Animal Use in Experimental Research performed by Ministry of Health, Turkey in 2018. 

Won the ASP Fredrick Urbach Memorial Student Travel Award for the 36th ASP Meeting in Montreal, 2013. 

Participated in South – Eastern Mediterranean Sea Project (SEMEP) / UNESCO in 2002 and 2003; and won the first place. 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: 

Turkish Society of Cardiology - full membership 

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) - full membership 

European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) - silver membership. 

PROGRAMS FOREIGN LANGUAGES: 

English - completed my education in English, hence excellent proficiency in both written and oral communication. 

Turkish - excellent as native language 

Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian - native languages 

German – B2 level.