Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE
2025 – present — Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul
2024 – 2025 — Memorial Şişli Hospital, Istanbul
2020 – 2024 — American Hospital, Istanbul
2018 – 2020 — Kartal-Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research
Hospital, Istanbul
2015 – 2018 — Koç University Hospital, Istanbul
2013 – 2015 — Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul
2011 – 2013 — Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli
2009 – 2011 — Medical Park Fatih Hospital, Istanbul
2002 – 2009 — Swiss Hospital, Istanbul
MEDICAL EDUCATION
2023 — Associate Professorship, American Hospital
1996 – 2002 — Residency in Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery, Kocaeli University
1988 – 1994 — Medical Education, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, COURSES AND CONFERENCES
Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management Course, 2020
Publons Academy Peer Reviewer Course, 2020
Koç University Animal Use Certificate for Experimental Procedures, 2017
Orsi da Vinci Training Center Robotic Surgery Training Course (Console Surgery Course), Belgium, 2014
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
Blood Transfusion Society
ERAS Society
The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management
Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Indelen, C., Kizmaz, Y. U., Kar, A., Shander, A., & Kırali, K. (2021). The cost of one unit blood transfusion components
and cost-effectiveness analysis results of transfusion improvement program. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, 29(2), 150.
Platelet Transfusion Practices in the ICU: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2025 Sep 26. doi:
10.1097/CCM.0000000000006880. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41002230. van Wonderen SF, Raasveld SJ, Flint AWJ,
Schenk J, van den Oord C, Reuland MC, de Bruin S, Bakker J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, Meier J, Müller MCA, Scheeren
TWL, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Mahečić TT, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V,
Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V, Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, QuintanaDiaz M, Cronhjort M, Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, de Grooth HJ, McQuilten Z, Vlaar APJ, Aubron C;
InPUT Study Group.
Indelen, C., Kizmaz, Y. U., Erkilinc, A., Altinay, A. E., Shander, A., & Kirali, M. K. (2023). Creating blood conservation for
a cardiothoracic surgical hospital: when you have to start from scratch! Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 34(3), 164–
168.
Indelen, C., Bas, T., Kar, A., Ergenc, E., Karademir, B. C., Sismanoglu, M., & Kirali, K. (2023, June). Cost-effectiveness
and clinical outcome of transcatheter versus sutureless aortic valve replacement. In The Heart Surgery Forum (Vol.
26, No. 3, pp. E284–E291).
Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit. JAMA. 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1852–1861. doi:
10.1001/jama.2023.20737. Erratum in: JAMA. 2024 Aug 6;332(5):428. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.12247. PMID:
37824112; PMCID: PMC10570913. Raasveld SJ, de Bruin S, Reuland MC, van den Oord C, Schenk J, Aubron C, Bakker
J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, Meier J, Müller MCA, Scheeren TWL, McQuilten Z, Flint A, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Tomic
Mahecic T, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V, Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V,
Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, Quintana-Diaz M, Cronhjort M,
Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, de Grooth HJ, Vlaar APJ; InPUT Study Group.
Cenk, I., & Kaan, K. M. (2022). Rashomon Effect on the Decision Process of Severe Coronary Artery Pathology:
“Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery or Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty”.
Plasma transfusion in the intensive care unit. Transfusion. 2025 Jan;65(1):73–87. doi: 10.1111/trf.18071. Epub 2024
Dec 18. PMID: 39696779; PMCID: PMC11747124. van Haeren MMT, Raasveld SJ, de Bruin S, Reuland MC, van den
Oord C, Schenk J, Aubron C, Bakker J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, de Grooth HJ, Meier J, Scheeren TWL, McQuilten Z,
Flint A, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Mahečić TT, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V,
Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V, Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, QuintanaDiaz M, Cronhjort M, Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, Vlaar APJ, Müller MCA; InPUT Study Group.
Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., Baskurt, M., Suzer, K., & Gunay, I. (2009, October). Posterior pericardial annuloplasty
in ischemic mitral regurgitation. In The Heart Surgery Forum (Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. E285–E290).
Suzer, K., Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., & Gumus, B. (2009). Coronary artery bypass grafting and concomitant
descending aorta-to-bifemoral artery bypass via sternotomy. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 20(5), 300–302.
Ogus, N. T., Indelen, C., Yildirim, T., Selimoglu, O., & Basaran, M. (2007). Pericardial patch augmentation of both
anterior and septal leaflets in Ebstein’s anomaly. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 83(2), 676–678.
Mutluer, F. O., İndelen, C., Dinçer, N., Aslan, G., & Ateş, M. Ş. (2018). Unilateral leg edema: Is it always vascular? Turk
Kardiyol Dern Ars, 46(8), 706–709.
Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., & Suzer, K. (2008). Revascularization of Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery with In
Situ Left Internal Thoracic Artery (LITA) and Coronary–Coronary Free LITA Grafts: 12–Year Patency. Journal of Cardiac
Surgery, 23(6), 722–724.
Omay, O., Ozker, E., Indelen, C., & Suzer, K. (2007, March). An alternative reinforced closure technique with external
Kirschner wires in sternal dehiscence. In The Heart Surgery Forum (Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. E193–E195).
İndelen, C. (2023). The Effectiveness of Tranexamic Acid Application Technique in Elective Coronary Artery Bypass
Surgery. Acta Medica Nicomedia, 6(1), 17–22.
İndelen, C., & Berki, K. (2020). The Effect of Losartan on Nitric Oxide Levels in Internal Thoracic Artery, Radial Artery
and Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Kocaeli University Journal of Health Sciences, 6(3),
222–226.
İndelen, C. (2020). Saphenous vein graft preparation with conventional or Mayo vein stripper method: Which one is
better? Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery, 29(1), 32–37.
Yılmaz, Ü., İndelen, C., Erden Güven, B., Taşpınar, Y., Ergenç, E., & Sunar, H. (2025). The effect of fat free mass index
and other predictive factors on the severity of patient prosthesis mismatch in patients with isolated mechanical aortic
valve replacement. Kastamonu Medical Journal, 5(1), 25–29.
Akbaş, H., Tekinalp, H., İndelen, C., Turgut, R. A., & Alp, M. A different aortotomy closure technique (Shawl
Aortoplasty) in a case of calcified bicuspid aortic stenosis and post-stenotic aortic dilatation.
Kızmaz, Y. U., Işık, M. E., & İndelen, C. (2022). Knowledge of Health Professionals on Blood Transfusion Practices,
Storage, Clinical Use and Reactions. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(3), 237–241.
Nadir Anatomik Varyasyonlarda Koroner Arter Bypass Cerrahisi, Chapter 6, pp. 54–58. In Vakalarla Kalp Damar
Cerrahisi (Kaygın, M. A., Ed.). (2020). DOI: 10.37609/akya.2084. Akademisyen Publishing House.
Infrapopliteal Artery Occlusive Disease Surgical Treatment Methods, in Peripheral Artery Atlas (Kaygın, M. A., Ed.).
(2022). DOI: 10.37609/akya.1903. Akademisyen Publishing House.