
He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He completed his Cardiology Speciality training at Celal Bayar and Ege Universities Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Cardiology. After his specialisation, he worked in İzmir Karşıyaka State Hospital for one year. In June 1998, he started his academic career as an assistant professor at Süleyman Demirel University (SDU) Faculty of Medicine. In the same university, he received the title of Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2010. He served as the Head of the Department of Cardiology and Chief Physician of SDU Şevket Demirel Heart Centre between 2008-2011. Between September 2014 and January 2018, he worked at Kâtip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology. He worked at Private Ege-Rad Bornova Medical Centre between 2018-2019 and Private Ekol Hospital between June 2019 and October 2020. He is married and has three children.
In his academic life, he took part in international and national projects. He has over 150 works published in international scientific journals. He has more than 70 works published in national journals. His scientific works have been cited more than 1500 times. He has authored many chapters in Turkish and translated Cardiology books. He received International Poster Honourable Mention Award and SDU Science-Technology and Art Award for his scientific works.
He has participated as a speaker or panelist in many congresses organised by the Turkish Society of Cardiology and other professional associations. He is a member of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and Turkish Society of Cardiology. He is also a member of the European Interventional Cardiology/Echocardiography Working Group, Turkish Society of Cardiology Interventional Cardiology, Echocardiography and Hypertension Working Groups.
His main areas of interest are Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Diseases, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Rhythm Disorders, Heart Failure, Dyslipidaemia (Lipid/Fat Metabolism Disorders), Interventional Cardiology (Balloon/Stent etc.), Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography (Heart Ultrasound).