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Mehmet Çilingiroğlu, MD, Cardiology, San Diego, CA, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

MehmetÇilingiroğluMDFSCAI, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FACP

Cardiology San Diego, CA

Echocardiography, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation

Professor of Medicine&Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine, UTHSCSA, Univ. of Arkansas, UT Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Hawaii Medical School, University of Arizona

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Summary

  • I am originally from beautiful home town, city of Antalya in Turkey. Graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine in English in 1993. Did one year internhip in internal medicine at the Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine and came to USA in 1994 and completed internal medicine residency at the Medical College of Virginia/VCU. I pursued the prestigious American Heart Association Bugher Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine/Michael DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (4 years) in Houston, TX. I did my two year interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, in San Antonio, TX under the mentroships of Dr. Marc Feldman, Dr. Steven Bailey and Dr. Julio Palmaz. in 2010, I did complete a formal one year dedicated one year Structural Heart Interventions Fellowship under the mentorship of the World Renowed Dr. Ted Feldman at the North Shore University in Evanston, IL. My areas of interests are intrvascular imaging of plaque using the novel intravascular optical tomography, novel device development and complex structural heart interventions. Have received multimillion dollars in research funding with several patents and research awards. I not only work with one but multiple Universities and Medical Schools in the World.

Education & Training

  • Evanston Hospital - Northshore University Health System
    Evanston Hospital - Northshore University Health SystemFellowship, Structural Heart Disease, 2010 - 2010
  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2004 - 2006
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineMolecular Cardiology , 2000 - 2004
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
  • Hacettepe University FOM
    Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Interventional Cardiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Jeremiah Stamler Distinguished Young Investigator Finalist Nothwestern University, 2012
  • CRT Emerging Young Leadership Award, Washington, DC. Northwestern University, 2010
  • Jeremiah Stamler Distinguished Young Investigator Finalist Northwestern University, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Research History

  • Professor of Medicine and Biomedical EngineeringIntrvascular optical tomography

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Turkish, German

Hospital Affiliations