Veli Kemal Topkara MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation
Physician
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600 Highland AveMadison, WI 53792
Fax+1 608-265-1918
Overview of Dr. Topkara
Dr. Veli Topkara is a cardiologist in Madison, WI and is affiliated with University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Hacettepe University FOM and has been in practice 21 years. He is one of 103 doctors at University Hospital who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2013 - 2014
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2013
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
WI State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
MO State Medical License Active through 2013
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Recurrent Cardiac Sarcoidosis After Heart Transplantation.Molly A Cole, Nandakumar Menon, Elise Strycharske, David Pham, Jefree J Schulte
JACC. Case Reports. 2025-10-07 - Sarcopenia Assessment Using Fully Automated Deep Learning Predicts Cardiac Allograft Survival in Heart Transplant Recipients.Frederick M Lang, Jianfei Liu, Kevin J Clerkin, Elissa A Driggin, Andrew J Einstein
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2025-08-20 - Exploring Mechanisms of Pulmonary Artery Banding in a Rat Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy.Yi Ye, Veli K Topkara
JACC. Basic to Translational Science. 2025-08-01
Journal Articles
- Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicLauren Sinnenberg, Nosheen Reza, Michelle M Kittleson, Veli K Topkara, Maryjane A Farr, JAMA Cardiology
- VA‐ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock in the Contemporary Era of Heart Transplantation: Which Patients Should Be Urgently Transplanted?Yoshifumi Naka, Maryjane A Farr, Koji Takeda, Paolo Colombo, Hiroo Takayama, Arthur R Garan, Veli K Topkara, Clinical Transplantation
Authored Content
- Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicJuly 2020
- Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicJuly 2020
- Outcomes Associated with Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibitors in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis☆March 2018
- Outcomes Associated with Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibitors in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis☆March 2018
- Prognostic Impact of Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPi) in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Insights from the ESCAPE TrialMarch 2018
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Press Mentions
LV Unloading and Myocardial Recovery : An Exciting Future in the Continuum of Remission to RecoveryMarch 30th, 2023
Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist DevicesJune 2nd, 2016
International Genome-Wide Association Study Consortium Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Blood Pressure in Children and AdolescentsMarch 11th, 2016- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Role of RNA helicase Ddx5 in pathological cardiac remodelingUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON2024–2028
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