Sertac Cicek

Medical Interests

Complex congenital & pediatric Cardiac Surgery 

Neonatal Cardiac Surgery 

Cardiac Reoperation 

Valve sparing aortic root replacement 

Complex mitral repairs 

Complex aortic Repairs 

Ozaki aortic repairs 

Ebstein & Triscupid valve repairs 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Surgery 

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery 

Arterial and Hybrid CABG

Education 

Chief of Department - Liv Hospital Vadistanbul Pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular Surgery Present Academic Rank and Position 

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey - Medical School 09/1979 -09/1983 

GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - MD 09/1983 -09/1985 

GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey - Internship, General Surgery and Medicine 1985 - 1986 

GATA and TYIH, Ankara, Turkey - Resident, Cardiovascular Surgery 1988 - 1993 

Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas - Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery 02/1995 -07/1995 

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota - Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiopulmonary Transplantation 1995-1997 

USC Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California - Fellow, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation 1997-1998 

Certification 

Board Certifications 

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) ECFMG Certificate (Valid indefinitely) 1988 - Present 

Ministry of Health, Turkey 

Cardiovascular Surgery 1993 

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery (PCVS) 2011 

Licensure 

Turkey (Medical) 06/1985- Present 

Minnesota 1002 (Medical) 02/2017 – Present 

WV Medical 05/2020 – Present 

Honors and Awards 

Summa Cum Laude - GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine 1985 

Graduated Summa Cum Laude - Gülhane Military Medical Academy Medical Corps Officer Training School 1986 

GATA 100th Anniversary Scientific and Academic Achievement Award - GATA Gülhane Faculty of Medicine 1996 

Sandoz Scientific Research Award 1996 

Listed in "Who is Who in Medicine and Healthcare" - Mariuis Who's Who 2000 - 2020 

Presidential Citation - Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 2004 

Gordon K.Danielson Visiting Professor - Mayo Clinic Rochester Hospitals, Mayo Clinic 2013 - Present 

Memberships 

American Association for Thoracic Surgery Member 2009 - Present 

American College of Cardiology Fellow 2000 - Present 

American College of Chest Physicians Fellow 2000 - Present 

American College of Surgeons Fellow American College of Physician Executives Member 2007 - Present 

Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Member 1999 - Present 

Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society Member 1995 - Present 

Congenital Heart Surgeons Society (CHSS) Member European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Member 1998 - Present 

European Association for Congenital Heart Surgeons Member 2001 - Present 

European Association for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Surgical Working Group Member 2008 - Present 

International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Member 1999 - Present 

Mayo Alumni Association Alumni Member 1997 – Present / Board Member 2016-2022 

New York Academy of Sciences Member 1988 - Present 

Priestly Society Member 1997 - Present 

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Member 2001 - Present 

Turkish Medical Association Member 1988 - Present 

Turkish Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Member 1993 - Present 

World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Founding Member 2007- Present