He was born in Ankara in 1960. He graduated from St. Georg Austrian High School in 1978 and from the University of Vienna School of Medicine in 1987. In 1988, he completed the Community Health Course at the Department of Public Health, University of Innsbruck. After completing his military service, he became a cardiologist at the Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul University, in 1997. He worked as an assistant professor in 1988 and as an associate professor in 2003 at the Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University. As Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiology, he played a role in the establishment of Başkent University’s Adana Research and Application Center. Since 2007, he has served as a cardiologist at private hospitals in Istanbul. He was awarded the title of professor in 2013. He has made numerous oral and poster presentations at national and international conferences and has published articles in national and international journals. His articles have been cited over three hundred times. He was the recipient of the Second Prize in the 2001 National Scientific Competition on Metabolic Syndrome X.

St. Georg Austrian High School, 1978

University of Vienna, School of Medicine, 1987

Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology – Cardiologist, 1997

University of Innsbruck, Public Health, 1988

United States – Community Health Course, 1998

Baskent University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology

Assistant Professor in the U.S. in 1988 and Associate Professor in 2003

He played a role in the establishment of Başkent University’s Adana Research and Application Center as Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiology.

He was awarded the title of Professor in 2013.