Based on this information, write a new short title in English: Dr. Ozaki surgery was performed for the first time at Burhan Nalbantoğlu Hospital – BRTK

Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital achieved a significant success in cardiovascular surgery and successfully performed Ozaki (heart valve transplantation performed from the patient’s own tissue) surgery for the first time in the country.

This revolutionary method in heart valve diseases was applied to a 69-year-old male patient and the operation was completed without any problems.

According to the written statement made by the Ministry of Health, the surgery was performed by Dr. from the Cardiovascular Surgery Service. Hasan Ceyda and Dr. It was held under the leadership of Safa Özçelik. The team also includes Clinical Chief Dr. Ozan Emiroğlu, Deputy Chief Physician Dr. Hasan Birtan, Dr. Mehmet Arıkbuka and Dr. Cagin Zaim took part.

Minister of Health Dr. visited the patient after the surgery. Hakan Dinçyürek, in his statement, said, “Today, we saw the success of our medical team, which broke new ground here on the island. This surgery is an advanced surgical method and can only be performed in select centers and a few places in the world, including Türkiye. “I congratulate our team and wish our patient a speedy recovery,” he said.

Dinçyürek stated that the Ozaki method is performed by creating a new aortic valve using tissues taken from the patient’s own pericardium, and emphasized that this advanced surgical method is an extremely important operation.

Minister of Health Dinçyürek said, “This method is a great innovation and success in cardiovascular surgery. Today, we saw once again what great services a cardiovascular surgery center built from scratch provides to our country. I would like to wholeheartedly thank all our teammates, physicians, nurses, and all anesthesia and technical teams who contributed to this success. Such successes are possible by improving our healthcare infrastructure and supporting our employees. “It is our duty to meet their needs and offer better.” he said.

-Details of the operation

Dr. Hasan Ceyda conveyed the details of the operation with the following words:

“On Friday, we performed this surgery for our patient who had serious aortic valve problems. Five days have passed and we have found that the cover works perfectly. Our patient will be discharged in a few days. Our teacher from Turkey, Dr., who supported the team during the surgery. Safa Özçelik, Minister of Health Dr. who always supports the realization of surgeries and the necessary infrastructure. “I would like to thank Hakan Dinçyürek and my colleagues.”

The 69-year-old male patient, who had the surgery during Dinçyürek’s visit, stated that he recovered quickly and had a successful surgery, and thanked the team that performed the surgery and Minister Dinçyürek who visited him.