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ACTUAL
POSITION: Professor of Surgery
Chairman of the Department of Cardio-Vascular Surgery
% in activities: Teaching: 20%
Clinic : 65%
Research : 15%
EDUCATION:
1970 – 1978 : Secondary studies in French at “Saint-Benoît” College
in Istanbul
1978 – 1984: Medicine at the Istanbul University (Doctor in
Medicine),
1986: Canadian Equivalence (Evaluation Exam)
1990: Certificate of Specialization in Cardiovascular Surgery,
Istanbul
1993: Doctor in Medical Sciences, Istanbul
1995: Title of Associate Professor in Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery at the University of Medicine in Istanbul, October 13, 1995
1996: Certificate of specialization in Artificial Heart and
Circulatory Assistance. Medical School of Pitié Salpętričre, Paris,
France
1999: Certificate delivered by the FMH according to the equivalence
of the Specialization in Cardiovascular Surgery, Berne
1999: Academic Title of ‘’Privat Docent’’ (Associate Professor) of
the Medical School of Geneva
1999: European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS).
2001: Chairman of the Department of the Cardiovascular Surgery,
University Hospital of Geneva
2002: Certificate of Management in Health Institutions,
HEC-University of Geneva
2003: Certificate delivered by the FMH on the detailed training in
Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Bern
2005: Doctor in Sciences Honoris Causa (University of Mauritius)
2005: Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Belgrade,
Serbia
2005: Doctor Honoris Causa in Cardiovascular Surgery (European
University of Thrace-Turkey)
2006: Full Professor at the Medical School of Geneva
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Aug. 1984 – Aug. 1986 : Resident in General Surgery, Dept. of
General Surgery, Sisli Etfal Hospital, Istanbul.
Sept. 1986 – Sept. 1987 : Resident in Thoracic Surgery, Center of
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of Istanbul (Prof. M. Koryak).
Oct. 1987 – Dec. 1988 : Resident in Cardiovascular Surgery,
Saint Thomas Hospital, London, GB (Prof.B. Williams)
Jan. 1989 – Mar 1989 : Resident in Anesthesiology and Reanimation,
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit of the Center of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of Istanbul (Prof. E. Kopman).
Mar 1989 – May 1989 : Resident in Cardiology, Dept. of Cardiology of
the Center of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of Istanbul (Prof.
F. Maçin)
Jun 1989 – Aug 1990 : Resident in Cardiovascular and Thoracic
surgery
at the Center of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of Istanbul
(Prof. M. Koryak and Prof. O. Sezerman)
Aug 1990 – Aug 1991 : Staff Surgeon in the Department of
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
at the Center of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of Istanbul
(Prof. O. Sezerman)
Sept 1991 – Sept 1993 : Staff Surgeon at Broussais Hospital
(Assistance Publique / Hopitaux de Paris), France
Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery
(Prof. Carpentier)
Oct. 1993 - Feb 1998 : Staff surgeon in cardiovascular surgery,Department of cardiovascular surgery – HUG
(Prof. B. Faidutti)
Mar 1998 – Dec 1999 : Associate Chairman of the Department of
Cardiovascular Surgery – HUG
(Prof. Faidutti)
Jan. 2000 – Jun 2000 : Staff Surgeon at the “Institute Hospitalier
Jacques Cartier’’ Clinic for Pediatric Surgery
(Dr. Y. Lecompte) , Paris, France
Jul 2000 – Sept 2001 : Associate Chairman of the Department of
Cardiovascular Surgery
Oct 2001 – present : Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular
Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Pre-graduated
1995 : Courses to medical students of the 5th year in
1998 Medicine – valvular diseases
1996 : Semiology in cardiovascular surgery to students
2006 in medicine 3rd , 4th year
Participation to the re-edition of the textbook (University Hospital
of Geneva) of surgery with chapters
- Mitral Valvulopathies
- Aortic Valvulopathies
- Cardiomyopathies
Federal Examinator for “Surgery”
Postgraduated
1995 : Courses in Annual Meetings of the Swiss Association of
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Paramedical
1994 : Courses on the treatment of congenital
2006 heart malformations and extracorporeal
circulation to nurses
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1. Fellowship of the American College of Angiology (F.A.C.A.)
2. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
3. The American Physiological Society
4. The Association for European Paediatric Cardiology
5. French Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
6. The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
7. European Society of Artificial Organs
REVIEWER
Reviewer in 5 journals with editorial policy:
- The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- European Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
- Lancet
- Journal of Interactive Cardiovascular surgery
ACTIVITIES IN UNIVERSITY COMMISSIONS
. Member of the Commission of prizes of the Medical School of Geneva
. Member of the Commission of the Tissot Prize (Geneva)
. President of the CARDIA Foundation
HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITY
- President of the Humanitarian Association “Hearts for All”
- Creation of Heart Institutes in Erythree, Georgia, Lebanon,
Mozambique, Mauritius, Morocco, Cyprus, Serbia
- Regular missions in cardiac surgery for children with congenital
malformations in the above mentioned centres.
SUBSIDES:
1- Cell therapy of congestive heart failure using in vitro-generated
cardiomyocytes.
Funds of 314 000 FS attributed by the National Swiss Research Fund.
2- Biodegradable ring : A. Kalangos, owner of the patent.
Funding by Start-up Company BIORING SA , Lonay
3- Biodegradable pulmonary banding ring : A. Kalangos. Funding by
Start-up Company BIORING SA, Lonay
4-Adjustable Pulmonary Banding (Flowatch) School of Polytechnics
(Lausanne) Prof N. Stergiopoulos (EPFL Lausanne), A. Corno (CHUV) A.
Kalangos (HUG)
5- Project on a new stentless bioprosthesis Funding by Start-up
Company LEMAN CARDIOVASCULAR SA, Lonay and Irvine (USA)
6- Expression of new channels of potassium : ATP sensitive in human
atrial walls, Investigators : Prof A. Baertschi, Dr A. Kalangos
Funding by the University of Geneva
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