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1. Dr Raúl Felipe Abellá |
2. Dr George Frenkel |
3. Dr Haşim Üstünsoy |
4. Dr Ingo Dähnert |
5. Dr Nazlıhan Günal |
6. Patient testimonials |
Paediatric cardiac surgery is a priority branch of modern medicine. More than 2 million children are diagnosed with heart defects every year worldwide. They need surgical intervention in the first years of life. Such surgeries are quite complicated and dangerous. They require high skill and experience from doctors. To help our patients make an informed choice, MediGlobus experts have compiled a list of the best paediatric cardiac surgeons in the world. They have saved thousands of lives. Discover more about them from our article.
Prof Raúl Felipe Abellá
Raúl Felipe Abellá is a renowned Spanish paediatric cardiac surgeon with over 30 years of experience.
He is the director of the International Heart Centre in Barcelona. This institution is part of the Quironsalud Medical Group.
Professor Raúl Abellá is internationally recognised for his successful treatment of complex cardiological pathologies. He operates on children from birth to 18 years of age.
The survival rate after surgeries performed by the doctor is 98,2%. This number is one of the highest in the world for cardiac surgery..
Over the years of practice, Raúl Abellá has performed more than 5,000 surgical interventions on children. He specialises in the surgery of Fallot’s tetrada and congenital heart defects. He also performs transplant surgeries.
Raul Abella is active in humanitarian work. He has made about 60 trips to different countries of the world to operate on children from poor families. Under his programme, children are being treated in the cardiac surgery departments of Peru’s leading hospitals.
The Professor has presented papers at more than 200 national and international conferences. He is a member of the World Society of Paediatric Cardiac and Congenital Heart Surgery and the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
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Dr George Frenkel
Paediatric heart surgeons in Israel are considered among the most skilled in the world. They perform complex heart surgeries on infants, and children up to one year of age and older without any problems. Doctor George Frenkel is one of these specialists. With more than 30 years of practice, he has become a world-renowned professional in paediatric cardiac and thoracic surgery.
According to the Israel Heart Association, Dr Frenkel was named “Best Doctor in the Country” in 2020.”.
George Frenkel heads the Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at Schneider Children’s Hospital. He performs cardiac and thoracic interventions, among them:
cardiac septal repair;
heart valve reconstruction and prosthetics;
major vascular surgery;
heart and lung transplants.
The doctor has taken part in many unique surgeries that were performed for the first time in Israel. For example:
Heart transplantation in a one-year-old child;
open heart surgery on a premature infant weighing less than one kilogram;
installation of a defibrillator in a four-month-old baby.
Professor Haşim Üstünsoy
Haşim Üstünsoy is Turkey’s most sought-after cardiac surgeon. He founded and managed the Sani Konukoğlu Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Gaziantep University Hospital for more than 25 years. Since 2017, the doctor has been managing the paediatric cardiac surgery department of Anadolu Clinic.
Dr Haşim Üstünsoy specialises in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He uses the Da Vinci robot in his work. The doctor is consulted for the treatment of:
congenital heart disease;
aortic dissection;
rheumatism;
arrhythmias;
Fallot’s tetrad;
mitral stenosis.
Haşim Üstünsoy was involved in establishing a heart transplant programme in Turkey. He is an honoured member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
The doctor is also a member of the National Association of Vascular Surgery, the Turkish Society of Cardiology and the Association of Robotic Surgery.
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Professor Ingo Dähnert
Dr Ingo Dähnert is a paediatric cardiac surgeon at the Helios Centre in Leipzig. This clinic was named one of the best in Germany by the authoritative German newspaper Handelsblatt.
Dr Dähnert is the head of the department of paediatric cardiac surgery. He treats congenital and acquired heart defects in children. He has over 35 years of experience.
Professor Ingo Dähnert is listed as one of the best doctors in Focus magazine. He has written more than 100 scientific papers concerning the treatment of paediatric heart defects with catheter techniques.
The doctor is a member of many international and national pro-organisations, among others:
European Association of Paediatric Cardiology;
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention;
German Society of Paediatric Cardiology.
Prof Nazlıhan Günal
Dr Nazlıhan Günall is a renowned cardiac surgeon with more than 37 years of professional experience. She treats children of different ages at Medicana Hospital, Ankara. The doctor is a member of the Turkish Association of Paediatric Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Nazlıhan Günal treats heart valve defects, sciatic atrium, interventricular septum, and heart tumours. She treats patients with tetrad of Fallot, myocarditis, and congenital and acquired heart defects.
Dr Günal performs about 200 surgical interventions annually. She performs percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty, places biventricular pacemakers, reconstructs heart valves and performs carotid endarterectomy.
Reviews of Paediatric Cardiac Surgeons
Clinic: Teknon Clinic
Procedure: Arterial stenting
Patient’s age: 7 years old
Patient from: Moscow
Christina: “Dr Raúl Felipe Abellá is a good paediatric surgeon who was able to cure our daughter’s severe heart defect. After several unsuccessful surgeries in Germany, we were completely desperate. But Raúl Abellá allowed us to believe in a miracle.”
Clinic: Schneider Clinic
Procedure: Fontaine surgery
Patient’s age: 2 years old
Patient from: Kyiv
Barbara: “I am very grateful to Dr George Frankl for helping our daughter. He is a miracle worker. Now my little girl can play like all healthy children. It is a great happiness to see the smile and joy on the face of my baby.”
Summary
Each year, more than 1,5 million children worldwide require cardiac surgical interventions. Many parents choose foreign clinics to treat children with severe cardiovascular pathologies. Priority destinations in this field of medicine are Turkey, Israel and Germany.
Professor Raúl Felipe Abellá is a famous cardiac surgeon in Spain. He has operated on more than 5,000 children. The success rate of surgeries performed under the supervision of this doctor is 98,2%.
Doctor George Frenkel is a top Israeli specialist in the treatment of cardiovascular pathologies in children. He has been awarded the title of “Israel’s Top Doctor”. George Frenkel’s professional experience exceeds 30 years.
Dr Ingo Dähnert is a leading paediatric cardiac surgeon at the Helios specialised clinic in Leipzig. He performs heart surgery on children of various ages. His experience exceeds more than 35 years.
Dr Nazlıhan Günal and Dr Haşim Üstünsoy are renowned Turkish cardiac surgeons who treat children from different parts of the world. They have performed thousands of successful surgeries that have saved the lives of young patients.
To book an appointment with a foreign cardiac surgeon, please contact Mediglobus. We will help you choose a specialist who is as competent as possible in your case. We will contact the doctor as soon as possible.
