Husnu Altin

Dr. Husnu Firat Altin is a senior attending physician in cardiovascular surgery at Sidra Medicine since 2023 and previously worked as a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon at the University of Health Sciences, Siyami Ersek Hospital in Turkey for 5 years.

After completing cardiovascular surgery specialization in 2011, he performed coronary bypass, valve, and saphenous vein endovenous laser ablation operations on adult patients for 2 years at Diyarbakir Gazi Yaşargil Hospital. He has researched endovenous laser ablation extensively and has been published.

Dr. Altin has over 18 years of experience and worked primarily in the field of congenital heart surgery during his cardiovascular surgery education and training. In Turkey, he received the title of associate professor in 2017 and professor in 2022. In 2015, he was selected as the Doctor of the Year by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and came first in Türkiye in the fellowship exam in 2013.

He has 55 articles with 300 citations and 3 patents in the application/pre-examination stage for a custom, hand-made conduit creation.

Dr. Altin is committed to quality improvement in health, including sharing surgical video online, research studies, training of fellows, and detailed patient information.