Background
Topkara, Veli Kemal was born on August 3, 1979 in Konya, Turkey. Son of Ercument and Sema Topkara.
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Veli Kemal Topkara, Turkish internist, cardiologist. Achievements include research in ventricular assist devices; research in heart transplantation; research in atrial fibrillation; research in heart failure. Recipient Medical Investigator Track award, Baylor College Medicine, since 2006; grantee Start-up grant, Columbia University, 2004. Member of American Heart Association, American College Physicians.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 2003.
Career
Postdoctoral research fellow Columbia University, New York City, 2003—2006, surgical fellow Heart and Lung Donor Procurement Team, Heart and Lung Transplant Program, 2003—2006. Internal medicine-cardiology resident Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 2006.
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Membership
Member of American Heart Association, American College Physicians.
