PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: September 27, 1986

Sex: Female

Nationality: British / Cypriot

EDUCATION

2004-2010

Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Bachelorette in Medicine

2011-2015

Ege University Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

Cardiology Department, Residency

2019-present

Post Graduate Course in Heart Failure London

(British Society for Heart Failure, the British Cardiovascular Society, the

Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, and the Zurich Heart

House)

WORK EXPERIENCE

September 2015 – present

Cardiology specialist

Department of Cardiology, Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

August 2011- August 2015

Residency

Department of Cardiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir,

Turkey

CERTIFICATIONS

July 2015,

Brookwood International Academy

Essential Good Clinical Practice

Certificate number: TranSA6845/MIPO3801011 MultiNational

PUBLICATIONS

IlkerGül, LeventCerit, BihterSenturk, Mustafa Zungur, Mustafa

BeyazıtAlkan, Hatice Kemal, ZeynepCerit, BelmaYaman, SongulUsalp,

HamzaDuygu. The Negative Effect of Mean Perfusion Pressure on the

Development of Acute Kidney Injury after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery. 2018; 33(6):559-566.

IlkerGül, LeventCerit, BihterSenturk, Mustafa BeyazıtAlkan, Hatice

Kemal,ZeynepCerit, BelmaYaman, SongulUsalp, HamzaDuygu. The

Importance of Intra-aortic Pulse Pressure After Anterior ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery. 2018; 33(6):579-587.

SevdaDiker, Pınar Gelener, SenemMut, Hatice Kemal. A case with classical triad of Andersen TawilSydrome and KCNJ2: c, 919A> G mutation. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 2018: 35(3):151-153.

Balcioglu O, Kemal HS,Ertugay S , Ozturk P, Engin Y, Nalbantgil S, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Risk factors of gastrointestinal bleeding after continuous flow left ventricular assist device. Asaio Journal 2018: 64(4): 458-461.

Cerit L, Kemal H,DuyguH.Age of Statin Therapy; Statin Therapy With Aging.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017: 65(2):445-445.

Cerit L, Kemal H,Gunsel A, Duygu H. High Output Heart Failure: With or Without Obesity. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017: 69(1): 112-113.

Ozcem B, Kemal HS,Balcioglu O, Ozkayalar H, Sanisoglu I. Successful resection and reconstruction of primary cardiac lymphoma. Archives of The Turkish Society of Cardiology Dec 2017.DOI:

10.5543/tkda.2017.65745

Cerit L, Duygu H, Gulsen K, Kemal H, Ozcem B. Spider-Like Coronary Anatomy; the True Spider! ArquivosBrasileiros de Cardiologia Oct 2017.

DOI:10.5935/abc.20170101

Cerit L, Duygu H, Gulsen K,Kemal H,Tosun O, Ozcem B, Cerit Z,Gunsel A.The relation between vitamin B12 and SYNTAX score.

KardiologiaPolska (Polish Heart Journal). 2017

Kilic S, Kemal HS, Yuce EI, Simsek E, Yagmur B, Akgul NM, Cinar CS, Zoghi M, Gurgun C. Comparison of Warfarin use in terms of efficacy and safety in two different polyclinics. Anatol J Cardiol Nov 2017. DOI:

14744/AnatolJCardiol.2017.7886

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Ceylan N, Zoghi M, Kemal HS, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Assessment of right ventricular systolic function in heart transplant patients: correlation between echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Investigation of the accuracy and reliability of echocardiography. Echocardiography. August 2017.

DOI:10.1111/echo.13650

Kemal HS, Kayikcioglu M, Kultursay H, Vuran O, Nalbantgil S, Mogulkoc N, Can L. Right ventricular free-wall longitudinal speckle tracking strain in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension under specific treatment. Echocardiography. 2017 Mar 23.doi: 10.1111/echo.13472.

Kemal HS, Ertugay S, Nalbantgil S, Ozturk P, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Utility of CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores as Predictor of Thromboembolism and Bleeding After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO Journal 2017. DOI:

10.1097/MAT.0000000000000541

Kilic S, Simsek E, Kemal HS, Yuce EI, Turkoglu C, Kayikcioglu M. The role of specialized prevention clinics for the short term follow-up of acute coronary syndromes. Archives of The Turkish Society of Cardiology Sep

2017.DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2017.00400

Kemal HS, Gunsel A, Cerit L, Kocaoglu M, Duygu H. Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava, Sick sinus Syndrome, and Challenging Pacemaker Implantation. Case Reports in Cardiology 2017. DOI:

10.1155/2017/9842524

Kemal HS, Gunsel A, Kocaoglu M, Cerit L, Duygu H. Kink of subclavian artery mimicking stenosis. Case Reports in Cardiology 2016 DOI:

10.1155/2016/4274936

Ertugay S, Kemal HS, Kahraman U, Engin C, Nalbantgil S, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Impact of Residual Mitral Regurgitation on Right Ventricular Systolic Function After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.

Artificial Organs 2016 DOI: 10.1111/aor.12831

Okten MS, Tuluce K, Tuluce SY, Kilic S, Kemal HS,Sayin A, Vuran O, Yagmur B, Mutlu I, Simsek E, Cınar CS, Gurgun C. Screening first-degree relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Herz 2016

DOI: 10.1007/s00059-016-4498-1

Cerit L, Duygu H, Gulsen K, Kemal HS, Ozcem B, Balcioglu O, Gunsel A, Tosun O, Emren V. Is SYNTAX Score Predictive of Atrial Fibrillation After On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery? Korean Circ J.

2016;46:e103

Cerit L, Kemal H, Gulsen K, Ozcem B, Cerit Z, Duygu H. Relation Between

Vitamin D and Development of Atrial Fibrillation After On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. CardioVascular Journal of Africa 2016 Aug 2;27:1-4. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2016-064.

Cerit L, Duygu H, Gulsen K, Kemal HS. A huge echolucent structure resembling cyst adjacent to left atrium: Revealing persistent left superior vena cava with 4D echocardiography. Indian Heart Journal 2016; DOI:

10.1016/j.ihj.2015.12.021

Cerit L, Gulsen K, Kemal HS, Akpınar O.A case of coronary microfistula: A newborn microfistula. Indian Heart Journal 2016; DOI:

10.1016/j.ihj.2015.11.026

Kemal HS, Simsek E, Yuce EI, Yagdi T, Gurgun C, Akın M. Beeping ICD device; case report. International Journal of Cardiovacular Academy 2015;1; 72-73.

Engin C,Ertugay S,Kemal HS,Sahin H,Yagdı T,Engin Y,Akdemir I,Nalbantgil S,Ozbaran M. New conduction defects and pacemaker implantation after heart transplantation. Turk GogusKalpDama 2015;23(4):617-621 doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.11889

Mutlu Z, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Nalbantgil S, Vuran O, Kemal HS, Moğulkoç N, Ertürk B, Onay H, Eroğlu Z, Kültürsay H. Sequencing of mutations in the serine/threonine kinase domain of the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 gene causing pulmonary arterial hypertension. Anatol J Cardiol 2015; 15(10): 000-000. DOI:10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2015.6297.

Kemal HS, Ertugay S, Engin Ç, Nalbantgil S, Yagdı T, Ozbaran M. A rare cause of right heart failure after heart transplantation: right coronary cusp thrombosis.Turk GogusKalp Dama.2015;23(2):343-345. doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10857.

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Ceylan N, Zoghi M, Kemal HS, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Diagnostic performance of late gadolinium enhancement in the assessment of acute cellular rejection after heart transplantation.

Anatol J Cardiol. 2015; 15(0): 000-000 doi:

10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2015.5961

Kemal HS, Nalbantgil S. Heart Failure in Women. Türkiye Klinikleri J cardiolspecialtopics 2014;7(3):36-43.Review

Kemal HS, Çakan FÖ. Hormones and Cardiovascular System.Türkiye

Klinikleri J cardiolspecialtopics 2014;7(3):1-7.Review

PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS

Yaman B, Kemal H, Cerit L, Usalp S, Duygu H. Unusual cardiac involvement of rosaldorfman disease. EuroEcho 2018 Milan.

HS Kemal, A Gunsel, S Asvaroglu, B Tasel, L Cerit, H Duygu.Gravity of gravetic heart disease. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. ESC

Heart Failure 2018

Hatice Kemal, BelmaTasel, Aziz Gunsel, LeventCerit, HamzaDuygu, Ali Oto. Unusual Origin of Atrial Premature Contractions: Arising between the Non-Coronary and Right-Coronary Aortic Cusp. The American Journal of Cardiology 2018

Yaman B,Cerit L, Kemal H, Duygu HStill an Open Discussion; Hypothesis of Open Vessel or Open Valve.The American Journal of Cardiology 2018

Cerit L,Gunsel A, Cerit Z, Ozcem B, Kemal H,Yaman B, Duygu H. Mitral

Annular Calcification and Syntax Score. The American Journal of

Cardiology 2018

U Kocabas, UY Sinan, E Arugaslan, M Kursun, A Coner, O OzcanCelebi, C Ozturk, O Dalgic, I Turkoglu, HS Kemal, E Gazi, C Altin, M Zoghi. Atrial fibrillation and heart failure: double trouble for hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF

HEART FAILURE. ESC Heart Failure 2018

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Demir E, Kemal HS, Mutlu I, Ozturk P, Ertugay S,

Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Survival benefit of Implantable

Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy on Patients with Left Ventricular

Assist Device. 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the

International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation Apr 2017

Kemal HS, Gunsel A, Balcioglu O, Ozcem B, Sanisoglu I, Cerit L, Duygu H.

Bentall’s Graft Pseudoaneurysm and Infection. EURO-ECHO 2017 Lisbon.

Kemal HS, Gunsel A, Balcioglu O, Ozcem B, Sanisoglu I, Cerit L, Duygu H. Left Ventricle Outflow Track Pseudoaneurysm Late After Aortic Valve Replacement. EURO-ECHO 2017 Lisbon.

SimsekE, Ozbay B, Mutlu I, Baskovski E, Gurses E, Kemal HS, Gurgun C. Prevalence and characteristics of inappropriate sinus tachycardia in the outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital. ESC Congress 2017 Barcelona.

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Demir E,Kemal HS,Mutlu I, Ozturk P, Ertugay S, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Survival benefit of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy on patients with left ventricular assist device. ISHLT – 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions 2017.

Kemal HS, Gunsel A, Cerit L, Duygu H. Ventricular septal aneurysm associated with bicuspid aorta: a case report. EURO-ECHO 2016 Leipzig.

Kemal HS, Gunsel A, Calkavur T, Akın M. Aorta-right atrial tunnel with aneursymatic left main coronary artery. EURO-ECHO 2016 Leipzig.

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Ceylan N, Zoghi M,Kemal HS,Ertugay S, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Late gadolinium enhancement in cardiac transplant patients may predict 4-year survival. 32st Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2016.

Kemal HS, Kayikciogku M, Can L, Nalbantgil S, Vuran O, Mogolkoc N,

Kultrusay H. Value Of Speckle Tracking For The Assessment Of Right

Ventricular Function In Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

Associated Pulmonary Hypertension; Correlation With Conservative

Echocardiography And Clinical Parameters. 65th American College of

Cardiology 2016

Kemal HS, ŞimşekE, Kılıç S, Bayraktaroğlu S,Şen S, Yavuzgil O, Töz H,

Gürgün C, Çınar CS. Cardiac Involvement In Biopsy Proven Amyloidosis;

Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Imaging. XXI. World Congress of

Echocardiography and Cardiology 2015

Ozbek SS, Ozturk BK, Kayikcioglu M, Kemal HS, Kavukcu G, Tamsel S, Kultursay H, Hekimsoy I. Hepatic and Splenic ARFI imaging findings in pulmonary arterial hypertension. 27th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 2015 Kemal HS, Kayikciogku M, Can L, Nalbantgil S, Vuran O, Mogolkoc N,

Kultrusay H. Right Ventricular Free-Wall Longitudinal Speckle-Tracking

Strain in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Under Specific

Treatment. American Heart Association 2015

Nalbantgil S, Kemal HS, Ertugay S, Ozturk P, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran T.The utility of CHA2DS2-VaSC and HAS-BLED scores as predictor of thromboembolic and bleeding risk after left ventricular assist device implantation.ESC Congress 2015 London.

Nalbantgil S, Kemal HS, Kayikcioglu M, Mogolkoc N, Vuran O, Kultursay H, Gurgun C. Clinical features of adult patients with congenital heart disease on pulmonary arterialhypertension specific treatment: a tertiary referral-center experience. 8th PVRI Annual WorldCongress 2015.

Kilic S, Yuce EI, Simsek E, Yagmur B, Kemal HS, Cınar CS, Yavuzgil O, Gurgun C. Retrospective analysis of cardiac tamponade patients: a single centre data. 31st Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2015.

Kilic S, Simsek E, Kemal HS, Nalbantgil S, Ertugay S, Ozturk P, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. The impact of testosterone on mortality in left ventricular assist device patients. 31st Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2015.

Simsek E, Yurekli BS, Kutbay NO, Okten S, Simsir IY, Saygili F, Kemal HS, Cınar CS, Gurgun C. Treatment effect on cardiac function in patients with acromegaly. 31st Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2015.

Kilic S, Yuce EI, Simsek E, Yagmur B, Kemal HS, Akgul NM, Cınar CS, Zoghi M, Gurgun C. Prospective observational comparison of TTR in patients followed by specialized INR outpatient clinic and by the general cardiology outpatient clinic. 31st Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2015.

Kilic S, Simsek E, Kemal HS, Yuce EI, Gurgun C, Kayikcioglu M, Turkoglu C. Specific clinics for follow-up in coronary artery disease. 17th International symposium on atherosclerosis 2015 (ISA 2015).

Kilic S, SimsekE Kemal HS, Yuce EI, Gurgun C, Kayikcioglu M, Turkoglu C. Medication compliance and lifestyle changes in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. 17th International sympsosium on atherosclerosis 2015 (ISA 2015).

Ertugay S, Kemal HS, Balcioglu O, Ozturk P, Engin C, Nalbantgil S, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Progression of aortic regurgitation after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. Heart Failure 2015 / 2nd World

Congress on Acute Heart Failure 2015

Kemal HS, Ertugay S, Nalbantgil S, Zoghi M, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. CHA2DS2-Vasc and HAS-BLED scores as predictors of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke risk after left ventricular assist device implantation. ISHLT – 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions 2015.

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Ceylan N, Zoghi M, Kemal HS,Ertugay S, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Infarct atypical late gadolinium enhancement in cardiac transplant patients predicts 3-year survival. ISHLT – 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions 2015.

Kemal HS, Ertugay S, Kahraman U, Engin C, Nalbantgil S, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. Impact of residual mitral regurgitation on right ventricular systolic function after left ventricular assist device implantation. ISHLT – 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions 2015.

Vuran O, Kayikcioglu M, Nalbantgil S, Musayev O, Kemal HS, Mogulkoc N, Can L, Kultursay H. Tenascin-c levels and clinical importance in pulmonary arterial hypertension. American Heart Association Congress 2014.

Kilic S, Kemal HS,Yagmur B, Mutlu I, Kocabas U, SahingozYildirim AG, Zeybek B, Kayikcioglu M. A fatal case of pulmonary hypertension hiding under pregnancy physiology.30th Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2014.

Kemal HS, Kılıç S, Gürgün C, Bayraktaroğlu S, Çeltik A, Yavuzgil O, Şen S, Töz H, Çınar CS. Cardiac involvement in biopsy proven amyloidosis; twodimensional speckle tracking imaging. 30th Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation 2014.

Kayıkçıoğlu M, Kılıç S, Kemal HS, Can LH, Yagmur B, Avcı G, Ökten S. Do recommendations favoring strict LDL-C control in lipid guidelines have an equivalent in real life? 30thTurkishCardiologyCongresswith International Participation 2014.

Kemal HS, Simsek E, Kilic S, Nalbantgil S, Zoghi M, Ertugay S, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M.

Electrocardiographicchangesafterhearttransplantation.

30thTurkishCardiologyCongresswith International Participation 2014.

Okten MS, Gurgun C, Kemal HS, Tuluce SY, Tuluce K, Simsek E. Early detection of impaired left ventricular function in first degree relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a strain imaging study. ACC 63rd AnnualScientificSession 2014.

Simsek E, Nalbantgil S, Zoghi M,Nart D, Kemal HS,Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M. May echocardiographic imaging in the right ventricle have a role in diagnosing acute cellular rejection after heart transplantation. ESC Congress 2013.

Zihni B, Alkan MB, Bilgin M, Sayın A, Kemal HS, Çınar CS. Evaluating left ventricular functions in primary mitral regurgitation by two dimensional strain echocardiography. 29thTurkishCardiologyCongresswith International Participation. Supplementto JACC Oct 2013.

Sayın A, Bilgin M, Zihni B, Alkan MB, Kemal HS, Gül İ, Yıldız BS, Tekin İM, Gündüz M, Zoghi M. Plasma miRNA (miR: microribonucleic acid) levels in patients with decompensated heart failure: Can miRNA be an indicator of the effectiveness of the treatment?

29thTurkishCardiologyCongresswith International Participation.

Supplementto JACC Oct 2013.

Simsek E, Kursun M, Kilic S, Kemal HS, Engin C, Yagdi T, Ozbaran M,

Nalbantgil S. Persistantsinustachycardia in orthotopic hearttransplantationpatientscausingtachycardiainducedcardiomyopathy andsuccessfulltreatmentwithivabradine. 3rd World Heart Failure Congress. Supplement to Cardiovascular Therapeutics Nov 2012.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

European Society of Cardiology (Professional member)

Turkish Society of Cardiology

Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA)

European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)

Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA Silver)

HOT member

ACHIEVEMENTS

2017 Near East University Young Research Honor Award

2016 Near East University Young Research Honor Award 2014 Best poster award.30th Turkish Cardiology Congress with International Participation.