Prof.Dr.
Bülent Görenek
Cardıologıst and CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST
Bulent Gorenek, MD FESC FACC
Professor of Cardiology
Chair, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Cardiology Department, Eskisehir-Turkey
Board member, European Society of Cardiology Association for Acute Cardio Vascular Care (ACVC)
Chair, ACVC Acute Rhythm Disturbances Task Force
Member of the Board of Trustees, Turkish Heart Foundation
Chair, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Science and Research Policy Commission
Education
1983-1990 Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara-Turkey
1991-1995 Eskisehir Osmangazi University Cardiology Department, Eskisehir-Turkey
1996-1997 Maastricht University Cardiology Department, Maastricht-the Netherlands (Electrophysiology)
ESC&UEMS Diploma of European Cardiologist, 2000
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, 2003
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, 2004
Turkish Board Certification on Cardiology, 2007
Summary of Scientific Activities, March 2023
Number of scientific papers : 255
Total citations: 72003
H-Index: 48
Editorial Roles in Scientific Journals
Associate editor
International Journal of Cardiology
Journal of Electrocardiology (Electrocardiology & Devices)
Heart-Vessels and Transplantation
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences (Cardiology section editor)
Editorial board member
American Heart Journal
EP Europace
International Journal of Cardiology
European Heart Journal-Acute Cardiovascular Care (Global Advisor)
Journal of Interventional Electrophysiology
Journal of Electrocardiology
Cardiology
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
Heart-Vessels and Transplantation
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Journal of Turkish Clinics Cardiovascular Sciences
Experience at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology)
Member of the ESC Membership Committee (2020-2022)
Member of the ESC Council on Hypertension (2020-2022)
Member of the ESC Congress Program Committee (2016-2018)
Member of the ESC Education Committee (2012-2016)
Author, ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2019
Section editor and author, ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care, 2011-
Speaker and chairperson in ESC Congresses
Experience at the EHRA (ESC European Heart Rhythm Association)
Co-chair of the ESC Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Scientific Documents Committee (2013-2017)
Member of the EHRA Scientific Initiatives Committee (2017-2018)
Member of the EHRA Education Committee (2007-2011)
Contributor, EHRA ECG/IECG Tracing Atlas, 2011
Co-director and speaker, EHRA PM-ICD-CRT Courses, (2007-2011)
Co-director and speaker, EHRA Daily Arrhythmia and Device Practice Courses, (2007- 2011)
Speaker and chairperson in EHRA Congresses
Experience at the ACVC/ACCA, (ESC Acute Cardiovascular Care Association)
Board Member-Ex Officio (2018-2020)
Co-chair, Scientific Documents Committee (2018-2020)
Executive board member and the treasurer of ACCA (2012- 2014)
Secretary and Nucleus Member of the ESC Acute Cardiac Care Working Group (2010-2012)
Nucleus Member of the ESC Acute Cardiac Care Working Group (2008-2010)
Local host and Scientific Program Chair of the ESC Acute Cardiac Care Congress, Istanbul-2012
Chair of the ACCA Position Paper on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Failure, 2020
Section editor and author, ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care, 2011
Author, ACCA Clinical Decision-Making Toolkit, 2013
Speaker, ACCA Webinar on Cardiac Arrest, 2014
Speaker, chairperson in Acute Cardiac Care Congresses
Leadership in ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Position/Consensus Papers
Chair person, Position Paper from EHRA-ACCA-EAPCI on Cardiac Arrhythmias in Acute Coronary Syndromes, 2014
Chair person, Position Paper from EHRA- EAPCI on How to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation (HRS-APHRS endorsement), 2016
Chair person, Consensus Document from EHRA on Device-detected subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias: definition, implications and management (HRS-APHRS- SOLEACE endorsement), 2017
Chair person, Consensus Document from EHRA on Cardiac Arrhythmias in Endocrine Disorders (APHRS- SOLEACE endorsement), 2018
Chair person, Consensus Document from ACCA and EHRA on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Faliure, 2020
Review coordinator, 'Real-world' observational studies in arrhythmia research: data sources, methodology, and interpretation. A position document from European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific HRS (APHRS), and Latin America HRS (LAHRS), 2019
Review coordinator, EHRA consensus document on the management of supraventricular arrhythmias (HRS, APHRS, SOLAECE endorsement),2017
Review coordinator, EHRA/HFA joint consensus document on arrhythmias in heart failure (HRS, APHRS endorsement),2016
Review coordinator, Position Paper on Chronic kidney disease in patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances or implantable electrical devices: clinical significance and implications for decision making-a position paper from EHRA (HRS, APHRS endorsement), 2015
Review coordinator, EHRA consensus document on Cardiac tachyarrhythmias and patient values and preferences for their management (HRS-APHRS- SOLEACE endorsement), 2015
Experience at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and ACC (American College of Cardiology) /AHA (American Heart Association)/HRS (Heart Rhythm Society) Guidelines
Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery, 2009
Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation, 2010
Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy, 2011
Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy, 2013
Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery, 2014
Task Force Member, ESC Guidelines on supraventricular tachycardia, 2019
Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope, 2009
Reviewer, Focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2012
Reviewer, ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia, 2015
Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, 2015
Reviewer, ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the evaluation and management of syncope,201
Reviewer, Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2016
Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2016
Reviewer,ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, 2017
Reviewer, ESC Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization, 2018
Reviewer, ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline onthe Evaluation and Managementof Patients With Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay, 2018
Reviewer, ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, 2020
Reviewer, ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease, 2020
Reviewer, ACC/AHA guideline for the management for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 2020
Reviewer, AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain, 2021
Reviewer, ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy, 2021
Reviewer, AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure, 2022
Reviewer, 2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death, 2022
Experience at American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA)
Member of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines (2020-2022)
Member of the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Section Leadership Council (2014-2020)
Leading author, A state-of-the-art review by the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Council; Premature ventricular complexes: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in clinical practice.
Speaker and chairperson in AHA and ACC Scientific Sessions
Experience at Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)
Task force member in expert consensus papers
Speaker and chairperson in HRS Congresses
Experience at International Society of Electrocardiology (ISE)
President (2021-2023)
President elect (2019-2021)
Council member of the International Society of Electrocardiology (2005- )
President, 34th International Congress on Electocardiology, 2007 Istanbul-Turkey
Experience at World Heart Organization (WHO)
National Coordinator, World Heart Organization (WHO) Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Project (2002-2003)
Roles in National Scientific Organizations
Board member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology (2018-2021)
Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology Science Committee (2008-)
Scientific advisory board member of the Turkish Heart Foundation (2017-)
Member of Board of Trustees of the Turkish Heart Foundation (2018-)
Honors and Awards
Young investigator research awards (2nd) by Turkish Society of Cardiology, 1996
Science Award, Eskisehir Odunpazari Lions Club, 2006
Science Award by Ankara Physicians' Chamber, 2009
Science and Medicine Award by Journalists's Association, 2015
Turkish Times Journal, listed in the first one hundred succsssful Turkish Medical Scientists, 2018
Dr.Edip Kürklü Science Award by Turkish Heart Foundation, 2019
British Medical Association Award (first prize in cardiology), as a writer of the ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2019
Prof. Bulent Gorenek MD, FACC,FESC
Hospital address:
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Cardiology Department Eskisehir-Turkey.
Tel: +90 222 2392979/3700
e-mail: bulent@gorenek.com
Office address:
Başak Pakun Plaza Hoşnudiye Mah. İsmet İnönü 1 Caddesi 732. Sokak No:14 Kat:5 Daire 565 Tepebaşı, Eskisehir-Turkey
Tel: +90 532 38988600