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Veli Topkara, MD, Cardiology, Madison, WI

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Cardiology • Madison, WI

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

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Overview of Dr. Topkara

Dr. Veli Topkara is a cardiologist in Madison, WI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. He is one of 697 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 322 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2013 - 2014
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2013
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
  • Hacettepe University FOM
    Hacettepe University FOMClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License Active through 2013
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2005 - 2006
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic  
    Lauren Sinnenberg, Nosheen Reza, Michelle M Kittleson, Veli K Topkara, Maryjane A Farr, JAMA Cardiology
  • VA‐ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock in the Contemporary Era of Heart Transplantation: Which Patients Should Be Urgently Transplanted?  
    Yoshifumi Naka, Maryjane A Farr, Koji Takeda, Paolo Colombo, Hiroo Takayama, Arthur R Garan, Veli K Topkara, Clinical Transplantation

Authored Content

  • Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicJuly 2020
  • Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicJuly 2020
  • Outcomes Associated with Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibitors in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis☆March 2018
  • Outcomes Associated with Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibitors in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis☆March 2018
  • Prognostic Impact of Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPi) in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Insights from the ESCAPE TrialMarch 2018
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Press Mentions

  • LV Unloading and Myocardial Recovery : An Exciting Future in the Continuum of Remission to Recovery
    LV Unloading and Myocardial Recovery : An Exciting Future in the Continuum of Remission to RecoveryMarch 30th, 2023
  • Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices
    Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist DevicesJune 2nd, 2016
  • International Genome-Wide Association Study Consortium Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
    International Genome-Wide Association Study Consortium Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Blood Pressure in Children and AdolescentsMarch 11th, 2016
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