{"id":6013,"date":"2024-12-20T18:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/?post_type=doctors&#038;p=6013"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:50:19","slug":"bulent-polat","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/en\/doctors\/bulent-polat\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor B\u00fclent Polat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div id=\"doctor-block_0f6db5f1e35c3e124914e81d16f39f58\" class=\"doctor\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/89-byulent-polat-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"img-fit wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__clinic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__clinic__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/en\/clinics\/istanbul-florence-nightingale-hospital\/\">Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__clinic__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"doctor__clinic__flag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tr.svg\" class=\"img-fit wp-post-image\" alt=\"Turkey\" \/><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"doctor__clinic__location\">Istanbul, Turkey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__re\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__category__title\">Doctor&#039;s speciality:<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"doctor__category__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"doctor__category__list__item\">Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"sertificates-block_843923ada197998fdb9786a9f0f48b2d\" class=\"sertificates\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sertificates__title\">About the doctor<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item__txt\">experience<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item__number\">25 years<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item__txt\">surgeries<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item__number\">12 000<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item__txt\">provides videoconsultations<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__stat__item__number\">\ud83d\udcf8<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155604.webp\" class=\"img-fit\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155604.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155604-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155604-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155604-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__title\">Performed more than 5,000 surgeries on children with congenital heart defects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260330_181854.webp\" class=\"img-fit\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260330_181854.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260330_181854-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260330_181854-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260330_181854-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__title\">Recipient of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Award for best scientific research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739.webp\" class=\"img-fit\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739.webp 1920w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_20260331_155739-1536x1536.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__list__item__title\">Specializes in aortic aneurysm and coarctation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sertificates__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B\u00fclent Polat has performed about 12,000 heart surgeries, more than 5,000 of them in children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professional interests: congenital anomalies of the heart and blood vessels in children, aortic aneurysm and coarctation, patent ductus arteriosus, heart failure, congenital anomalies of the cardiac septa, aortic stenosis.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"list-block_2cae48c114f7ede8ca32526b9c13f2f0\" class=\"list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"list__title\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__item__title\">1978-1984 &#8211; Studied at the Faculty of Medicine<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__item__title\">1984-1991 &#8211; Residency at the Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of Istanbul University<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list__item__title\">1994-1995 &#8211; Fellowship in aortic surgery at 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