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Biography

Doctor Tutar is a graduate of medical school in Turkey, University of Istanbul, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; prior to coming to United States he completed his residency training in Internal Medicine  and he also did the research fellowship at the University of Istanbul; after he moved to United States he completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, research fellowship at the University of California San Francisco/ San Francisco VA Medical Center, then he did Clinical Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He has been in private practice in Saint Augustine since 2002. He is board certified in internal medicine an cardiovascular disease (cardiology), he is diplomat of American board of internal medicine; during his residency training in Turkey as well as during following years he did have multiple publications primarily in the area of cardiovascular disease; he currently has active privileges at the Flagler hospital in San Augustine and also at Baptist hospital Downtown and Baptist hospital South in Jacksonville.

 

Doctor Tutar is very comfortable for management of patients with simple problems as well as with more complex conditions; since he has board certification both in internal medicine and cardiology, he's also very comfortable taking care of patients with General Medical problems although his primary focus mostly is cardiology

 

 

Education & Training

Medical School

University of Istanbul, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Residency, Internal Medicine

University of Missouri- Kansas City

Cardiology Research Fellowship

University of California-San Francisco/ VA Medical Center

Fellowship, Cardiology

University of Louisville

Research Publications

ARTICLES

 

1.   Pandian NG, Katz S, Kumar R, Tutar A, Schwartz S, Weintraub A, Gillam LD, McKay RG, Konstam M, Salem D, Aronowitz M. Real time intracardiac, 2-dimensional echocardiography-Enhanced depth of field with low frequency (12.5 MHZ) Ultrasound catheter. Echocardiography. A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques: 1991; 8(4): 407-422

 

2.   Ansari M, Alexander M, Tutar A, Bello D, Massie B. Cardiology Participation Improves Outcomes in Patients with New Onset Chronic Heart Failure in the Outpatient Setting. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41:62-80

 

3. Ansari M, Alexander M, Tutar A, Massie BM. Incident Cases in Heart Failure in A Community Cohort: Importance and Outcomes of Patients with Preserved Systolic Function. Am Heart J. 2003; 146(1): 115-20

 

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BOOK CHAPTER

Tutar A, Massie B. Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Special Problems in Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis: In Crawford MH, Dimarco JP, editors. Cardiology. 1st ed. London: Mosby; 2001. p.13.5-13.6 (section 5) 

 

 

ABSTRACTS/MEETING PRESENTATIONS 

 

1. Kumar R, Katz S, Tutar A, Aronowitz M, Salem D, Gillam LD, McKay RG, Pandian NG. A new method to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism. Intravascular ultrasound. Circulation 1990; 82(4): III-362

 

2. Pandian NG, Katz S, Kumar R,  Schwartz S, Weintraub A, Gillam LD, McKay RG, Konstam M, Salem D, Connoly R, Aronowitz M. Enhanced depth field in intracardiac 2D echocardiography with a new, prototype, low frequency (12 Mhz, 9 French) ultrasound catheter.  Circulation 1990; 82(4): III-442

 

3. Tutar A, Weintraub A, Chuttani K, Lee R, Pandian NG. Intravascular ultrasound study of the impact of the atherosclerosis on the in vivo regional and segmental arterial distensibility in humans: importance of atheroma composition. J Am Coll Cardiol 1991; 17(2): 233A (Suppl A)

 

4.  Nisanci Y, Umman S, Goren T, Buyukozturk K, Ertem G. The effect of heart rate on Doppler parameters in patients with mitral stenosis: a Doppler echocardiography and transesophageal atrial pacing study. Eur Heart J 1992; 13 (Abst. Suppl): 183-P1079

 

5.   Unuvar A, Saka N, Kudat H,  Korkut F. Heart rate variability in diabetic children. Diabetologia 1996; 39 (Suppl 1): 959

 

6.   Ansari M,  Teerlink JR, Bullard J, Massie B. ACE Inhibitor and B-Blocker Use in CHF Outpatients: Are We Translating Clinical Trials Into Practice? Circulation 1999; 100(18) :I-538

 

7.   , Alexander M, Ansari M, Bello D, Massie B. New Onset Heart Failure In The Outpatient Setting: Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Low and Preserved EF.  Circulation 2000; 102(18):II-413

 

8.   Ansari M,Bullard J, Teerlink J, Massie B. Heart Failure in a Veteran Cohort: Predictors of Outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37(2): 158A (Suppl A)

 

9.   Ansari M,Bullard J, Teerlink J, Massie B. Cardiology Specialist Care of Heart Failure Patients Improves Survival. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37(2): 198A (Suppl A)

 

10. Alexander M, Ansari M,  Massie B. Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes Between African American and White Heart Failure Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37(2): 209A (Suppl A) 

 

11. Ansari M, , Alexander M, Massie B. Subjects in Heart Failure Trials Are Not the Same as Your Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37(2): 219A (Suppl A)

 

12. Ansari M, , Alexander M, Massie B. Cardiology Care Improves Outcomes in Patients with New Onset Chronic Heart Failure in the Outpatient Setting. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2001; 7(3):006 (Suppl 2)

IN TURKISH

 

BOOK CHAPTER

 

1.   Umman S, . Echocardiography. In: Kazancigil A, Gedikoglu G, Bayraktar K, Kirkin V, editors.  Handbook of Clinical Sciences. Istanbul: Cross publication, 1991: p.999-1005

 

 

ABSTRACTS/MEETING PRESENTATIONS 

 

 

1.   Tutar A, Nisanci Y, Oncul A, Umman S, Ozsaruhan O, Ertem G. A case of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome that presents with multiple accessory pathways and antidromic tachycardia attacks.  National Cardiology Meeting; 1991 September 10-13, Trabzon, Turkey: Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

2.    Umman S, Nisanci Y, Umman B, Erzengin F, Meric M, Buyukozturk K, Ertem G. Inverted interatrial septum convexity: A new two-dimensional echocardiographic sign in constrictive pericarditis. 2nd national echocardiography congress; 1991 October 8-10, Antalya, Turkey: Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

3.    Goren T, Nisanci Y, Umman S, Yilmaz E, Umman B, Kaymaz C, Erzengin F, Adalet K, Koylan N, Meric M, Buyukozturk K, Ertem G. The effect of heart rate on Doppler parameters in patients with mitral stenosis: a Doppler echocardiography and transesophageal atrial pacing study. 2nd national echocardiography congress; 1991 October 8-10, Antalya, Turkey: Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

4.   Atilgan D, Kudat H, Ozcan M, Erk O, Akkaya V,  Sozen AB, Korkut F, Guven O. Diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in thoracic aortic dissection. IX National Cardiology Meeting; 1993 September 28- October 1, Bursa, Turkey: Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

5.   Erk O,  Demirel S, Sozen AB, Akkaya V, Kudat H, Atilgan D, Ozcan M, Guven O, Korkut F. The effect of once daily dose of Perindopril in patients with essential hypertension.  IX National Cardiology Meeting; 1993 September 28- October 1, Bursa, Turkey: Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

6.   Atilgan D,  Erk O, Sozen AB, Akkaya V, Kudat H, Ozcan M, Guven O, Korkut F. Diagnostic value of transesophaegal echocardiography in miscellaneous cardiovascular diseases: Review of 71 transesophageal echocardiography cases.  IX National Cardiology Meeting; 1993 September 28- October 1, Bursa, Turkey: Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

7.   Ece T,  Yilmaz G, Badur S, Arseven O, Kilicarslan Z, Kucukberber F, Cavdar T. The role of Mycoplasma Pneumonia infections in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease.  XXI. National Congress; 1993 October 24-28, Izmir, Turkey: Turkish Association of Pulmonary Research.

 

8.   Erk O,  Akkaya V, Kudat H, Sozen AB, Ozcan M, Atilgan D, Celiker C, Guven O, Korkut F. Annuloaortic ectazia: Clinic, hemodynamic and echocardiographic assessment. 12th Convention of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, 1993 October 12-16, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

 

9.   Erk O,  Sozen AB, Akkaya V, Kudat H, Ozcan M, Atilgan D, Celiker C, Guven O, Korkut F. The effect of Trimetazine on pain frequency and exercise capacity in patients with stable angina pectoris. 12th Convention of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, 1993 October 12-16, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

10. Akkaya V, Erk O,  Kudat H, Sozen AB, Ozcan M, Atilgan D, Celiker C, Guven O, Korkut F. A case of single ventricle with dextrocardia, wide atrial septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, double inlet and single atrioventricular, who has been undergone Blalock-Taussig operation at the age of nine. 12th Convention of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, 1993 October 12-16, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

11.  Erk O, Atilgan D, Ozcan M, Akkaya V, Sozen AB, Kudat H, Demirel S, Guven O, Korkut F. A new non-invasive method for the calculation of mitral valve area in patients with mitral stenosis: a Doppler echocardiography study.  3rd National Echocardiography Congress; 1994 May 10-12, Antalya, Turkey; Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

12. Atilgan D,  Akkaya V, Ozcan M, Demirel S, Sozen AB, Kudat H, Erdem HS, Guven O, Korkut F. The assessment of pulmonary venous flow patterns in various patients groups: A transesophageal Doppler echocardiography study. X. National Cardiology Meeting; 1994 October 1-4.  Izmir, Turkey. Turkish Society of Cardiology

 

13. Atilgan D, Akkaya V,  Ozcan M, Demirel S, Sozen AB, Kudat H, Erdem HS, Guven O, Korkut F. Comparison of left atrial appendage Doppler flow parameters in various patients groups.  X. National Cardiology Meeting; 1994 October 1-4.  Izmir, Turkey. Turkish Society of Cardiology

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