About me
Dr. Tuncay Taskesen graduated from Ege University Medical School in Turkey in 2002. He completed Cardiovascular fellowship training at Dicle University Medical Center in Turkey and soon after became a practicing general cardiologist. After moving to Seattle, WA in 2012, Dr. Taskesen was accepted into the adult internal medicine residency program at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL. Following graduation in 2018, he joined the University of Iowa Hospitals as a cardiac hospitalist. He started cardiovascular disease fellowship at Iowa Heart/Mercy One in Des Moines, IA. After his graduation in 2022, he joined West Virginia University for two years advance training on interventional cardiology and adult structural cardiology fellowship program. He completed his training and graduated at July, 2024.
His extensive clinical and advance procedural skills provide him both critical and high risk patients care including percutaneous stenting of simple and complex coronary disease, coronary imaging (IVUS and OCT), coronary physiology (FFR/iFR), Rotational atherectomy. He is fully trained structural cardiologist. He is highly skilled on transcatheter valvuloplasty, valve replacement, valve repair, left atrial appendage closure, and closure of interatrial defects including patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects.
Dr Taskesen has has been very active on medical research. He has published so many research article on well-known national and international prestige medical journals. His research and clinical interest is on coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiac imaging, preventive cardiology, arrythmia, and peripheral vascular disease. This is the link of his research: (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Taskesen%20T&sort=date&sort_order=desc)
Dr Taskesen is extremely dedicated and committed to treating patients with high-quality care and professionalism. His patients’ health, safety, and weal beings are his priority. Dr Taskesen believe in individualized patient centered care. Every patient is unique and needs personalized care. Each patient has to be active part of the decision making process for share decision making of their health.
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Treating Conditions
Coronary Diseases
Chest Pain, Heart Attack
Valvular Diseases
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Pacemaker / Defibrillator
Heart Failure
Preventive Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Noninvasive Vascular Studies/Ultrasound
Holter Monitor/Event Monitor
Echocardiography (2D Echo)
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Cardioversion
Nuclear Cardiology (Stress Test)
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterizations
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Angioplasty/Stenting)
Peripheral Angiography
Percutaneous Peripheral Arterial Revascularization
Advanced Training
Board Certifications
American Board of Interventional Cardiology
American Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography
American Board of Adult Cardiovascular Disease Medicine
American Board of Nuclear Cardiology
American Board of Echocardiography
American Board of Adult Internal Medicine
Memberships
Publications
Dr. Taskensen's Research
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We offer in-office, same-day, and hospital services, including, but not limited to: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Disease Prevention. Our heart specialists diagnose and treat a range of conditions; some of the most common include:
Coronary Artery Disease
Atrial Fibrillation
An irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that is often rapid and can lead to poor blood flow, atrial fibrillation occurs when the upper two chambers of the heart called the atria receive abnormal electrical signals.
Peripheral Artery Disease
Also called peripheral vascular disease, PAD is a circulatory condition that causes narrowing of the blood vessels that carry blood to the limbs; it often causes pain in the extremities.
Venous Insufficency
Also called venous reflux, this condition is characterized by inadequate blood flow through the veins, which causes blood to pool in the legs; venous insufficiency is most often caused by blood clots or varicose veins.
