Mert Ozan Bahtiyar, MD
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Biography
Dr. Mert Ozan Bahtiyar is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Bahtiyar is a graduate (‘94) of the Istanbul University, Turkey. He completed his residency training (‘02) and his Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship (‘04) at Yale University. Dr. Bahtiyar joined the Yale MFM Faculty in 2004. Dr. Bahtiyar’s primary research interest involves ultrasound, fetal echocardiography and invasive fetal therapy. He was part of the team, which performed, for the first time at Yale and State of Connecticut, in-utero laser therapy in pregnancies complicated by twin-twin transfusion. Team lead by Dr. Bahtiyar performed the first open in utero fetal spina bifida repair surgery. Dr. Bahtiyar is also an expert on abdominal cerclage. Dr. Bahtiyar is the 2010 recipient of one of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Endowment for Education & Research grant aimed to identify the role of intra-uterine inflammation in altering the fetal heart function.
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (2005)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
- InternHospital of Saint Raphael (1998)
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1997)
- MDUniversity of Istanbul (1994)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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CREOG National Faculty Award (Resident Teaching Award) | CREOG | 2008 |
Departments & Organizations
- Fetal Care Center
- High-Risk Pregnancy Program
- Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
- Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis Program
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Children's Hospital Series - Surgical Advances in Children’s Care
- Yale Ventures