Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD, FACC, FASE

Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD, FACC, FASE

  • Professor, Pediatric Cardiology
  • Director, Pediatric Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging / Echocardiography Laboratory
  • Program Director, Pediatric Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging
  • Past Chair, UT System Faculty Advisory Council
 
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Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD, FACC, FASE
713-486-6755
713-500-5751 fax

Pediatric Cardiology Clinic
713-486-6755

Biography

Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD, FACC, FASE, is a professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a nationally recognized leader in pediatric cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, and fetal cardiology. She holds dual U.S. and Turkish citizenship and earned her medical degree from the Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Biliciler-Denktas completed her residency in pediatric and adolescent medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, followed by multiple fellowships in pediatric cardiology and advanced echocardiography at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Mayo Clinic. Over the course of her career, she has held numerous significant clinical and administrative leadership roles. These include serving as co-director of the Fetal Cardiology Program; director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic; director of the Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory; program director for the Pediatric Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging Fellowship; and multiple terms as interim chief or co-chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. Her work spans high-volume clinical practice, imaging program leadership, perinatal cardiology consultation, and oversight of quality initiatives in echocardiography.

An educator and mentor at heart, Dr. Biliciler Denktas has trained generations of medical students, residents, pediatric and adult cardiology fellows, cardiac sonographers, and maternal fetal medicine trainees. She leads several signature educational programs, including the ECHO Boot Camp and weekly fellow sonographer collaborative teaching sessions.

Dr. Biliciler Denktas is also widely respected for her contributions to institutional service. She has served in extensive leadership capacities within the Faculty Senate, Interfaculty Council, Compensation Committee, and multiple professionalism and policy committees. At the UT System level, she has served on the Faculty Advisory Council, including as chair, and contributes to physician wellness initiatives across the system.

Her scholarly work includes numerous abstracts, peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, invited articles, and national and international presentations. She is a frequently invited speaker at major cardiology, echocardiography, and perinatal medicine conferences worldwide. Her academic contributions span congenital heart disease, fetal echocardiography, cardiac imaging, arrhythmias, and cardiovascular outcomes in complex pediatric patients.

Dr. Biliciler-Denktas’s ongoing research focuses on congenital heart disease, fetal cardiac imaging, tuberous sclerosis complex, faculty wellness and burnout, reflecting her dual commitment to scientific advancement and improving the culture of academic medicine.

Education

Doctor of Medicine
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Residency
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
Fellowship
University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

Echocardiography

Fetal echocardiography

Research Interests

Congenital heart disease

Fetal cardiac imaging

Tuberous sclerosis complex

Faculty wellness and burnout

Publications

1. Second National Cardiology Student Days, April 11,1990; Istanbul, Turkey Celik B, Biliciler G, Yurtseven M; Hemodynamic and Cinecardiographic Properties of the Bileaflet Prosthetic Mitral Valve

2. First International Cardiology Student Days, November 21, 1991; Istanbul, Turkey Biliciler G, Celik B,
The Assessment of the Hemodynamic and Cinecardiographic Properties of the Tilting Disc Prosthetic Mitral Valve (PMV) and Its Comparison with the Bileaflet PMV

3. Pediatric Academic Societies and American Academy of Pediatrics Joint Meeting, May 15, 2000; Boston, MA
Redha E, Biliciler-Denktas G, Young ML, Rodriguez M, Wolff GS; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia in Children

4. IX Congress of the Latin Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 27, 2000; Miami, FL
Biliciler-Denktas G, Feldt RH, Connolly HM, Weaver AL, Puga FJ, Danielson GK
Early and Late Results of Conventional Operations for the Defects Associated with Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries in a Pediatric Population*

5. IX Congress of the Latin Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 25, 2000; Miami, FL
Redha E, Biliciler-Denktas G, Young ML, Rodriguez M, Wolff GS
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia in Children

6. The 3rd World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, May 28, 2001; Toronto, Canada
Biliciler-Denktas G, Feldt RH, Connolly HM, Weaver AL, Puga FJ, Danielson GK
Postoperative Long Term Follow-up of Pediatric Patients with Corrected Transposition and Other Anomalies with Atrioventricular Discordance*

7. IV. National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, October 6-9, 2004; Kayseri, Turkey
Yalcinbas YK, Erek E, Salihlioglu E, Turan T, Mamur Y, Colakoglu A, Soykan B, Biliciler-Denktas G, Sarioglu A, Sarioglu T
Mid Term and Long Term Results of the Extracardiac Fontan Procedure: Autolog Pericardial Tube Technique

8. IV. National Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Congress, October 6-9, 2004; Kayseri, Turkey
Erek E, Yalcinbas YK, Salihlioglu E, Turan T, Mamur Y, Colakoglu A, Soykan B,
Biliciler-Denktas G, Sarioglu A, Sarioglu T
Reoperations for Replacement of Extracardiac Conduits Used for Pulmonary Outflow Tract Reconstruction

9. The 4th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, September 18-22, 2005; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biliciler-Denktas G, Altay Yucel O, Ayan I, Karaarslan M, Denktas AE
Myalgia in Kawasaki Disease Responding to Methylprednisolone*

10. The 4th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, September 18-22, 2005; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biliciler-Denktas G, Petterson MD, Denktas AE, Seward JB, O’Leary PW
Abdominal Aortic Doppler Flow Patterns are Predictive of Arch Patency in Patients with Coarctation of the Aorta*

11. Texas Pediatric Society, The Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics 5th Annual Resident/Fellow Electronic Poster Exhibit Single or Multiple Case Presentation- 1st Place Winner, September 20, 2008; Woodlands, TX
Mietzsch U, Biliciler-Denktas G, Estrera A, Lantin-Hermoso R
Fortuitous diagnosis of a giant thoraco-abdominal aneurysm in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex *

12. American Heart Association, November 14-18, 2009; Orlando, FL
John P Higgins; Susan T Laing; J. Jason West; Gurur Biliciler-Denktas; Joshua Samuels; Amol Rajmane; John T Holste; Monica Patel; Manuel M Reyes; Francisco J Cordova; Jason A Yoho; William J McKee; David D McPherson
Feasibility of a Four-Point Test to Screen for Cardiac Abnormalities in Asymptomatic At-Risk
Children (Houston Early Age Risk Testing and Screening or HEARTS). Circulation. 2009;120:S410 *

13. Texas Pediatric Society, The Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics 8th Annual Resident/Fellow Electronic Poster Exhibit Single or Multiple Case Presentation- Honorable Mention Winner, September 24, 2011; Sugarland, TX
Srilatha Alapati, Tharakanatha R Yarrabolu; Gurur Biliciler-Denktas
A Very Rare Case of Unoperated Complex Congenital Heart Disease

14. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Medically Challenging Case (Chicago, IL. October 2011)
Rafique, M.B., Cameron S.D. Biliciler-Denktas, G.
Traumatic dissection of thoracic aorta, cerebral bleed and c-spine injury. How will you proceed?

15. 6th World Congress, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, February 17-22, 2013; Cape Town, South Africa
Arpan R. Doshi, Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, Michael Hines
Wrestling Maneuver as the Culprit in Acute Severe Aortic Regurgitation*

16. 6th World Congress, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, February 17-22, 2013; Cape Town, South Africa
Henry Burkholder, Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, and Mohammed Numan
The Amazing Right Bundle Branch Block—A Vanishing Act Witnessed in Motion*

17. 6th World Congress, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, February 17-22, 2013; Cape Town, South Africa
Claudeen Scott, Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, Kenneth Moise, Anthony Johnson, Michael Bebbington, Michael Hines
Giant Intracardiac Hemangioma Diagnosed In Utero*

18. 6th World Congress, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, February 17-22, 2013; Cape Town, South Africa
Srilatha Alapati, Gurur Biliciler-Denktas
A Very Rare Case of Unoperated Adult with Tricuspid Atresia and Successful Pregnancy*

19. 6th World Congress, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, February 17-22, 2013; Cape Town, South Africa
Mohammed Numan, Tharakanatha Yarrabolu, Gurur Biliciler-Denktas
Sinus Node Dysfunction Due to Myocarditis*

20. Texas Chapter of American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Third Place winner, October 1-3, 2015; San Antonio, TX
Durga P. Naidu, MD; Duraisamy Balaguru, MD; Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD; John P. Breinholt, MD; William I. Douglas, MD
Pseudoaneurysm of the Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery homograft

21. 7th World Conference of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, 16-21 July, 2017, Barcelona, Spain
Andrea D. Harris, MD; Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD; Chandra Srinivasan, MD
The paradox of bradycardia and wide QRS*

22. 7th World Conference of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, 16-21 July, 2017, Barcelona, Spain
M. Alnoor; A. Doshi; S. Bynon; E. Imseis; G.Biliciler-Denktas; D. Balaguru
Preemptive liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia*

23. 7th World Conference of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, 16-21 July, 2017, Barcelona, Spain
Andrea D. Harris, MD; Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, MD; Mousumi Moulik, MD, William I. Douglas, MD; Chandra Srinivasan, MD
Permanent pacemaker implantation via iliac vein in single ventricle patient after bidirectional Glenn procedure*

24. The University of Texas Beyond Resiliency Training, 25-26 September, 2017, Houston, TX
SS Hashmi, G. Biliciler-Denktas, R Shegog, and AB Sereno
Insights into Faculty Burnout at a Multidisciplinary Academic Health Institution: A Pilot Study*

25. The University of Texas Beyond Resiliency Training, 25-26 September, 2017, Houston, TX
R Shegog, SS Hashmi, AB Sereno, G. Biliciler-Denktas
Perspectives from the Front Line: Faculty Suggestions for Improving the Workplace*