Dr. Ates was born in 1980 in Antalya. He graduated from Antalya Metin Nuran Cakallıklı Anatolian High School in 1998. He completed his education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Turkish) in 2005. He received cardiology specialization training between 2005-2010 at Hacettepe University, Department of Cardiology. Dr. Ates, who did his compulsory service at Sinop State Hospital between 2011-2013, worked as a Teaching Assistant (Main Assistant) at Samsun Training and Research Hospital between 2013-2019. Dr. Atea started to work as a faculty member in Hacettepe University Cardiology Department in 2019 and earned the title of Associate Professor in 2020. Structural heart diseases, congenital heart diseases, coronary artery disease, and peripheral arterial diseases are among the subjects of interest.