Expertise/Specialty and Interests:
- Interventional Cardiology
- Coronary, peripheral and valvular interventions
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
Languages:
Hebrew, English.
Education & Fellowships:
- Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2002-2004)
- Research Fellowship in Vascular Biology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2003-2004)
- Residency and Fellowship in Internal Medicine and Adult Cardiology, Meir General Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (1996-2002)
- Medical Officer (Major), Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) (1992-1996)
- Medical School – Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (1984-1991)
Recent Activities:
Overseeing the treatment of over 2000 patients per year with variety of cardiac disorders including ischemic heart diseases (and acute coronary syndromes), valvular diseases, myocardial diseases in whom cardiac catheterization and intervention are undertaken at the Leviev Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel and Private Clinic at Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
The range of treatments includes diagnosis, pharmacological (medication), and interventianal treatment of all adult cardiac diseases including:
- Diagnostic coronary angiography
- Hemodynamic cardiac catheterization for the assessment of:
- Valvular disaeses
- Myocardial and pericardial diseases
- Candidates for heart transplantation
- Assessment of pulmonary hypertension
- Diagnostic peripheral angiography – carotids, renal, aorta, limbs
- Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
- Complex PCI procedures
- Intra-vascular ultrasound (IVUS)
- Fractional flow reserve (FFR
- Percutaneous peripheral interventions
- Carotid artery stenting
- Subbclavian artery stenting
- Renal artery stenting
- Percutaneous valvular interventions
- Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) – both Edwards and CoreValve
Career Accomplishments:
- Senior Interventional Cardiologist at the Leviev Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center. Tel Hashomer, Israel
- In charge of CME cardiology program at Sackler school of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel (2004-2008)
- In charge of Cardiology education in the 4-year program medical school, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel (2009-present)