EXPERIENCE
Clinical Experience
1990 –2010
HEAD OF ORTHOPEADICS DEPARTMENT
Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2010-today
HEAD OF JOINT REPLACEMENT UNIT
Center for advanced orthopedic, Assuta medical center, Tel- Aviv, Israel.
1983 – 1985
DEPUTY HEAD
Orthopedics department, Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1985 – 1990
HEAD OF ORTHOPEADICS DEPARTMENT
Soroka medical center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
1981
PHD THESIS
University of Oxford (DPhil OXON)
1980 – 1983
SENIOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
Department of orthopaedics, Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1977 – 1980
CLINICAL LECTURER
Nuffield orthopaeic centre, Oxford, England.
1970 – 1976
RESIDENCY IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Deprartment of orthopaedics , Ichilov hospital,
Tel Aviv, Israel.
Academic Experience
1995 – PRESENT
ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv university, Israel.
1999 – 2001
HEAD OF POST GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ORTHOPAEDICS
Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv university, Israel.
1986 – 1988
PRESIDENT OF THE ISRAELI ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION
1986 – 1990
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Ben-Gurion university, Israel.
1977 – 1980
LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Nuffield medical centre university of Oxford, England.
1981 – 1985
SENIOR LECTURER IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv university, Israel.
1974 – 1977
CLINICAL LECTURER
Sackler school of medicine, Tel Aviv university, Israel
Expertise
1 Primary Hip and Knee Replacements
5 Patello - femoral pain
due to mild malalignment or imbalance of the quadriceps muscle common observed in athletes. Using a Botulinum toxin as a method to balance the muscle and reduce pain.
3 Revision Hip and Knee Surgery Following Failure the Primary Implant
4 Partial Knee Replacement Using a Non-Cemented and Cemented Implant
This operation offers much quicker rehabilitation and less pain following surgery.
6 Specializing in a rare orthopedic diseases
including metabolic bone disease neurological and diabetic conditions affecting the skeleton.
7 Treating nonunion of fractures by bone healing stimulators
For healing the fracture without further surgery.
2 Preoperative Planning of Hip and Knee Replacement Using Traumacad Software
for accuracy of the implant to be used and for a better performance of the joint replaced. Every joint needs a different implant to improve the joint performance after surgery.
Membership in Professional Societies
1987 - International society for fracture healing.
1986 - British orthopaedic association (overseas fellow).
1978 - Girdlestone orthopaedic society.
1978 - British orthopaedic research society.
1974 - Israel orthopaedic association.
1982 - AAOS ( american academy of orthopaedic surgeries)
Honorary member of the Bulgarian, Greece, Cyprus Orthopedic Associations
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
More than 120 scientific papers and books.