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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

Expertise

1 Primary Hip and Knee Replacements

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.

Revision Hip and Knee Surgery Following Failure the Primary Implant

Partial Knee Replacement Using a Non-Cemented and Cemented Implant

This operation offers much quicker rehabilitation and less pain following surgery.

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.

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.

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