Medical news in Israel

Continuous clinical research into new endoprosthetic technologies, along with the use of advanced surgical methods, has placed Israel at the cutting edge of orthopedic treatment.

Israeli surgeons, such as Dr Ilya Pekarsky and Dr Alexey Kalganov, are recognized as world-leaders in their fields, and have successfully treated celebrities and Olympic athletes (such as 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 3-time world champion figure-skater Evgeni Plushenko.

Neurosurgical patients in Israel benefit from the expertise of highly-qualified specialists, as well as modern diagnostic techniques and innovative treatment protocols. Israeli is home to a number of world-renowned neurosurgeons; foreign neurosurgeons routinely travel to Israel to train at Ichilov and Sheba medical centers, where hundreds of operations are performed every year.

Israeli medical centers such as Assuta, Sheba and Ichilov (Sourasky) have multifunctional departments that are well equipped to diagnose and treat various types of cancer. All centers are in possession of modern diagnostics technologies, such as PET-CT, MRI and CT scanners, medical ultrasound, etc. They also have access to groundbreaking tools (such as PET-MRI and 3D mammography) that may not be available elsewhere.