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.

Today, Israel leads in the field of ophthalmology. The use of state-of-the-art technology allows Israeli ophthalmologists not only to recognize eye diseases at an early stage, but also to cure them successfully.
In most cases, early diagnosis of any eye disease guarantees successful treatment of the problem. Israeli ophthalmologists make concerted efforts to perform high quality diagnostics leading to effective treatment of complex disease and performance of complex surgical corrections without side effects.