Prof. Ehud Raanani
Head of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Education:
1984-87- Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel Deans Distinction 1987
1987-90- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel MD 1990
Further studies:
- 1993- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- 1998-2000- University of Toronto, Department of Surgery Clinical Fellowship
- 2000 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY Aortic surgery, post-graduate course
- 2001 University Hospital Bergmannsheil – Bochum Medtronic Cardioblate education course
- 2002 Mitral Valve Repair XI Postgraduate Course on Techniques in Mitral Valve Surgery and Echocardiography
- 2002 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY Aortic surgery, post-graduate course
- 2003 OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium Port Access Workshop
- 2003 S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy 2nd Postgraduate course: Surgery of The Thoracic Aorta
- 2003 Paris, France European Chapter of Le Club Mitrale
- 2005 Innsbruck, Austria Integrated Coronary Revascularization Workshop
- 2005 OLV College, Aalst Belgium Endoscopic techniques course
- 2006 Master of valve repair program, Bad-Neustadt, Germany 8th advanced course
- 2006 Heart to heart series, sevilla, Spain First forum- Aortic stenosis
- 2007 Freestye Masters Series :Options and Outcomes, Washington, USA
- 2008 Coronary Ostial Reconstruction: Surgery or Stenting? Barcelona, Spain 57th ESCVS International Congress
- 2008 Reconstruction of the Aortic Valve and Root A Practical Approach, Homburg, Germany Module 1: Aortic Valva Repair
- 2008 The 5th International Advanced Valve Repair Programme, Brussels, Belguim The 5th International Advanced Valve Repair Programme
Academic Experience and University Appointments:
1995-2002 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Surgery Instructor
2002-2006 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Surgery
2007-2010 Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Surgery Senior Lecturer
2010-Date Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Surgery Professor
Clinical Experience:
- 1990-1 Meir Hospital, Israel- Internship
- 1991-7 Rabin Medical Center, Israel- Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
- 1993 Meir Hospital, Israel- General Surgery Resident
- 1993 Rabin Medical Center, Israel- In charge of establishing Homograft Bank of Heart Valves
- 1997-8 Rabin Medical Center, Israel- Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgeon
- 1998-9 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto- Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellow
- 1999-2000 St. Michael’s hospital, Toronto- Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Fellow
- 2000- 2001 Rabin Medical Center, Israel- Cardiothoracic Surgery Staff Surgeon
- 2002- 2003 Rabin Medical Center, Israel- Cardiothoracic Surgery Head, Program of Aortic Surgery
- 2004-date Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Israel- Cardiothoracic Surgery Head of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department
Academic and Proffesional Awards:
- 1997- Tel Aviv University, Israel - Schreiber Grant for Research
- 1997- Rabin Medical Center, Israel- Committee for the Advancement of Research –Research Grant
- 1998- American Physicians Fellowship, USA - Fellowship Grant
- 1998- Israel Medical Association, Israel Scientific Council, Fellowship Grant
Membership in Proffesional societies:
- 1995- Israel Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine
- 1998- Israel Surgical Society
- 1998- Israel Society for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
- 1999- Israel Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- 2005-2008- Chairman, Israel Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- 2001- Society of Heart ValveDisease
- 2008- present Appointment as Advisor on Cardiac Surgery to IDF Head of Medical Corps
