Ely Ashkenazi

Description of the main medical specialization: Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery

Place of work (hospital): Assuta Hospital, Tel Aviv

Education:

1980 – Graduated the School of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1981 – Completed internship at Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1986–1994 – Specialization in neurosurgery at Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1995–1997 – Fellowship in spine surgery at Montefiore Hospital, the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, U.S.A.

Employment:

1982–1992 – Medical officer and army physician (career army service) in command and headquarters roles. Current rank: Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Served, inter alia, as trauma instructor (ATLS) at the School of Military Medicine, active Medical Corps Office, 1986–1994 – Specialization in neurosurgery at Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

1995–1997 – Fellowship in spine surgery at Montefiore Hospital, the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, U.S.A.

1997–2000 – Permanent Chief Physician: Specialist in neurosurgery and spinal surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

2000 – present Senior surgeon: Specialist in neurosurgery and spine surgery and deputy director of the Israel Spine Center at Assuta Hospital, Tel Aviv

Surgeries:

More than 30 years of experience in the field, during which he performed more than 4,600 surgeries, including:

Cervical discectomy

Lumbar discectomy

Vertebral fixation

Scoliosis surgery

Removal of tumors from the spine

Removal of implants from the spine

Cervical/dorsal laminectomy

Lumbar laminectomy

Shunt/Drain