Yaron Sela

Education: Doctor of Medicine: Hebrew University School of Medicine and Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

Certified by the US Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to work as a specialist doctor with a medical license in the USA

Description of the main medical specialization: Orthopedics of the shoulder, elbow and palm

Residency in orthopedic surgery:

Hand and upper extremity fellowship and clinical instructorship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Clinical residency in the Shoulder Unit at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel

Orthopedics residency in the Orthopedics Division of Sheba Medical Center

Internship at Assaf Harofeh Hospital, Be’er Ya’akov, Israel

Surgeries:

·         Fractures and tendon and nerve injuries of the upper limbs: shoulders, elbows and palms

·         Carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital canal syndrome, and other nerve stress conditions

·     Trigger finger release (tenolysis), and treatment of grasping     syndromes and tendonitis (inflammatory tendon conditions)

·         Ligament injuries and sports injuries of the hand, elbow, and shoulder

·         Arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and thumb

·         Surgical and non-surgical treatment of cartilage erosion and arthritis of the hand, elbow, and/or shoulder – including fixations and joint replacements

·         The complete array of congenital and acquired conditions of the upper limbs in children

·         Upper limb microsurgery

·         Shoulder rotator cuff tendon tear repair and repair of shoulder instability

·   Complex reconstructions of the upper limbs