Amir Szold
Description of the main medical specialization:ֲ General surgeryֲ
Place of work (hospital):ֲ Assia Medical Chairperson, Medical Director, Senior Partner, Senior Surgeon and specialist in minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic surgery)ֲ
Languages:ֲ Hebrew, English
Education:
Doctor of Medicine from Hebrew University School of Medicine and Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem
Internship at Hadassah Hospital
Residency in general surgery at Hadassah Hospital ג€“ Mount Scopus, Jerusalem
Completed specialist training in laparoscopic surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York (early 1990s)
Board certified in surgery, 1993ֲ
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Description of additional medical specialization:
Minimally invasive surgeryֲ Membership in professional organizationsֲ Founded and was appointed chair of the Israeli Society for Endoscopic Surgery (in 1999)which became affiliated with the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery; member of the society’s Committee on Education and Conferences and a former member of the The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
The International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology
The Israeli Surgical Association
Frequent invited lecturer at international medical conferencesֲ Employmentֲ Surgical Specialist, Hadassah Hospital ג€“ Mount Scopus, 1993-1995
Established and headed Israelג€™s first endoscopic surgery unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 1995; established the first training center of its kind for endoscopic surgery in Israelֲ Publicationsֲ Published over 100 articles in prestigious medical journals and surgery book chapters.
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Areas of expertise:
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Esophageal surgeries
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Treatment of achalasia (swallowing difficulties)
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Sympathectomies: Treatment of excess sweating
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Endoscopic surgeries
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Laparoscopic surgeries
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Colon resections
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Adrenal gland resections
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Pancreatic tail resections (distal pancreatectomies)
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Gallbladder resections
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Hernia repairs: all types
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Complex abdominal wall hernias
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Bowel surgeries
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Gastrointestinal surgeries
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Esophageal surgeries
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Treatment of achalasia (swallowing difficulties)
ֲ·ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ ֲ Sympathectomies: Treatment of excess sweating