Ram Sharoni

Description of the main medical specialization: Cardiology

Place of work (hospital): Assuta Hospital

Languages:  Hebrew, English

Description of additional medical specialization: Minimally invasive heart valve surgery

Position in the hospital: Senior Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Specialist

Areas of expertise:

The complete spectrum of adult cardiac operations including:

·         Coronary artery bypass grafts

·         Valve surgeries

·         Other complex heart surgeries

·         Innovative minimally invasive heart valve procedures

Education:

Doctor of Medicine: Ben Gurion University, Be’er Sheva, 1991

Resident: School of Medicine of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and the Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, 1993 to 2000

Research fellow in valvular heart surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery: New York University, NYC, NY, USA, 2001-2002

Clinical fellow in valvular heart surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery:  New York University, NYC, NY, USA, 2001-2002

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Israel Medical Association

The International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

The European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine

International proctor for advanced sutureless heart-valve surgeries

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

Published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed Israeli and international professional journals

Published sections on heart surgery in leading medical textbooks