Ronen Blecher, MD

Description of the main medical specialization - Orthopedics

Place of work (hospital) - Assuta Ashdod

Medical specialization - Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Surgery

Position in the hospital - Orthopedic surgeon

Membership in professional organizations -
The Israel Medical Association
The Israel Orthopedic Association
The Israel Spine Society

Education

2005 – Graduated from the Technion School of Medicine, Haifa.

2006 – Internship at the Assaf Harofeh University Hospital in Tzrifin.

2007-2013 Internship in orthopedics at the Assaf Harofeh University Hospital in Tzrifin.

2013-2017 PhD in scoliosis research and fracture healing at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot.

2017-2019 Continuing education in spinal surgery at SWEDISH Hospital in Seattle, USA.

Publications
1. Blecher R, Smorgick Y, Anekstein Y, Peer A, Mirovsky Y.
Management of Symptomatic Vertebral Hemangioma; Follow up of 6 patients
J. Spinal Disord. Tech. 2011 May;24(3):196-201.

2. Blecher R, Krief S, Galili T, Biton IE, Stern T, Assaraf E, Levanon D, Appel E, Anekstein Y, Agar G, Groner Y, Zelzer E. The proprioceptive system masterminds spinal alignment: insight into the mechanism of scoliosis. Dev Cell. 2017 Aug 21;42(4):388-399.e3.

3. Blecher R, Krief S, Galili T, Assaraf E, Stern T, Anekstein Y, Agar G, Zelzer E.
The proprioceptive system regulates morphologic restoration of fractured bones.
Cell Rep. 2017 Aug 22;20(8):1775-1783. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.073