Doctor of Medicine (M.D) – The faculty of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Sports Medicine Diploma – The school for continued education in the faculty of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
FIFA Diploma in Football (soccer) Medicine.
Physical Activity Trainer – The Zinman College for Physical Education & Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
Training & Clinical Experience
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Graduate of the Israeli Society of Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy Educational Program.
Research Scholar (Sport injuries and treatments) at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Visiting Clinical Fellow (Sport Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery, Biologic Treatments) at Dr. Ramon Cugat / QuironSalud Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research Fellow (1 year) at Hospital for Special Surgery, New-York, NY, USA.
Orthopaedic Sports Surgery Clinical Fellow (2 years – Knee, Hip, Shoulder) at Hospital for Special Surgery, New-York, NY, USA.
Extensive experience in treatment of athletes of all levels including working as a team physician of professional teams in major leagues in Israel and abroad.
Currently an Attending Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon at Meir Medical Center (Israel), an Orthopaedic consultant to the Israeli Olympic Committee, and president of Israeli Society for Knee Surgery, Sports traumatology, and arthroscopy.
awards & honors
2023 ISAKOS traveling fellowship award.
The 2022 Lance Peters, MD, Memorial Biomechanics Award, Alumni Association of Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
2021 Institutional Research Award, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
The 2020 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Cabaud Memorial Award.
The 2019 Russell F. Warren, M.D. Fellow Research Award, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
The 2016 Institutional Outstanding Resident Award, Meir Medical Center.
The 2016 Institutional Research Award, Meir Medical Center.
2015 Winner of the Israeli Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy National CME Arthroscopy contest.
Professional Societies
The Israeli Society for Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, and Arthroscopy (ISKSA) – President (Elected March 2024).
The Israeli Orthopaedic Association.
The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS).
The European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA).
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).
Academic Activity
Senior lecturer (equiv: Assistant Professor) in the Orthopaedic surgery department at Tel Aviv University.
Co-ordinator – Sports Medicine Diploma Studies – The school for continued education in the faculty of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Co-ordinator – Pre-clinical Muskuloskeletal Studies – Faculty of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Instructor – The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Educational Program at Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Member – The Israeli Orthopaedic Residency In-Training Examination Committee.
Reviewer of leading journals in Orthopaedic Surgery: The American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM) The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) Kee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA)
Leading and involved with innovative research projects and publications in the leading Orthropaedic journals.
