Dr. Gabriel Amir, M.D., PhD.

Head of Cardiac Surgery Service for Neonates

Gabrial Amir is the Head of Neonatal surgical Unit, which capabilities have been improved substantially over the last decades. Achieving surgical results that are on par with the highest international standards has been made possible through years of cumulative experience and the incorporation of improvements and innovations into a cardiovascular service. It is not only dependent on flawless, non-compromising surgical results but also on a sound and solid supporting infrastructure providing accurate diagnosis and making the correct preoperative decisions. Prenatal diagnosis allows better planning of birth place and immediate postnatal assessment and treatment. Intraoperative cardiology support is imperative for confirming the diagnosis and for providing perioperative online quality control. Smooth and experienced anesthesia decreases the morbidity associated with the treatment of the smaller babies. Postoperative proactive intensive care unit (ICU) treatment with tight cooperation between the surgeons, the intensivists and the cardiologists provide continuity of care, where the sick child is at all times treated by a senior physician well acquainted with his or her disease.

Education

Medical Education 1986-1992-Sackler School of Medicine- Tel Aviv University
Internship- Sheba Medical Center 1992-1993

Professional Experience

Residency- Heart Surgery-Sheba Medical Center 1994-2000
PhD Student-Sackler School of Medicine- Tel Aviv University 1999-2003
Congenital Heart Surgery Unit – Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel 2006-Present
Head of Cardiac Surgery Service for Neonates 2016- Present

Main expertise: correction of complicated pathologies for neonates, such as pulmonary arteries reconstruction and unifocalization, trachea surgery, chest pathologies surgery.

Other Interests

Tissue engineering
Brain protection
Myocardial protection

International Upgrading Practice

One year of research work and two years of clinical practice in surgery and treatment of neonates with complicated pathologies, such as unifocalization and pulmonary arteries reconstruction.
2003-2004 – post-doctorate research work in Cardiac Surgery Department in Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.
2004-2006 – clinical practice in Cardiac Surgery Department in Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.