Cardiosurgeon, the Head of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Institute of Heart Diseases, Schneider Medical Center.
Dr. George specializes in pediatric cardiology and complex cardiac surgery. He conducted hundreds of operations on the heart and chest and has a vast amount of experience in his particular areas of interest: correction of heart valves, surgery of the great vessels. Dr. Frenkel performed many unique operations, such as an open-heart surgery for a premature baby weighing 800 grams, a heart transplant for a one-year-old child, installation of a defibrillator for a 4-month-old baby. As well as the complex operations in the twins, suffered from the same complex multiple heart defect, both of whom weighed less than 3kg. Corrective surgery, which fully repaired the defects, included closure of the large hole between the chambers and creating an outlet for the right ventricle.
Dr. George Frenkel successfully treat aortic valve stenosis, arrhythmias, atrial septal defect, breach of atrioventricular canal, endocarditis, cardiomyopathy, aortic coarctation, congenital heart disease, coronary artery in children with Kawasaki syndrome, Ebstein’s anomaly, tetralogy of Fallof, anomalous pulmonary venous return etc. In addition to medical practice, Dr. George Frenkel pays great attention to scientific work. He has written dozens of articles on various aspects of cardio-thoracic surgery. His professional experience is more than 30 years.
The Cardiac Surgery Division at Schneider Children’s, where Dr. George Frenkel works, treats thousands of sick children from all over the country each year. It has the capability of responding to highly complex conditions in small infants a day old. Early diagnosis accords the planning of the birth at a tertiary care center that is able to dictate policy and supply immediate treatment, thus obviating potential early damage which can result from a heart defect such as this. Annually, Schneider Children’s performs over 10,000 assessments through echocardiograms, more than 400 cardiac surgeries and over 500 cardiac catheterizations, 60% of which are therapeutic.
Education and professional backgound:
- Dr George Frenkel graduated from the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute
- 1995 – Work as a cardiosurgeon in Israeli clinics
- 2003-2005 – Surgeon of the Cardiac Surgery Department of Mot Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan C.S.
- 2010 – Head of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Institute of Heart Diseases, Schneider Medical Center.
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric heart surgery, correction of heart walls, surgery of the great vessels (aortic malformations, vascular rings), left ventricular obstruction (Ross procedure, Ross-Conno procedure), heart transplantation and lungs to children
Honors:
2000 – The rank of The Best Worker of Israel according to the Israeli Association of Cardiologists
Membership in professional societies:
Honorary Member of the Israeli Association of Cardiologists
