Doctor information
rofessor Halkin is an Interventional Cardiologist and Head of the Structural Heart Disease Service at the Ichilov Medical Center. He maintains a private practice at the Assuta Clinic.
The Professor utilizes catheterization to treat Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Myocardial Infarction, performing coronary artery stenting with the latest generation of drug-eluting stents.
Key Focus Areas and Innovations (Interventional Cardiology)
Professor Halkin is recognized as one of the world’s best specialists in treating arrhythmias and holds a top rank on expertscape.com.
- Endovascular Procedures: Replacement and reconstruction of heart valves (e.g., Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – TAVR).
- Stroke Prevention: Implantation of the Watchman device for patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF).
- Arrhythmia Treatment: Performing minimally invasive ablation procedures.
- Device Implantation: Installation of modern pacemakers (including the world’s smallest, Micra) and Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICDs) for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
The most common pathologies to address
- Cardiac rhythm disturbance
- Atrial fibrillation / Atrial fibrillation / Atrial fibrillation
- Endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis
- Acquired and congenital heart defects
- Coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Myocardial infarction
- Mitral valve insufficiency
- Aortic stenosis
- Angina pectoris
- Cardiosclerosis
- Heart failure
Education and clinical experience
2006
Senior Physician, then Head of the Structural Heart Anomalies Service of the Interventional Cardiology Department at Ikhilov Medical Center
2004
Senior physician at Lenox Hill Hospital (USA)
2004
Invasive cardiology fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital (New York, USA)
2001
Specialization in cardiology at Ikhilov Medical Center
1998
Specialization in Internal Medicine at Hadassah Medical Center
1994
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University (Jerusalem)
Academic and scientific activities
The Professor is an Instructor at the Hadassah Medical School and has published dozens of scientific papers on cardiology in international journals. The topics of his work include:
- ICD implantation and sudden cardiac death;
- Assessment of renal function and safety of new-generation transcatheter aortic valves;
- The link between metabolic syndrome and mortality from coronary disease;
- The effect of statin therapy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Membership in medical associations
- Israeli Medical Association
- Israeli Heart Association
- North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE – historical name)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
