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Professor Gideon Uretsky

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Professor Gideon Uretsky was one of Israel’s best Cardiac Surgeons, possessing profound knowledge in Cardiothoracic Surgery. He performed highly complex, advanced surgical interventions on the heart, including transapical aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair/replacement.

The Professor operated on patients with cardiovascular pathologies and, at various times, headed the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at several major medical centers, including Assuta and Ichilov.

The staff of Assuta Clinic expresses its condolences on the death of Prof. Gideon Uretsky.

Areas of surgery and specialization (cardiothoracic surgery)

  • Coronary bypass surgery (aortocoronary bypass)
  • Heart valve replacement and prosthetics (including percutaneous aortic valve replacement)
  • Stenting
  • Treatment of acquired and congenital heart defects
  • Surgery for myocardial infarction
  • Surgical treatment of aortic dissecting aneurysms

Pathologies to be treated

  • Heart defects (congenital and acquired)
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Endocarditis
  • Heart blockages (requiring surgical correction or implantation)
  • Arterial hypertension
  • Cardiovascular pathologies

Education and clinical experience

2003

Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Assuta Medical Center

2002

Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Ikhilov Medical Center

2001

Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Carmel Medical Center

1999

Senior physician in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem

1992

Specialized in the application of hyperbaric oxygenation at the Institute of Naval Medicine (Alverstoke, UK)

1989

Thoracic surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic Medical Center and Harvard University Hospital (USA)

1976

Traineeship in thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery at Hadassah Medical Center (Jerusalem, Israel)

1971

Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Academic and scientific activities

Professor Uretsky earned his professorial title through teaching and scientific work at Tel Aviv University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

His scientific papers, published in numerous international medical journals, focused on:

  • Diagnostic problems of Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm.
  • Toxic effects of Protamine and Nitric Oxide on the heart.
  • Cardiomyoplasty—a new method of surgical intervention on the heart.

Membership in medical associations

  • Israeli Association of Cardiac Surgeons
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • American Association of Cardiac Surgeons
  • European Association of Cardiac Surgeons
  • International Association for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • International Society for Cardiac Research
  • New York Academy of Sciences
  • International Society for Heart Transplantation
  • European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

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