| Chairman |
Prof. Joseph Klausner |
Main Description
TASMC is a surgically oriented medical center, and the ultra-modern Surgical Service is at the heart of this vast enterprise.
The Service offers a broad array of advanced treatments in all surgical disciplines, including complex cancer operations, brain surgery, cardiac surgery, organ transplantation, and plastic reconstruction procedures. The fact that hospital volume affects prognosis is now well established. The number of special procedures which serve as the basis for assessing quality of care, such as pancreatectomy, sarcoma surgery and esophagectomy, put our Surgical Service on a par with leading medical centers throughout the western world.
TASMC’s Surgical Service was the first in Israel to implement a strategy of specialization in all surgical disciplines. The Service contains:
- Brachytherapy for prostate cancer avoiding the need for surgery or external radiation
- Sophisticated limb-sparing surgery for soft tissue and bone sarcoma.
- Advanced regional surgical treatment for cancer, such as isolated limb perfusion with tumor necrosis factor and aggressive cytoreduction of abdominal carcinomatosis and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy
- Radio-isotope guided surgery
- Complex neurosurgical procedures including MRT-guided operations
- Endovascular surgery
- Advanced microsurgery including reconstruction of plexi and peripheral nerves
- Transanal microscopic surgery
The staff includes more than 20 Professors who are leading experts and surgeons in their respective fields, and all wards are academically affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University. TASMC’s policy of excellence has made it a leading surgical facility and a major referral center for patients with complex conditions.
The Future
Further investment in surgical education
Development of fellowship programs for post-residency physicians
Continuing development of a training center (which has already been established) for training residents and fellows in laparoscopic techniques
Closer ties and research collaboration with the Weizmann Institute and other research centers in Israel and abroad
Introduction of robotics into surgery
Development of image (combination of CT, MRI and isotope)-guided surgery
Establishment of a comprehensive multidisciplinary Trauma Center.
Services of The Surgical Department
15 hospital wards and 44 out patient clinics, representing a variety of surgical disciplines:
Departments: Urology, Orthopedics, Orthopedic-Oncology, ENT, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Units: Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Pain Clinic, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, Gynecological Anesthesiology, Surgical Unit for Regional Chemotherapy, Advanced Endoscopic Surgery, Colo-Proctology Unit, Transplantation, Liver Surgery, Trauma Center, Surgical ICU, Radio-Isotope Guided Surgery, Esophageal Surgery, Breast Health Center, Vascular ICU, Chest Reconstruction Surgery, Microsurgery, Base of Skull Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Surgery, Neurosurgery ICU, Surgery of the Spine and Neuro-Oncology, Functional Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic ICU, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Pediatric ENT.
Facts & Figuers
operations performed annually throughout the entire Surgical Service.
patients admitted to surgical departments annually.
2500 admissions and operations in Trauma Center per annum due to terrorist and civilian trauma.
More than 250 pancreas operations over a five-year period.
More than 150 retroperitoneal sarcoma operations over a five-year period.
More than 100 adrenal surgeries over a five-year period.
More than 300 colorectal surgeries per annum.
More than 700 advanced laparoscopic procedures per annum.
More than 100 new patients admitted to the Orthopedic-Oncology Department each year.
Research at The Surgical Deparment
Cancer biology, tumor vaccines, cancer immunotherapy, angiogenesis, IBD, oncology, emergency medicine, inflammatory diseases of the intestines, and other topics. Senior staff members collaborate in clinical and research programs with Harvard Medical School, MD Anderson Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and several other well known trauma centers. |
