Dr. Michael Peer

Head Thoracic Surgery Department


Education

​Medical School: Tbilisi State Medical University 

Specialization

​Asaf-Harofeh Medical Center

Known expertise

​General Thoracic Surgeon

Continuing education

  • Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles 2008
  • Charite Medical Center, Berlin 2012
  • Tor Vergata University, Roma 2016 

Clinical experience

  • 2010-2012 - Head Thoracic Surgery Unite, Edith Wolfson Medical Center
  • 2012-2019 - Head Department Thoracic Surgery, Asaf-Harofeh Medical Center
  • 2019 -  Head Department Thoracic Surgery, Tel-Avivi Medical Center - Ichilov

Academic experience

​Tel Aviv University 

Union membership

  • Israeli thoracic surgery and endoscopic surgery societies 
  • ESTS
  • ISMICS

Areas of interest

  • Minimally invasive lung surgery (thoracoscopic lobectomy)
  • Major pulmonary resections following neoadjuvant chemo radiation, including reconstructive lung surgery and pneumonectomy
  • Exprapleural pneumonectomy for mesothelioma
  • Robotic esophagostomy & conservative esophageal surgery 
  • Robotic mediastinal surgery including robotic thymectomy 
  • Chest wall resection and reconstruction for tumors including chest wall deformities repair
  • Thoracic pediatric surgery including infection, lung and mediastinal oncology and congenital pediatric surgery
  • Thoracoscopic  lung volume reduction surgery 
  • Awake plication lung surgery
  • Hyperhidrosis surgery