Dr. Tamir Pritsch

Director, The hand surgery unit; Orthopedic Division


Education

Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University

Specialization

Orthopedic Department B'. Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv
(graduated with Excellency both stage A and B of the Israeli board exams)

Known expertise

  • Israeli Board certified orthopedic surgeon
  • Israeli Board Certified Hand Surgeon

Continuing education

  • ACRP Good Clinical Practice course
  • Microsurgical techniques course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Advanced anatomy of the hand and wrist cadaver course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • The Mayo wrist course, Rochester MN
  • The Mayo reconstructive  microvascular surgery course, Rochester, MN
  • University of Texas Southwestern flap course, Dallas, TX.
  • AO hand and wrist fracture course, Dallas, TX.
  • Wrist arthroscopy course, Naples, FL.
  • Research fellowship - The Orthopedic Oncology Program, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC (affiliated to Georgetown University and George Washington University). Head of the program: Dr. Martin M Malawer. Fellowship was fully sponsored by the National Institute of Health.
  • ACGME accredited hand and microsurgery fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA.
  • ACGME accredited hand and microsurgery fellowship. University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Tx, USA.
  • Pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery fellowship, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Tx, USA.

Clinical experience

  • ACGME accredited hand and microsurgery fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA.
  • ACGME accredited hand and microsurgery fellowship. University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Tx, USA.
  • Pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery fellowship, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Tx, USA.
  • Attending at the Orthopedic department, hand surgery unit, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
  • Active head of the hand surgery unit, Orthopedic Division.

Academic experience

  • Teaching of medical students
  • Presentations in international professional meetings
  • Publications in peer review professional journals

Conference participation

Number of presentations in international conferences: 21

Professional publications

Number of scientific publications: 29
Number of book chapters: 5

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed

Union membership

  • Israel Medical society
  • Mayo Clinic Alumni
  • Israel hand surgery society

Areas of interest

  • Complex wrist problems and arthroscopic surgery
  • Tendon transfers and complex reconstruction of the upper extremity
  • Microvascular surgery
  • Nerve reconstruction surgery
  • Pediatric hand surgery and congenital malformations.