About the Shemer Medical Center

Includes neuro-vascular unit which deals with diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from diseases of the blood vessels of the brain leading to strokes.

Tumors and vascular lesions of the skull base such as meningiomas of the skull base, acoustic neurinomas, pituitary adenomas and aneurysms of the anterior and posterior cerebral circulation. Neurosurgical oncology, services equipped with cutting edge technology, including intraoperative computerized navigation, intraoperative cortical mapping and intraoperative MRI. Advanced delivery of chemotherapy across the blood-brain barrier. Molecular diagnosis and stereotactic radiosurgery. Neurotrauma, vast experience has been acquired with all aspects of the surgical, intensive care management and rehabilitation of patients with craniocerebral trauma. Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, treatment of movement disorders, chronic and neuropathic pain syndromes, spasticity, peripheral nerve disorders and epilepsy. Spinal surgery including degenerative spinal diseases, spinal and spinal cord tumors. Endovascular neurosurgery, including embolization of cerebral aneurysms, ateriovenous malformations and fistulae, thrombolysis for acute stroke and carotid and cerebral arterial stenting.

Primary balloon treatment for heart attacks, radiofrequency ablation (electrical burning) treatment for all types of rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation, implantation of sophisticated devices, e.g. ICD's and biventricular pacemakers, counterpulsation treatment for intractable angina pectoris, an integrated approach to heart failure (from drug treatment and day care to heart transplantation), and more.

Adult and pediatric heart surgery, heart transplantation coronary by-pass surgery and arterial revascularization. Heart valve repairs, mitral reconstruction and aortic valve repairs - employs the thorascopic assisted open-heart surgery, the “Heartport” system and similarly less invasive open heart systems, which enable to perform a proper open heart operation through a small (5-8 cm) incision below the right breast. Correction of congenital cardiac malformation with better esthetic results. Repair of congenital heart anomalies in patients of any age. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome operations as well as arterial switch operations, Tetrads, Canals and Rosses. Aneurysm surgery.

Diagnostic procedures ranging from the basic to the most sophisticated including Cytogenetics, Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH), Flow Cytometry and DNA analysis by PCR techniques. Autologous BMT, allogeneic BMT, allogeneic BMT from an unrelated donor, mismatched allogeneic BMT and Mismatched Haploidentical BMT

All Pediatrics Department including , Craniofacial/Cleft Dpt, Critical Care, BMT, Cardiac Surgery, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Metabolism, Neonatology, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Urology

All types of surgery accepted today worldwide with innovative techniques such as laser, endoscopy and laparoscopy.

Center for implant surgery include all parameters of modern orthopedics, adult reconstructive surgery, pediatric surgery, trauma, joint implants, joint arthroscopic surgery, oncological surgery, hand and foot surgery and surgery of the spinal column.

All surgery connected to urology, kidney, bladder prostate and testicles. All types of sexology treatment for restoration of proper male sexual function including prosthetic implants.

Including gyneco-oncology unit, high risk pregnancy unit, in-vitro fertilization (I.V.F.) unit.

Diagnosis and treatment of fertility problems (hormonal, uterine or fallopian tube impairment, sperm quality, unexplained infertility). IVF Treatment (including micromanipulation, ICSI, laser AHA, blastacyst growth, ultrasound involved embryo placement, cryo-preservation of embryo).

Sometimes employed to return eggs, sperm or embryo, to the fallopian tubes or uterus in cases where conventional treatment procedures have failed, in women whose fallopian tubes are patent.

We can find those who are at risk to carrying the genes for several common, disorders such as: cystic fibrosis, mental retardation, the fragile X-chromosome, breast and ovarian cancer, Gaucher diseases and others.

Highly specialized staff dealing with correction of congenital and acquired malformations, reconstruction of soft tissue deficits, breast and auricle, management of trauma injuries burns, and pressure sores, hypospadias and other penile surgery, cleft lip and palate.

Dent-alveolar surgery. Orthognatic surgery. Clinic for patients with congenital, developmental and posttraumatic facial deformities. Cleft lip/palate and Craniofacial surgery.

Benign and malignant tumors of the jaws and related structures: diagnosis, treatment, reconstruction and follow-up.

Trauma surgery: comprehensive management of trauma to the soft and hard structures of the facial tissues. Oral and facial rehabilitation.

Dental implants and bone regeneration for restoring missing teeth in the jawbones .

Facial rehabilitation of deficient parts by means of obturators and other devices.

Surgical reconstruction of soft tissues and/or bony elements lost after tumor surgery or Trauma.

Management of Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders and facial pain.

Diagnosis and management of conditions involving the oral mucosa and salivary glands. Management of dentoalveolar and maxillofacial infections.

Laser Clinic: biopsy and excision of benign and premalignant lesions of the oral cavity by surgical laser.

Detached retina . Anterior segment and refractive surgery. Uveitis. Infectious diseases. Vitreoretinal surgery. Glaucoma. Retinoblastoma. Neuro-Ophthalmology, electrophysiology. Plastics. Pediatric Ophthalmology . Strabismus and Ophthalmic Imaging. Corneal grafting. All ophthalmologic surgery accepted.

• Trauma center
• General surgery
• Rehabilitation
• Nephrology
• Endocrine unit
• Metabolism Unit
• Dermatology
• Interventional Radiology and Radiosurgery
• Oncology
• Rheumatology
• Otolaryngology
• Gastroenterology
• Immunology
• Infectious Diseases