Lidar Zvi

Education

• 1988-1991 Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.
• 1991-1995, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

Specialization

• Internship: 1996-2002, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Hospital, Tel Hashomer.
• Specializes in small and open spine surgery, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Recognized experience

• Neurosurgery specialist
• Spine surgery

Continuous education

• 2002-2004, Postgraduate education in spine surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
• 2004 Advanced training in minimally invasive spine surgery, Memphis, USA.
• 2004 Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
• 2005 Advanced training in oncological diseases of the spine, Kanazawa, Japan.

Clinical experience

• 1995-1996 Internship at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
• 1996-2002 Internship, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
• 2002-2004 Specialization in spine surgery and minimally invasive surgery Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
• 2004 – Currently Senior Physician and Director of the Spinal Surgery Department of the Neurosurgery Department at Tel Aviv Medical Center.

Academic experience

• A practitioner for American students at the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.
• Lecturer for medical students at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine.
• Lecturer for interns in orthopedics as part of further education at Tel Aviv University.
• Lecturer at the Tel Aviv Medical Center School of Nursing.
• Spine biomechanical researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin Research Laboratory, USA.
• Researcher and developer of spine surgery with a miniature approach. European Neurological Association Guidelines for Tiny Spine Surgery.

Attending conferences

About 50 scientific presentations at national and international conferences

Professional publications

About 50 publications in international professional journals.

Membership in associations

• Membership in the World Neurosurgical Association WFNS.
• Membership in the American Spine Association (NASS).
• Israel Medical Association.
• Israel Neurosurgical Association.
• Israel Spinal Association.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Areas of special interest and activities

• Minimally invasive spine surgeries.
• Treatment of oncological diseases of the spine.
• Study of the biomechanics of spinal implants.