Dr. Alexey Kalganov
Leading specialist in joint replacement at the medical center, a major specialist in foot correction and knee and hip replacement.
Dr. Alexey Kalganov is one of Israel's leading orthopedic surgeons, an expert-level specialist in joint arthroplasty, a professional of the highest class who masterfully uses the most progressive methods of orthopedic surgery.
His practical experience includes 10 years of service in the Israeli rescue forces as a medical unit commander and practicing trauma surgeon. During those years orthopedist Alexey Kalganov twice received high awards for saving lives, and those years, by his own account, laid the foundation of his high professionalism.
Alexey Kalganov received his higher medical education at the South Ural Medical Institute in Chelyabinsk. Having chosen surgery as his specialty, Dr. Kalganov completed a basic internship at one of the clinical bases of the Chelyabinsk medical university and then specialized in traumatology and orthopedic surgery. After moving to Israel, he validated his qualification as an orthopedic surgeon by completing a fellowship in sports traumatology and orthopedics at a Tel Aviv university clinic. He additionally studied modern joint replacement at a Royal Hospital in the UK, completed in-depth specialization in joint arthroplasty at Israel's largest medical center, Sourasky (Ichilov), and worked in the surgical traumatology department of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, where he performed replacement of large joints.
Today Dr. Alexey Kalganov is one of the most sought-after orthopedic surgeons in Israel, a recognized authority in progressive orthopedic technologies, a high-class specialist in joint arthroplasty, and an official expert of the British developer of CRM prostheses used for joint replacement worldwide. He is a member of the European and Israeli Orthopedic Associations and the European Society of Joint Replacement, and a consultant to the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at the Wingate Institute in Israel.
He speaks Russian, English and Hebrew fluently.
Dr. Alexey Kalganov is competent in performing highly complex orthopedic operations, including:
- knee and hip replacement using advanced arthroplasty methods;
- arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow and knee joints after sports and other injuries;
- orthopedic treatment of the meniscus;
- surgical correction of valgus foot.
For each patient Dr. Kalganov carefully selects the technique of the orthopedic operation that will deliver the maximum result with minimal tissue trauma.