Doctor Tuvia Ben-Gal

Tuvia Ben-Gal was one of the first in the country to use radioisotope methods to study the work of the heart muscle and large vessels. While in the United States he obtained accreditation in cardiac surgery. Today the doctor successfully performs heart transplants and artificial heart implantation (Jarvik 2000 and others). His expertise includes preventing complications after heart valve repair and preventing rejection of a transplanted heart. His professional merits allowed him to head the transplantation and heart failure departments at one of the most authoritative medical institutions in Israel.

Tuvia Ben-Gal graduated with honors from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. After higher education the doctor completed a number of fellowships and advanced training courses in Israel, Europe and America. He studied cardiac surgery in the United States under renowned "star" professors. During his studies Tuvia Ben-Gal showed his talents not only as a student but also as a researcher. He introduced into practice schemes for preventing complications after cardiac surgery.

Tuvia Ben-Gal is the author of hundreds of papers and scientific works on conservative and surgical treatment of cardiovascular diseases. He is an honorary member of many Israeli and international professional societies and president of the Israeli Heart Failure Association. He regularly takes part in scientific and practical congresses, conferences and round tables as an invited lecturer.

Tuvia Ben-Gal is a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon recognized in Israel and worldwide. Working with the most important and at the same time most vulnerable organ, he follows minimally invasive tactics to reduce the risk of complications and ease the patient's rehabilitation. In particular, every year Tuvia Ben-Gal performs hundreds of closed-heart procedures using endovascular access.

Tuvia Ben-Gal's clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of the following conditions:

• Heart failure
• Congenital heart defects
• Cardiomyopathies
• Pre-infarction conditions and post-infarction complications
• Coronary heart disease
• Chronic arterial hypertension
• Heart valve insufficiency
• Aortic aneurysm
• Angina

The use of the most modern technologies, devotion to his work, and an attentive and tactful attitude toward patients make the doctor a brilliant professional and a pleasant person.