Dr. Yonatan Lahav

Yonatan Lahav graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He completed a fellowship as a phoniatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, in Boston.

Dr. Lahav is a member of the Israeli and European associations of otolaryngology.

Currently Yonatan Lahav heads the department of voice, breathing and swallowing disorders at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. A practicing physician with many years of experience, he combines administrative and clinical work. Dr. Lahav performs unique laser operations to remove cancerous tumors on the vocal cords. He also works on rehabilitation and restoration of damaged vocal cords, including damage caused by smoking.

Based on clinical research, Yonatan Lahav regularly presents at Israeli and international conferences. He is the author of numerous publications in leading medical journals. For significant results of scientific and clinical research he has repeatedly received awards from the Israeli and American associations of otolaryngologists.

• Treatment of laryngeal and tracheal stenosis with an endoscopic or open surgical procedure;
• Treatment of the vocal cords: polyps, granuloma, papillomas, cyst, scar, paralysis, vocal cord edema and adhesions, biopsy, vocal cord cancer;
• Diagnosis of the cause of snoring and apnea (DISE);
• Examination of the esophagus, swallowing mechanism and trachea.

Almost anyone can encounter problems with the throat and vocal cords. But those for whom the voice is their main working tool are at greater risk. Dr. Lahav's patients are often actors, singers, politicians and teachers. After a thorough examination he selects individual treatment methods depending on the diagnosis. The problem is localized in the shortest possible time, which is important for public figures. The process of restoring voice and speech function takes place under Yonatan Lahav's direct supervision.