Professor Alon Ben-Nun

Professor Alon Ben-Nun is one of the leaders of thoracic surgery in Israel. He uses modern minimally invasive techniques in which access is gained through three tiny punctures. The professor performs surgery for tumors and other lung diseases, developmental defects of the bronchopulmonary system, diseases of the upper esophagus and severe chest wall deformities. Of particular professional interest to Alon Ben-Nun is the correction of post-traumatic defects, a subject to which he has devoted many articles, presentations and research works.

The professor has received a number of prestigious awards, including a commendation award from the President of Israel for his contribution to national healthcare and a prize from the Minister of Health "For Excellence in Medicine". Alon Ben-Nun likes to share knowledge with younger generations of doctors, so he regularly gives master classes with live demonstrations of operations and writes teaching manuals for medical students.

Alon Ben-Nun graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Ben-Gurion University. He did his internship and residency at Rambam Medical Center (departments of general, cardiac and thoracic surgery). He then pursued postgraduate and doctoral studies and was awarded the degree of doctor of medical sciences. He worked as deputy head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracoscopy at Rambam, and then became its chief physician. He received the title of professor of medicine.

Alon Ben-Nun is an honorary member of the following organizations:

• Israel Surgical Association
• Israel Medical Association
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery

Currently the professor heads the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the renowned Sheba Medical Center. His extensive clinical experience and technical capabilities also support his research. Alon Ben-Nun is the author and co-author of more than 150 publications, peer-reviewed and published in respected medical journals in Israel, the USA and Europe.

Professor Alon Ben-Nun is a top specialist in classical and endoscopic thoracic surgery. He performs highly complex operations on the esophagus, lungs and bronchi, pleural cavity, the upper (cardiac) part of the stomach, the thyroid gland, mediastinal organs and the thymus.

The professor's expertise includes surgical treatment of the following conditions:

• Disseminated and diffuse lung disease
• Strictures and benign tumors of the esophagus
• Tuberculosis
• Neoplasms of the mediastinal organs
• Extensive and localized bronchiectasis
• Congenital lung sequestration and hyperplasia
• Alveolar proteinosis
• Pulmonary emphysema
• Post-traumatic chest deformities

In addition, Alon Ben-Nun treats primary and secondary cancers of the chest organs. The professor plans to further the intensive development of minimally invasive operations controlled by robotics and video navigation.