Lidar Zvi

<p><strong>Education</strong></p><ul><li> 1988-1991 Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.</li><li> 1991-1995, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.</li></ul><p> <strong>Specialization</strong></p><ul><li> Internship: 1996-2002, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Hospital, Tel Hashomer.</li><li> Specializes in small and open spine surgery, Milwaukee, WI, USA.</li></ul><p> <strong>Recognized experience</strong></p><ul><li> Neurosurgery specialist</li><li> Spine surgery</li></ul><p> <strong>Continuous education</strong></p><ul><li> 2002-2004, Postgraduate education in spine surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.</li><li> 2004 Advanced training in minimally invasive spine surgery, Memphis, USA.</li><li> 2004 Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Course, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.</li><li> 2005 Advanced training in oncological diseases of the spine, Kanazawa, Japan.</li></ul><p> <strong>Clinical experience</strong></p><ul><li> 1995-1996 Internship at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.</li><li> 1996-2002 Internship, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.</li><li> 2002-2004 Specialization in spine surgery and minimally invasive surgery Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.</li><li> 2004 - Currently Senior Physician and Director of the Spinal Surgery Department of the Neurosurgery Department at Tel Aviv Medical Center.</li></ul><p> <strong>Academic experience</strong></p><ul><li> A practitioner for American students at the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.</li><li> Lecturer for medical students at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine.</li><li> Lecturer for interns in orthopedics as part of further education at Tel Aviv University.</li><li> Lecturer at the Tel Aviv Medical Center School of Nursing.</li><li> Spine biomechanical researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin Research Laboratory, USA.</li><li> Researcher and developer of spine surgery with a miniature approach. European Neurological Association Guidelines for Tiny Spine Surgery.</li></ul><p> <strong>Attending conferences</strong></p><p> About 50 scientific presentations at national and international conferences</p><p> <strong>Professional publications</strong></p><p> About 50 publications in international professional journals.</p><p> <strong>Membership in associations</strong></p><ul><li> Membership in the World Neurosurgical Association WFNS.</li><li> Membership in the American Spine Association (NASS).</li><li> Israel Medical Association.</li><li> Israel Neurosurgical Association.</li><li> Israel Spinal Association.</li><li> American Association of Neurological Surgeons.</li></ul><p> <strong>Areas of special interest and activities</strong></p><ul><li> Minimally invasive spine surgeries.</li><li> Treatment of oncological diseases of the spine.</li><li> Study of the biomechanics of spinal implants.</li></ul>