The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) was established in 1997 to ensure that the Chaim Sheba Medical Center keeps abreast of the rapidly moving field of medical technology. The Advanced Technology Center puts clinicians, scientists, academics and industry together under one roof to foster a unified working environment for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. It is intended to act as a focus for new developments in technology, where physicians can improve their skills and develop clinical applications. The collaborative and creative environment speeds up the development process and ensures better delivery of patient care, more secure sources of services and continued emphasis on innovation. The ultramodern ATC facility (3,000 sq m) is attached as a wing of the main hospital building.
The three primary goals at the ATC are:
- Educating young physicians and preparing them for the challenges of the 21st Century.
- Application of novel technologies in a cost-effective manner
- To serve as initiator, catalyst, and testing center for the Israeli medical technology industry.
| Center at a Glance |
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Director - Prof. Arie Orenstein
Prof. Orenstein, born in 1944, graduated from the Sackler School of Medicine in 1971. Orenstein is board certified in Plastic Surgery (1981), and since 1996 serves as the Director of the Sheba Medical Center Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burns.
Prof. Orenstein is an internationally recognized expert on the applications of lasers in medicine, and in particular the clinical application of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), an experimental method utilizing light for the cure of Skin Cancer. While working both in Israel and abroad, he pioneered the use of novel laser systems and also contributed to the understanding, at the microscopic level, of the fundamental role of oxygen molecules in PDT.
For 12 yearsProf. Orenstein served as Co-Chairman of the Israel Medical Association and he was the Israeli representative on the board of the World Medical Association for 15 years. Orenstein is a member of numerous professional organizations dealing with the technical and ethical challenges of medicine. |
| Address - The Goldschleger Advanced Technology Center (Attached to the Hospitalization Tower on the South Side) |
| E-mail - Arie.Orenstain@sheba.health.gov.il |
| Tel - 972-3-530-3114 | |
