Departments
Heart Transplantation Unit
Artificial Heart
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Languages
Hebrew, English
Dr. Yigal Kassif has worked as a senior cardiac surgeon since 1995. He is a clinical colleague at UCLA Medical Center and research colleague at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles in the fields of heart transplantation and artificial heart.
Types of Surgery
- Valve surgeries
- Heart transplantation and artificial heart implantation surgeries
Education
Dr. Kassif is a graduate of Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School (1988)
Further studies:
Graduate of ECMO course, Cambridge University, UK
1997-1998 - Heart Transplant Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Research Fellowship in Heart Transplantation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, USA
1989-1995 - Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Sheba Medical Center
Clinical Experience
2004-2006 – Director of Intensive Cardiac Care Unit
1998 –Present – Senior Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center
Academic Experience
Lecturer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Medical student tutor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center
Academic Affiliation
Israel Heart Society
Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Israel ECMO Group
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
Awards and Honors
2017-2018 – Excellence in Teaching Award, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Publications
Pubmed
