Professor
Zvi Israel
Head of the Functional Neurosurgery Unit at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Neurosurgery
- surgical treatment of epilepsy
- Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
- tremor
- dystonia
- surgical treatment of chronic depression
- tinnitus
- deep brain and vagus nerve stimulation (DBS)
- stereotactic radiosurgery
Education
- 1983 - Obtained a degree in neurobiology at the Royal College (London, UK).
- 1986 - Graduated from Westminster Medical School (London, UK).
Awards and Honors
- 2018–2020 - was included in the list "Best Doctors in Israel" published annually by FORBES magazine.
Clinical Experience
- 1989–1995 - Specialization in neurosurgery at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- Since 1995 - Senior expert of the Neurosurgery Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- 1999–2001 - Specialization in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, USA).
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Association of Neurological Surgeons
- The European Association of Neurological Surgeons
- The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- The International Association of Neuro-Oncology
- The Israeli Neurotrauma Society

Years of Experience: 26
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Neurosurgery
- surgical treatment of epilepsy
- Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
- tremor
- dystonia
- surgical treatment of chronic depression
- tinnitus
- deep brain and vagus nerve stimulation (DBS)
- stereotactic radiosurgery
Education
- 1983 - Obtained a degree in neurobiology at the Royal College (London, UK).
- 1986 - Graduated from Westminster Medical School (London, UK).
Awards and Honors
- 2018–2020 - was included in the list "Best Doctors in Israel" published annually by FORBES magazine.
Clinical Experience
- 1989–1995 - Specialization in neurosurgery at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- Since 1995 - Senior expert of the Neurosurgery Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- 1999–2001 - Specialization in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, USA).
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Association of Neurological Surgeons
- The European Association of Neurological Surgeons
- The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- The International Association of Neuro-Oncology
- The Israeli Neurotrauma Society
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