MD
Dia Zugayar
Leading Surgeon at the Hadassah University Hospital, responsible for the removal of cervical hydrocele.
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
General surgery / Pediatric surgery
- laparoscopic, including robotic, operations on the abdominal organs, such as treatment of congenital dilatation of the bile duct, treatment of atresia of the small bowel
- laparoscopic, including robotic operations on the organs of the chest cavity, such as Nissen fundoplication for the treatment of reflux, correction of Bochdalek hernia, correction of Morgagni congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Bariatric surgery in adults, infants, children and adolescents
- Removal of thyroglossal and branchial cervical hydrocele
- Laparoscopic removal of a tracheoesophageal fistula
- Treatment of lymphangioma by introducing OK-432
Education
- 2008 - Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University.
Clinical Experience
- 2009 - Internship at the Ramallah University (West Bank, Palestinian Authority).
- 2010 - Internship at the Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer, Israel).
- 2011-2017 – Specialization in general surgery at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- 2017-2019 – Specialization in pediatric surgery at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- Specialization in minimally invasive surgery under the guidance of leading specialists from Germany and Spain (Barcelona).
- Since 2020 – Leading pediatric surgeon at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Achievements
- Annually performs more than 100 complex and more than 500 standard surgeries.
- The only one in Israel performs a minimally invasive correction of Bochdalek hernia.
- The only one in Israel that performs minimally invasive correction of congenital dilatation of the bile duct.
- One of the few Israeli surgeons performing laparoscopic removal of tracheoesophageal fistula.
- The only one in Israel performs the treatment of lymphangioma by introducing OK-432.
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Association of Pediatric Surgery
- The International Association of Pediatric Surgery
- The Israeli Association of Surgeons
- The International Association of Surgery

Years of Experience: 31
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
General surgery / Pediatric surgery
- laparoscopic, including robotic, operations on the abdominal organs, such as treatment of congenital dilatation of the bile duct, treatment of atresia of the small bowel
- laparoscopic, including robotic operations on the organs of the chest cavity, such as Nissen fundoplication for the treatment of reflux, correction of Bochdalek hernia, correction of Morgagni congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Bariatric surgery in adults, infants, children and adolescents
- Removal of thyroglossal and branchial cervical hydrocele
- Laparoscopic removal of a tracheoesophageal fistula
- Treatment of lymphangioma by introducing OK-432
Education
- 2008 - Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University.
Clinical Experience
- 2009 - Internship at the Ramallah University (West Bank, Palestinian Authority).
- 2010 - Internship at the Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer, Israel).
- 2011-2017 – Specialization in general surgery at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- 2017-2019 – Specialization in pediatric surgery at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- Specialization in minimally invasive surgery under the guidance of leading specialists from Germany and Spain (Barcelona).
- Since 2020 – Leading pediatric surgeon at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Achievements
- Annually performs more than 100 complex and more than 500 standard surgeries.
- The only one in Israel performs a minimally invasive correction of Bochdalek hernia.
- The only one in Israel that performs minimally invasive correction of congenital dilatation of the bile duct.
- One of the few Israeli surgeons performing laparoscopic removal of tracheoesophageal fistula.
- The only one in Israel performs the treatment of lymphangioma by introducing OK-432.
Professional Memberships
- The Israeli Association of Pediatric Surgery
- The International Association of Pediatric Surgery
- The Israeli Association of Surgeons
- The International Association of Surgery
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