Prof. Alon Pikarsky

Chairman, Division of Surgery – Hadassah

University Hospital, Ein Kerem

Date of Birth:       22/01/1963, Israel.

Military Service:  Israel Defense Forces

                             1989 – 1990:  Battalion Medical Officer:  Golani troops      

                             1990 – 1991 : Brigade Medical Officer

                              1991 – 1992:  Elite Commando Unit Medical Officer

Medical Education:

1980 – 1987:        Hebrew University, School of Medicine

                             Doctor of Medicine.

1993 – 1998:        Hadassah Medical Center, Ein-kerem, Jerusalem, Israel

                             Department of Surgery,  Resident in Surgery

1996 – 1997:        Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

                             Senior Resident in Surgery

1998 – 2000:        Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. U.S.A.

                             Research and Clinical  Fellowship – Colorectal Surgery

Appointments at the Hebrew University:

            5\01\2005             Senior Lecturer in Surgery

           10\5\2010              Associate Professor in Surgery

     Other Activity:

           1998:                     Member, Israel Board of Surgery

           1999:                     Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal and

                                         Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)                                                              

           2000:                     Member, Israel Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

           2000:                     Member, Israel Society of laparoscopic Surgery

           2000:                     Member, Israel Society of Trauma

           2000:                     Member, International Society of Colon and Rectal

                                         Surgeons

           2010:                     Chairman of international meeting -  "Debates in Colorectal

                                         Surgery", Jerusalem, Israel  www.dcrs2010.com

           2009:                     Director, Center for Colorectal Surgery – Hadassah

                                         University Hospital

           2008 - 2014:          Director, Admission Center of Surgery A – Hadassah

                                         University Hospital

           Nov. 2014 to present: Chairman, Division of Surgery – Hadassah  

                                          University Hospital, Ein Kerem

           2015:                      Director, Colorectal Surgery Unit – Hadassah Univesity

                                          Hospital, Ein Kerem

           2016 to present:     Chairman, Scientific committee, Israel Society of

                                          Colorectal Surgery

           Publications:

           6 Book Chapters, 72 Original Research Papers, 20 Case Reports, 7 Review

           Articles, 40 Formal Presentations.   

           Editorial Board:

           Journal of Coloproctology

           International Journal of Colorectal Diseases

           Clinics in Surgery