The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical blood test
- inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
- blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- ultrasound of the abdomen
- gastroscopy with H.pylori test, biopsy
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment for infants, children and adolescents suffering from gastrointestinal diseases, digestive disorders, obesity and liver diseases. To provide young patients with highly professional comprehensive medical care, the team of the department's doctors has all the ultramodern technologies. Since proper nutrition plays a crucial role in the development of the child's body, the nutrition consultations are also held here. The department is headed by Dr. med. Shlomi Cohen.
To make an accurate diagnosis, the department carries out the full range of instrumental diagnostics, including endoscopy, gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as the testing of the gastrointestinal motility, for example, esophageal and rectal manometry, esophageal pH test (pH-metry), liver biopsy, etc.
The department's range of medical services includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of chronic abdominal pain
- Diagnostics and treatment of diarrhea
- Diagnostics and treatment of constipation
- Diagnostics and treatment of lactose intolerance
- Diagnostics and treatment food allergies (for example, milk intolerance or gluten allergy – celiac disease)
- Diagnostics and treatment of malabsorption syndrome
- Diagnostics and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of obesity or underweight
- Diagnostics and treatment of insufficient weight gain in young children
- Diagnostics and treatment of growth retardation
- Diagnostics and treatment of liver diseases in children
- Diagnostics and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
- Diagnostics and treatment of other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
Curriculum vitae
Education
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
Continuing Education
- 1990 - 1996 Hebrew University, Hadassa Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem.
- 1997 Doctor of Medicine.
- 1999 Doctoral thesis defense, Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem. Subject: "Prevalence and risk factors for liver diseases among patients with cystic fibrosis in Israel".
- 1998 ATLS certification.
- 1999 PALS certification.
- 2001 Passed examination of the Scientific Council A with honors (Pediatrics).
- 2002 Passed examination of the Scientific Council B (Pediatrics).
- 2005 Passed examination of the Scientific Council A and B (Pediatric Gastroenterology).
Clinical Experience
- 1997 - 1998 Rotating Internship, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 1998 License to Practice Medicine No. 30428, Ministry of Health, Israel.
- 1998 - 2002 Residency in Pediatrics, Tel Aviv Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv.
- 2000 Course of Medical Officers, IDF.
- 2000 Tutor, Department of Pediatrics, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
- 01.2003 License to Practice Pediatric Medicine No.19944, Ministry of Health, Israel.
- 2003 - 2006 Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
- 01.2006 License to practice Pediatric Gastroenterology No.22257 Ministry of Health, Israel.
- 01.2009 Head of the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Academic Experience
- 1998 - 2003 Lectures for medical students, Department of Pediatrics, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 2006 Instructor, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 2010 Good Clinical Practice Course, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 2009 - 2012 Examiner, Israeli Examination Board for Pediatrics.
- 2010 - 2012 Member of the Israeli Examination Board for Pediatric Gastroenterology.
- 2012 Active Member in Annual Research Committee, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- Since 1997 Israeli Medical Association.
- Since 2002 Israeli Society of Pediatrics.
- Since 2003 Israeli Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology.
- Since 2003 Israeli Society of Gastroenterology.
- Since 2003 Israeli Society of Liver Diseases.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
About hospital
The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center is the second largest and one of the most advanced healthcare and research facilities in Israel. It began its work in 1961, but it is still popular among the local population and attracts thousands of international patients.
The multidisciplinary medical center covers an area of 150,000 m². It has 60 departments and institutes with 1300 beds. The hospital annually provides its highly professional services to more than 1,5 million patients. In addition, the hospital enjoys prestige among doctors, many of whom want to have an internship and work here.
The medical center employs more than 6,400 people, among them more than 1,100 doctors, 1,760 nurses, 850 medical laboratory assistants, technical and other employees. The medical staff successfully combines clinical and research activities. The hospital annually conducts clinical trials aimed at the the development of new diagnostic and treatment methods.
Structurally, the medical facility is divided into four main hospitals. These include the General Hospital, the Rehabilitation Hospital, the Lis Maternity and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital.
The medical center is focused on individualized treatment. With adherence to the international standards of service, the specialists take into account the needs of each patient, his age and a specific clinical case. The medical center strives to provide treatment in a friendly and respectful atmosphere, with an empathic attitude to each patient.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center live in comfortable rooms equipped with all necessary amenities. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe for storing clothes. Also, each room has an ensuite bathroom with shower and toilet.
Meals and Menus
The medical center offers three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. For lunch, the patients have a choice of daily menus. If for some reason you do not eat all foods, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your food preferences prior to treatment.