The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- x-ray examination of the foot
- CT/MRI (if clinically indicated, additional cost is 650/1200€)
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
- written statement
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination, MRI/CT scan (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Pediatric Orthopedics at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center specializes in the accurate diagnostics and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases in infants, children and adolescents. The department is headed by Dr. med. Dror Ovadia.
It employs exclusively highly competent specialists with vast practical experience and successfully engaged in research activities. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, which provide optimal treatment results and the restoration of mobility. In addition, the department provides high-quality postoperative rehabilitation, which plays a particularly important role in full functional recovery.
It should be noted that the department's orthopedists prefer sparing, minimally invasive techniques. A treatment plan is developed for each young patient individually. As of today, the department successfully treats many diseases, which until recently were considered incurable.
The department offers the diagnostics and treatment of the following orthopedic diseases:
- Spinal deformities and limb asymmetry
- Traumatic and infectious lesions of the bones and muscles
- Bone fractures and their complications
- Hip joint diseases
- Infantile cerebral paralysis
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Congenital and acquired musculoskeletal diseases
- Sports injuries
- Orthopedic pathologies caused by metabolic bone diseases
- Clubfoot
- Joint dislocation (treatment using ultrasound technologies)
- Problems with the ability to move (diagnostics and treatment are carried out in collaboration with the specialized Gait Analysis Laboratory)
- Other diseases and pathological conditions
Curriculum vitae
Education
- Faculty of Medicine, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Continuing Education
- Fellowship in Pediatric Spinal Surgery, Hospital St. Vincent de Paul, Paris, France.
Clinical Experience
- Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
- Senior Orthopedic Surgeon, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
- Head of the Section of Pediatric Spinal Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
- Chief Physician of the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
Academic Experience
- Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
- Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
Clinical Interests
- Spinal disease and spinal deformities in children and adolescents.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- Active Member of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS).
- Israeli Association of Orthopedics (IAO).
- European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS).
- Israeli Spine Society (ISS).
- Israeli Pediatric Orthopaedics Society.
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.
Photo: (c) depositphotos
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.