Professor Reuven Gepstein is a world-renowned
Orthopedist and Spinal Surgeon, specializing in
Spinal Microsurgery. He was trained in the field of Spine Microsurgery in Israel and the USA and is one of the developers of ZIP-implants; which stabilize the spine and evenly distribute the load for the treatment of disc herniation and other diseases of the spine.
Specialization includes:
• Cervical Spine Fixation Surgery
• Discectomy and Laminectomy Surgery
• Endoscopic Nucleotomy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Cervical Disc Herniation Surgery
• Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
• Kyphoplasty
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Radio Wave Discectomy
• Spinal Atrophy Treatment
• Spinal Curvature Treatment
• Stabilization of the Vertebrae with the Zip Ultra Technique
Professional Experience:
• Head of Department of Spinal Surgery, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba
• Consultant Physician – “Herzliya Medical Center
• Developer of innovative technologies unique microchip for fixing vertebrae
Education and Specialization:
• Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
• Residency in Orthopedics at Meir Hospital, Tel Aviv School of Medicine.
• 1985-1986 fellowship Spine Surgery, Jekson Memorial Hospital, Miami and Miami Childrens Hospital.
• 1992 – Head of Spine Unit , Meir Hospital, Tel Aviv School of Medicine.
• 2008 – Head of Minimally Invasive Spine Unit, Meir Hospital, Tel Aviv School of Medicine.
Clinical and Scientific Experience include:
• Professor Reuven Gepstein author of many scientific articles on Minimally Invasive Procedures and spinal pathologies
• Professor in Orthopedic Spinal Surgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
Membership of Professional Associations:
• The Israeli Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Scientific Consultant -Microsurgery Spine Center
Language:
• English
• Hebrew