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Dr. Geron Nassim is an expert in General Surgery and
specializes in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery.
Dr. Geron Nassim is the Director of the Surgical Department at the Baruch Peda-Foria Medical Center and at Assuta Haifa Hospital in Israel.
Specialization includes:
Laparoscopic Surgery
Procedures include:
All Types Of Hernias
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Gallbladder Removal
Obesity Procedures:
Gastric Ring
Gastric Bypss
Revision Surgery
Gastric Sleeve
The advantage of the laparoscopic approach is the quick recovery, the shorter hospitalization and a faster return to normal activity. As a result of undergoing a laparoscopic surgical procedure, there are less complications and a lower risk of Herniation in the abdominal wall.
Dr. Geron has successfully been performing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery (obesity) for over 20 years, has undergone training in the field in Israel, Europe and the USA. He has extensive experience in the various obesity procedures, especially in cases of revision surgery where he will confidently correct failed gastric ring and bypass procedures
Professional Experience:
• 2002 – Present Director of the Surgical Department at the Baruch Feda Medical Center – Poriya, Israel.
• 1998 – Staff Surgeon both at Nahariya Hospital and the Carmel Medical Center, Haifa,
• 1993- Director of the Surgical Department in Bophelong Community Hospital in Bophutswana in South Africa.
• 1992 – Staff Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, at Nahariya Medical Center.
• 1989 – Surgical Resident, Department of General Surgery, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
• 1985 -1991 Surgical Resident, Department of General Surgery, at Nahariya Medical Center.
1983 – Dr Nissim Graduated from medical studies at the School of Medicine of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Education and Specialization:
Over the years, Dr Nissim trained in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in various centers around the world , including Dundee, Rome, Brussels, Hamburg, Lyon, Salzburg, Gantz, and also within the USA.
He completed a Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA.
Licensure and Certification
• 1993 FLEX, State Board of Medicine, Commonwealth of
Pensilvania
• 1990 Israel Board of General Surgery
• 1988 MGEMS Part 1 + 11 and ECFMG English Test
• 1989 ECFMG
• 1985 Israel Medical License
Clinical and Scientific Experience include:
• 1992 Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop, Dundee, Scotland
• 1995 Cleveland Clinic Florida USA.
Clinical/Research Fellow in Colorectal Surgery
• 1996 Cleveland Clinic Florida USA.
Course on Colorectal Surgery
• 2005 Cleveland Clinic Florida USA.
Advanced workshop of Bariatric Surgery
Publications:
Dr Nissim has published over 35 articles and which have been presented at more than 50 medical conferences.
Membership of Professional Associations:
• Israel Medical Association
• Israel Surgical Federation
• Israel Society for Endoscopic Surgery
• Israel Society for Colon and Rectal Surgery
• European Society for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
Language:
• English
• Hebrew