Leading Orthopedist – Hand Surgeon
Position: Head of the Hand Microsurgery Department
Hospital: Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Dr. Tamir Pritsch is in the Forbes list of the best doctors of Israel
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Hand surgery, microsurgery is specializing in medical cases as follows:
Children
- Upper limb problems in children
- Upper limb injuries treatment in children including fractures, injuries to tendons, nerves and blood vessels
- Congenital defects and developmental problems of the hand
- Treatment of the upper limbs of children with Cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular problems
- Treatment of Multiple exostosis and deformities of various types in the upper limb.
Adults
- Treatment of fractures in the hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow
- Repair and recovery of tendon injuries
- Treatment of injuries to blood vessels and nerves in the upper limb
- Fingers and hands transplantations in cases of amputation
- Treatment of missing connection of the bones of the upper limb
- Repair and reconstruction of nerves in hands
- Complex bone and soft tissue reconstructions including the use of free hangers
- Sports injuries of the upper limb treatment
- Treatment of ligament injuries of the hand, and wrist
- Arthroscopic and open surgeries
- Upper extremity infections
- Inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the upper limb
- Treatment of cartilage erosion problems in the hand, wrist and elbow
- Dupuytren’s disease treatment
- Treatment of tendon diseases including De-Quervain
- Trigger finger
- Impact syndrome, Keinbock, TFCC
- Release of nerves in the upper limb such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Tendon transfers
- Treatment of upper limb problems in: patients with head injuries, patients after a stroke, and patients with paralysis due to injuries to the cervical spine (tetraplegia)
- Tumors in the upper limb
- Excision of benign tumors in the upper limbs including ganglion, lipoma, schwannoma and others
- Reconstructive Surgery after resection of tumors in the upper limbs
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Education
- Certified by ACGME – hand surgery. Orthopedic Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. USA.
- Certified by ACGME – hand surgery and microsurgery. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas. USA.
- Pediatric surgery of the hand and upper limbs. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas. USA.
- Research – Orthopedic Oncology Program. Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC. (Affiliated by Georgetown University and George Washington University), USA.
- Orthopedic Surgery Program (graduated with honors). Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Physician (MD), Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences (B.Med.Sc.), graduated with honors, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Courses and special training
- Advanced microsurgical techniques. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. USA.
- Expanded anatomy of the hand and wrist. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. USA.
- Reconstructive surgery of microvessels. Mayo Clinic. Rochester, Minnesota. USA. University of Texas. Dallas, Texas. USA.
- Arthroscopy of the hand and wrist fracture. Dallas, Texas. USA.
- Artrex hand surgery, arthroscopy. Naples, Florida. USA.
- Advanced wrist and thumb arthroscopy techniques. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Achievements and awards of Dr. Pritsch
- 2009 – Sourasky Medical Center Fellow.
- 2008 – Oral National Examination in Orthopedics. Graduation with honors.
- 2007 – Written National Examination in Orthopedics. Graduation with honors.
- 2005 – 2006 Participated in NIH Research in Orthopedic Oncology at the Cancer Institute in Washington DC. USA.
Scientific publications
Dr. Tamir Pritsch is an author of 30 papers in scientific journals, 5 book chapters, 21 presentations at international conferences.
