Yigal Shoshan

Prof. Yigal Shoshan is an experienced neurosurgeon with over 20 years of practice based in Israel. Heads the Neurosurgery Dpt at Hadassah Medical Center. Clinical researcher. Was trained in the USA.

Work experience

• Since 1995 — Neurosurgeon at Hadassah Medical Center. Current Head of the Neurosurgery Department.
• 1998-1999 — Clinical Fellow at the Neuro-oncology/stereotactic & Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Department in Cleveland Clinic (USA)
• 2000 — Visiting Professor at LINAC Radiosurgery Unit in New Jersey City University Hospital (USA).

Education

• 1987 — The Medical Faculty in the Israel Institution of Technology — Degree in general medicine
• 1995 — Hadassah Medical Center — Specialty in neurosurgery
• 1996 — The Certificate by the European Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Teaching activity

• Since 1995 — Lecturer in Neurosurgery at Hebrew University Medical School

Scientific activity

• Has written over 50 papers in neurosurgery.
• Provides clinical study of medicines for patients suffering from severe head injury and brain tumors.

Membership

• The Israeli Medical Association
• The Israeli Neurosurgical Society
• The Israeli Neurotrauma Society
• The Israeli Surgical Society
• The Israeli Neurosciences Society
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• The Society for Neuro-Oncology.