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Barak Bar-Zakai is one of the leading Israeli hepatobiliary surgeons. His specialization is performing surgical interventions in the liver, biliary system, pancreas, and performing abdominal laparoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
The doctor has over twenty-five years of surgical experience. Over the years of continuous and successful practice, he has performed both minimally invasive and the most complex oncological interventions, with the removal of metastatic foci in the abdominal cavity and in the liver area. Surgeon Bar-Zakai works using the most advanced methods - for example, his practice uses robotic techniques, as well as the innovative IRE method (the so-called "nano-knife"). Such advanced technologies in the treatment of surgical diseases, both benign and malignant, are used in cases where neoplasms cannot be removed by conventional surgical methods - for example, with difficult access to them, or with extremely close location of blood vessels of the pancreas or liver. The "nano-knife" method is becoming the method of choice, is highly effective and completely safe.
Not only Israeli surgeons know about Barak Bar-Zakai, but also outstanding world specialists. In addition, the doctor heads the PLT Center (advanced laparoscopic technologies).
Doctor Bar-Zakai never rests on his laurels, mastering more and more new techniques: he is characterized by constant professional growth, supported by scientific research work. The results of his work are periodically covered by leading world medical publications. The doctor is a permanent participant in international conferences and congresses dedicated to the study and improvement of minimally invasive surgery.
Education and work experience
Stages of Dr. Bar-Zakai's professional education:
- Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Milan in Italy;
- graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion University of Israel (Haifa);
- Intern at the Israeli Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer;
- specialist in hepatobiliary and laparoscopic surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center (United States, Miami);
- specialist in hepatobiliary laparoscopy at the Paris Clinic "Henri Mondor" (France).
Membership in international organizations
- Israel Medical Association
- Israel Surgical Association
- Israel Society of Surgical Oncology
- European Association of Endoscopic Surgery
- International medical community
Publications in medical journals
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