The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery provides comprehensive diagnosis and surgical care to patients with diseases of the lungs, airways, diaphragm, chest wall and mediastinum. The most frequently performed procedures are:

Pulmonary resection:

Lobectomy
Pneumonectomy
Wedge excision
Sleeve resection
VATS resection

Mediastinal operations:

Mediastinoscopy /Mediastinotomy
Removal of mediastinal tumors
Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

Chest Wall Procedures:

Chest wall cancer resection and reconstruction
Pectus repair

Pleural procedures:

Drainage of empyema
Pleural biopsy
VAT talc pleurodesis

Thoracic trauma:

 Exploration for massive  bleeding
 Penetrating injuries to the heart  and lungs

All candidates for thoracic surgical procedures at the Hadassah University Medical Center are evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team comprised of consultants from Pulmonology, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Thoracic Surgery. All decisions about the surgical procedures are made by this unique Tumor Board. All patients undergo preoperative cardiac and pulmonary function evaluation.

Chest surgery is performed at the Hadassah University Hospital-Ein Kerem. It features17 operating rooms equipped with state of the art diagnostic and surgical equipment.

Postoperative care is provided by a specialized health care team in the newly renovated Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiothoracic floor. Postoperative follow up is completed at the Department's out-patient clinic.

For more information please contact: 

Dr. Uzi Izhar, 972-2-6777111.