Last updated: April 29, 2010
Chief, Surgical Center 7th Floor (Surgery B), Department of General Surgery, Hadassah Hospital
Dr Almogy specializes in advanced open and minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery for diseases of the esophagus and stomach. His main fields of interest include surgery for the esophagus and stomach, colon surgery, repair of recurrent hernias and complicated gallbladder surgery.
Dr Almogy is a graduate com laude of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem. He specialized in General Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. From 2002 to 2004 he sub-specialized in esophageal surgery at the University of Southern California under the guidance of Dr. Tom DeMeester, world-renowned esophageal surgeon and pioneer. There he focused on the evaluation and surgical treatment of malignant and benign disorders of the esophagus including esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma, and gastrectomy for malignant gastric tumors including adenocarcinoma and GIST. He also specialized in the treatment of benign foregut disorders, such as laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for reflux disease (GERD) and laparoscopic and robotic-assisted myotomy for achalasia.
Another field of interest includes colon resection for malignant (cancer) and benign disorders (diverticulitis) utilizing both the open and laparoscopic approaches (laparoscopic colectomy).
Dr Almogy performs repairs of complicated abdominal wall hernias (POVH) using either the open or laparoscopic approach, and repair of recurrent inguinal hernias.
Dr Almogy has performed hundreds of laparoscopic gallbladder removals (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) for gallstones and polyps of the gallbladder.
Dr Almogy performs a variety of procedures for benign and malignant breast tumors including open breast biopsy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary dissection. Dr Almogy also performs surgery for benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid including hemi-thyroidectomy and complete thyroidectomy as necessary.
Awards
ý 1987: List of distinguished medical students, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine
ý 1989: B Medicine cum Laude, the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
ý 1992: Outstanding thesis award, Thesis for MD, the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
ý 1996: Suschin prize for excellence in residency, the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
ý 2001-2002, 2005-2009: List of distinguished clinical instructors, Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine
ý 2002: Awarded the Clinical Fellowship Grant from the Milvitsky Fund
ý 2008: Heilprin prize for excellence in teaching, the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem