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Dr. Abraham (Avi) Benshushan

               

 

Head of Gynecology

Director, Gynecologic Oncology Service

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Hadassah University Hospital

Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.

Telephone (H): 972-2-5332689

Appointments: 972-2-677-8899

Telephone (W):    972-2-677-6424-5

Fax: 972-2-6433337

E-Mail: abs@hadassah.org.il

 

 

 

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ob/Gyn

 

Born in Meknes, Morocco in 1957, and immigrated to Israel in 1958. Married to Daniela and father of four. Served three and a half years of military service in the Israeli Defense Forces, as a communication officer in a tank battalion, and later as a Major in the Medical Corps (reserves).

 

Premed and medical studies in the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where he had earned his M.D. degree.

 

Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Hebrew University, Hadassah Ein-Kerem Medical Center.


1998:  Fellowship in Urogynecology, Urodynamic Unit, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK. (Professor S. Stanton).

 

2000-2002: Clinical fellowship in  Gynecologic-Oncology at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology,  St Louis University, St Louis Mo, USA. (Prof. M. S. Kao)

 

2004 - Master class of Laparoscopic Gynecology-Oncology Surgery at Ecole Europeene de Chirurgie,  Paris, France (Professors; Querleu D, Leblanc E.)

 

2008- Robotic surgery in Gynecology-Oncology. Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Forida. (Dr. Tangir J).

 

At present, a senior faculty and staff member with tenure at the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a clinical senior lecturer at the Hebrew university, Hadassah Medical School.

 

Main Clinical Interests:

Gyneco-Oncology

Robotic & Laparoscopic Advanced Endoscopic Surgery .

Urogynecology and pelvic floor relaxation
Advanced endoscopic surgery (laparoscopy)

Laser Therapy

 

Teaching Responsibilities:

Trainer and instructor of residents in the Ob/Gyn program
Teacher at the Hadassah Henrietta Sold Nursing School
Formal lectures in Obstetrics & Gynecology to second year biotechnological students

 

Research Interests:

Ovulation induction as a possible risk factor for endometrial carcinoma
Continuous oral progestagen for protection against entometrial cancer in tamoxifen treated women with breast cancer
Heparanase expression in normal and malignant human ovarian tissues.

 

 

For Full List of Publications

please see: PubMed

 

 

 

 

                                                                                   

 

 




Dr. Avi Benshushan


            
     
 


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