Updated November 2009
Head
Department of Otolaryngology
Head & Neck Surgery
Hadassah University Hospital
Ein-Karem, Jerusalem
Tel: 972-2-6776469
Fax: 972-2-6435090
E-mail: ron@eliashar.com
Short Curriculum Vitae
Born in Jerusalem, Israel, 1960. Married + 2.
Fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force. Military rank - Major.
Currently, a flight instructor in the Israeli Air-Force Academy (reserve)
1993: MD degree from The Hebrew University Medical School - Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
1997 – 1998 : Research Fellowship. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Residency at The Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgey, Hadassah, Jerusalem
Specialist: Diseases of Otolaryngology & Head and neck Surgery since 2000.
2011 - Acting Head of the Department
Clinical and Academic Interests
1. Treatment and rehabilitation of upper airway (larynx, trachea) obstruction
2. Treatment of nose and sinus diseases
3. Endoscopic surgery for diagnosis and treatment of nasal/sinus/upper airway pathologies
4. Endoscopic surgery of the anterior skull base and paranasal sinuses with the aid of an image guided navigation system
5. Treatment of pediatric ENT problems
6. Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery (da Vinci)
Research Activities
1. Invasive and non-invasive treatment of upper airway obstruction
2. Tracheal transplantation
3. The role of free radicals in upper airway pathologies, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposis
Awards
1988 The Hebrew University - Dean’s prize, and certificate of excellence
1989 The Hebrew University - Rector’s prize, and certificate of excellence
1991 The Hebrew University - Dean’s prize, and certificate of excellence
1992 The Hebrew University - Dean’s prize, and certificate of excellence
1999 The Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine - Resident’s award, certificate of excellence
2001 The Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine - Teaching award, certificate of excellence
2008- The Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine - Teaching award, certificate of excellence
Grants
1997 - 1998 Dynamic tissue expansion in the larynx
1997 - 1998 Mitomycin and laryngotracheal stenosis
2000 Preventing laryngotracheal re-stenosis after dilatation surgery
2002 Progressive tissue expansion of the laryngotracheal complex by a specially designed external device with no need for tracheotomy or prolonged stenting
Public Activities
ENT Consultant (volunteer) – Intensive Respiratory Care Unit, Alyn Children’s Hospital, Jerusalem
2006 - 2011: Chairman – Otolaryngology/HNS Board Examination Committee
2009: President – Israeli Rhinologic Society
For List of Publications, please see: PubMed