Hand and Microvascular Surgery Unit
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Ein Karem Orthopedic Dept. Office
972-2-6776342
Fax 972-2-6423074
E-mail: shail@hadassah.org.il
Current Position
§ Attending, Hand and Microvascular Surgeon, Wrist and hand trauma, including distal radius and scaphoid fractures
§ Surgical reconstruction of previous hand and wrist trauma
§ Treatment of congenital malformations, tumors, nerve and tendons pathology of the upper extremity including carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger fingers
§ Sports injuries of the wrist
Professional
1. Hebrew University Medical School graduate, Jerusalem
2. Under-graduate School final work with honors – “HTLV and the search for the human retrovirus." Instructor: Amos Panet, PhD, Department of Virology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
3. Internship – Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem
4. Residency in Orthopedic Surgery - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem
5. The Harry and Bella Wexner Senior Fellow for Medical Education and Research of the Legacy Heritage Fund, awarded by the American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel
6. Fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery - Hand and Microvascular Unit, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Academic Positions
1. Lecturer in Orthopedic Surgery - Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2. Affiliated Instructor – Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Additional Activities
1. 2001-2 Head of Chemical Medicine Section, Medical Corps Head Quarters, IDF.
2. 2nd place, 2004 Head of ATA”L Prize (Technology and Logistics Section, IDF), Non-conventional Advanced Life Support Course for School of Military Medicine, IDF.
3. Instructor in emergency medicine for the Ministry of Health Emergency Dept., Israel.
List of Publications
Book Chapters
1. Luria S, Allen CH - Tenolysis Following Injury and Repair of Flexor Tendons. In: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Ed. Hunt TR. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Undergoing editing).
2. Luria S, Bridgeman J – Anatomy and Examination of the Hand, Wrist and Forearm. In: Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy. Ed. Trumble TE, Rayan G. WB Saunders, 2nd edition (Undergoing editing).
3. Luria S, Richardson M, Trumble TE, Singh R – Imaging of the Elbow. In: Wrist and Elbow Reconstruction and Arthroscopy. Eds. Trumble TE, Budoff JE. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rosemont, IL, 2007: 351-366.
4. Luria S, Richardson M, Trumble TE – Anatomy and Imaging of the Wrist. In: Wrist and Elbow Reconstruction and Arthroscopy. Eds. Trumble TE, Budoff JE. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rosemont, IL, 2007: 19-30.
5. Heim D, Mosheiff R, Gross T, Luria S, Sutter PM, Weil Y: Fractures of the Forearm. In: AO Surgery Reference. Eds. Rüedi T, de Boer P, Raaymakers E. 2006: http://www.aofoundation.org/wps/portal/surgeryskully.
This project received several awards:
a. The 2007 Freddie Award for International Health and Medical Media - 2 awards:
1. The Surgeon General's award for the best medical medium addressing the healthcare professional audience.
2. Best Surgery Medium.
b. eHealthcare Leadership Award for Best Care/Disease Management Site, 2007.
6. Luria S, Robenshtok E: Organophosphates: Nerve Agents, Pesticides and their use as Chemical Weapons. In: Terror and Medicine. Medical Aspects of Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Terrorism. Eds. Shemer J, Shoenfeld Y. Pabst Science Publishers, Berlin, 2003: 135-153.
7. Luria S: The Medical Treatment of Organophosphate Casualties. In: Bar Meir E, Friedman L eds. The White Book. Sarel, Tel Aviv, 2002: p. 57-67. (Hebrew)
Journal Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1. Luria S, Waitayawinyu T, Trumble TE (2008): Endoscopic revision of carpal tunnel release. Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. 121(6):2029-34; discussion 2035-6.
2. Waitayawinyu T, Martineau PA, Luria S, Hanel DP, Trumble TE. (2008): Comparative Biomechanic Study of Flexor Tendon Repair Using FiberWire. Journal of Hand Surgery A, 33(5):701-8.
3. Luria, S, Lauder, AJ, Trumble, TE: Comparison of Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy with a New Plate versus a Dynamic Compression System – Clinical Study. Accepted – Journal of Hand Surgery A
4. Schuler, M, Luria, S, Trumble, TE (2008): Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb: An Evidence-Bases Review. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, 16: 418-423.
5. Luria S, Sucar A, Eylon S, Berlatzky Y, Anner H, Liebergall M, Porat S (2007): Vascular Complications of Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics (B), 16(2):133-43.
6. Lauder AJ, Luria S, Trumble TE (2007): Oblique Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy with a New Plate and Compression System. Techniques of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 11(1):66-73.
7. Luria, S, Waitayawinyu, T, Nemechek, N, Huber, P, Tencer, AF, Trumble, TE (2007): Biomechanical Analysis of Trapeziectomy, LRTI and Tie-In Trapezium Implant Arthroplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis – A Cadaver Study. Journal of Hand Surgery A, 32(5):697-706.
8. Waitayawinyu, T, Parisi, DM, Miller, B, Luria, S, Morton, HJ, Chin, SH, Trumble, TE. (2007): A comparison of polyglycolic Acid versus type 1 collagen bioabsorbable nerve conduits in a rat model: an alternative to autografting. Journal of Hand Surgery A, 32(10):1521-9.
9. Luria S, Applbaum Y, Weil Y, Liebergall M, Peyser A (2006): Talc sclerodhesis of persistent Morel-Lavallee lesions (posttraumatic pseudocysts): case report of 4 patients. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 20(6):435-8.
10. Krivoy A, Luria S, Gafnit Z, Sukhotnikovt S, Yehezkelli Y (2005): Safety of biological/chemical respiratory protection filter for patients in need of oxygen supplementation. Military Medicine, 170(12):1029-31.
11. Bryk B, BenMoyal-Segal L, Podoly E, Livnah O, Eisenkraft A, Luria S, Cohen A, Yehezkelli Y, Hourvitz A, Soreq H (2005): Inherited and acquired interactions between ACHE and PON1 polymorphisms modulate plasma acetylcholinesterase and paraoxonase activities. Journal of Neurochemistry, 92(5):1216-27.
12. Luria S, Liebergall M, Elishuv O, Kandel L, Mattan Y (2005): Osteoporotic Tibial Plateau Fractures. An Underestimated Cause of Knee Pain in the Elderly. American Journal of Orthopedics, 34(4):186-8.
13. Luria S, Givoni S, Cheled Y, Tadmor B, Khanin A & Epstein Y (2004): The Evaluation of CO2 Accumulation in Respiratory Protective Devices – Parametric Analysis Model. Military Medicine, 169, 2:121.
14. Luria S, Kandel L, Elishuv O, Liebergall M, Segal D, Mattan Y (2003): Revision Total Knee Replacement. Israeli Medical Association Journal, 5: 552-5.
15. Luria S, Vidan A, Nahtomi O, Khanin A, Alcalay M (2001): Proposed technique for evaluation of endotracheal tube fixation and comparison of four fixation methods. Military Medicine, 166(1):82-4.
16. Luria S, Givoni S, Alcalay M (1999): Evaluation of a novel protective gas mask during medical unit activity. Military Medicine, 164(10):707-9.