Senior Surgeon
Department of Neurosurgery
Hadassah University Hospital
Ein-Karem, Jerusalem
Tel: 972-2-677-6092
Cellphone:972-50-787-4465
Email: spektor@hadassah.org.il
Date of Birth:29 May 1958
Place of Birth: Sverdlovsk, Russia
Date of Aliya:19 March 1991
Address: 57/7 Moshe Kol
Jerusalem, Israel 93715
Marital Status Married, 1 child
Military Service
1991 – 2003 Lieutenant, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces
Higher Education
1975 – 1981 Sverdlovsk Medical Institute, Sverdlovsk, Russia
MD cum laude, 1981 (Diploma 360381)
Thesis: Diagnostic significance of variability of circus of Willis arteries in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Sverdlovsk Medical Institute, 1981. Supervisor: Dr. V. Gvosdevich, MD, PhD.
1989 - Candidate in Medical Sciences, Burdenko Neurosurgical Research Institute, Moscow, 1989 (Diploma 36360). (Recognized in 1991 as the equivalent of a PhD in Medical Sciences by the Israeli Ministry of Education)
Thesis: Surgical treatment of patients with multiple occlusive lesions of the carotid arteries and their branches. Supervisor: Prof. V.P. Sakovich, MD, PhD. Published in Sverdlovsk, USSR, pp 1-247
The scientific basis for my doctoral thesis was physiological research and measurement of cerebral blood flow and cerebral oxygenation, and changes in these parameters as a result of reconstructive vascular surgery
(Original publications 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Chapters in Collections 2, 3, 4)
1981 – 1983 Residency in Neurosurgery, Faculty of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Sverdlovsk Medical Institute, Sverdlovsk, Russia (Specialist Diploma 355)
1992 – 1997 Residency in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery
Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
1998-1999 Clinical & Research Fellowship in Skull Base & Vascular Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR, USA
Postgraduate Courses
1987 - Microangioneurosurgery
Leningrad State Institute of Doctors Postgraduate Education
1990 - Brain Tumors, Moscow Central Institute of Doctors Postgraduate Education
1994 - Infratentorial Tumors & Hydrocephalus, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
1995 - A.T.L.S. (Advanced Trauma Life Support)
1995 -Cerebral Trauma & Functional Neurosurgery, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
1996 - Bone Dissection Midas Rex
1996 - Spinal Neurosurgery, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
1997 - Cerebrovascular Diseases, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
1998 - Image-Guided Neurosurgery, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
1998 - Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University
1998 - Trends and Controversies in Cerebrovascular Disease, Oregon Health Sciences University
2000 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course
2004 – Neuroendoscopy, North American Skull Base Society
2004 – Neuroendoscopy, Mainz University, Mainz, Germany
2006 - Neuroendoscopy of Pituitary Tumors, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Appointments at Hadassah & The Hebrew University
1997 – 1998 Attending Neurosurgeon, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center
1997 – 1998 Instructor, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center
2001 – ongoing Attending Neurosurgeon, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center
1 Apr 2003 – ongoing Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University – Hadassah School of Medicine
Additional Functions & Tasks at The Hebrew University
2005 – ongoing Direct 5th year medical student rotation and training in the Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center
Service in Other Academic & Research Institutions
1983 – 1988 Attending Neurosurgeon, Sverdlovsk Neurosurgical Center, Sverdlovsk, Russia
1989 – 1991 Acting Head, Neurosurgical Department, Sverdlovsk Neurosurgical Center, Sverdlovsk, Russia
1998 – 1999 Instructor of Neurosurgery & Otolaryngology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR, USA
1999 – 2001 Attending Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
1999 – 2001 Instructor, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
March 2000 Clinical Observer, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph’s Medical Center, Phoenix AZ, USA
October 2001 Visiting Professor, Neuro-oncological Center, Ural Medical Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
April 2005 Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA
Other Activities
Awards and Recognition
1981 - M.D. cum laude, Sverdlovsk Medical Institute, Sverdlovsk, Russia
Guest Presenter & Instructor
September 1998 Temporal Bone Surgery for ENT Physicians, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR, USA
September 1998 Lateral Skull Base Surgery for Neurosurgeons, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR, USA
October 1998 Approaches to the Skull Base, Hands-on Workshop, North American Skull Base Society Practical Course, Chicago IL, USA
November 1999 Panel Discussion on Problems in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Multiple Injuries, Postgraduate Education for Orthopedic Surgeons, Tel Aviv University
1999 – 2000 Skull Base Anatomy, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Professional Memberships
1993 - Israeli Neurosurgical Society
Licensure & Professional Certification
1981 Russian Medical License
1991 Israeli Medical License (License 23528)
1995 European Primary Neurosurgical Examination
1996 USMLE Step I (Basic Science)
1996 USMLE Step II (Clinical Science)
1997 Israeli Neurosurgical Board Examination
Research Grants
1998 - Educational Grant, Keren Melvizki of the Israel Association of Surgeons, Spektor SPI, $3000/$3000 (Original Article 13)
1998 - Educational Grant, American Physician Fellowship for Medicine in Israel, Spektor SPI, $3000/$3000 (Original Article 13)
Support from Other Sources
2004 – 2006 Actelion (AC-054-201 – Clazosentan) Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage study – a Phase IIb, multicenter, international, double-blind, randomized, placebo-control study. Spektor SCo-Investigator, Cohen JC, Umansky FC, Goldman JC
Teaching at the Hebrew University
2005 - Supervision of MD Thesis, co-supervisor Prof Moshe Gomori: Souhir Churi. Correlation between radiological features and operative findings in intracranial meningiomas
2001 – 2006 5th year medical students, 5 groups per year. Two lectures on vascular neurosurgery (3 hours/lecture), bedside teaching (“bikur mudrah”), and seminar lecture “An Overview of Neurosurgery (2 hours)
2001 – 2006 Lectures & supervision of neurosurgical residents, Department of Neurosurgery – Bedside and intraoperative training; series of lectures on skull base anatomy, surgical approaches and techniques, postoperative management
2005 – ongoing Direct 5th year medical student rotation and training in the Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center
Selected Publications since 2001
Spektor, S., S. Agus, V. Merkin and S. Constantini (2003). "Low-dose aspirin prophylaxis and risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients older than 60 years of age with mild or moderate head injury: a prospective study." Journal of neurosurgery 99(4): 661-665.
Spektor, S., J. Valarezo, D. M. Fliss, Z. Gil, J. Cohen, J. Goldman and F. Umansky (2005). "Olfactory groove meningiomas from neurosurgical and ear, nose, and throat perspectives: approaches, techniques, and outcomes." Neurosurgery 57(4 Suppl): 268-280; discussion 268-280.
Adeleye, A. O., Y. Shoshan, J. E. Cohen and S. Spektor (2008). "Ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm in an infant presenting as acute subdural hematoma: a case report." Pediatric neurosurgery 44(5): 397-401.
Cohen, J. E., J. M. Gomori, R. Segal, A. Spivak, E. Margolin, G. Sviri, G. Rajz, S. Fraifeld and S. Spektor (2008). "Results of endovascular treatment of traumatic intracranial aneurysms." Neurosurgery 63(3): 476-485; discussion 485-476.
Umansky, F., Y. Shoshan, G. Rosenthal, S. Fraifeld and S. Spektor (2008). "Radiation-induced meningioma." Neurosurgical focus 24(5): E7.
Shamir, R. R., M. Freiman, L. Joskowicz, S. Spektor and Y. Shoshan (2009). "Surface-based facial scan registration in neuronavigation procedures: a clinical study." Journal of neurosurgery 111(6): 1201-1206.
Shamir, R. R., L. Joskowicz, S. Spektor and Y. Shoshan (2009). "Localization and registration accuracy in image guided neurosurgery: a clinical study." International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery 4(1): 45-52.
Adeleye, A. O., G. Amir, S. Fraifeld, Y. Shoshan, F. Umansky and S. Spektor (2010). "Diagnosis and management of Rosai-Dorfman disease involving the central nervous system." Neurological research 32(6): 572-578.
Lavon, I., D. Zrihan, A. Granit, O. Einstein, N. Fainstein, M. A. Cohen, B. Zelikovitch, Y. Shoshan, S. Spektor, B. E. Reubinoff, Y. Felig, O. Gerlitz, T. Ben-Hur, Y. Smith and T. Siegal (2010). "Gliomas display a microRNA expression profile reminiscent of neural precursor cells." Neuro-oncology 12(5): 422-433.
Attia, M., J. E. Cohen, O. M. Shapira, D. Eimerl, M. J. Gomori, S. Dotan and S. Spektor (2011). "Visual failure and recovery after thrombosis of a giant carotid ophthalmic aneurysm following vascular bypass and carotid artery ligation." Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 18(1): 152-154.
Shamir, R. R., L. Joskowicz, S. Spektor and Y. Shoshan (2011). "Target and trajectory clinical application accuracy in neuronavigation." Neurosurgery 68(1 Suppl Operative): 95-101; discussion 101-102.