Radiosurgery – Non-Invasive Brain Surgery in Israel
Radiosurgery – Non-Invasive Brain Surgery in Israel
The Radiosurgery Unit at Sheba Medical Center is a highly advanced subspecialty of the Department of Neurosurgery, and is the leading center for non-invasive brain surgery in Israel. Radiosurgery provides nonsurgical treatment, using state-of-the-art technologies and computer systems to precisely deliver ionizing radiation to intracranial targets. Neither skin nor bones need to be cut to perform radiosurgery, so anesthesia and hospitalization are not generally required.
Sheba opened the first radiosurgery unit in the Middle East in 1992, and we offer this progressive, non-invasive brain surgery in Israel for national and international patients. Multidisciplinary experts collaborate to custom-design the most effective treatments for each patient.
What Conditions Do We Treat at the Radiosurgery Unit?
Brain and spinal cord tumors
Benign and malignant; radiosurgery may also be used to treat brain metastases (cancers that have spread to the brain)
Chronic pain/head and spinal cord trauma
Several techniques can be used to provide relief from chronic pain, including spinal cord stimulation, ablative spinal procedures, and motor cortex stimulation
Pituitary tumors
The pituitary gland controls various hormones in the body; radiosurgery can shrink the tumor and decrease the effects on pituitary hormone regulation
Congenital vascular malformations
Hemorrhaging intracranial blood vessels can increase the risk of impaired brain function and even death; over time, radiosurgery can cause the affected blood vessels to seal
Trigeminal neuralgia
A chronic pain disorder resulting from overstimulation of the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for transmitting sensory information between the face and the brain
Tremors and movement disorders
FUS (focused ultrasound) can be used to treat tremors linked to neurological disorders, such as essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease
Our Doctors
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Academic experience: 2015-present, lecturer at the Tel-Aviv
Dr. David Hazzan manages the minimally invasive and robotic
Dr. Barak Rosenzweig is a senior physician in the Department
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