Leon Kaplan
Professor
Positions: Head of the Spinal Surgery Department at the Hadassah University Hospital.
Experience: 38 years
Areas of Expertise and Treatment
Orthopedic surgery:
- spinal surgery;
- scoliosis;
- robotic-assisted spinal surgery;
- surgery using the innovative SpineAssist system.
EDUCATION
1978 — Graduated from Medical Institute (Leningrad, USSR).
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
- 1979 — Orthopedic Surgery Internship at the Hadassah University Hospital (Jerusalem, Israel).
- 1982–1989 — Specialization in orthopedic surgery at the Hadassah University Hospital.
- Since 1991 — Senior spinal surgeon at the Hadassah University Hospital.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- 2018–2020 — was included in the list “Best Doctors in Israel” published annually by FORBES magazine.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
- The Israeli Orthopedic Association (IOA)
- The Israeli Spine Society
- The International Orthopedic Association
- The European Society of Spinal Surgery
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Russian, English, Hebrew.
Leon Kaplan
head of the department
Total experience of 38 years
MD, Professor
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