Professor
M.D. 1976, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
- M.D. 1976, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
- Traumatic damage to the internal thoracic artery caused by external closure instrument
- Paradoxical movement of the septum after open heart surgery
- Cognitive disturbance after cardiac surgery with regard to the site of aortic cannulation
Major expertise and techniques in the lab
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery
- Heart valves surgery
- Aortic surgery
- CHF
- Tranplantation
Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants
- Sahar G, Shavit R, Yosibash Zv, Novack L, Matsa M, Medalion B, Hochhauser E, Aravot D. The physiologic and histologic properties of the distal internal thoracic artery and its subdivisions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr;149(4):1042-50.
- Shapira OM, Sahar G, Raanani E. Cardiothoracic surgery training in Israel- A critical look at the past, aiming for a better future. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016;6:1508-1515
- Abrahamov D, Levran O, Naparstek S, Refaeli Y, Kaptson S, Abu Salah M, Ishai Y, Sahar G. Blood-Brain-Barrier Disruption after Cardiopulmonary Bypass: diagnosis and correlation to cognition. Ann Thorac Surg. In press 2016.
- GIF, Vasoreactive response of the skeletonized distal internal thoracic artery and bifurcation branches: Application for CABG, 3 years, 204,000$.
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Biotechnology Department
Suggested multi-disciplinary research project / research focus topics
- Involvement of PICOT in prevention of atrial fibrillation/cardiovascular system
Looking for expertise / project
- Research about mathematical models of complex coronary artery bypass surgery.