The department of Surgery is an academic department, teaching students from the Medical schools of Hebrew Univeristy of Jerusalem, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and Colombia University, New York.

In addition to resident training and academic research, the clinical fields on which the department of surgery focuses are:
 
1. Oncologic Abdominal Surgery including colorectal, foregut and retroperitoneal tumor. The department is renowned for minimally invasive surgery in these fields. Treatment of liver metastasis, in addition to surgical excision, Radio-Frequency Ablation is used in a minimally invasive fashion, under ultrasound guidance. 
 
2. Endocrine Surgery, including: Adrenal Pancreatic and Thyroid are also performed by minimally invasive techniques.
 
3. The department has considerable experience in Inflammatory Bowel Disease including sphincter-preserving surgery.
 
4. Breast Surgery with a wide variety of procedures including: wide local excision, mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy and the possibility of reconstructive surgery in cooperation with plastic surgery.
 
          
Laparoscopic Surgery
The department of Surgery is regarded as a national leader in advanced minimally invasive surgery, is known worldwide in this field and will host an international conference this summer on Laparoscopic Surgery. 
 
Laparoscopic Surgery is advantageous to the patient by reducing postoperative pain and hospital stay, shortening recuperation and speeding up the return to normal life.
 
The department has invested in advanced laparoscopic training abroad, gained wide experience and acquired sophisticated, cutting-edge technology in order to be able to perform surgical procedures by minimally invasive surgery.
 
Laparoscopic Surgery Procedures currently carried out at Shaare Zedek include: Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, foregut surgery (including stomach, anti reflux, achalasia), colorectal (including total procto-colectomy with preservation of sphincters), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (including Crohns’ and Ulcerative Colitis), Adrenal, Kidney, Spleen, Pancreatic tumors, Retroperitoneal tumors, Obesity surgery and Diagnostic laparoscopy.

Several of these advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures are performed only in a select few medical centers worldwide.
 
Several units operate with in the department of surgery:
Vascular surgery
Breast surgery
Bariatric surgery
Trauma service
 
In addition to its clinical interests, the surgery department actively participates in academic research, publishing 8 – 10 papers annually, presenting findings at national and international conferences.

Information and Guidelines for Patients and Family Members - Surgery Department