דלג לתפריט הראשי (מקש קיצור n) דלג לתוכן הדף (מקש קיצור s) דלג לתחתית הדף (מקש קיצור 2)

Dr. Arie Wolak

Director of the cardiac imaging unit
  • Expertise: Cardiology
  • Sub Expertise: Heart imaging
  • Additional Fields:
    • Risk assessment for coronary heart disease by measuring calcium in the arteries of the heart (calcium score)
    • Assessing the severity of atherosclerosis in a CT scan
    • Diagnosis of myocardial inflammation by MRI
    • Diagnosis of myocardial diseases in MRI (amyloidosis
    • tumors
    • sarcoidosis
    • etc.)
    • Viability assessment of the heart muscle after a heart attack. Technological innovations in cardiac imaging equipment (scanners and workstations)

Professional Experience

  • 1993-1997 military service: academic reserve
  • 1997-2002 Residency: in internal medicine at the Soroka Medical Center
  • 2002-2005 Residency: in cardiology in the cardiology department at Soroka Medical Center
  • 2008-2006 Fellowship: Cardiac Imaging: Cardiac CT, Cardiac MRI, Nuclear Cardiology (SPECT, PET)- Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Public Positions

  • 2001-2006 Chairman of the Internship Committee, Soroka Medical Center
  • 2008-2013 Senior doctor - Cardiac Imaging Service - Soroka Medical Center
  • 2011-2013 secretary of the cardiac imaging department at the cardiology association
  • 2012- Member of the National Board of Cardiology Specialization Exams
  • 2014- Director of the cardiac imaging unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
  • 2015- Chairman of the Department of Cardiac Imaging at the Cardiology Association Academic activity: teaching students throughout the year at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University
  • 2000 - Member of the Admissions Committee and several other committees at the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Membership in medical associations and societies: the Israel Cardiology Association
  • Member of the Sosciety of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
  • Member of the Sosciety of Cardiovascular magnetic Resonance
  • Reviewer in the journals: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Training

  • 1985-1991 Medical studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • 1992-1993 Internship at the Soroka Medical Center

Research Areas and Articles

Technological aspects of cardiac imaging
Imaging in ischemic heart disease

Additional lnfo

  • Languages
    Hebrew | English
  • Private Medical Service
    yes
  • Doctor's Legal Opinion
    yes