Dr. Arie Wolak
Director of the cardiac imaging unit
- Expertise: Cardiology
- Sub Expertise: Heart imaging
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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
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LanguagesHebrew | English
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Private Medical Serviceyes
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Doctor's Legal Opinionyes