Prof. Boris Yoffe
Specialty
General and Vascular Surgery
E-mail
[email protected]
Positions
Department of General and Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Surgery Clinic
Surgery Division at the Barzilai Medical Center
Senior Lecturer in General Surgery in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Examiner in phase II exams in general and vascular surgery - Israeli Scientific Council
Member of the Institutional Review Board (Ethics Committe), Barzilai Medical Center
Member of the Committee for Academic Standardization, Barzilai Medical Center
Continuing Medical Education
Clinical Fellow in Cardio-Vascular Surgery: Department of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute and Humana Hospital, Phoenix Arizona, USA. 1989-1990
LAP-Band workshop, Adjustable Gastric Banding System; Brussels; 17 December 1997
An introduction to vascular biology; The Postgraduate Center, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. 6th-8th December 1999
Postgraduate Course entitled "Bariatric Surgery" during the 1st European Endoscopic Surgery Week, 15-18 June 2003, Glasgow, Scotland
Talent Stent Graft System Physician Training Program (Medtronic) January 13th, 2005. Belfast City Hospital, Ireland
GCP course for clinical research investigators (ACRP). 15,20,27 September 2005
International Surgical Thrombosis Meeting: VTE Management in Surgical Patients: Optimizing
Prophylaxis Strategies-educational symposium, 29-30 April , 2006, Cascais, Portugal
Awards
Outstanding Employee Award- Barzilai Medical Center
Outstanding Employee Award- Ministry of Health- 1993
Excellent Employee Award- Civil Service Commission
Chosen as one of the top 10 vascular surgeons in the annual 'The Best' Magazine by Maariv newspaper for 2005
Chosen as one of the top 10 vascular surgeons in the annual 'The Best' Magazine by Maariv newspaper for 2006
Membership in Professional Organizations in Israel and Abroad
Israel Medical Association
State Physicians Association
Israeli Surgeons Association
Israeli Association of Vascular Surgery
Israeli Society for Trauma
Association of Law and Medicine
Israeli Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Israeli Society of Endoscopic Surgery
American College of Surgeons (FACS
American Society of Angiology
Edward B. Diethrich Vascular Surgical Society
The European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery -ESCVS
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques - EAES
European Society for Vascular Surgery - ESVS
International Society of Endovascular Specialists - ISES
International Union of Angiology- IUA
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity IFSO
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons – SLS
Membership in National and International Committees
Representative of the Barzilai Medical Center in the Divisional Appointment Committee, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
National representative in the International Angiology Association
Member of the Professional Committee for Medical Equipment by the National Council for Logistics, the Ministry of Health
Member of the National Examination Board in vascular surgery (2005)
Member of the Israeli Scientific Council Residency Accreditation Committee, surgery division
Directorate Member, Academic College of Ashkelon
Member of the Admissions Committee for the School of Medicine- 2004, 2006, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Member of the Faculty of Health Sciences Council, Ben Gurion University of the Negev