Prof. Amit Segev

Director of the Cardiovascular Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)


Medical School:
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

Recognized Specialties:
Internal Medicine, Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology)

Residency:
Meir Hospital

Fellowships in Israel and Abroad:
Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at St. Michael’s Hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Special Fields of Practice and Expertise:

Evaluation and treatment of coronary artery disease – diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterizations.
A pioneer of the transstadial approach to cardiac catheterization.

Catheter-based treatment of carotid artery stenosis.

Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of valvular heart disease – patient assessment, selection of the preferred treatment approach, and transcatheter valve implantation. Among the pioneers of transcatheter valve implantation in Israel.

Evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic pulmonary hypertension. A pioneer in percutaneous treatment of pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic thromboembolic disease.

Clinical Experience:
Director of the Cardiology Division at Sheba Medical Center, 2016–2026.

Academic Experience:
Full Professor, regular academic track, Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.

Professional Publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=segev+a+%5Bau%5D

Membership in Professional Associations:
Past President – Israel Heart Society
European Society of Cardiology
American College of Cardiology