Dr. Dror Ovadia

Director; Pediatric Orthopedics Department


Education

The Faculty of Medicine, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel


Known expertise

Orthopedic Surgery


Continuing education

Fellowship in Pediatric Spinal Surgery,  Hospital St. Vincent de Paul, Paris, France, Under the supervision of Prof. Jean Dubousset & Dr. Reinhard Zeller


Clinical experience

Residency: Orthopedic surgery, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

Senior Orthopedic Surgeon, Dana Children’s Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and The Sackler School of Medicine. Tel Aviv, Israel

Head of the Pediatric Spine Service, Dana Children’s Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Director, Pediatric Orthopedics Department, Dana Children’s Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel


Academic experience

Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery, Tel Aviv University, The Sackler School of Medicine

Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Tel Aviv University, The Sackler School of Medicine


Professional publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed

Editorial Board and Reviewer
International Editorial Board member, Journal of Children's Orthopaedics (JCOR)
International Editorial Board member, European Spine Journal (ESJ)


Union membership

Active Member of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
Israeli Association of Orthopedics (IAO)
AO Alumni Association
European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS)

Israeli Spine Society (ISS)Israeli Pediatric Orthopaedics Society


Areas of interest

Peadiatric orthopaedics
Spinal disease and spinal deformities in children and adolescents