Tamir Pritsch, MD

Hand surgeon and microsurgeon, Orthopedic surgeon.
Director of the hand and microsurgery unit, Orthopedic department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov hospital).

Education

• ACGME accredited hand surgery fellowship. Orthopedic department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. USA.
• ACGME accredited hand and microsurgery fellowship. Plastic surgery department, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX. USA.
• Pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery fellowship. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX.
• Research fellowship – The Orthopedic Oncology Program. Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC. (affiliated to Georgetown University and George Washington University), USA.
• Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, graduated with honors. Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Medical Doctor (M.D.), Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Bachelor degree in Medical Science (B.Med.Sc.), graduated with honors, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Courses and special training

• Advanced microsurgical techniques course. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. USA.
• Advanced anatomy of the hand and wrist cadaver course. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. USA.
• The Mayo wrist course. Rochester, MN. USA.
• The Mayo reconstructive microvascular surgery course. Rochester, MN. USA.
• University of Texas Southwestern free flap course. Dallas, TX. USA.
• AO hand and wrist fracture course. Dallas, TX. USA.
• Arthrex hand surgery arthroscopy fellows course. Naples, FL. USA.
• Advanced wrist and thumb arthroscopy course. Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Honors and awards

• 2009 – Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center excellency scholarship.
• 2008 – Completed with excellence (highest score) the national Israeli orthopedic oral boards examination.
• 2007 – Completed with excellence (highest score) the national Israeli orthopedic written boards examination
• 2005 – 2006 – NIH scholarship for research fellowship at the orthopedic oncology section in Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, DC. USA.

Scientific publications

• 30 papers in scientific journals – Pubmed link
• 5 book chapters
• 21 presentations in international meetings

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