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Dr. Michael Peer

Israel

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Language Spoken: English, Hebrew (modern), Russian

About

Dr. Michael Peer is a leading Israeli specialist in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. He is an excellent performer of all types of lung, esophageal and mediastinal surgeries, including robotics and state-of-the-art video equipment. The list of operations performed by the doctor includes removal of lung, mediastinal and esophageal tumors, reconstruction of the mediastinum and thorax in case of trauma and congenital defects, removal of a lung or a lobe of a lung, implantation of artificial (titanium) ribs and many other innovative and classical surgical interventions. In more than 16 years of experience, the doctor has performed tens of thousands of successful surgeries of various levels of complexity. Dr. Peer is widely known not only as a remarkable surgeon, but also as one of the most promising scientists: he is constantly involved in comparative studies of different types of thoracic surgery and has published more than 20 scientific articles in the most prestigious medical publications. 

Expertise

  • Specialist in lung and thoracic surgery, Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery.

Services

  • Treatment of lung cancer
  • Lobectomy. Thoracic surgery in Israel

Membership

  • Israeli Association of Thoracic Surgery
  • Israeli Association of Endoscopic Surgery
  • International Association for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Experience

  • Asaf HaRofeh Medical Center (Tsrifin, Israel) - 8 years of fellowship training in thoracic surgery
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, USA) - completed a training program in minimally invasive thoracic surgery under the supervision of modern video equipment, with a focus on lung and esophageal surgery.
  • He underwent training in thoracic surgery using robotized technology at the Charité University Hospital (Berlin, Germany) and in France.